Government buys record wheat crop of over 400 lakh ton at MSP for Rs 79,088 crore
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Government buys record wheat crop of over 400 lakh ton at MSP for Rs 79,088 crorePTI
Last Updated: May 28, 2021, 08:08 PM IST
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The record procurement of wheat has been achieved amid farmers protests at Delhi borders since late November 2020. Farmer unions are demanding a repeal of three new farm laws and a legal guarantee of the Minimum Support Price (MSP).
The Centre on Friday said it has procured a record 400.45 lakh tonnes of wheat in the current marketing year that started in April, costing exchequer Rs 79,088 crore. The record procurement of wheat has been achieved amid farmers protests at Delhi borders since late November 2020. Farmer unions are demanding a repeal of three new farm laws and a legal guarantee of the Minimum Support Price (MSP).
Read more about Govt buys record wheat crop of over 40 mn tonnes at MSP for Rs 79,088 cr on Business Standard. The Centre on Friday said it has procured a record 400.45 lakh tonnes of wheat in the current marketing year that started in April, costing exchequer Rs 79,088 crore.The record procurement of wheat has been achieved amid farmers protests at Delhi
Wheat Procurement Witnesses 13% Increase In 2021-22 Season Wheat Procurement Witnesses 13% Increase In 2021-22 Season About 40.81 Lakh farmers have already benefitted from the ongoing Rabi procurement operations.
Wheat procurement has gone up during the current Rabi marketing season
Procurement of wheat in the ongoing Rabi marketing season 2021-22 has witnessed a 13 per cent increase over the previous year as till May 24, 390 LMT has been procured compared to last year s 344 LMT.
Wheat procurement has been done from states like Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh and union territory of Jammu & Kashmir at minimum support price or MSP, as was done in previous seasons.
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