India acts to seize gap in wheat export market left by Ukraine warIndia, the world's biggest wheat producer after China, has been pursuing deals to export wheat and take advantage of surplus stocks at home...
16 Mar, 2022, 09.34 AM IST
Grains may be given for ethanol blendingRaina said the association has asked the government to release damaged and broken grain of 2017-18 season.
17 Dec, 2019, 08.42 AM IST
FCI eyeing Rs 10,400 crore from sale of wheat in open marketIn a bid to monetise its surplus wheat stocks, state-run FCI aims to realise more than Rs 10,400 crore by the end of current fiscal by sell...
10 Jan, 2016, 12.58 PM IST
Government may hike import duty on wheat to 25% to check importsMillers are resorting to imports despite surplus stocks of other varieties of wheat with FCI, the nodal agency for foodgrain procurement an...
14 Oct, 2015, 03.53 PM IST
Government to sell on priority 27 million tonnes of wheat procured this yearThe government will on priority distribute nearly 27 million tonnes of wheat it procured this year under the relaxed quality norms.
31 Jul, 2015, 05.09 PM IST
Food Ministry has proposed 10% import duty on wheat: Ram Vilas PaswanPaswan said his ministry has proposed 10 per cent import duty on wheat to curb cheaper shipments as the country already has surplus stock.
03 Jul, 2015, 08.35 PM IST
Food Corporation of India to sell wheat in open market in Punjab & Haryana from JuneThe government has decided to sell FCI wheat to bulk consumers from June in Punjab and Haryana, while from July in other wheat growing stat...
28 May, 2015, 09.02 PM IST
Private players exported 2.5 MT of wheat till January this fiscal: Ram Vilas PaswanThe minister said that estimated global wheat production for 2013-14 is 713 million tonnes compared to 655 million tonnes in the previous y...
17 Mar, 2015, 06.12 PM IST
No wheat export from government stocks: Food SecyPrivate traders can export wheat under the open general licence (OGL) scheme, Food Secretary Sudhir Kumar told PTI.
26 Feb, 2015, 03.27 PM IST
India exports wheat worth Rs 2,590 croresGovt has exported 1.5 million tonnes wheat for an estimated Rs 2,590 crore out of 2 MT stocks allowed for overseas shipments.
07 May, 2014, 04.07 PM IST
Nearly 26 lakh tonnes of wheat exported so far from govt stockState-owned trading companies MMTC, STC and PEC have so far exported 25.58 lakh tonnes of wheat from the government godowns.
18 Mar, 2013, 03.27 PM IST
- Wheat futures down 0.41 pc on higher supply, govt measures
Wheat futures prices today fell by Rs 6 to Rs 1,460 per quintal as speculators reduced positions amid higher supplies in the spot market.
01 Oct, 2012, 11.19 AM IST
- No risk of damage to government foodgrains stock: K V Thomas
Foodgrains stocks in the govt godowns have crossed 82 mn tonnes so far but there is no risk of damage due to rains & pests, K V Thomas said.
14 Jun, 2012, 08.50 PM IST
- Storage crisis: India asks Malaysia to explore bulk wheat buy
With surplus wheat stocks, India has asked Malaysia to explore possibility of importing the grain in large quantities from the country.
04 Jun, 2012, 03.22 PM IST
- Rangarajan panel to consider foodgrain export from government stock
The inter-ministerial committee would look into the possibility of exporting wheat and rice from government stock to clear storage space.
04 May, 2012, 07.14 PM IST
- Govt may lift ban on wheat products export
Faced with the problem of surplus wheat stocks, the government will in the next 10 days decide on lifting ban on export of wheat products a...
21 Feb, 2009, 12.17 AM IST
- 'India needs long-term food grain export policy'
India should frame a long-term food grain export policy and spell out norms on wheat exports, an expert said.
17 Jan, 2005, 02.07 AM IST