The Indian government’s wheat procurement has reached 28.66 million tonnes in the current 2025-26 marketing year, surpassing last year’s level. This is the highest since the 2022-23 marketing year, driven by projections of a record wheat output of 115.3 million tonnes.
The total wheat purchase stood at 26.59 million tonnes in the 2024-25 marketing year. State-owned Food Corporation of India (FCI) and state agencies procure wheat at a minimum support price for the central pool.
All five major wheat-procuring states – Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh – have procured more wheat in the current year compared to last year. About Rs 62,346.23 crore in minimum support price payments have benefited 2.27 million farmers.
Wheat harvesting has been fully completed in Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Gujarat, with partial harvesting remaining in Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar.
