New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) The Centre on Thursday rejected claims of a ‘glut-like’ situation in Punjab mandis, asserting that wheat arrivals during the ongoing rabi marketing season (RMS) are actually lower than last year while procurement and lifting operations have improved significantly.Responding to a media report, the government said wheat arrivals in Punjab as of May 6, 2026 stood at around 122 lakh metric tonnes (LMT), compared to 125 LMT during the same period last year.According to the cla…
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Bhopal, April 25 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday held a comprehensive review of wheat and gram procurement arrangements in Raisen district, covering all four districts of his parliamentary constituency, Vidisha. The meeting focused on ensuring transparency, timely procurement, and making the system more convenient for farmers during the ongoing rabi marketing season.Chouhan said the government’s priority is to ensure that no farmer faces any difficulty…
Bhopal, April 23 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government has sent a proposal to the Centre seeking an increase in the wheat procurement target under the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for the Rabi Marketing Season 2026-27, as procurement is expected to exceed the existing target of 7.8 million metric tonnes.In a late-night post on X, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav shared that the state government has sent a proposal to the Centre. “Given the robust wheat yield in the state and the likelihood of procurem…
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) In a relief for Delhi farmers, the Centre has accepted Chief Minister Rekha Gupta’s request to restart government wheat procurement in the capital through the Food Corporation of India (FCI), an exercise that was discontinued in 2021-22, an official said on Tuesday. The decision is expected to ensure that farmers receive the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for their produce while strengthening the local agricultural ecosystem, the official said.The Chief Minister t…
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Union Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday reviewed wheat procurement arrangements in the Vidisha parliamentary constituency through video conferencing from New Delhi.He also assessed the ongoing procurement of wheat at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) in Madhya Pradesh. The wheat procurement process in the state began on April 9 for the Rabi marketing season 2026–27.The review meeting was attended by MLAs from assembly segments …
Bhopal, April 14 (IANS) Wheat procurement at the Minimum Support Price in the remaining divisions of Madhya Pradesh will begin from April 15, with the state government stepping up efforts to ensure smooth operations and better facilities for farmers across procurement centres. The procurement process, which started on April 9 in Bhopal, Indore, Ujjain and Narmadapuram divisions, will now be extended to Jabalpur, Rewa, Shahdol, Gwalior-Chambal and Sagar divisions, bringing the entire state und…
Ahmedabad, Jan 27 (IANS) The Central government has fixed the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for wheat at Rs 2,585 per quintal for the Rabi Marketing Season 2026-27. In line with this decision, wheat will be procured at MSP across Gujarat through the Gujarat State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd., as part of efforts to ensure remunerative prices for farmers.Farmers willing to sell wheat at MSP will be required to complete online registration at the village level through VCEs between February 1 and M…
Bengaluru, Jan 14 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, highlighting the severe crisis faced by Bengal gram farmers in Karnartaka and urged immediate intervention of the Centre.Taking to social media X, CM Siddaramaiah stated, “I have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan highlighting the severe crisis faced by Bengal gram farmers in Karnataka. Despite a Minimum Su…