Centre relaxes wheat procurement norms for Punjab to counter rain damageThe central government has eased wheat procurement rules for Punjab and Chandigarh for the Rabi Marketing Season 2026-27. This decision fol...
17 Apr, 2026, 10.39 PM IST
Wheat procurement to be delayed by a fortnight due to the unseasonal rainfallProcurement centres have already been opened in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, where arrivals begin early, and will be ready by April 1 in P...
28 Mar, 2023, 11.08 AM IST
Wheat ban call as states revise procurement targetsJust a fortnight ago, the government was bullish on wheat exports and one of the reasons for that was procurement inputs from the states.
16 May, 2022, 12.57 PM IST
Wheat procurement increases over 70% to 292 lakh tonnes this marketing season, so farThis year, Haryana and Punjab switched from indirect payment of MSP to direct online transfers to farmers' bank accounts following a centra...
03 May, 2021, 05.09 PM IST
Punjab farmers received Rs 8,180 crore MSP payment via DBT this year: CentreCurrently, wheat procurement is in full swing in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. "About Rs 8,180 crore has already been transferred dire...
26 Apr, 2021, 05.24 PM IST
Centre procures 3.5 lakh tonnes of wheat at MSP in 2021-22 marketing season; Haryana tweaks rulesAccording to an official statement, the procurement of the crop began in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujrat and Rajasthan recen...
07 Apr, 2021, 07.29 PM IST
Harayan leads in wheat procurement: CM KhattarThe chief minister while interacting with people during the 'Haryana Aaj' program, today shared that till yesterday, 2,89,140 tonnes of whe...
22 Apr, 2020, 09.22 PM IST
Wheat procurement surpasses five-year record in Punjab, HaryanaPunjab is likely to surpass 115 lakh tonnes of wheat compared to the last season's procurement figure of 104.44 lakh tonnes.
03 May, 2017, 07.29 PM IST
Wheat procurement up 14% to 119 LTFCI as well as state agencies undertake procurement operation at the MSP. They have set a target to buy 330 LT wheat this year as against 2...
18 Apr, 2017, 05.47 PM IST
Haryana meets 98% wheat procurement target this seasonWheat procurement so far is also 3 per cent more than what was purchased in corresponding period last year.
08 May, 2015, 05.40 PM IST
Centre eases wheat procurement rules for HaryanaThe relaxation, with immediate effect, is aimed at reducing the hardship of farmers and avoiding distress sale of wheat, the food ministry ...
14 Apr, 2015, 07.15 PM IST
Government to relax wheat procurement standards to compensate farmers for damage by untimely rainsIndia, the world's second-largest wheat grower, is expected to see a drop in production to 93-94 million tonnes this year, compared with 95...
02 Apr, 2015, 06.15 AM IST
Weather Woes: Quality standards for wheat procurement likely to be relaxed to help farmersPaswan says Haryana has sought relaxations in quality standards for FCI's wheat procurement for public distribution.
01 Apr, 2015, 10.40 AM IST
Wheat procurement to fall 10 per cent in March: FCIFrom 18.86% share in 2009-10 wheat procurement season, the FCI's share has come down to 12.61% in 2014-15.
26 Mar, 2015, 05.45 AM IST
- Wheat procurement in Haryana reaches 58.22 lakh tonnes mark
Over 58.22 lakh tonnes of wheat has so far arrived in the mandis of Haryana during the current procurement season.
11 May, 2013, 11.05 PM IST
- Punjab, Haryana eye all time high wheat procurement
Punjab, the food basket of the country, has planned to procure record 140 lakh tonne of wheat during Rabi marketing season 2013-14.
31 Mar, 2013, 01.14 PM IST
- Govt arms to buy 16.5 mt wheat from Punjab, Haryana
An increase in VAT by 1% on wheat and paddy in Punjab has not gone down well with the processors and traders.
04 Apr, 2011, 02.37 AM IST