Table 1
04.05.2010
Shrinking Cereals, Growing Food Parks
Table 1 - Crops: variations in MSP and WPI
Average annual growth rate %
2003-04 to 2006-07
2007-08 to 2009-10
Paddy
MSP
2.3
18.3
WPI
2.0
10.9
Wheat
MSP
5.1
14.4
WPI
5.5
6.7
Tur
MSP
1.7
18.0
WPI
3.9
26.3
Moong
MSP
3.4
23.2
WPI
11.3
13.2
Table source: Reserve Bank of India
MSP: Minimum Support Price
WPI for 2009-10 is averaged up to February 2010
Data source: Ministry of Agriculture and Office of Economic Adviser, Ministry of Commerce and Industry
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