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Chickpeas: NAFED stocks up

May 30, 2023 at 10:32 AM , Der AUDITOR
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NEW DELHI. The National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED) has already purchased 2 million mt of chickpeas in the current season. Most of the goods comes from Madhya Pradesh. In Canada, meanwhile, sowing is in full swing.

Last year's quantity will not be topped

The National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED) has purchased over 2 million mt of chickpeas at the minimum support price in the current season. Market players report that arrivals in the markets are currently slowing down, but prices have improved. The NAFED is not expected to exceed the 2.59 million mt purchased last year. The association purchased the most chickpeas from the state of Madhya Pradesh (717,000 mt) followed by Maharashtra (671,000 mt), Gujarat (310,000 mt), Rajasthan (112,000 mt) and

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