Overview
- Siddaramaiah wrote on January 14 to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan seeking immediate Price Support Scheme approval.
- APMC quotations in Karnataka have ranged from Rs 4,260 to Rs 5,813 per quintal, well under the declared MSP for the 2026–27 rabi marketing season.
- He requested that nodal agencies such as NAFED and NCCF operationalise procurement centres without delay to prevent distress sales.
- The state said it has issued required notifications and is prepared to handle farmer registration, warehousing, transportation and state-levy exemptions.
- Bengal gram spans 9.24 lakh hectares with an estimated 6.27 lakh metric tonnes of output in Karnataka, and arrivals peaking from January to March raise fears of further price erosion and loss of trust in MSP.