The National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India procured 16,660 metric tonne kharif soybean under the price support scheme across Rajasthan, Telangana, and Maharashtra. NAFED started procuring soybean as market prices of the commodity fell below the minimum support price of 3,050 rupees per 100 kg, inclusive of a bonus of 200 rupees. Over 9,500 farmers have benefited from the procurement that began in early October.