Maharashtra has outpaced all other states in terms of soybean procurement at the Minimum Support Price (MSP), according to state Marketing Minister Jaykumar Rawal. As on February 6, a total of 5,11,657 farmers have sold 11,21,385 metric tonnes (MT) of soybean, the minister stated.

The procured soybeans have been stored in 345 warehouses of the Maharashtra State Warehousing Corporation, as well as 252 private warehouses under rental agreements, he further informed, adding that owing to the significant quantity of soybean purchased this season, the storage capacity of these warehouses has been completely utilised.