Nagpur: The central government issued orders on July 2 to impose a stock ceiling on pulses, placing limits on shares held by wholesalers, factories and retailers.
Traders and activists say that this step directly contradicts the government’s own reform policy through three new agricultural laws.
Farmers have protested in Delhi to oppose the law.
One of the Act Essential Commodities (Amendments) of 2020 – eliminates stocking restrictions unless there are extraordinary situations such as hunger.
Restrictions can only be charged when there is a 50% increase in the retail price of agricultural goods that are not easily damaged compared to an average of 12 months or five years.
Items that are not easily damaged include most of the grains and pulses.
As the Tii asked in the local market, the Dal tour which is the main pulse plant is in the range of RS100 to RS120 A Kg in the last five years.
There has been no change in other pulse prices too.
The price of all tourings sold by farmers is almost RS100 to RS200 above the minimum support price (MSP) RS6,000 Quintal on the farm produces the Vidarbha market.
Chana, which is the second most important pulse plant in the region, in power under MSP at RS4,500 to RS4,600.
The MSP is Rs5,100 Quintal.
According to Pratap Motwani, the secretary of the association of wholesale grain traders, the sudden sequence will not only hit traders but also farmers.
“This will have a direct impact on agricultural prices to produce levels,” he said.
Motwani said the order limited stock up to 200 metric tons for wholesalers and 5 metric tons for retailers.
“It will lead to pressure pressure by traders, thereby reducing prices.” This only applies to induvial traders whose costs, corporations have bets in the grain business will benefit, “he said.
Anil Ghanavat, President Shetkari Sanghatana and also members of the Supreme Court The committee appointed in three agricultural laws, said the order defeated the philosophy behind the new law.
“Even if the implementation of the law has lived in court, the basic goal is to free trade.
The stock limit can be worn only if the price exceeds 50%.
There is no clear leap in the pulse price.
Tour almost above MSP.
Orders have lowered the tariff in the farm market, “he said Government policy is not for the benefits of farmers, “he said.
Sudhir Kothari, Director of Agriculture produced the Marketing Committee in Hingangphat in the Wardha District, feeling the price will fall when the market is open on Monday.” Traders will begin selling shares to bring them to the permitted level.
Although less than harvesting time, farmers continue to bring credit to the market, “he said.
Kishore Tiwari, Chair of the Vasantrao on Shetkari Swavalamban Mission (VNSSM), said the order also tended to reduce sprinkling credit in the season.