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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | May heat in March shrivels wheat: Centre to revise procurement norms -Shagun

May heat in March shrivels wheat: Centre to revise procurement norms -Shagun

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published Published on Apr 14, 2022   modified Modified on Apr 16, 2022

-Down to Earth

The Punjab government April 12 appealed to the central government to allow relaxation in the norms of shrivelled grains without any value cut, since the farmer had already been penalised on account of lower yield

The Punjab government said April 13, 2022 that the Centre has agreed to revise its wheat procurement norms for shrivelled grains, a day after Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann urged it do to so.

Record-breaking heat this year has left wheat farmers in distress across wheat growing areas in India. The country saw its hottest March in 122 years and it has significantly reduced the yield of the harvested crop and resulted in a change in appearance of the grain.

The Punjab government had sought relaxation in the norms for shrivelled grains after reports emerged of procurement agencies refusing to buy the crop on MSP (minimum support price) due to quality concerns.

Extreme heat in March and April has raised the shrivelled grain percentage to 12-20 per cent as opposed to the Food Corporation of India’s norms of six per cent.

Inderjeet Madan, a farmer from Haryana’s Kaithal district said there had been a 30-40 per cent yield loss in his wheat crop this time. “Usually, the yield is above 20 quintals per acre but this time it is just 15-16 quintals. This is the case with almost all farmers,” he said.

Wheat is a temperature-sensitive crop which requires cool temperature, especially in March when it is at its final stage. But a record rise in temperatures damaged the crop in most areas. Farmers said such impact to the crop due to heat has happened after many years.

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Down to Earth, 14 April, 2022, https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/climate-change/may-heat-in-march-shrivels-wheat-centre-to-revise-procurement-norms-82388?fbclid=IwAR0qedM428pNxC7GF2kupav-EhaqCd2QTuCRbY3fgSuozwRH2hZ7WHmjcMQ


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