Bhopal, April 10 -- Wheat procurement at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) has commenced across Madhya Pradesh, including the state capital Bhopal, from April 9, with farmers expressing satisfaction over pricing and arrangements at procurement centres.

The state government is providing an additional bonus of Rs 40 on the MSP rate of the Government of India for wheat at Rs 2,585 per quintal, taking the total to Rs 2,625 per quintal. Procurement operations have started at the Udaram Aswani Warehouse situated in Kolukhedi, Bhopal with farmers from Kajlas and Bhauri arriving to sell their produce.

Farmers arriving at the centre expressed pleasure over the arrangement, procurement process and pricing at the centre.

A farmer from Barkheda, Ram...