UP targets rabi wheat procurement of 5.5 mn tonnes at Rs 1,925/quintal MSP

State allows purchase from share croppers, contract farmers; last year it could log only 3.8 MT of wheat compared to seasonal target of 5.5 MT

The Uttar Pradesh government has set an ambitious wheat procurement target of 5.5 million tonnes (MT) for the coming 2020-21 rabi marketing season.

The state cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Yogi Adityanath last evening approved the rabi procurement policy under the minimum support price (MSP) of Rs 1,925 per quintal (100 kg) set by the central government.

Last year, the state had failed to achieve its target and could log only about 3.8 MT of wheat compared to the seasonal target of 5.5 MT. The sluggish procurement in the 2019-20 rabi season was attributed to the Lok Sabha elections apart from