Telangana’s Agriculture minister Tummala Nageswara Rao announced a decision to purchase an additional 25,000 tons of soybean to benefit farmers in the state.
This directive was issued to Markfed, the state cooperative marketing federation, during a review meeting focused on soybean procurement held at his office on Tuesday, December 17.
Minister Rao highlighted that during the current monsoon season, Markfed has already procured 59,508 tons of soybean at the support price of Rs 4,892 per quintal as announced by the central government.