Tribune News Service
Ruchika M Khanna
Chandigarh, June 25
Even because the Punjab Government has been selling moong cultivation as a part of its crop diversification and saving groundwater plan, the federal government purchase of moong this 12 months is down by 77 per cent as in comparison with final 12 months until this date.
Farmers have been compelled to promote moong to non-public merchants at charges far under the minimal help worth (MSP) of Rs 7,755 per quintal. As arrivals peak in the state, farmers promoting their crop to non-public merchants are getting between Rs 6,800 to Rs 7,000 per quintal, which is Rs 955-Rs 755 per quintal lower than the MSP.
Information gathered by The Tribune exhibits that the federal government purchase of moong is simply 2,280 quintals, in comparison with the federal government purchase of 9,902 quintals until this date final 12 months. On the opposite hand, non-public merchants have bought 1,47,282 quintals of moong
until date. Comparatively, authorities had bought 81,587 quintals of Moong until date final 12 months. Naveen Garg, a fee agent in Jagraon, the greatest mandi for the purchase of moong, mentioned a median of 15,000 luggage of moong was arriving on the Jagraon mandi every day, however the authorities purchase was solely 500 luggage. “Since the federal government doesn’t have the infrastructural capability to acquire moong by itself, it ought to have concerned fee brokers. The farmers are struggling due to the low costs provided to them,” he mentioned.
Rajbir Singh, a farmer from Rama village in Moga, who has grown moong on 50 acres, mentioned, “This 12 months, the yield is increased at 12-13 quintals per acre. That is why we’ve not suffered an enormous loss.”
Amarinder Singh, a farmer from Dhoolkot village, mentioned he offered moong right this moment at Rs 7,000 per quintal, but it surely was nonetheless lower than the MSP.
Gursewak Singh, who has cultivated moong on 10 acres at Rama village, mentioned he obtained a worth of Rs 6,900 per quintal from the sale to a non-public dealer in Jagraon.
Girish Dayalan, Managing Director, Markfed, mentioned, “Markfed has notified 42 mandis for the procurement of moong. The procurement has began in seven mandis. As per a report of the Mandi Board, 1,60,000 quintals have arrived in the mandis. Till date, 2,280 quintals have been bought by Markfed at an MSP of Rs 7,755 per quintal, which was as per the federal government specs. Moong which confirmed to speciations was offered above MSP to non-public gamers even on the price of Rs 8,500 per quintal.”
Jagraon leads
- At 1.18 lakh quintals, most moong purchase (together with non-public) in Jagraon, adopted by Barnala (12,010 quintals) and Sangrur (5,062 quintals)
- Zero purchase in Gurdasapur, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar and Fatehgarh Sahib districts
- Lowest purchase in Faridkot at 150 quintals
- Last 12 months, a complete of 4.83 lakh quintals of moong had been bought in state
