MP Chief Minister Mohan Yadav announced the commencement of the registration process for soybean procurement at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) and urged officials to ensure all farmers are registered.
The registration period will last until October 20, with farmers able to register online through the ‘e-uparjan’ portal. Yadav emphasized the importance of including every farmer in the registration process and instructed district administrations to ensure no one is left out.
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Following the registration deadline, slot bookings for soybean procurement will begin on October 21. The state government plans to establish approximately 1,400 procurement centers, primarily located in local mandis across various districts, with the exception of seven: Datia, Bhind, Katni, Mandla, Balaghat, Sidhi, and Singrauli.
Recently, the Central government approved an MSP of Rs 4,892 per quintal for the soybean crop in Madhya Pradesh, as announced by Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. The Centre has authorized the procurement of 33.68 lakh quintals of soybean, while Madhya Pradesh contributes around 5.47 million tonnes, accounting for 40 percent of the country’s total soybean production.