The National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India would procure around 70,000 tonne of pulses, comprising mostly urad and moong, grown in 2017-18 (Jul-Jun) kharif season in Maharashtra. The procurement is being undertaken to boost prices of moong and urad, which have slipped below minimum support prices in key markets in the state. The minimum support price for moong is 5,575 rupees per 100 kg, while that of urad is 5,400 rupees.