Farmers could lose over Rs 145 bn this rabi due to low prices: activists

Prevailing average prices of most crops surveyed are Rs 200 to Rs 600 lower than state-fixed MSP

Farmers stand to lose around Rs 145 billion this rabi season as market prices of major crops, excluding wheat and rice, have dropped below the state-mandated Minimum Support Price (MSP) in most parts of country, a ground assessment of 14 major mandis of the country showed.

The assessment was done by a team of farm activists lead by Swaraj Abhiyan President, Yogendra Yadav, based on the expected marketable surplus, as arrivals are still on in several places.

The crops which have been considered for this include gram, groundnut, mustard, masoor, rabi maize and barley.

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