Andhra Pradesh CM announces MSP for 24 agri products

Amaravati, Oct 1 : Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy announced the minimum support price (MSP) for 24 agricultural products for the year 2020-21 on Thursday.
Turmeric, chillies, onions, minor-millets, paddy, green grams, lentils, peanuts, cotton, bananas, soya beans, sunflowers and others have featured in the list, which the government will buy from the farmers to guarantee them a minimum price.
Procurement season for all the crops has been specified even as all the Rythu Bharosa Kendras (RBKs) have also been declared as procurement centres.
Per quintal, chillies will bought for an MSP of Rs 7,000, turmeric Rs 6,850, lentils Rs 6,000 and green grams Rs 7,196 among others.
Within 10 days of purchase, farmers will receive their money.
“For the first time any government has announced MSP for chilli, turmeric, sweet orange, minor-millets, banana and onion,” said Agriculture Marketing Special Commissioner P. S. Pradyumna.