Tag: KMS 2026-27

India: Govt sets lower paddy procurement target for 2026-27 Kharif marketing season

Sep 2, 2026

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by

kanika Neelay

in Grains, Rice

Government to tighten rice quality specifications from Kharif Marketing Season 2026-27 Decline in paddy acreage drives conservative procurement target The Centre has set the paddy procurement target at 70.864 mnt for Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2026-27, beginning 1 October, below the procurement levels recorded in each of the previous three seasons. The target is slightly…