The Minimum Support Price (MSP) Loot Calculator of farmers has highlighted the worsening conditions of Madhya Pradesh (MP) farmers during March , 2021. According to the Jai Kisan Andolan’s latest initiative, state farmers incurred a loss of around Rs. 226.55 crore due to the sale of various crops below MSP.
MP’s jowar farmers received the lowest average market price of Rs. 1,292 per quintal instead of MSP Rs. 2,620 per quintal. This resulted in a loss of Rs. 1,328 per quintal. Similarly, wheat farmers suffered the most in terms of total loss. By the end of March, they suffered a loss of Rs. 79.18 crore. Gram farmers were robbed of Rs. 77.07 crore.
Farmer leader Yogendra Yadav said, “The shameless lies of the central government can be traced to any nearby mandi. It is not able to get MSP on any crop, but tells everyone ‘MSP is, was and will remain.’”
Regarding maize, the MSP for the crop is Rs. 1850 per quintal. Yet, all mandis across India bought the crop from farmers at an average of Rs. 1,514 per quintal. Thus, farmers suffered a loss of Rs. 336 per quintal due to selling at a price less than MSP. Overall farmers incurred a loss of Rs. 105.58 crore in March for maize crop alone.
Madhya Pradesh maize farmers received the lowest average price of Rs. 1,283 per quintal, resulting in a loss of Rs. 567 per quintal. Again, the state’s maize farmers witnessed the highest ‘MSP loot’ of around Rs. 45 crore, while Rajasthan and Maharashtra farmers were robbed of around Rs. 14 crore and Rs. 10 crore respectively.
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