Karnataka revises maize procurement norms; raises cap to 50 quintals per farmer

Following protests by maize growers implicit procurement limits, the Karnataka authorities connected Sunday revised its bid connected Minimum Support Price (MSP) operations, expanding the maximum quantity that tin beryllium purchased from each husbandman to 50 quintals.

A corrigendum issued successful this respect stated that the earlier headdress of 20 quintals per husbandman had present been enhanced. Procurement would beryllium based connected landholding information disposable connected the FRUITS platform, with up to 12 quintals per acre allowed and a ceiling of 50 quintals per husbandman astatine the enactment terms of ₹2,400 per quintal. The bid states that precedence volition beryllium accorded to procurement done Primary Agricultural Credit Societies located adjacent distilleries.

The determination comes aft maize growers staged demonstrations alleging “unfair treatment” successful procurement operations and demanded wider sum nether the MSP window.

Directly from growers

The authorities had precocious permitted poultry provender manufacturers to straight bargain maize from growers. In a abstracted bid issued connected December 4, the authorities had allowed poultry provender producers to procure maize straight from farmers astatine MSP rates for the 2025–26 kharif selling season. The determination is expected to guarantee amended terms realisation, trim intermediary involvement, and grow selling channels for growers.

The determination followed a gathering chaired by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah wherever manufacture representatives were urged to root an estimated 5 lakh tonnes of maize. The Karnataka Poultry Farmers and Breeders Association has committed to initially procure 5,000 tonnes with a 20% beforehand payment.

Procurement volition adhere to MSP prime specifications with a maximum moisture contented of 12% for poultry provender suitability. The authorities said the latest measurement would tally parallel with procurement by the Karnataka State Co-operative Marketing Federation, which supplies maize to distilleries.