NAFED
NAFED is pulling back from apple buying in J&K, where it procured 15,769 tonnes worth ₹70.45 crore by January 28, 2020, yet it remains active elsewhere (The Hindu BusinessLine, 29 Sept), selling buffer onions at ₹35/kg across about 48 cities (Business Today, 16 Sept) and procuring 5.33 lakh tonnes of summer moong in Madhya Pradesh (The Hindu BusinessLine, 28 Aug). J&K apple growers face private-market prices without NAFED as a buyer (The Hindu BusinessLine).
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From 8 stories, the newest dated 30 Sept 2026. Summary written 3 Oct 2026.
NAFED is an Indian agricultural procurement and marketing agency that buys pulses and oilseeds at minimum support prices and sells buffer-stock onions. [1] source: The Hindu BusinessLine[2] source: Business Today
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A PIB India release states that NAFED is associated with around 8 lakh farmers. [3] source: PIB India NAFED no longer buys under the Market Intervention Scheme in Jammu and Kashmir, and it had procured 15,769 tonnes of apples worth ₹70.45 crore by January 28, 2020. [4] source: The Hindu BusinessLine
In September 2026, Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said NAFED and NCCF will procure oilseeds and pulses without waiting for States' requests, as the government cut crude soybean and palm oil duties from 10 per cent to 5 per cent. [5] source: The Hindu BusinessLine The government approved ₹5,547.99 crore of pulses and oilseeds procurement at MSP in Uttar Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka for the 2026-27 kharif season, totalling 7.11 lakh tonnes. [1] source: The Hindu BusinessLine NAFED and NCCF have sold 1,400 tonnes of onions at ₹35/kg. [6] source: The Hindu BusinessLine Nafed's sale of older moong stocks at ₹6,500/quintal is said to depress Rajasthan prices, which are below the ₹8,780/quintal MSP. [7] source: The Hindu BusinessLine
NAFED distributes buffer-stock onions alongside NCCF and Kendriya Bhandar, using outlets, rail racks and mobile vans. [8] source: Business Today[2] source: Business Today
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In September 2026, NAFED and NCCF were set to procure oilseeds and pulses without waiting for States' requests. [5] source: The Hindu BusinessLine NAFED and NCCF also sold 1,400 tonnes of buffer-stock onions at ₹35/kg. [6] source: The Hindu BusinessLine Nafed's sale of older moong stocks at ₹6,500/quintal was said to depress Rajasthan prices. [7] source: The Hindu BusinessLine