Tag: minimum support price

States
MSP Gambit Tests Nitish’s Tenth Term

MSP Gambit Tests Nitish’s Tenth Term

The NDA’s MSP guarantee is therefore a gamble. If executed, it could redefine MSP...

National
Food Prices Crash, Farmers Bear the Brunt as Inflation Hits Record Low of 0.25 pc

Food Prices Crash, Farmers Bear the Brunt as Inflation Hits Record Low of 0.25 pc

In mandis across these states, tomatoes, onions and potatoes are selling below the...

Opinion
Farmers are Bearing the Brunt of Consumer-Centric Policies, with Prices of Most Crops Below MSP

Farmers are Bearing the Brunt of Consumer-Centric Policies, with Prices of Most Crops Below MSP

Farmers are forced to sell their crops below the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for...

National
Maize Farmers Face Heavy Losses as Market Prices Fall Far Below MSP Despite Ethanol Push

Maize Farmers Face Heavy Losses as Market Prices Fall Far Below MSP Despite Ethanol Push

In the current Kharif season, maize acreage has increased by nearly 12% to over...

Latest News
Cabinet Approves MSP Hike for Rabi Crops; Wheat Up by ₹160, Mustard by ₹250

Cabinet Approves MSP Hike for Rabi Crops; Wheat Up by ₹160, Mustard by ₹250

The highest absolute increase has been announced for safflower at ₹600 per quintal,...

Latest News
MSP Committee Holds 45 Meetings So Far, but no timeline for the final report

MSP Committee Holds 45 Meetings So Far, but no timeline for the final report

The government constituted the committee in July 2022, comprising representatives...

National
Govt to Sell Wheat and Rice under OMSS; ‘Bharat’ Flour and Rice by Private Mills Not Permitted

Govt to Sell Wheat and Rice under OMSS; ‘Bharat’ Flour and Rice by Private Mills Not Permitted

The central government has decided to sell wheat, rice and coarse grains from government...

International
Opening India’s Farm Market to U.S. May Trigger Rural Distress, Says Trade Think Tank

Opening India’s Farm Market to U.S. May Trigger Rural Distress, Says Trade Think Tank

According to GTRI, the idea of using tariff reductions to bridge short-term supply...

International
Under IMF Pressure, Pakistan Ends Wheat Procurement and MSP System

Under IMF Pressure, Pakistan Ends Wheat Procurement and MSP System

Due to the non-announcement of wheat MSP for this year, the wheat cultivation area...

Latest News
Govt Hikes MSP for 14 Kharif Crops; Paddy MSP Increased by ₹69

Govt Hikes MSP for 14 Kharif Crops; Paddy MSP Increased by ₹69

The government has raised the MSP for soybean by 9%, setting it at ₹5,328 per quintal....

Opinion
Government ready to guarantee Pay Commission for babus, but not MSP for Kisans

Government ready to guarantee Pay Commission for babus, but not MSP for Kisans

Farmers in the country are demanding a legal guarantee from the central government...

Opinion
India’s Food Security Needs Policy Consensus on Punjab

India’s Food Security Needs Policy Consensus on Punjab

Inadequate capacity and increased rice procurement by consuming states has led to...

Agribusiness
Edible oil industry urges government to allow futures trading in key edible oils

Edible oil industry urges government to allow futures trading in key edible oils

SEA emphasized that futures trading in internationally traded commodities like crude...

ELECTIONS 2024
How impactful will farmers' issues resonate in the Maharashtra elections?

How impactful will farmers' issues resonate in the Maharashtra elections?

The political discourse around soybean and cotton highlights the growing awareness...

States
Punjab paddy procurement in full swing, 50% harvesting completed

Punjab paddy procurement in full swing, 50% harvesting completed

According to the ministry, about 90.69 LT of paddy arrived in mandis across Punjab...

Latest News
Cabinet approves MSP for Kharif Crops for Marketing Season 2024-25, MSP for Paddy up by 117 per quintal

Cabinet approves MSP for Kharif Crops for Marketing Season 2024-25, MSP for Paddy up by 117 per quintal

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today approved the...