Government purchases may be impacted by record-high wheat prices
Traders and industry executives said it will be difficult to restock the depleted government granaries given the record-high wheat prices, which are currently nearly 50% higher than the minimum support price (MSP) of Rs 2,125 per quintal for the current 2022–23 rabi selling season. After Baisakhi, the pace of harvesting the new wheat crop will…
