The government said on Thursday that, as part of its efforts to control retail prices by dumping food grains on the open market, it has sold 2.84 lakh tons of wheat and 5,830 tons of rice from its buffer stock to 2,334 bidders through an electronic auction. 3 lakh tons of wheat and 1.79 lakh…
The price of mustard seeds declined significantly during the last week, dropping by more than 3% to settle at levels of 5368. This was mostly brought on by negative elements such as higher carryforward stock, bumper crops, more arrivals, and higher imports of edible oil. In comparison to the typical level of 1.5–1.8 MMT, the…
At the current minimum support price during the rabi procurement season, the government agencies have so far purchased more than 2.48 lakh tonnes of gramme (chana) (MSP). Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, and Andhra Pradesh are in the middle of their Rabi purchase for gramme. In the major producing states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh,…
India’s Solvent Extractors’ Association (SEA) has asked the Center to intervene quickly to stop the decline in mustard prices below the MSP (minimum support price). Ajay Jhunjhunwala, the president of SEA, claimed in a letter to the Centre that mustard prices have fallen below the MSP of $5,450 per quintal. A further decrease in costs…
Of the 15.25 lt of wheat available for sale in the open market by the Food Corporation of India (FCI), 3.85 lt had already been sold. This is 25% of the offer in the February 15th electronic auction’s second round. The second round’s weighted average price was 2,338.01/quintal, according to a statement released by the…
Bangladesh has asked India to provide at least 0.5 million tonnes (mt) of parboiled rice on a government-to-government (G2G) basis for distribution through ration shops. The Sheikh Hasina Wajed administration has contacted India’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh for the supply, according to trade sources, even though Dhaka has issued two tenders for the importation of…
Prices for groundnuts have risen to as much as Rs 2000 per 20 kg in some mandis in Gujarat due to processors and oil millers anticipating a smaller Kharif harvest of 2.5 million tonnes in the current season as opposed to over 3.5 million tonnes in the previous season. Farmers in Jamnagar district’s Hapa mandi…
Even as excessive rains continue to harm the Kharif crops in important growing regions, the government is attempting to accumulate inventories of imported pulses, primarily tur and urad, to supplement supply and prepare for potential future market interventions. For the delivery of imported tur at designated warehouses in Chennai, Nhava Sheva, Kandla, and Mundra, Nafed…
The government has begun to sell chana (gram) below the minimum support price (MSP) from the buffer kept with the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India since it is burdened with 3 million tonnes (mt) of inventories that were primarily purchased in the last two years (Nafed). Chana is currently being sold at mandi…
The Central government begun purchasing onions from Maharashtra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh to create a barrier stock to tackle any rise in prices latest during the year through the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation(NAFED). NAFED has set a target of purchasing around 250,000 tonnes in this year, the bulk of which will be purchased from…
