Increased tur dal prices drive up government procurement costs mandi prices are nearly half as high as MSP
The minimum support price (MSP) of Rs 7000 per quintal for tur dal is almost 50% higher than the mandi rates. As a result, government agencies are finding it difficult to buy the pulse variety directly from farmers at market prices to create a one million-tonne buffer. Only 20,000 tons of tur dar have been…