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Uttar Pradesh govt to purchase wheat for Rs 2,015 per quintal this rabi season

LUCKNOW: After the Union cabinet increased the minimum support price (MSP) of wheat by Rs 40 in September 2021, the UP government has announced that it would procure it at the rate of Rs 2,015 per quintal from farmers in the state. In the previous rabi season, UP had paid Rs 1,975 for a quintal to farmers.

Having finalised the MSP for this rabi harvest season, the food and civil supplies department on Tuesday announced that 60 lakh metric tonnes of wheat would be purchased through 6,000 centres across UP.

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