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Centre extends MSP procurement deadline in UP to July 8, approves over 6.18 lakh rural housesFarmers in Uttar Pradesh will benefit from an extended wheat, gram, and lentil procurement period until July 8. Additionally, over 6.18 lak...- India's rice stocks climb to record high; wheat inventories at five-year peakIndia's government warehouses hold record rice stocks, up 15% from last year. Wheat inventories are at a five-year peak. These abundant res...
- In 1958, when China ordered a nationwide sparrow slaughter to protect grain crops, what followed was 2 million human deathsChina's war on sparrows in 1958 had devastating consequences. The campaign, aimed at protecting grain, instead led to a surge in crop-destr...
- Record pulses buffer to act as shield against El Nino, says govt officialIndia holds a substantial 43 lakh tonnes pulses buffer that will protect against supply disruptions and price hikes due to a potential El N...
- Government's wheat procurement surges 17pc to 35 million tonnes, exceeds target for 2026-27 seasonGovernment wheat procurement has exceeded target for the 2026-27 rabi marketing season. Over 35 million tonnes of wheat have been procured,...
- 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.
- India's wheat production resilient despite setbacks: Agri ministryIndia's wheat output for the 2025-26 crop year is stable. The agriculture ministry assures resilience despite unseasonal rains and hailstor...
- India's wheat output likely at 110-120 mn ton in 2025-26 amid weather damage, says Food SecyIndia's wheat output for the 2025-26 crop year is expected to be between 110 and 120 million tonnes. Unseasonal rains and hailstorms have i...
- 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...
- Government sets 30.3 million tonne wheat procurement targetIn a strategic move to bolster food security, the government has established an ambitious wheat procurement goal of 30.3 million tonnes for...
- Govt sets wheat procurement target at 30 MT for 2025-26 seasonThe government sets a conservative wheat procurement target of 30 million tonnes for the 2025-26 rabi marketing season, despite targeting a...
- Centre aims 7-fold jump in wheat procurement from UP, Rajasthan, Bihar this year"UP, Bihar, and Rajasthan have been contributing much less than they could have. We are targeting total wheat procurement of 310 lakh tonne...
- Govt sets conservative wheat procurement target of 30-32 million tonnes for 2024-25 seasonThe target was fixed after a deliberation with state food secretaries in a meeting chaired by Union Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra in the na...
- Wheat ban call as states revise procurement targetsJust a fortnight ago, the government was bullish on wheat exports and one of the reasons for that was procurement inputs from the states.
- Haryana Govt agency Hafed to procure 3LMT wheat for exportsThere is a six times increase in Hafed’s wheat procurement target this year to 3 LMT, when compared to its average procurement of 50,000 to...
- Wheat procurement target may rise on bumper harvestLast year, the government bought 35.5 mt, against the targeted 32 mt.
- Haryana meets 98% wheat procurement target this seasonWheat procurement so far is also 3 per cent more than what was purchased in corresponding period last year.
- Punjab exceeds wheat procurement targetAchieving wheat procurement target came at a time when untimely rains accompanied by strong winds just before wheat harvesting was feared t...
- Govt breathes easy on wheat procurementAmid all-round concerns over rising food prices, government is sitting pretty on handsome wheat collection with only 8 lakh tonnes more nee...
- Govt positive about meeting wheat procurement targetThe UPA government at the Centre has exuded confidence of meeting the wheat procurement target of 150 lakh tonne in rabi 2006-07.
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