The government procured 10 lakh metric tonnes of groundnuts, valued at over Rs 6,700 crore, from 2.98 lakh farmers across 197 procurement centres, disbursing Rs 5,172 crore to 2.32 lakh farmers.Soybeans, priced at an MSP of Rs 4,892 per quintal, saw 24,800 farmers registering for sales. The state managed to secure 51,400 metric tonnes of soybeans worth Rs 252 crore from 20,500 farmers across 88 procurement centres, disbursing Rs 210 crore to 17,000 farmers. The procurement of Kharif crops in various talukas has been completed, with the remaining to be finalized by February 8.
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