Agri Policies
The Central government has extended the ambit of employment for workers registered under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) to sectors such as dairy farming, fishing,
Khadi and coir industry in Kerala.
Guar acreage up by 53% in Rajasthan Guar has been trading weak as the sowing improved in Rajasthan. Traders attribute this to the good pre-monsoon showers seen in Rajasthan lately.
Wheat
Wheat procurement has declined by 33 per cent to 25.08 million tons so far in the 2013-14 marketing year mainly due to lower arrival of wheat in the mandies with aggressive buying by private traders in the range of Rs 1,500-1,600 per tonne at a higher price than the government’s minimum support price (MSP) of Rs 1,350 per quintal
Oilseeds
In the oilseeds category, CCEA has approved a hike of Rs 300 in the MSP of soyabean (black) to Rs 2,500 a quintal; Rs 320 rise in MSP of soybean (yellow) to Rs 2,560 per quintal.
The MSP (minimum support price) of sesame seeds is increased by Rs 300 per quintal at Rs 4,500. The support prices of sunflower seed and niger seed have been kept unchanged at Rs 3,700 per quintal and Rs 3,500 per quintal, respectively.