Wheat procurement in Madhya Pradesh will begin from April 10. In a review meeting on Sunday at his residence, Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav said that wheat produced by all farmers registered on the procurement portal will be purchased. Under the procurement process, wheat from small farmers will be purchased first, followed by medium and large farmers. He also assured that there is no shortage of gunny bags in the state.
The Chief Minister said that the wheat procurement system should be made simple, smooth, and convenient for farmers. Farmers should not face any difficulty in reaching procurement centres or selling their wheat. The Chief Minister directed senior officials of the Food and Civil Supplies Department to establish a state-level control room, as well as control rooms in agricultural produce markets (mandis), for regular monitoring of the procurement system.
The Additional Chief Secretary, Food and Civil Supplies, informed that the state government has completed all preparations for wheat procurement at the Minimum Support Price (MSP). Procurement will begin from April 10 in the Indore, Ujjain, Bhopal, and Narmadapuram divisions, while in the remaining divisions it will start from April 15. He informed that slot booking for registered farmers in the divisions where procurement will begin on April 10 will start from Tuesday, April 7.
For the procurement year 2026-27, a total of 1,904,644 farmers have registered for wheat procurement in the state. This year, 3,627 procurement centres have been set up across the state. In the previous procurement year 2025-26, 1,544,055 farmers had registered for wheat procurement.
He also informed that the Minimum Support Price for wheat has been fixed at Rs 2,625 per quintal for the current procurement year. In addition, the state government will provide a bonus of Rs 40 per quintal to farmers over and above the MSP.
The Additional Chief Secretary further informed that wheat procurement in the state is estimated to reach 7.8 million metric tonnes, for which around 312,000 bales of gunny bags will be required. Adequate stock of gunny bags is already available in the state to begin procurement.