Tag: food corporation of India
Cabinet approves jute packaging norms for foodgrains, sugar
The Union Cabinet has approved mandatory packaging norms for Jute Year 2023-24,...
Govt further tightens stock limits on wheat to curb hoarding, check prices
The Centre Friday further tightened stock holding norms for wholesalers, retailers,...
Paddy procurement increases in Punjab, crosses 182 LT
Government procurement of paddy in Punjab has increased compared to last year. It...
Govt sells 2.84 LT wheat, 5,830 tonnes of rice from buffer stock to check retail prices
The government has sold 2.84 lakh tonnes of wheat and 5,830 tonnes of rice from...
FCI sells 2.87 lac tons wheat in 19th round of e-auction
State-owned Food Corporation of India (FCI) sold 2.87 lakh tonne of wheat from the...
Govt's paddy procurement at MSP reaches 161.47 lakh tons so far
The government has said 161.47 lakh tonne of kharif paddy has been procured directly...
From Nov 1, bidders can purchase 200 MT wheat through OMSS
To increase availability of wheat in the open market and to further stabilize the...
FCI sells 1.89 lakh tonne wheat, 5,000 tonne rice in 15th weekly e-auction under open market sale scheme
State-owned Food Corporation of India (FCI) sold 1.89 lakh tonne of wheat and only...
Centre sells 1.66 LMT wheat, 0.17 LMT rice through Open Market Sale Scheme
A quantity of 2.0 LMT wheat from 500 depots and 4.89 LMT rice from 337 depots were...
Govt announces open sale of 50 LT wheat, 25 LT rice; drops reserve price of rice: But, will consumers benefit?
The government has announced the sale of 50 lakh tonnes of wheat and 25 lakh tonnes...
3rd e-auctions of wheat, rice on Jul 12
As a part of the Government's initiative for market intervention to control the...
Centre to sell 4 lakh tn of wheat, 5 lakh tn of rice in open mkt
Food Corporation of India (FCI), the government's nodal agency for procurement and...
Govt procures 52.06 MT rice so far; pays Rs 1.6 lakh crore MSP
The FCI had procured 57.58 million tonnes of rice during the 2021-22 marketing season....
Wheat procurement pace slows down, creeps to 261 lakh tonnes
The FCI data shows Punjab has procured the maximum wheat for the central pool till...
Wheat procurement reaches 25.9 million tonnes
The FCI and state agencies have procured around 259 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of...
Govt’s wheat procurement target still a distant dream
Meeting the target of wheat procurement appears to be an uphill task for the government....
