Nafed will be the Nodal Agency to implement price stabilisation measures.
According to sources, Nafed has sold more than 1.2 million
tonnes of pulses in the open market so far.
We have already directed Mother Dairy and cooperative Nafed to sell onion at Rs 23.90 per kg at their outlets.
And after spending almost half a day at the Nafed centre, Vitthal still does not
know if his tur will be accepted.
The state, however, said in a GR(government resolution) that it has purchased more than the Nafed mandated 25% of the produce of Maharashtra farmers.
He said that if this crop had been procured by the Nafed at minimum support price,
then administrative costs and losses would be around 2800 crore.
Nafed, which is the nodal agency for procuring apples,
has fixed Rs 54, Rs 38 and Rs 15.75 for A, B, and C grade apples, respectively.
Nafed and NCCF would continue to act as Central
Nodal Agencies to undertake price support operations at the Minimum Support Prices in the Coconut growing states, announces a govt press release.