India's farm output hits record 357 million tonnes in 2024-25: J&K Lieutenant GovernorIndia is leading the global fight against climate challenges. Agriculture production reached 357 million tonnes in 2024-25. Jammu and Kashm...
28 Apr, 2026, 06.36 PM IST
UP allows wheat sale at MSP without online registrationUttar Pradesh farmers can now sell wheat at government procurement centers without prior online registration. This decision comes after man...
20 Apr, 2026, 03.17 PM IST
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
Govt's wheat procurement to drop 69% due to delayed arrivalsWheat procurement is set to drop significantly in the 2026-27 marketing year. Unseasonal rains delayed grain arrivals and affected quality....
16 Apr, 2026, 12.48 AM IST
Wheat export ban to continue for now: Piyush GoyalThe ban on exports of wheat will continue as India has to ensure adequate supplies of the foodgrain for its domestic market and keep the in...
13 Apr, 2023, 03.51 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
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
States hopeful of incentives from Centre to farmers for staggered wheat arrivalThe federal wheat procurement in India has been deferred to April 15 and the states needs to maintain social distancing during the 45-50 da...
07 Apr, 2020, 08.15 PM IST
States look at late rabi crop marketing to contain Covid-19In Haryana, preparations are being made to delay wheat procurement to April 20 and the state has prepared a staggered procurement schedule....
28 Mar, 2020, 09.34 AM IST
Procurement of wheat may be delayedThe procurement process officially commences on April 1 in Northern states as farmers sell their cereal produce in designated mandis to the...
24 Mar, 2020, 07.30 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 may slip below last year's 25 million ton level'According to Food Ministry data, FCI and state government-owned agencies have procured 7.5 million tonnes of wheat so far this year.
22 Apr, 2014, 02.59 PM IST
Wheat harvesting to get delayed due to rains in Punjab, HaryanaBecause of delay in harvesting, wheat arrivals in grain markets of Punjab are likely to pick up only after the second week of April.
24 Mar, 2014, 05.12 PM IST
- Rains put farmers at agents' mercy
Unseasonal rains and hailstorms in April have washed out farmer's plans by delaying wheat, mustard and chana harvest across northwestern pl...
26 Apr, 2012, 03.21 AM IST
- Wheat purchase up 15% despite late arrival from Punjab, Haryana
Wheat procurement in the country has risen by 15.2 per cent to 32.95 lakh tonnes in the current rabi marketing season so far, even as arriv...
16 Apr, 2012, 03.45 PM IST
- Rains damage wheat crop, delay harvest
Rains in the last few days across the country excluding the southern peninsula have affected the standing wheat crop.
16 Apr, 2012, 05.39 AM IST
- Wheat procurement in Punjab down 39 pc vis-a-vis last year
Out of total procurement, state owned agencies bought 56.14 lakh MT of wheat, constituting 99.09 per cent of total buying.
26 Apr, 2011, 12.30 PM IST