India: GRAIN Voluntary
Government of India raised the minimum support price for rabi (winter planted) crops like wheat, barley, gram, lentils, rapeseed & mustard, and safflower for the upcoming Indian crop year 2016/17 (July-June) by 7 to 16 percent over last year. Planting of rabi crops is ahead of last year on optimal soil moisture conditions and irrigation water availability.
