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Decoding govt’s wheat strategy: Can higher procurement push and export quota hike lift the sector?Experts say wheat procurement may be constrained by limited storage, while exports remain largely uncompetitive globally.
Flour millers' body calls for greater policy stability, stronger industry-government coordinationNavneet Chitlangia highlighted the need for stock transparency, predictable OMSS policies, export flexibility, and liquidity support to ens...
Unseasonal rain may dent wheat output, qualityWhile prices may stay stable for now, better-quality wheat is likely to command a premium, widening price gaps, according to industry execu...
Jailed radical preacher Amritpal Singh gets ' mike' as poll symbolAmritpal, the chief of the 'Waris Punjab De' outfit, is lodged in Assam's Dibrugarh jail under the National Security Act.
Wheat output may be below govt estimate of 112 mt: AgriwatchThe estimate is higher than last year's 97.7 mt, said Agriwatch CEO Santosh Jhanwar, adding that the estimate is a result of two rounds of ...
Will ensure wheat supply, rein in hoarders: Food secretaryIndia has enough wheat stock to take care of its domestic needs and for the public distribution system, said Pandey, adding the country exp...
Flour industry executives to meet food secretaryMillers are not able to decide about stocking more to hedge against future price rise because the government can impose stock limits in the...
Domestic wheat prices up by 5-7% on fears of fall in production due to heat damageThe Indian government has set a target of exporting 10 million tonnes of wheat in 2022-23, of which 1 million tonnes will be exported to Eg...
Ukraine crisis to help cut wheat procurement billExperts said the government's wheat procurement bill could fall by 15-20% in the next marketing season. The fiscal benefit would be signifi...
Import duty unlikely to affect wheat procurement in Punjab, Haryana"Over the years the trading activity in wheat has eliminated in the two states due to higher taxes and well established infrastructure of g...
Traders like Cargill, ITC worried over slow arrival, poor quality of wheatUnseasonal rains over the past few weeks have taken away the sheen of the grains, reducing their shelf life. The amount of shrivelled and b...
Vijay Sampla, the emerging Dalit leader in PM Narendra Modi's CabinetSampla’s political journey began soon after he returned from Saudi Arabia. In 1998, he was elected sarpanch of Jalandhar’s Sofi village.
Wheat prices shoot up in Punjab, Haryana spot marketTraders further said there was no availability of wheat in the grain markets which had pushed up the prices of the crop.
- Govt to sell wheat cheap in a bid to empty its silos
Not impressed, millers say lower prices will not lure buyers as there is no demand right now.
- Flour mills face wheat shortage; prices of products up 30-35%
Despite record procurement of wheat from Punjab and Haryana this year, flour mills in both the states are facing severe shortage of the crop
- Rs 1900 crore windfall for flour millers from government wheat sale
Flour millers said they would pass on the gains to consumers who can hope to get products like flour, maida, and sooji at reduced rates.
- Government mulls selling wheat in open market
The government,grappling with storage space, may sell more wheat in open market to vacate godowns for accommodating the fresh harvest.
- Govt may meet wheat target as pvt players shy away from buying
The private traders and flour millers are not inclined to buy wheat in large quantities due to restrictive measures and higher prices of th...
- Haryana Flour mills want industry on par with neighbouring states
Hit hard by imposition of charges on procurement of wheat from mandis, Flour Milling industry of Haryana has sought from the state governme...
- Steel prices in Punjab up by Rs 500-600 per tonne
Reports of major steel companies planning to raise HR coil prices has pushed steel prices up by Rs 500-600 per metric tonne in the last two...