Lok Sabha Question No. 6158 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-11
Subject: Production Cost of Farm Produce
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6158

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 TH  APRIL, 2017

## PRODUCTION COST OF FARM PRODUCE

6158.     SHRI JUGAL KISHORE:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  made  any  assessment  regarding the  production  cost  of coarse  grains,  rice,  oilseeds  and  sugarcane  during  the  last  five  years  and  if  so,  the  details thereof, year-wise; and
- (b) the prices at which these farm produce were sold and income realised by the farmers therefrom in the country during the said period, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी (SHRI  S.S. AHLUWALIA)

- (a) & (b): The  all  India  weighted  average  all  paid  out  cost  of  production  including  family labour (A2+FL) as estimated by Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP), Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) fixed by the Government and per cent return over cost of production for coarse grains, rice, oilseeds and sugarcane from 2012-13 to 2016-17 are given at Annexure.

The MSP is applicable throughout the country for all States. The Government offers to procure  the  crops  at  MSP.    However,  farmers  are  free  to  sell  their  produce  to  Government procurement agencies at MSP  or  in the open market as is  advantageous to them.

## Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) and (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 6158 due for reply on 11.04.2017 A2+FL and Minimum Support Prices(MSPs) including Bonus whenever is applicable

(Rs. Per Quintal)

|         | Commodity          | 2012-13   | 2012-13   | 2012-13             | 2013-14   | 2013-14   | 2013-14             | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2014-15             | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2015-16             | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | 2016-17             |
|---------|--------------------|-----------|-----------|---------------------|-----------|-----------|---------------------|-----------|-----------|---------------------|-----------|-----------|---------------------|-----------|-----------|---------------------|
| Sl. No. | KHARIF CROPS       | A2+FL     | MSP       | % Return over A2+FL | A2+FL     | MSP       | % Return over A2+FL | A2+FL     | MSP       | % Return over A2+FL | A2+FL     | MSP       | % Return over A2+FL | A2+FL     | MSP       | % Return over A2+FL |
| 1       | PADDY              | 814       | 1250      | 53.56               | 961       | 1310      | 36.32               | 978       | 1360      | 39.06               | 1020      | 1410      | 38.24               | 1045      | 1470      | 40.67               |
| 2       | COARSE GRAINS      |           |           |                     |           |           |                     |           |           |                     |           |           |                     |           |           |                     |
| i       | JOWAR              | 1240      | 1500      | 20.97               | 1269      | 1500      | 18.20               | 1370      | 1530      | 11.68               | 1467      | 1570      | 7.02                | 1501      | 1625      | 8.26                |
| ii      | BAJRA              | 779       | 1175      | 50.83               | 768       | 1250      | 62.76               | 831       | 1250      | 50.42               | 893       | 1275      | 42.78               | 925       | 1330      | 43.78               |
| iii     | MAIZE              | 814       | 1175      | 44.35               | 860       | 1310      | 52.33               | 914       | 1310      | 43.33               | 941       | 1325      | 40.81               | 966       | 1365      | 41.30               |
| iv      | RAGI               | 1412      | 1500      | 6.23                | 1338      | 1500      | 12.11               | 1474      | 1550      | 5.16                | 1688      | 1650      | -2.25               | 1733      | 1725      | -0.46               |
| v       | BARLEY             | 620       | 980       | 58.06               | 676       | 1100      | 62.62               | 735       | 1150      | 56.46               | 776       | 1225      | 57.86               | 816       | 1325      | 62.38               |
| 3       | OILSEEDS           |           |           |                     |           |           |                     |           |           |                     |           |           |                     |           |           |                     |
| i       | GROUNDNUT IN SHELL | 2873      | 3700      | 28.79               | 2720      | 4000      | 47.06               | 3232      | 4000      | 23.76               | 3314      | 4030      | 21.61               | 3371      | 4220      | 25.19               |
| ii      | SUNFLOWER SEED     | 2955      | 3700      | 25.21               | 3000      | 3700      | 23.33               | 3129      | 3750      | 19.85               | 3282      | 3800      | 15.78               | 3479      | 3950      | 13.54               |
| iii     | SOYABEEN (BLACK)   | 1726      | 2240      | 29.78               | 1692      | 2560      | 51.30               | 1729      | 2560      | 48.06               | 1770      | 2600      | 46.89               | 1852      | 2775      | 49.84               |
| iv      | SESAMUM            | 2893      | 4200      | 45.18               | 2919      | 4500      | 54.16               | 3765      | 4600      | 22.18               | 4132      | 4700      | 13.75               | 4188      | 5000      | 19.39               |
| v       | NIGERSEED          | 3428      | 3500      | 2.10                | 2279      | 3500      | 53.58               | 3084      | 3600      | 16.73               | 3146      | 3650      | 16.02               | 3366      | 3825      | 13.64               |
| vi      | RAPESEED/MUSTARD   | 1260      | 3000      | 138.10              | 1307      | 3050      | 133.36              | 1504      | 3100      | 106.12              | 1702      | 3350      | 96.83               | 1871      | 3700      | 97.76               |
| vii     | SAFFLOWER          | 2754      | 2800      | 1.67                | 2558      | 3000      | 17.28               | 3025      | 3050      | 0.83                | 3057      | 3300      | 7.95                | 3049      | 3700      | 21.35               |
| 4       | SUGARCANE          | 101       | 170       | 68.32               | 120       | 210       | 75.00               | 123       | 220       | 78.86               | 132       | 230       | 74.24               | 140       | 230       | 64.29               |

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