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Stage protest in Sirgapur village; say wet paddy grains are being rejected at government-run procurement centres, leaving them to suffer heavy losses

Paddy farmers in Khammam protested after the district supply officer halted unloading at Konijerla’s Raju Rice Mill, citing milling limits. Waiting four days, farmers faced losses. The protest ended when officials allowed unloading

Left with no choice but to depend on private traders who quote considerably lower price than MSP, regret ryots

The state government, through Markfed, has already procured 59,000 metric tonnes of soybean from farmers at the minimum support price of Rs 4,892 per quintal, as announced by the central government

The Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee has issued show cause notices to traders who are purchasing apple and pear in terms of box rates instead of per kilogramme, Horticulture Minister Jagat Singh Negi said.

Telangana accounted for close to 50 per cent of the procurement of Toor Dal (pigeon pea) by the Union government under its Price Stabilisation Fund (PSF) scheme

Chief Minister to write a letter to Prime Minister in this regard; Says TS purchased about 87% of the paddy yield so far

The entire produce was purchased from farmers at a Minimum Support Price (MSP) of Rs 1,888 per quintal.

Chandrashekhar Rao directed the officials of the departments of Agriculture, Marketing and Civil Supplies to plan procurement accordingly and ensure that farmers do not face any inconvenience during the process.

Warangal Urban district officials are expecting to procure 90,000 metric tonnes of cotton from more than 82,000 acres in the district

PS Pradyumna, Special Commissioner of Agricultural Marketing, informed that the procurement will be carried forward from the farm gate in special cases.