Except for the few districts (Bhopal, Indore, Ujjain) of Madhya Pradesh, wheat procurement is going on from April 15 in all the districts on support price, but mustard crops are yet to be purchased on support price. The speed of wheat procurement is also very slow at the procurement centers. The reason for this slow pace is the social distancing being adopted due to corona infection. Due to this social distancing, only 20 farmers can visit the procurement centers. In such a situation, farmers are being forced to sell their produce in the market at a quarter to one price.

Due to the slow pace of procurement at the procurement centers at the support price, farmers have to sell their mustard and wheat produce at low prices. Due to this, farmers are losing 2 to 250 rupees on wheat and about 500 rupees on mustard. However, it is expected that when the lockdown period ends on May 3, there is a possibility of a rise in the mandis of low-corona infected areas of Madhya Pradesh.

Source: Nai Dunia

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