NAFED procures 7,394 metric tonne of kharif moong in 3 states.

The National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India has procured 7,394 metric tonne of moong grown in the kharif season under the price support scheme in Telangana, Karnataka and Rajasthan. Over 6,000 farmers have been benefitted from the procurement drive that started mid September in Telangana, and later extended to Karnataka and Rajasthan. NAFED started procuring moong as market prices fell below the minimum support price of 5,575 rupees per 100 kg, inclusive of a bonus.