The National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India procured 124 tonne of sunflower seed under the price support scheme in Odisha. The procurement drive, which started in late July, was underway in Eram and Bilana procurement centres and 180 farmers had sold their crop to the agency. NAFED started procuring the crop from growers as market prices fell below the minimum support price of 3,950 rupees per 100 kg, inclusive of a bonus of 100 rupees. The agency had wound up procurement of the oilseed in Haryana and Telangana.