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3.4 PROCUREMENT / SUPPORT PRICES OF VARIOUS AGRICULTURAL CROPS
(Rs. per 100 Kilograms)
Percentage Change in |
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1998-99 |
1999-00 |
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Over |
Over |
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COMMODITY |
1995-96 |
1996-97 |
1997-98 |
1998-99 |
1999-2000 |
1997-98 |
1998-99 |
| Major Crops | |||||||
| 1. Wheat | 432.50@ |
600.00& |
600.00 |
600.00 |
750.00 |
0.00 |
25.00 |
| 2. Rice | |||||||
| (a) Basmati-385 (5% broken) | 1,037.50 |
1,141.58 |
1,141.58 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Paddy | 555.00 |
638.50 |
775.00 |
825.00 |
875.00 |
6.45 |
6.06 |
| (b) IRRI-6 (FAQ) | 457.50 |
587.50& |
629.05 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Paddy | 280.00 |
322.00 |
382.50 |
437.50 |
462.50 |
14.38 |
5.71 |
| (c) KS-282, DR-82 & DR-83 (FAQ) | 512.50 |
589.38 |
589.38 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Paddy | 310.00 |
356.50 |
419.50 |
475.00 |
500.00 |
13.37 |
5.26 |
| 3. Cotton | |||||||
| (a) Seed Cotton (Phutti) | |||||||
| (i) Desi (All types) | 850.00 |
1,100.00 |
1,125.00 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| (ii) B-557 & 149F | 1,000.00 |
1,250.00 |
1,437.50 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| (iii) Sarmast, Qallandri, Deltapine and Ms-39&40 | 1,057.50 |
1,350.00 |
1,550.00 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| (b) Cotton Lint | |||||||
| (i) Desi (All types) | 1,987.50 |
1,987.50 |
1,987.50 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| (ii) B-557 & 149F | 2,465.00 |
2,465.00 |
2,465.00 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| (iii) Sarmast, Qallandri, Deltapine and Ms-39&40 | 2,637.50 |
2,637.50 |
2,637.50 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 4. Sugarcane (at mills gate) | |||||||
| Punjab | 53.75t |
60.00 |
87.50 |
87.50 |
87.50 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Sindh | 54.38 |
61.25 |
90.00 |
90.00 |
90.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| N.W.F.P. | 53.75t |
60.00 |
87.50 |
87.50 |
87.50 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Balochistan | 54.38 |
61.25 |
90.00 |
90.00 |
90.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Minor Crops | |||||||
| 1. Oilseed Crops # | |||||||
| (a) Soybean | 687.50 |
862.50 |
862.50 |
1,025.00 |
1,025.00 |
18.84 |
0.00 |
| (b) Sunflower | 787.50 |
1,125.00& |
1,125.00 |
1,250.00 |
1,250.00 |
11.11 |
0.00 |
| (c) Safflower | 675.00 |
750.00 |
750.00 |
875.00 |
875.00 |
16.67 |
0.00 |
| (d) Canola | - |
1,125.00& |
1,125.00 |
1,250.00 |
1,250.00 |
11.11 |
0.00 |
| 2. Onion* 40-50 m.m. | 212.50 |
250.00 |
280.00 |
350.00 |
350.00 |
25.00 |
0.00 |
| 3. Potato* 40-50 m.m. | 210.00 |
287.50 |
362.50 |
362.50 |
362.50 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| 4. Gram* (Whole) | 875.00 |
1,000.00 |
1,062.50 |
1,062.50 |
- |
0.00 |
- |
FAQ Fair Average Quality.
Source: Ministry of Food, Agriculture & Livestock (Economic Wing)
# Rs.12 per 100 Kgs. to be given for delivery at the Ghee Corporation of Pakistan's
Procurement Centres.
@ Procurement / Support price of wheat was fixed in November,1995 at Rs.412.50 and was
revised upward again in March,1996 at Rs 432.50 per 100 Kgs. for 1995-96 crop.
* Mandi / Town Procurement Centers.
t Support prices of sugarcane (for 1995-96 crop) were revised on 10th September,1996 for
1995-96 crop. The previous prices were Rs. 51.88 per 100 kgs. for Punjab and N.W.F.P. for
1995-96 crop.
& Support prices were increased twice for 1996-97 crop, the previous prices were, for
wheat Rs.462.50, IRRI-6 Rs.526.13, sunflower Rs. 962.50 and canola Rs. 1,000 per 100 kgs.
- Support prices were not announced/ increased.