Macro, the Mightiest: Why India’s biggest macro variable still falls from the skyThe 2026 monsoon comes with a clear warning: Rainfall is forecast at 92% of the long-period average, with higher-than-usual probability of ...
24 May, 2026, 06.11 PM IST
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.
04 May, 2026, 09.47 AM IST
Crop burning: Inside Punjab’s broken paddy supply chain fuelled by politics and mismanagementGovernment purchase of paddy is going slow in Punjab due to shortage of warehouse space. Farmers, on their part, are delaying harvesting, l...
26 Nov, 2024, 09.36 AM IST
40 lakh tonnes of rice on the move in Punjab: What's govt trying to fix?The Centre plans to move 40 lakh tonnes of rice from Punjab within the next three-four months and create space for 20 lakh tonnes more. Thi...
24 Oct, 2024, 05.18 PM IST
Year-on-year kharif sowing trails by 11.56%, reservoir levels lower by 7% than previous yearThe year-on-year sowing of rice is lagging by 7%. Rice has been sown on 161.97 lakh hectares, with higher acreage reported from the states ...
16 Jul, 2021, 09.43 PM IST
Govt to create temporary storage for 10 mt grainThe government will create temporary storage facility for 10 million tonnes of grain to create space for fresh wheat procurement from April.
08 Jan, 2020, 07.58 AM IST
Government struggling to find space for fresh rice stockData from the FCI shows the combined stock of rice and wheat at more than 71 million tonnes.
02 Oct, 2019, 11.23 PM IST
Govt sets wheat procurement target at 35.7 MTThe procurement for this season will start from March 15 in Madhya Pradesh.
21 Feb, 2019, 08.16 AM IST
Wheat storage a tough task as buying beginsWheat storage seems to be a daunting task for the government even as the FCI and other state agencies in MP begin procurement at the MSP.
25 Mar, 2013, 05.51 AM IST
- Storage of wheat, a daunting task
As on March 1, FCI is holding 62.8 million tonnes of food grain including 27.10 million tones wheat and 35.77 million tonnes rice.
24 Mar, 2013, 02.59 PM IST
Food Cooperation of India aims to buy 42 million tonne wheat in 2013-14 seasonFCI aims to procure over 42 million tonne wheat in the 2013-14 season, blowing a bigger hole in the food subsidy bill.
24 Jan, 2013, 05.40 AM IST
- NABARD to double loans for grain storage capacities in Punjab
NABARD said it expects to double its concessional lending towards building new warehouses for food grain storage in the state.
09 Apr, 2012, 06.13 PM IST
- Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal meets PM on wheat procurement
Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal urged Manmohan Singh to direct the concerned authorities to expedite movement of foodgrain from P...
07 Apr, 2011, 02.34 AM IST
FCI looks to rope in private cos for food stock storageFood Corporation of India chairman and MD Siraj Hussain talks about the encouragement being given to entrepreneurs in creating storage spac...
21 Jul, 2010, 05.12 AM IST
- Lack of storage space for foodgrains in Punjab a concern for all
India's paddy crop will be lighter by 10 million tonnes this time due to the lack of rains. That should be reason enough for the country to...
03 Sep, 2009, 07.56 PM IST
- Wheat aplenty, food min now has a storage problem
Record procurement of wheat may have given comfort to the Centre as far as food security is concerned but it is grappling with storage prob...
03 Dec, 2008, 12.51 AM IST
- Punjab needs new plough to regain leadership
The huge amount of retail investment by major businesses will practically guarantee success if supplies can be obtained.
31 Aug, 2007, 03.10 AM IST