Wheat procurement in RMS 2022-23 began recently benefitting 5.86 Lakh farmers so far with MSP value of Rs. 13951.41 Crore
Wheat procurement has recently commenced in Rabi Marketing Season 2022-23 in the States of Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat and Rajasthan. A quantity of 69.24 LMT of wheat has been procured upto 17.04.2022 benefitting 5.86 Lakh farmers with MSP value of Rs. 13951.41 crore.
The paddy procurement is progressing smoothly in Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2021-22 at MSP from farmers.
A quantity of 754.08 LMT of Paddy (includes Kharif Crop 750.95 LMT and Rabi Crop 3.14 LMT) has been procured in KMS 2021-22 upto 17.04.2022 in procuring States/UTs.
Till now about 108.90 Lac farmers have been benefitted with MSP value of Rs. 1,47,800.28 crore.