Centre raises wheat MSP for 2022-23 by 2%; Mustard and lentil top MSP rise

Hikes are in line with long-standing govt policy of encouraging oilseeds and pulses cultivation to meet rising demand and deter farmers from growing wheat and rice which are already in abundance

Amid renewed farmers’ protests, the Centre today raised the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of rabi crops for the forthcoming marketing season that will start from March 2022 with the highest increase reserved for pulses and oilseeds and lowest for wheat, which incidentally is the biggest food grain grown in the season.

These hikes are in line with the long-standing government policy of encouraging cultivation of oilseeds and pulses to meet rising demand and discourage farmers from growing wheat and paddy which are already in abundance.

Wheat MSP for 2022-23 marketing season has been raised by 2.03 per cent, among the