Wheat Stocks

Enforcement of stock limits on wheat is puzzling

Union Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra on Wednesday said the prices of wheat in wholesale and retail markets have come down by about Rs 5 per kg after the Centre's decision to sell 3 million tonnes of the grain in the open market, and asserted that more steps will be taken if required to ease rates. The government is closely monitoring the prices of wheat and atta (wheat flour) and, if needed, will take more steps, including offering more wheat under the Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS), to bring down the prices and provide relief to consumers, Chopra told reporters here. He said the government is not considering any proposal as of now to lift the ban on wheat exports, which was imposed in May last year after a sharp fall in its procurement. "From the time the OMSS was announced in January, wheat prices have come down. Wheat prices in wholesale markets are ruling less than Rs 2,500 per quintal," he said, and hoped that the prices would fall further in the coming days. The government of

Some delay in offloading central wheat stocks causes spike

Official sources said that more than 1,100 bidders came forward for participation in the e-auction

Commodity's prices reduce by Rs 450 a quintal on Friday after announcement of sale

In 2020-21, the country had achieved record wheat output of 109.59 million tonnes

If PMGKAY was continued beyond December 2022, at least Rs 40,000 crore would have got spent for three months (Jan to March)

Wheat reserves in state stores totalled 19 million tonnes at the start of this month, down from 37.85 million tonnes on December 1 last year

Traders are confident that total acreage will be 10-15 per cent more than the previous years

Assures adequate stocks if PMGKAY extended beyond December

Wheat inventories at government-run granaries stood at 22.7 million tonnes on Oct 1

The government has been trying to rein in food inflation, but its efforts have been complicated by wheat prices that have climbed to record highs

However, this year, traders and market sources are hopeful that there could be a 10-15 per cent rise in wheat acreage

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Will India become a net importer of wheat?

Wheat stocks with the FCI stand at a six-year low now, slightly above the minimum prescribed buffer. Will India turn into a net wheat importer now, just months after promising to feed the world?

According to FCI, the wheat stock in Central pool on April 1 next year is expected to be 11.3 million tonnes, higher than the buffer requirement of 7.5 million tonnes

The government on Monday said the price rise in wheat and rice has been "normal" and it will intervene in the market to offload the grains if there is any abnormal increase in the rates. Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey, in a press briefing, also said the government has surplus stocks of both wheat and rice in its godowns which will be used for making market intervention. "Price rise is not abnormal as it has been perceived and projected...," Pandey said. Citing the example of wheat, he said the price rise is normal as the last year's wholesale price was depressed as the government sold huge quantities under its Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS) to bulk consumers, he said. The whole price of wheat was ruling at Rs 2,331 per quintal on October 14, 2021, as against Rs 2,474 per quintal on the same day in 2020, he added. "Therefore, it is not advisable to compare the current year's increase in wheat with last year's. It should be compared with prices that prevailed in 2020," Pandey ...

Centre's foodgrains stock managed by the Food Corporation of India remains 66% higher than the buffer norm

According to the agriculture ministry's data, wheat arrivals are the highest since 2010 when the amount was 4.38 MT

Trade and market sources said wheat prices in wholesale markets of Delhi have risen by around Rs 40 per quintal since September 1