Tag: food corporation of india
DMEO to evaluate decentralized procurement of wheat and paddy under the Minimum Support Price (MSP) scheme
The Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office (DMEO) will soon undertake evaluation of decentralized procurement of wheat and paddy under the Minimum Support Price (MSP) scheme…
FCI to offer 25 LMT of wheat in the open market sale till March 25
The government will offload 25 LMT of wheat in the open market to bulk buyers like flour millers from its buffer stock with the Food…
Union Cabinet approves equity of Rs 10,700 cr as working capital for Food Corporation of India
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved infusion of equity of Rs 10,700 crore for working capital in financial year…
40 lakh tonnes of rice on the move in Punjab: What’s govt trying to fix?
The central government is set to address the ongoing issue of slow paddy procurement in Punjab due to a shortage of storage space. Over the…
Paddy worth Rs 159,660 cr procured from farmers at support price: Govt
Payments worth Rs 159,659.59 crore have been made to as many as 1.12 crore farmers by the centre for having procured paddy at Minimum Support…
Paddy MSP: Govt’s rice procurement reaches 52.06 million tones so far; makes Rs 1.6 lakh crore MSP payment
The government’s rice procurement has reached 52.06 million tonnes so far in the ongoing 2022-23 marketing season, benefitting 1.12 crore farmers with MSP of Rs…
Export ban on wheat to continue in the current year
New Delhi: The ban on export of wheat and wheat products will continue in the current year, a senior government official said on Tuesday. The…
Wheat: Wheat prices rise 4% in two weeks
Wheat prices have increased by more than 4% in the last two weeks across the country – an unusual occurrence during the harvest season that…
Wheat procurement 12% higher so far
Wheat procurement in the current season has touched 11.14 million tonnes as of April 19, 12% more than the 9.98 MT a year ago, according…
Piyush Goyal: Wheat export ban to continue for now: Piyush Goyal
The ban on exports of wheat will continue as India has to ensure adequate supplies of the foodgrain for its domestic market and keep the…