The government is being forced to increase purchases of pulses and oilseeds at their respective minimum support prices (MSPs) because the mandi prices of most of these products are below these MSPs. Trade sources attribute the decline in market prices to liberal imports and encouraging harvest prospects. In contrast to the MSP of Rs 7550/quintal…
Soybean prices are below the government-set minimum support price (MSP) of Rs 4,892/quintal (MSP), seven weeks after India increased import duties on edible oils. The mandi price currently varies between Rs 4,500 and Rs 4,700 per quintal due to high moisture due to pre-harvest rains. Excess and low demand has kept prices from hitting the…
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…
The mandi prices of mustard, a crucial oil seed, are currently below the minimum support price (MSP) due to projections of a bumper harvest and increased edible oil imports, according to traders and farmers. The main hub of the nation’s trade, Bhagalpur, Rajasthan, saw mandi prices of mustard seed on Monday hovering around an average…
