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Provided further that it shall not be necessary to bring agricultural produce covered under contract farming to the principal market yard / sub-market yard / private market yard and it may be directly sold to contract farming sponsor from farmers’ field. (2) Such specified agricultural produce, as may be brought by the licensed/registered traders from outside the market area or in the market area in the course of commercial transaction or by way of transportation, may be brought or sold anywhere in the market area. (3) The price of the specified agricultural produce, brought for sale into the principal market yard or sub-market yard, shall be settled by tender bid or open auction or in any other transparent system and no deduction shall be made from the agreed price on any account whatsoever from the seller. Provided that the price of specified agricultural produce in the private market yards shall be settled in the manner as may be prescribed.