PR-14 paddy variety fetches more than MSP in Karnal mandis

Karnal, October 5

Paddy variety PR-14 has brought some cheer for farmers as it is fetching good price in mandis of the district.

It is being procured at Rs 1,900-2,000 per quintal, while the MSP is Rs 1,888. Farmers are happy that the variety may cover their losses to some extent. “I had brought PR-14 variety of 4 acres in the Karnal mandi and it was sold at Rs 2,000 per quintal on Monday, while earlier my PR-26 variety was procured at Rs 1,460 last week, below the MSP. PR-14 variety will help me recover losses,” said Gurdeep Chawla, a farmer of Nagla village. He said he got an average yield of 30 quintal this time.

Manjeet Singh of Newal village was also elated as his PR-14 variety was procured at Rs 1,985. “I have brought paddy of seven acres and had hoped for a good price.”

Asked about the reason for the good price, an arhtiya said the size of the grain was thin and strong and it could be mixed with other export-quality paddy. However, one of the rice millers denied the theory of mixing it with the export quality and said it had the quality of less breakage grain during processing, due to which it was procured on price above the MSP. — TNS