Chana prices are expected to decline due to favorable weather conditions and increased sowing in key states like Rajasthan, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh. Peak arrivals are expected from mid-March to early April, adding pressure on prices. India imported a record 6.7 million tonnes of pulses in 2024, with yellow peas accounting for nearly 2.9 million…
The government has started buying oilseeds from farmers through MSP operations to support prices amidst a decline in mandi prices of mustard. They aim to purchase 2.82 million metric tons of mustard from farmers in major oilseed-producing states over the next three months. In Bharatpur, Rajasthan, the current average price for mustard seed is Rs…
The government is ramping up its Bharat brand of staples to control prices, with Nafed and NCCF tasked with procuring wheat directly from farmers, particularly in states like Bihar, Rajasthan, and eastern Uttar Pradesh where MSP benefits are often missed. This move aims to reduce reliance on FCI for wheat procurement. FCI’s role in ensuring…
The minimum support price (MSP) of Rs 7000 per quintal for tur dal is almost 50% higher than the mandi rates. As a result, government agencies are finding it difficult to buy the pulse variety directly from farmers at market prices to create a one million-tonne buffer. Only 20,000 tons of tur dar have been…
The food ministry on Friday requested that traders, wholesalers, retailers, large chain shops, and milers around the states reveal stock positions within a week in order to stop speculation and a jump in rice prices. “The domestic prices of rice are increasing despite a good crop this kharif, ample stocks with Food Corporation of India…
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…
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…
In addition to choosing the traditional safety-first approach when importing two lakh tonnes (lt) of parboiled rice from India, Bangladesh appears to have more faith in Indian cooperatives. The Directorate of Food in Bangladesh’s External Procurement division last week sent letters of intent (LOI) to NCCF (National Cooperative Consumers Federation of India Ltd) and Kendriya…
In a government-to-government agreement, Bangladesh has given Indian co-operatives almost $40 per tonne more than what the private commerce had bid in a global import tender for 2.5 lakh tonnes of parboiled rice. Two tranches of the import agreement will be made through NCCF (National Co-operative Consumers Federation) and Kendriya Bhandar, with Dhaka receiving rice…
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…
