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…
With a peak sale of 0.48 in the weekly e-auction for bulk buyers, the government’s open market sale scheme (OMSS) of wheat from the Food Corporation of India (FCI) storage on Wednesday exceeded a record 8.48 million tonne. The wheat stock at FCI is at 11.93 , the lowest since 2016.Based on an assessment, the…
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…
Even though the take-in increased to 96% from 94% the previous week, the average price of wheat in the Food Corporation of India (FCI) e-auction on Wednesday remained steady, indicating that demand will stay strong till the new crop starts arriving around mid-March. Since it began selling wheat on June 28 to increase the amount…
The agriculture minister, predicts that the nation will produce a significant amount of wheat this year due to increased coverage. The principal rabi (winter) crop, wheat, was sown in October and is already fully grown. The top three states with the most area covered by wheat are Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Punjab. “As per…
FCI expressed concern on Friday over the rising price of rice, stating that PDS rice is “extremely” good quality and advising traders to purchase the grain through the Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS) to increase domestic supply and limit price increases. The Food Corporation of India (FCI) raised the bid quantity to 2,000 tons per…
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…
This year, the government has sold 3.04 million tonnes (MT) of wheat to bulk buyers through the Food Corporation of India (FCI) under the open market sale system (OMSS) in an effort to lower prices. The government wants to increase domestic supplies by selling 10 MT of wheat through OMSS by March 31, 2024. By…
Due to increased demand for major holidays, tight supply, and the fact that import taxes prevent domestic flour mills from purchasing wheat abroad, Indian wheat prices soared to an eight-month high on Tuesday. In order to boost supplies and regulate prices in front of crucial state assembly elections and a general election next year, the…
Maharashtra intends to reduce the area planted to chana and wheat by 27% and 20%, respectively, during the rabi season. Maharashtra is the second-largest producer of chana and the sixth-largest producer of wheat in the nation. As an alternative, it intends to expand the acreage of crops like jowar and maize, which require very little…
