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Experts say wheat procurement may be constrained by limited storage, while exports remain largely uncompetitive globally.

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The government will create temporary storage facility for 10 million tonnes of grain to create space for fresh wheat procurement from April.

Data from the FCI shows the combined stock of rice and wheat at more than 71 million tonnes.

The procurement for this season will start from March 15 in Madhya Pradesh.

Wheat 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.

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.

FCI aims to procure over 42 million tonne wheat in the 2013-14 season, blowing a bigger hole in the food subsidy bill.

NABARD said it expects to double its concessional lending towards building new warehouses for food grain storage in the state.

Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal urged Manmohan Singh to direct the concerned authorities to expedite movement of foodgrain from P...

Food Corporation of India chairman and MD Siraj Hussain talks about the encouragement being given to entrepreneurs in creating storage spac...

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...

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...

The huge amount of retail investment by major businesses will practically guarantee success if supplies can be obtained.