Union Minister for Food and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi has announced that States can buy rice from the Food Corporation of India at ₹2,800/quintal without participating in
The decision has been taken to reduce the huge surplus stocks at FCI godowns prior to the new procurement season. Jitendra Choubey NEW DELHI: The Centre has allowed state
The FCI currently holds 45.57 million tonne (MT) — 32.68 MT of rice stocks and 12.89 MT of grain receivable from millers. The stock is against the buffer of 10.25 MT for October
Retail inflation in urad in May was 14.06% on year and the prices had been in the double digit since November, 2023 Written by Sandip Das The price for wheat is lower than its
Rabi buy pegged at 5.78 million tonnes as totally lifts 52.08 million tonnes BY PRABHUDATTA MISHRA The procurement of kharif-grown rice in the 2023-24 season (October-September)
Considering that the opening stock of rice with the FCI on October 1, 2023, was at 31.5 mt, the surplus quantity purchased over the requirement, will be good enough to build a
They have returned 23,123 tonnes of rice so far. But, they did not deliver 5,918 tonnes of the rice till now. They were imposed a penalty of 25 percent for delaying the delivery.
India’s rice stocks in state-owned granaries have reached a record high, nearly four times the summer buffer target. The Union government is exploring measures to decrease
The government normally procures about 12.5-15 million tonnes (mt) of excess rice each year, which it then offloads under public distribution system (PDS) and other welfare