The Centre has approved the procurement of 55,600 tn of tur grown in 2017-18 (Jul-Jun) in Andhra Pradesh under the price support scheme to support prices of the commodity. Procurement of tur in the state is already underway and may end on May 1. As of Tuesday, the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India had bought 30,095 tn of tur from farmers in the state. Procurement has begun, as prices of tur started falling below the minimum support prices of 5,450 rupees per 100 kg, inclusive of a bonus of 200 rupees.