Irrigation Minister Devineni Umamaheswara Rao said the MSP for paddy was fixed at Rs. 1,360 a quintal and Rs. 1,400 for ‘A’ grade variety. He warned of stern action against traders, if they purchased paddy from farmers for lesser price.
Inaugurating a paddy procurement centre at Gollapudi Agricultural Market Yard here on Thursday, Mr. Rao said more than 230 procurement centres were being operated in the district and urged the farmers to sell the paddy at such centres. He said during rabi, paddy was cultivated in 51,913 ha and officials expected that 3.89 tonnes would be produced by the farmers. In kharif, 249 procurement centres were operated in the district.
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