Rajasthan, the top producer of Kharif season's moong (green gram), has reported arrival of nearly 63,000 tonnes of the pulse crop from the fresh harvest since September 1, according to The Hindu BusinessLine. This represents a surge of nearly 10 times higher than the year-ago period, with arrivals during September 1-18 totaling 6,451 tonnes in 2025 and 7,574 tonnes in 2024. However, farmers on average have realised ₹7,452 per quintal, which is 15% below the minimum support price of ₹8,780 per quintal. According to Agmarknet portal data, average prices at various mandis strengthened from about ₹7,000 per quintal at the beginning of the month to ₹7,960 per quintal on September 17.
The government has effected the lowest increase of 0.1% in moong MSP among all Kharif crops for the 2026-27 season, as reported by The Hindu BusinessLine. Rampal Jat, President of Kisan Mahapanchayat, criticised the procurement scheme, stating that only ₹12 per quintal was the hike in moong MSP for this year. He suggested that the Centre make changes in guidelines, either allowing Nafed and NCCF to buy without waiting for state requests or giving independence to states to decide procurement dates and quantities. Jat pointed out that farmers could have earned up to ₹14.4 crore additional had MSP procurement commenced early, with current losses ranging from ₹1,280 to ₹3,200 per quintal.
Rajasthan's moong production in Kharif 2025 was 13.89 lakh tonnes, representing a 72% share in the crop's national production, according to The Hindu BusinessLine. The state government had fixed the targeted area under moong at 26.50 lakh hectares for the current Kharif season, after area rose to 26.57 lakh hectares in 2025. However, sowing area under the crop ended at 13% below target at 23.17 lakh hectares this year. Another local variety called moth also missed its target of 10 lakh hectares, ending at 9.12 lakh hectares this year, though higher than 8.59 lakh hectares of 2025.
Cooperative agency Nafed is selling moong from previous years at ₹6,500 per quintal, which is depressing current market rates below MSP level, as reported by The Hindu BusinessLine. Farmers have been submitting requests to both state and central governments for several years to advance moong procurement from September 1, but repeated appeals have not been accepted. Jat suggested that farmers may be persuaded to shift to alternative crops where economically viable, as lower area may help them fetch better rates. He also criticised the procurement system, asking whether farmers should wait to sell till the government declares its procurement season if crops mature early.
