FCI procures 266 lakh MT of wheat in Rabi season, 4 lakh MT more than last year

Jul 04, 2024

The Food Corporation of India (FCI) has procured 266 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of wheat during the current Rabi Marketing Season (RMS) 2024-25. Last...

Current wheat procurement 252 LMT, 75 LMT higher than last season

May 11, 2023

The current procurement (of 252 LMT) has already surpassed the total procurement of 188 LMT wheat during the entire rabi marketing season 2022-23.

Survey shows 1.3 million tonne fall in wheat production over unseasonal rains

Apr 09, 2023

There were reports from various wheat-growing states that unseasonal rains have flattened standing crops in some regions. Wheat, a rabi crop was in an...

India's rabi crops sowing rises 4.4 pc led by wheat

Dec 24, 2022

Farmers in India have sown rabi crops across 620.62 lakh hectares as of Friday, an increase of 4.4 per cent year-on-year from the previous...

About 65 pc more wheat procured during current Rabi season

May 04, 2021

New Delhi [India], May 4 : The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution on Tuesday informed that about 65 per cent more...

Estimated procurement of wheat, paddy to cover 1,208 lakh metric tonnes from 163 lakh farmers

Feb 01, 2022

New Delhi [India], February 1 : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that the estimated procurement of wheat in Rabi 2021-22 and paddy...