Due to Food Corporation of India (FCI)’s active sale of grains on the open market during this fiscal year and minimal procurement over the previous two years, wheat inventories in the central pool dropped to a […]
Impact of Rainfall and hailstorm on Winter Crops especially on Wheat
An intense ‘western disturbance’ — a wave of moist winds from the Mediterranean region that impacts north India — impacted the region from Feb 29 to March 4, causing hail and thunderstorms in the plains and […]
India right now has no intentions to import wheat.
India, the second-largest producer of wheat in the world, has no intention of importing the grain, and its farmers are expected to harvest a bumper crop that would increase stocks, the trade minister announced on Saturday. […]
India’s Agricultural Exports Set to Surge Despite Restrictions on Key Commodities
In the face of restrictions on wheat, rice, and sugar exports, India’s agricultural sector is gearing up for a robust performance in the fiscal year 2023–2024. The country, ranked as the second-largest producer of wheat, rice, […]
The stock of rice and wheat in FCI exceeds the buffer norm.
The government-owned Food Corporation of India (FCI) will keep selling rice and wheat on the open market since it possesses more of both grains than is needed in accordance with the buffer rule. However, based on […]
By April, the government’s wheat supplies might be insufficient.
The stocks kept with the Food Corporation of India (FCI) may fall below the buffer requirement by the start of the next fiscal year as a result of the government’s decision to suppress price increases by […]
Indian Rabi wheat sowing area decreased by 13%.
According to Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, the area under Rabi Wheat is decreased by 13 percent to 1804.5 thousand hectares as against 2065 thousand hectares sowed during the same period last year. Madhya Pradesh […]
The government increases the amount of wheat allotted for open market sales.
In order to lower prices, the government has chosen to release 0.3 million tonnes (MT) under the Food Corporation of India’s (FCI) open market sale system (OMSS) in its weekly e-auction starting next month, compared to […]
Increased by 2-7% in MSP for wheat and other winter crops.
Due to the early harvest of some kharif crops in particular areas, the government has announced an increase in minimum support prices (MSPs) of 2–7% for rabi crops. Wheat and masur (lentil), two important winter crops […]
Wheat 2024 output target of 114 Mln.tonnes for coming rabi season.
In the upcoming rabi season, the Center has set a goal of producing 114 million tonnes of wheat, which is 1.3 million tonnes more than the output of 112.7 million tonnes (according to the third advance […]