Tag: food corporation of India
Centre Sets Rice Procurement Target at 463.50 LMT for KMS 2025-26, Focus on Millets Procurement
The decisions were taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Sanjeev Chopra, Secretary,...
Broken Rice to Be Separated from FCI Stock for Ethanol, Market Use
The Indian government plans to segregate broken rice from 50 lakh tonnes of FCI...
Govt to Sell Wheat and Rice under OMSS; ‘Bharat’ Flour and Rice by Private Mills Not Permitted
The central government has decided to sell wheat, rice and coarse grains from government...
Punjab's Ban on Hybrid Paddy Varieties Hits Seed Companies, While Acreage Increases in Other States
According to the order issued by the Punjab government, based on the recommendation...
India’s Food Security Needs Policy Consensus on Punjab
Inadequate capacity and increased rice procurement by consuming states has led to...
FCI to offload 25 lakh tonnes of wheat in the open market to curb price hikes
This decision aims to moderate wheat prices and curb inflationary trends in food...
Punjab paddy procurement in full swing, 50% harvesting completed
According to the ministry, about 90.69 LT of paddy arrived in mandis across Punjab...
Government Sets Higher Paddy and Millet Procurement Targets for Kharif Marketing Season 2024-25
Paddy procurement target for the Kharif crop has been fixed at 485 lakh metric tonnes...
Three BJP-ruled states become challenge for the Centre in wheat procurement
The main reason for this decrease is less procurement in Madhya Pradesh, UP and...
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...
