# What does the Situation Assessment Survey Say about MSP and Procurement Operations? - FAS - Foundation for Agrarian Studies

> India's National Statistical Office published report 587, a situation assessment survey of agricultural households using 2018-19 data. The article uses the survey to examine how paddy farmers sell their rice, finding that most sell in local markets while about 16% sell to APMC mandis, cooperatives or government agencies.

- Date: 2021-09-18 · published 2021-09-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45159-what-does-the-situation-assessment-survey-say-about-msp-and-procurement
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

The findings describe how Indian rice reaches the market and bear on the procurement system that influences domestic rice supply and minimum support price policy. The article offers no immediate price catalyst.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: neutral

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## Sources

- fas.org.in: https://fas.org.in/what-does-the-situation-assessment-survey-say-about-msp-and-procurement-operations/

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