Overview
- Farmers in Telangana districts including Khammam, Warangal, Mancherial and Jangaon report slow or halted paddy and maize buying, leaving grain piled in the open and sparking roadblocks and scuffles with police.
- Growers and local unions blame untagged rice mills, a shortage of gunny bags and trucks, and long waits for weighing and transport as the main bottlenecks.
- Maize prices in open markets have dropped to Rs 1,600–1,900 per quintal against the Rs 2,400 MSP, pushing some farmers toward distress sales as they guard harvests at centres for weeks.
- In Madhya Pradesh, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav made surprise checks at procurement sites, verified weighing and e‑Uparjan payments with farmers, and ordered water, shade and six working scales at each centre.
- MP also relaxed quality norms, raised daily capacity per centre, allowed sales at any district site, set wheat at Rs 2,625 per quintal with a state bonus, and extended the buying window to May 23 to purchase every grain at MSP.