UP Millet Procurement Records Sharp Growth

06-Jan-2026 01:30 PM

Lucknow. In Uttar Pradesh, farmers are giving more preference to government procurement centers over the open market for selling coarse grains and millets produced during the 2025-26 Kharif marketing season.

As a result, a remarkable increase in the government procurement of jowar, bajra, and maize is being observed in the state compared to last year. Farmers are also receiving timely payments at higher prices.

According to official sources, the procurement season for Kharif coarse grains, which began on October 1, 2025, has now successfully concluded. In the current marketing season, the state government purchased 2.13 lakh tonnes of bajra, 43,562 tonnes of jowar,

and 12,208 tonnes of maize from farmers. The government procurement drive for bajra was conducted in 33 districts of Uttar Pradesh, for maize in 25 districts, and for jowar in 11 districts.

This procurement of coarse grains was done at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) fixed by the Central Government.

It is noteworthy that the Central Government has fixed the MSP for Maldandi jowar at Rs. 3749 per quintal, hybrid jowar at Rs. 3699 per quintal, bajra at Rs. 2775 per quintal, and maize at Rs. 2400 per quintal for the 2025-26 season, which will be applicable for both the Kharif and Rabi seasons.

In Uttar Pradesh, 2.13 lakh tonnes of bajra were procured from 54,253 farmers, and they were paid Rs. 598.04 crore. In the 2024-25 season, 1.01 lakh tonnes of bajra were purchased from 19,030 farmers, valued at Rs. 268 crore.