Gujarat to Begin Kharif Crop Procurement from November 9

06-Nov-2025 02:03 PM

Ahmedabad. The Gujarat government is planning to procure Kharif crops worth ₹15,000 crore from farmers at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) across the state from November 9th, 2025.

The crops to be procured at MSP under the Pradhan Mantri Annadata Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA) include peanuts, soybeans, green gram, and black gram. An official statement stated that the state government has established more than 300 procurement centers to procure various agricultural products from farmers.

It is noteworthy that for the 2025-26 season, the central government has fixed the minimum support price for green gram at ₹8,768 per quintal, for black gram at ₹7,800, for peanuts at ₹7,263, and for soybeans at ₹5,328 per quintal. Government procurement of these commodities will be conducted at these price levels in Gujarat.

Compared to the 2024-25 season, the MSP for groundnut has been increased by ₹480 per quintal, soybean by ₹436 per quintal, and black gram by ₹400 per quintal for the 2025-26 season.

Given the anticipated robust peanut production in Gujarat during the current Kharif marketing season, the state government has decided to purchase a maximum of 120 maunds of peanuts from each grower.

Gujarat is India's leading peanut producer. However, untimely rains are expected to damage Kharif crops in approximately 16,000 villages in the state, significantly increasing farmers' anxiety and distress.

On October 20, the Gujarat government announced a financial assistance package of ₹947 crore for affected farmers, in response to the damage caused to Kharif crops by excess rainfall and floods during August and September.

The damage to crops caused by unseasonal rains in October has been surveyed, and a comprehensive relief package is now planned. The Central Government has given permission for the purchase of pulses and oilseeds in Gujarat.