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Minimum Support Price for Rabi Crops of 2014-15 season to be marketed in 2015-16

Minimum Support Price for Rabi Crops of 2014-15 season to be marketed in 2015-16

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Last Updated : Oct 30 2014 | 10:59 AM IST
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for Rabi Crops of 2014-15 season to be marketed in 2015-16 as follows:

(Rs. per quintal)
Commodity MSP for 2013-14 MSP for 2014-15 Increase over previous year
Wheat 1400 1450 50
Barley 1100 1150 50
Gram 3100 3175 75
Masur (Lentil) 2950 3075 125
Rapeseed/Mustard 3050 3100 50
Safflower 3000 3050 50
 
The prices are on the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP). This will help in higher production through assured remunerative prices to the farmers.

The National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (NAFED), National Cooperative Consumers Federation (NCCF), Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) and Small Farmers Agri Business Consortium (SFAC) will be the nodal agencies for procurement of oilseeds and pulses, and losses if any, incurred by the nodal agencies in such operations would be fully reimbursed.

 

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First Published: Oct 29 2014 | 12:21 AM IST

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