Epic Research is a leading financial services provider with presence in Indian and other global c0apital markets. Soybeans are seen 6-8 cents higher and wheat 8-10 cents higher.co Or visit our site that is , India () February 19, 2013.Chana acreage rises on higher support price.

The Centre has hiked the MSP by Spot weld tip removal tools Suppliers 14 per cent to Rs 3,200 a quintal for both chana and urad as part of its strategy to encouragfarmers to grow more pulses to reduce import dependence.

The early calls for the commodities are higher. The increase is about 5 lakh ha more than last year. The rise in chana prices, coupled with a hike in minimum support prices (MSP), has helped expand overall acreage by over 5 lakh ha.

Chana (gram) acreage has touched a record 94.99 lakh hectares (lha), as farmers in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra have planted more area.epicresearch