12 March 2015

Minimum Support Prices (Msp) For Agricultural Produce

Government fixes MSPs of various kharif and rabi crops every year on the recommendations of Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP), views of concerned State Governments and Central Ministries/Departments and other relevant factors.

Procurement under MSP is undertaken by the designated Central and State Government agencies and Cooperatives. MSP is in the nature of minimum price offered by the Government. Producers have the option to sell their produce to Government agencies or in the open market as is advantageous to them.

As has been informed in a written reply in Lok Sabha on 10th March 2015 by Minister of State for Agriculture, Shri Mohanbhai Kundaria, to ensure that farmers get adequate price for their produce, States/UTs have been advised to amend their respective State APMC Acts on the lines of Model Act, 2003. The Model Act provides for direct marketing, contract farming, farmers/consumer markets, setting up of markets in private and cooperative sectors, e-trading etc. Further, in order to encourage investment in marketing infrastructure development, Government is, interalia, implementing capital investment subsidy schemes such as development/strengthening  Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure, Grading and Standardistaion (AMIGS) and Gramin Bhandaran Yojana (GBY). In addition, Government is also implementing Marketing Research and Information Network (MRIN) with the objective to collect and disseminate prices and arrival data for the benefit of farmers and other stakeholders to facilitate the farmers in taking better production and marketing decisions to get more remunerative prices for their produce.

Minimum Support Prices
                                                                                                 (Rs. Per quintal)

Commodity
Variety
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
Kharif Crops




Paddy
Common
1250
1310
1360

Grade A
1280
1345
1400
Jowar
Hybrid
1500
1500
1530

Maldandi
1520
1520
1550
Bajra

1175
1250
1250
Maize

1175
1310
1310
Ragi

1500
1500
1550
Arhar (Tur)

3850
4300
4350
Moong

4400
4500
4600
Urad

4300
4300
4350
Cotton
Medium Staple
3600
3700
3750

Long Staple
3900
4000
4050
Sunflower seed

3700
3700
3750
Soyabean
Black
2200
2500
2500

Yellow
2240
2560
2560
Sesamum

4200
4500
4600

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