Crops sown during June-July and dependent on monsoon rains are harvested in October-November are kharif. Paddy, moong, bajra, maize, groundnut, soybean, and cotton are some of the major Kharif crops.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann sent a proposal to the centre for the determination of the minimum support price(MSP) for 25 kharif crops for the 2024 season in the state.
The proposal stated, "The demand for payment of paddy price for the next season is Rs.3284".
This move is on account of the reduced impact of international markets and the ease in availability of domestic crop. According to Mother Dairy, revised MRP stocks are slated to hit the market by next week.
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], June 28(ANI/PNN): Started in 1966 with a single oil mill in Mangrol to crossing 2100 Cr. turnover in FY 2021-2022, Gulab Oils has come a long way. Today, the brand has multiple processing units across states and enjoys a healthy market leadership for its flagship
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): A 'Ramzan version' of the peppy viral song 'Kacha Badam', originally sung by a Bengali groundnut seller, has begun to trend in Pakistan with a video of a remixed version of the catchy number featuring cats and birds crooning the tune.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 1 (ANI): The three-day annual 'Kadalekai Parishe' festival, popularly known as groundnut festival, began in Basavanagudi of Bengaluru on Monday.
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): Opening a window of possibilities of boosting groundnut exports from the eastern region, a consignment of 24 metric tonnes (MT) of groundnuts was exported to Nepal from West Bengal, informed the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Tuesday.
New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI): The government said on Wednesday it continues to procure Kharif crops at minimum support price MSP from farmers as was done in previous seasons.
Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 24 (ANI): Amid COVID-19 outbreak, crowds were seen flouting social distancing norms at Tambigani Palle village in Kuppam Mandal on Saturday. Farmers had gathered at the yard to procure subsidised groundnut seeds.