Overview
- The support price remains ₹2,400 per quintal under the MSP window.
- Purchases rely on FRUITS land records at up to 12 quintals per acre with a ceiling of 50 quintals per farmer.
- KMF, through CHAMUL, has opened centres in Chamarajanagar and begun buying maize for feed plants with e-Samridhi and FRUITS registration, sample testing, and DBT payments to Aadhaar-linked accounts.
- A December 4 order permits poultry feed manufacturers to procure directly from growers at MSP after industry was urged to source about five lakh tonnes.
- The Karnataka Poultry Farmers and Breeders Association pledged an initial 5,000 tonnes with a 20% advance, with MSP norms including a 12% moisture limit and priority for PACS near distilleries.