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Wheat, MSP, wheat purchase, FCI, Wheat supply, Wheat demand, food ministry

According to official data, 16.13 MT of wheat has arrived in the key mandis so far, against 15.45 MT of…

April 22, 2023 05:00 IST

Export ban on wheat to continue; record output likely even after untimely rains: FCI

India, the world’s second-largest wheat producer, banned wheat exports in May 2022, with immediate effect as part of measures to…

March 28, 2023 21:19 IST

FCI, Wheat, Food Corporation of India, Wheat Price, Economy

Food Corporation of India sells 0.5 MT of wheat in 3rd e-auction

Since the beginning of the month, FCI has sold 1.8 MT cumulatively so far against an approved 2.5 MT of…

February 23, 2023 02:20 IST

In the first e-auction, FCI sold 0.9 MT of wheat in open market

To curb spike in retail prices, 3 MT of grain to be sold to bulk buyers, govt agencies by middle…

February 2, 2023 15:33 IST

FCI, wheat, market, sales, Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana, free ration, Economy

FCI to sell 2 MT of wheat in open market in January

The corporation had earlier stopped sale of wheat in the open market from its stocks for the first time more…

December 27, 2022 00:00 IST

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Govt to sell 2-3 MT of FCI wheat in open market

Fixes price of Rs 2250/quintal

December 9, 2022 01:30 IST

FCI to offload wheat to check prices

Close to 3 MT of grains to be sold in open market despite low stocks

October 31, 2022 02:15 IST

The stocks at the beginning of the next year is likely to lowest since 2017 when these had declined to 13.7 mt.

PMGKAY extension: FCI wheat stocks to fall to buffer by January

Flour millers urges FCI to sell from buffer to curb spike in prices

September 30, 2022 03:30 IST

Wheat stocks plunge to 15-year low

The food ministry is likely to set a target for rice procurement for the forthcoming season soon.

August 10, 2022 03:30 IST

Wheat prices ruling high, as no open market sales by FCI

The government placed curbs on exports of wheat in May, even as the global markets looked very remunerative to exporters.

August 2, 2022 02:50 IST

It also asked states to follow an open tendering process to cut costs of short-term loans and move paddy stocks from procurement points directly to mills.

FCI grain procurement: Food ministry asks states to cut mandi levies to 2%

For rice and wheat procurement from farmers, the Food Corporation of India (FCI) paid more than `11,300 crore to states…

Updated: July 9, 2022 11:33 IST

Sources told FE that estimated private investment in building these silos over the next two years will be around Rs 2,500 crore.

FCI floats tender for 2.47 million tonne of wheat silos via PPP model

Silos with 1.8 MT capacity for 20 locations in Punjab; 720,000 tonne for 24 locations in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and…

June 24, 2022 02:00 IST

After harvesting five consecutive record crops, New Delhi was hoping a sixth crop would be even higher at 111.32 million tonnes.

What India’s U-turn on wheat exports means for world markets – Explained

Benchmark wheat futures in Chicago jumped by their 6% limit on Monday as markets reacted to the ban announced over…

May 16, 2022 18:34 IST

The government had committed to supply 12.98 MT of rice under PMGKAY, but the supplies may be increased because of the low wheat stocks.

FCI wheat stocks plunge to 5-year low: Govt may raise rice supplies under free ration scheme as wheat stocks fall

While the government requires about 25-26 MT of wheat annually for the implementation of NFSA, another 10 MT of the…

May 3, 2022 01:00 IST

The Centre has set a target to procure record 444 lakh tonnes of wheat in the 2022-23 marketing year as against an all-time high 433.44 lakh tonnes in the previous marketing year.

Wheat procurement down 44% to 162 lakh tonnes till May 1 mainly on higher exports

As per the latest official data, about 162 lakh tonnes of wheat have been purchased by the government agencies till…

May 2, 2022 20:37 IST

That is quite unusual for the state, where government procurement has conventionally been the most robust in the country and private traders used to have only a marginal role.

On the wheat trail: State granaries under strain, private traders make hay

Crop loss, lower procurement to deplete FCI stocks; local supplies may suffice for PDS, free-ration schemes

April 25, 2022 05:45 IST

Workforce rationalisation: Food Corporation of India mulls VRS package, aims to save Rs 2,000 crore annually

The workers under DLS get Rs 50,000-100,000 a month as salary and other benefits.

March 24, 2022 01:00 IST

According to a senior official, out of the total grain storage facility of 98 million tonne (MT) with FCI and state government affiliated agencies, around 19 MT of wheat stocks are virtually kept in the open in the so-called covered and plinth (CAP) facilities, where the grain can’t be stored for more than six months.

FCI to stop storing wheat in the open by September

Under the action plan for eliminating storage of wheat in CAP facilities, FCI aims at transferring wheat currently stored in…

March 12, 2022 04:30 IST

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