This rabi season, Indian wheat acreage gains at the cost of oilseeds, pulses
The area under oilseeds and pulses is lower but wheat coverage is higher during the current rabi season. As of December 20, 93 per cent of...
Opting for stable prices, Indian mustard growers switch to wheat
The sowing of rabi crops this year points to the area under wheat gaining over mustard, a pointer that farmers are looking to bank on a...
Government’s wheat from official reserves has many takers, nearly all quantity sold out
For the second consecutive week, there was nearly 100 per cent offtake recorded in the weekly e-auction under Open Market Sales Scheme...
Centre squeezes maximum limit of wheat stock for traders, processors
The Centre on Wednesday announced revision in wheat stock-holding norms, reducing further the maximum quantity that wholesalers, retailers,...
Centre further tightens wheat stock limit for wholesalers, retailers & processors
The government on Wednesday further tightened wheat stock holding norms for wholesalers, small and big chain retailers, and processors to...
Nearly 100% offtake in FCI’s first wheat open market sale this fiscal
The government’s offer to sell 1 lakh tonnes (lt) of wheat from official reserves in the first round of weekly e-auction under the Open...
India’s wheat acreage gains as rabi sowing gathers pace
The area under almost all rabi crops was up by 17 per cent in the week ended November 29, even as sowing across the country gathered pace....
FCI’s new norms in first wheat tender to eliminate millers having ‘excess’ stock
The government’s first weekly e-auction will be held on December 4 for 1 lakh tonnes (lt), which includes on offer a quantity of 5,000...
India to release 25 lt wheat in open market to rein in prices
The Centre has decided to allow the Food Corporation of India (FCI) to offload 25 lakh tonnes (lt) of wheat in market under the Open Market...
India rejects US, Australia allegationof under-reporting MSP for rice, wheat
India has “unequivocally” rejected the counter-notification issued earlier this month by five countries at the WTO—US, Australia,...