FCI wheat procurement picks up, nears 120 lakh tonnes

[ad_1] Wheat procurement in the country reached 119.26 lakh tonnes (lt) until April 23, against 159.23 lt year-ago, official data show. Though there is a drop in Punjab, as much as 31.64 lt was bought in last six days from...

Wheat procurement drops on low arrivals in Punjab, MP

[ad_1] Wheat procurement in the country has dropped 37 per cent as arrivals in Punjab are only 13 per cent so far compared with the year-ago period. However, millers and traders in the State said that low arrivals were mainly...

Sorting out WTO disputes with India helped American rural communities: USTR

[ad_1] US Trade Representative Katherine Tai has highlighted sorting out WTO disputes with India as a win for the agriculture and rural communities in her testimony before the Senate Committee on Finance on President Joe Biden’s 2024 Trade Policy Agenda...

Wheat procurement reaches near 1.5 million tonnes, up by 41%

[ad_1] Wheat procurement by the Food Corporation of India (FCI) for the Centre’s buffer stocks has reached 1.44 million tonnes (mt) - 41 per cent higher than 1.03 mt in the year-ago period. However, this year procurement began on March...

Govt rushes to keep food prices in check during elections

[ad_1] When an industry body recently urged the government to allow at least some sugar export, it was curtly told not to press for the issue until first week of June. The reason was obvious. The government does not want...

India better prepared than Pakistan to handle climate shocks in wheat crop: Agri scientists

[ad_1] Conducive weather conditions in both India and Pakistan are helping them to achieve record wheat output this year, but India is better prepared than the neighbour to handle climate change impact as it has developed many indigenous heat-resistant and...

Ensure proper moisture content for wheat crop, ICAR research centre tells farmers

[ad_1] The Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research (IIWBR) has said farmers of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Haryana and Punjab should ensure proper moisture content for the wheat crop as harvesting will peak after April 10.The Indian Meteorological Department...

India’s wheat procurement may jump 30% this year as per initial trend

[ad_1] Wheat procurement by the Indian Government through the Food Corporation of India (FCI) has jumped 32 per cent within the first three days of April. The rise does not include the quantity bought last month. Though the procurement normally...

India’s wheat procurement likely to be at 3-year high in 2024-25

[ad_1] An early start to wheat procurement has helped the Indian government to purchase 31 per cent of the arrival until March 31. In comparison, the purchase was less than 13 per cent of the arrivals in the year-ago period....

Stock limit on wheat gone, but weekly declaration of quantity stays

[ad_1] The Centre has decided not to extend stock limit on wheat after it expires on March 31 while continuing the mandatory weekly stock declaration from April 1. This will help it to keep a tab on who is buying...
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