NAFED buys 864.7 tn mustard as of Thu, kharif groundnut purchases at 1.4 mln
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MUMBAI – The National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation procured 864.7 tonnes of mustard as of Thursday, or 0.06% of the total 1.5 million tonnes it aims to buy during the 2024-25 (Jul-Jun) rabi season under the price support scheme. The agency started its procurement of the oilseed only in Assam and Haryana, according to the data released on Friday.
The procurement agency has purchased 83 tonnes against the sanctioned quantity of 62,774 tonnes of mustard in Assam and 781.7 tonnes in Haryana, against the total approved quantity of 336,238 tonnes. The government has set the minimum support price of mustard at INR 5,950 per 100 kg for 2024-25 (Apr-Mar). Procurement of the oilseed is yet to begin in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and Uttar Pradesh.
The agency has procured 1,033 tonnes of rabi sunflower or 52.4% of the total 1,972 tonnes it aims to buy during the rabi season. The Centre has allowed procurement of sunflower seeds for rabi season only in Telangana. The procurement of safflower and that of groundnut grown during the rabi season is yet to begin, the data showed.
Meanwhile, the agency procured 70.5% of the total 2.05 million tonnes or 1.4 million tonnes of the groundnut grown during the kharif season. While the procurement of the oilseed has remained unchanged from last week in Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, and Karnataka, the agency has procured 438,488.5 tonnes in Rajasthan, up from 430,263.97 tonnes last week. The minimum support price of groundnut for 2024-25 (Oct-Sept) is INR 6,783 per 100 kg.
The agency has procured 1.47 million tonnes of soybean, or 43.5% of the total sanctioned quantity of 3.38 million tonnes, so far. There was no progress in soybean procurement on a weekly basis. The Centre has set the minimum support price of soybean INR 4,892 per 100 kg for 2024-25 (Oct-Sept).
There was also no progess in the procurement of sunflower seeds, which was grown during the kharif season of 2024-25. The agency had procured 3,272.4 tonnes of sunflower seeds from Karnataka, which is 25% of the total sanctioned quantity of 13,210 tonnes. The Centre has allowed procurement only in Karnataka, with a sanctioned quantity of 13,210 tonnes at a minimum support price of INR 7,280 per 100 kg.
Meanwhile, the government had set the sesamum procurement period in Uttar Pradesh from Nov. 1 to Jan. 29 and aimed to procure 31,473 tonnes from the states. However, the agency has not begun procurement in the state. The agency is yet to begin procurement of the oilseed in Haryana as well, and the Centre aims to procure a total of 123 tonnes from the farmers in the state. The minimum support price for sesamum for this year is INR 9,267 per 100 kg. End
Reported by J. Navya Sruthi
Edited by Avishek Dutta
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