Tag: wheat procurement

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Govt fixes wheat procurement target at 34.15 MT for 2023-24

Govt fixes wheat procurement target at 34.15 MT for 2023-24

The target was fixed in the meeting of state food secretaries held alongside state...

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Wheat crop in very good condition: FCI

Wheat crop in very good condition: FCI

Area sown to wheat is higher than last year. The current condition of wheat crop...

States
UP wheat procurement slumps to 332,000 tonnes vis-à-vis 6 MT target

UP wheat procurement slumps to 332,000 tonnes vis-à-vis 6 MT target

Last year, the state government and FCI procurement centres had breached the 5 MT...

National
Wheat procurement stuck at 187 lt; May stocks at 5-year low in central pool

Wheat procurement stuck at 187 lt; May stocks at 5-year low in central pool

According to the information available on the CFPP, the wheat procurement in this...

National
No value cut for shrivelled and broken grains of wheat up to 18 per cent; public procurement date extended

No value cut for shrivelled and broken grains of wheat up to 18 per cent; public procurement date extended

According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food &...

National
New trend in wheat procurement; many farmers don’t turn up at public procurement centres despite registration

New trend in wheat procurement; many farmers don’t turn up at public procurement centres despite registration

Farmers would until recently be worried about selling their produce at public procurement...

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Govt lowers wheat production estimates by 5.7 per cent; public procurement to be not even half that last year

Govt lowers wheat production estimates by 5.7 per cent; public procurement to be not even half that last year

The Ministry of Agriculture has revised downwards the estimate for wheat production...

States
Punjab to conclude wheat procurement in phased manner from May 5; decision comes in the wake of decline in arrivals

Punjab to conclude wheat procurement in phased manner from May 5; decision comes in the wake of decline in arrivals

Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak on Tuesday...

National
Will wheat procurement end up at half the target?

Will wheat procurement end up at half the target?

Wheat prices are almost certain to shoot up this year after a long time due to a...

National
Wheat with up to 20 per cent shrivelled grains may be procured at full MSP, proposal under govt consideration

Wheat with up to 20 per cent shrivelled grains may be procured at full MSP, proposal under govt consideration

The Union government is considering the proposal that if the shrivelled grain percentage...

National
109.78 lt wheat procured so far; fear of decline in production may ruin huge export possibilities

109.78 lt wheat procured so far; fear of decline in production may ruin huge export possibilities

According to the FCI, a total of 109.78 lt of wheat has been procured in the country...

Opinion
Mann needs time, regular flow of money to fulfil ‘Kejriwal guarantees’ in Punjab

Mann needs time, regular flow of money to fulfil ‘Kejriwal guarantees’ in Punjab

The real issue from the long-term point of view lies in the economic structure of...

States
Despite farm protests, UP wheat procurement jumps 40 per cent to 5 million tonnes

Despite farm protests, UP wheat procurement jumps 40 per cent to 5 million tonnes

Despite ongoing farm protests against the new central laws, the Uttar Pradesh wheat...

States
UP procures more than twenty three Lakh tonnes of wheat, pays Rs 4,600 crore to farmers

UP procures more than twenty three Lakh tonnes of wheat, pays Rs 4,600 crore to farmers

Despite an unwavering second wave of Covid-19, the Uttar Pradesh government has...

States
Haryana makes DBT to farmers possible amid Covid challenges

Haryana makes DBT to farmers possible amid Covid challenges

“In 30 days, 83.51 lakh mt wheat arrived, 80.37 lakh mt was procured, and 4.99 lakh...

States
UP wheat procurement hits million-tonne mark despite the pandemic

UP wheat procurement hits million-tonne mark despite the pandemic

The nearly 6,000 procurement centres set up by the state agencies and the FCI in...