Since their on-boarding the commodity bourses on an experimental basis last year, there has been a spurt in the sales of assorted farm goods by the farmers producer organisations’ (FPOs) on these platforms. This has helped these collectives to achieve price realisation for their members in the current fiscal.

On the NCDEX platform during April-September 2025-26, 62 farmers collectives have sold over Rs 377 crore worth of agricultural commodities – cotton, cumin, castor, coriander, turmeric, cotton seed oil cake and guarseed. Trade on the platform has ensured that 35 farmers’ collective have clocked sales in excess of Rs 1 crore in the first half of FY26.

An agriculture ministry official said that selling through commodity bourse has led to formalisation of agricultural trade and provide

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