Govt to offload additional 50 lakh tons wheat, 25 lakh tons rice under OMSS to check pricesThe government on Wednesday announced that it will sell additional 50 lakh tonnes of wheat and 25 lakh tonnes of rice from the central pool...
09 Aug, 2023, 05.43 PM IST
FCI sells 4.91 lakh tonnes wheat in open market to bulk consumers in sixth round of e-auctionAfter the 6th round of e-auction, the cumulative sale of wheat under the OMSS has touched 33.77 lakh tonnes against the overall allocation ...
16 Mar, 2023, 08.11 PM IST
FCI to sell 10.13 lakh tonnes of wheat to bulk users on Wednesday via e-auctionsFood Corporation of India has sold 28.85 lakh tonnes of wheat to bulk consumers in the five rounds of e-auction held so far. According to a...
14 Mar, 2023, 04.04 PM IST
A total of 2.347 MT wheat sold under OMSS: Food MinistryThis led to an abnormal increase in the price of the food grain, compelling the government to sell wheat under the open market sales scheme...
01 Mar, 2023, 09.50 PM IST
Centre to sell 20 lakh tonnes of wheat in open market from buffer stock to cool prices of attaThe Centre on Tuesday announced it will offload an additional 20 lakh tonnes of wheat in the open market to bring down the prices of wheat ...
21 Feb, 2023, 05.55 PM IST
Govt further cuts reserve price of FCI wheat to Rs 2,150 per quintal for bulk users to check pricesStates are allowed to purchase wheat from FCI for their own scheme at above proposed reserve prices without participating in e-auction, it ...
17 Feb, 2023, 06.44 PM IST
Wheat prices fall by about Rs 5/kg after launch of open mkt sale: Food SecyThe government is closely monitoring the prices of wheat and atta (wheat flour) and, if needed, will take more steps, including offering mo...
15 Feb, 2023, 02.30 PM IST
Govt slashes wheat reserve price to reduce flour priceTo reduce the price of wheat and atta, the Department of Food & PD, in consultation with Ministry of Finance on Friday decided that the res...
10 Feb, 2023, 09.05 PM IST
Government may reduce reserve price of wheat auction from Rs 2,350 to Rs 2,200 per 100 kgThirty lakh million tonnes of wheat has been offered for sale from the first week of February under OMSS and first tenders were floated by ...
10 Feb, 2023, 12.47 AM IST
Next e-auction of FCI wheat under OMSS to bulk consumers to be held on Feb 15: GovtThe first sale of wheat through e-auction was held on February 1-2. About 9.2 lakh tonnes of wheat was sold from FCI depots in 23 states. T...
04 Feb, 2023, 12.47 PM IST
Wheat prices fall over 10 pc in 7 days on selling of FCI wheat in open market: GovernmentWheat and wheat flour prices in the country have firmed up due to tight domestic supplies in the wake of a fall in domestic output. Under t...
03 Feb, 2023, 04.47 PM IST
FCI to start e-auction of 25 lakh tonne wheat to bulk buyers from Feb 1State-owned FCI, which plans to sell 25 lakh tonne of wheat to bulk consumers, on Friday said that it will start a weekly e-auctioning from...
27 Jan, 2023, 09.07 PM IST
Wheat prices may come down by Rs 5-6/kg: Flour millers on govt move to sell wheat in open marketWhile wheat will be sold to bulk consumers like flour millers through e-auction, the FCI will offer wheat at Rs 23.50 per kg to public sect...
26 Jan, 2023, 06.19 PM IST
Punjab to auction two lakh tonnes of rotten wheatIn November, TOI had highlighted how wheat stacked in the open plinths near Rampura and Talwandi Sabo in Bathinda was rotting.
08 Dec, 2015, 12.54 PM IST
Food Corporation of India sells 1.54 lakh tonnes of wheat via NSPOT so farFCI, which plans to sell 10 million tonnes of wheat to millers using the NSPOT platform this year, began selling the grain via e-auction ea...
26 Aug, 2014, 03.41 PM IST
- Govt's wheat e-auction plan may come a cropper
The government's plan of e-auctions to offload it's wheat stocks and urgently make way for the new crop - with the goal of boosting open ma...
05 Apr, 2010, 06.10 AM IST
- Infected wheat: BJP wants minister to go
Stepping up its campaign against the import of red wheat, BJP on Monday demanded resignation of Maharashtra food and civil supplies ministe...
24 Jun, 2008, 12.00 AM IST