Gujarat opens registration for kharif crops procurement

The Gujarat authorities has started out registration approach for procurement of kharif pulses crops in the State.

State-operate Gujarat State Civil Provides Corporation Ltd will perform the procurement functions beneath the minimum guidance cost (MSP) for kharif crops of moong (eco-friendly gram), urad (black matpe) and soyabean. The on line registration is on until Oct 31.

Notably, Gujarat has witnessed large sowing for the pulses and soyabean. State agriculture department data show moong acreage at ninety nine,054 hectares — about eighteen for every cent greater than 3-year normal of eighty three,529 ha, though urad sowing is up by 57 for every cent to one,54,749 ha towards the normal of 98,328 ha.

Soyabean sowing has been recorded at two,24,222 ha until Oct 4 — up about seventy four for every cent from the normal of one,28,723 ha.

As for every the Centre’s revised MSP rates for the pulses, moong MSP stands at ₹7,275 for every quintal, urad at ₹6,300 for every quintal and sSoyabean at ₹3,950 for every quintal.

On the location, moong charges were being hovering underneath the MSP at around ₹6,505, whereas urad quoted over MSP at ₹6,955 and soyabean at ₹4,980 for every quintal.