Warmer winters in India are predicted, endangering wheat yields

India is expected to experience above-average temperatures during the winter season, raising concerns about the yields of crops like wheat and rapeseed. The India Meteorological Department predicts above-normal minimum and maximum temperatures from December to February, with fewer “cold wave days. ” Winter-sown crops like wheat, rapeseed, and chickpea require cold weather for optimal growth…

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Insufficient wheat supply in India prompts merchants to demand stock release

India’s wheat prices have risen during the festival season, despite curbs on traders and processors. New Delhi recently reduced the limit of wheat stocks traders and millers can hold to boost availability and moderate prices. However, these measures have not reduced prices, which are currently trading at 28,416 rupees ($339.53) per metric ton in New…

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Wheat stockpiling is restricted by the center to prevent hoarding and maintain price stability

In order to prevent foodgrain hoarding and maintain price stability, the center has set a restriction on the amount of wheat that retailers, wholesalers, processors, and large chain retailers may retain on hand as of Monday, according to a senior official. Every Friday, processors, distributors, big-box stores, and individual retailers will reveal their wheat inventories,…

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The Centre has extended the wheat industry’s stock disclosure requirement beyond March 31.

“The Department of Food and Public Distribution directs traders, wholesalers, retailers, big chain retailers, and processors in all states and union territories to declare their stock position on the portal beginning April 1, 2024, and continuing every Friday until further orders,” according to the order issued by the Department of Food and Public Distribution on…

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The government has set a modest aim of 30-32 million tons of wheat procurement for the 2024–2025 season

According to the food ministry, the government has set a cautious objective for the purchase of wheat during the 2024–25 rabi marketing season, which is in the region of 30-32 million tons. Despite the Ministry of Agriculture’s hopes for a record wheat production of 114–115 million tonnes in the 2023–24 crop year (July–June), the lower…

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The government tightens wheat stock regulations in order to increase supply holding limits

The government on Thursday cut in half the maximum amount of wheat that traders, wholesalers, large retailers, and processors could store in stock while extending the restrictions until March 31, 2024, in an effort to increase wheat supplies and discourage hoarding. Up until the end of the current fiscal year, stock holding limits for wheat…

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Record wheat production could allay worries over shortages Production of Rabi was recorded at 114 MT

The government anticipates a strong rabi crop this year, with yields reaching an all-time high of 114 million tones, despite worries about wheat inventories falling to a seven-year low. This allays worries that a grain scarcity might drive up retail costs. Wheat prices have been high for over a year, although they have somewhat decreased…

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