Topic
MSP
From the archive
Reporting from earlier editions of The Agrotech Daily. Figures, prices and policies may have changed since.
- Policy & trade, IndiaIn the wake of another looming protest, Centre opens its doors to farmers for discussion on farm lawsMinisters Narendra Singh Tomar and Piyush Goyal said the Centre is ready to talk to farmers about the farm laws and that MSP procurement will continue, citing higher paddy purchases.
- Policy & trade, HaryanaHaryana farmers in trouble due to lack of buyers in paddy procurement seasonPaddy piled up in Haryana's mandis after the state moved to buy directly from farmers at MSP, with farmers reporting rejections over moisture and millers and arthiyas protesting.
- Policy & trade, PunjabRBI has cleared over Rs 21,000 crore towards CCL for wheat procurement in PunjabThe RBI has released Rs 21,000 crore in cash credit limit for Punjab's wheat procurement, the bulk of what the state sought to buy 105.60 lakh tonnes this season.
- Markets, IndiaCentre buys paddy at MSP, benefitting around 93.93 lakh farmers so far in the kharif seasonThe Centre had bought 651.07 lakh tonnes of paddy at MSP, worth about Rs 1.23 lakh crore, by February 19 in the 2020-21 kharif marketing season, up 15.91% on last year.
- Policy & trade, KeralaAn alternative legislation in Kerala for farmersKerala's Economic Review 2020 warns that the Centre's three farm acts could weaken APMC mandis and MSP, and puts Covid-19 losses in crop husbandry at Rs 1,731.78 crore.
- Policy & trade, IndiaFarmers to intensify protest and block Delhi-Noida borderBharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait said protesting farmers will block the Delhi-Noida border, with the date still to be decided.
- Policy & trade, AssamCM Sarbananda Sonowal promised an MSP of Rs 1,868 for every quintal of paddyAssam's chief minister promised farmers an MSP of Rs 1,868 a quintal for paddy and asked the FCI to open procurement centres in every development block.
- Policy & trade, IndiaMeeting of farmers and the government hits a dead end; next round of talks on January 8The seventh round of talks between farmers and the government on the farm laws ended without agreement, with the next round proposed for January 8.
- Policy & trade, JharkhandJharkhand government to fix MSP of vegetables soonJharkhand plans to fix minimum support prices for vegetables such as peas, tomatoes and cauliflower, through a committee whose plan could take effect within three months.
- Policy & trade, RajasthanInterest waiver scheme for agriculture traders extended till December 31 by Rajasthan governmentRajasthan has extended its interest waiver scheme for agriculture traders to December 31 and approved waiving mandi and farmers' welfare fees on pulses and oilseeds traded at MSP this kharif.