India's wheat output may set new record of over 112 lakh tonnes in 2022-23: govt. officials
2 years, 2 months ago

India's wheat output may set new record of over 112 lakh tonnes in 2022-23: govt. officials

The Hindu  

The country's wheat production is likely to set a new record of more than 112 million tonnes in the 2022-23 crop year, according to official sources. Wheat production had declined to 106.84 million tonnes due to heat wave in key growing states in 2021-22 crop year, as per the agriculture ministry data. In 2020-21, the country had achieved record wheat output of 109.59 million tonnes. According to the latest data, farmers have sown wheat in 332.16 lakh ha till January 6 of the current rabi season of the 2022-23 crop year, against 329.88 lakh ha during the same period last year.

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Wheat acreage at a three-year high: Forecast
1 week, 6 days ago

Wheat acreage at a three-year high: Forecast

Hindustan Times  

The size of India’s wheat crop, the main winter staple, has expanded to 328 million hectares, a three-year high, according to the season’s final estimates by the Roller Flour Millers’ Federation of India, the apex industry body. A senior official of the federation said geotagged surveys showed a robust jump in acreage, which will likely keep prices stable. “The crop …

India’s Wheat Crop Under Threat from Warm Weather Before Harvest
3 weeks, 4 days ago

India’s Wheat Crop Under Threat from Warm Weather Before Harvest

Live Mint  

-- India is facing more warm weather and sparse rain this month, threatening the nation’s wheat crop and raising the prospect of the government cutting or removing an import duty on the grain. Rainfall across the country’s northwest region, a major wheat growing belt, has been almost 80% below normal since the beginning of the year, according to the India …

India’s rice stocks hit record high, wheat reserves deplete
2 months, 1 week ago

India’s rice stocks hit record high, wheat reserves deplete

Live Mint  

By Rajendra Jadhav MUMBAI, Jan 10 - India's rice stocks hit a record high at the start of January, reaching eight times the government's target, while wheat stocks continued to deplete as traders urged the government to increase wheat sales amid market shortages. Rice reserves in state granaries, including unmilled paddy, totalled 60.9 million metric tons of Jan. 1, compared …

Government sets wheat procurement target at 30 million tonnes for 2025-26 season
2 months, 1 week ago

Government sets wheat procurement target at 30 million tonnes for 2025-26 season

The Hindu  

The government has set a conservative wheat procurement target of 30 million tonnes for the 2025-26 rabi marketing season, sources said. The lower procurement target comes despite the Agriculture Ministry aiming for a record wheat production of 115 million tonnes in the 2024-25 crop year. In 2024-25, government wheat procurement reached 26.6 million tonnes against a target of 30-32 million …

India’s Coal Output to Hit 1.31 Billion MT by FY27
3 months ago

India’s Coal Output to Hit 1.31 Billion MT by FY27

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: The government has projected that coal production will touch 1310 million tonnes by FY27, growing 31 per cent from FY24 levels. All India coal production projection for the year 2026-27 is 1310 Million Tonnes, out of which the projected target of coal production of Coal India is one billion tonnes, the government informed the Parliament. However, during the nine …

Australia raises wheat production forecast by 60,000 tons
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Australia raises wheat production forecast by 60,000 tons

Hindustan Times  

CANBERRA, - Australia raised its national 2024/25 wheat harvest estimate by 60,000 metric tons to 31.9 million tons on Tuesday, with good yields in the east and west forecast to compensate for losses in the south to deliver above-average production. Australia raises wheat production forecast by 60,000 tons A bigger wheat harvest from Australia, which is one of the world's …

The paradox of high food prices amid surpluses
8 months ago

The paradox of high food prices amid surpluses

New Indian Express  

Shivraj Singh Chouhan has taken charge at New Delhi’s Krishi Bhawan as the Union agriculture minister. We face a peculiar situation where production estimates are reaching record levels, yet food prices are skyrocketing. The government claimed record wheat production last year, but had to impose stock limits on the grain on June 13, 2023. This year, too, government estimates set …

India reaps record wheat output despite drop in area
8 months, 2 weeks ago

India reaps record wheat output despite drop in area

Hindustan Times  

Despite a fall in area under cultivation, India’s wheat production touched an all-time high of 112.92 million tonnes in the 2023-24 rabi season, which is 2.9% higher than the previous year. India’s wheat production touched an all-time high of 112.92 million tonnes in the 2023-24 rabi season, which is 2.9% higher than the previous year. According to data released by …

India plans to reduce wheat import duty from July in a bid to cool prices
8 months, 3 weeks ago

India plans to reduce wheat import duty from July in a bid to cool prices

Live Mint  

India is set to resume wheat imports by lowering the duty on inbound shipments while also imposing stock limits on the grain, three officials said, in a new attempt to tame prices and boost supplies. Also this | Govt misses wheat procurement target for second consecutive year, procures 26.6 mt—28.7% lower than target “As per my understanding and discussions at …

Wheat output to reach 112 mn tonne during 2023-24: Centre
1 year ago

Wheat output to reach 112 mn tonne during 2023-24: Centre

Hindustan Times  

Output of winter-sown wheat is set to be a record 112 million tonne during 2023-24, compared to last year’s 110 million tonne, while summer-sown rice is estimated at 111 million tonne, 0.9% higher than the previous year, the Union government’s second advance estimates of foodgrains production released on Thursday showed. Spread over kharif and rabi seasons of 2023-24, total cereal …

India's wheat production likely to touch all-time high of 114 million tonnes in 2023-24 crop year
1 year, 2 months ago

India's wheat production likely to touch all-time high of 114 million tonnes in 2023-24 crop year

India TV News  

Anticipating favourable conditions and increased coverage, a senior official from the food ministry said that wheat production is projected to reach a new milestone of 114 million tonnes in the current 2023-24 crop year. In the preceding 2022-23 crop year, wheat production achieved a record 110.55 million tonnes, surpassing 107.7 million tonnes from the previous year. Last year, the FCI's …

India considering to import 8-9 million tonnes of wheat from Russia amid inflation: Report
1 year, 7 months ago

India considering to import 8-9 million tonnes of wheat from Russia amid inflation: Report

India TV News  

India is reportedly in talks with Russia to import 8 to 9 million tonnes of wheat to help reduce the prices of the commodity in the domestic market, reported TASS news agency citing The Economic Times. Despite India needing only 3 to 4 million metric tonnes of wheat to plug a shortfall, it is considering a bigger import to have …

India to offer 5 million tonne wheat to bulk consumers to cool prices
1 year, 7 months ago

India to offer 5 million tonne wheat to bulk consumers to cool prices

The Hindu  

India will provide 5 million metric tonne of wheat and 2.5 million tonne of rice to bulk consumers such as flour millers, as part of efforts to augment supplies and stabilise prices, a senior government official told reporters on Wednesday. The country has adequate stocks of wheat and rice which the government can release on the open market to stabilise …

Wheat production in India takes a hit, prices shoot up
1 year, 8 months ago

Wheat production in India takes a hit, prices shoot up

India Today  

India's wheat harvest in 2023 is seen at least 10 per cent lower than the government's estimate of 112.74 million metric tons, a leading trade body told news agency Reuters on Wednesday. A New Delhi-based trader with a global trade house also said the farm ministry had overestimated this year's wheat output, while a Mumbai-based trader said the government had …

Govt’s rice procurement hits 55.8 mn tonne, wheat purchases at 26.2 mn tonne
1 year, 8 months ago

Govt’s rice procurement hits 55.8 mn tonne, wheat purchases at 26.2 mn tonne

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The government has procured 55.8 million tonne of rice in the 2022-23 marketing season so far benefiting a whopping 1.22 crore farmers, the ministry of consumer affairs, food & public distribution said in a statement. Wheat procurement stands at 26.2 million tonne, surpassing last year’s total purchases of 18.8 million tonne. According to agriculture ministry’s third estimate, rice …

Govt's rice procurement reaches 55.8 million tonnes and wheat 26.2 million tonnes so far
1 year, 8 months ago

Govt's rice procurement reaches 55.8 million tonnes and wheat 26.2 million tonnes so far

The Hindu  

The government's rice procurement has reached 55.8 million tonnes so far in the ongoing 2022-23 marketing season, benefitting 1.22 crore farmers with MSP of ₹1.7 lakh crore, the Food Ministry said on June 20. Wheat procurement has reached 26.2 million tonnes so far in the 2023-24 rabi marketing year, more than the last year's total procurement of 18.8 million tonnes. …

Punjab: Sangrur surpasses 2022 figure of total wheat production
1 year, 10 months ago

Punjab: Sangrur surpasses 2022 figure of total wheat production

Hindustan Times  

Sangrur surpasses 2022 figure of total wheat production Sangrur district has surpassed the number of total wheat production of last rabi season. The total wheat production in Sangrur was 8.74 lakh MT in 2022, while over 9.54 lakh MT wheat has already arrived in grain markets so far. Sangrur district has surpassed the number of total wheat production of last …

10,727 tonnes of wheat procured; ban on exports continues
1 year, 11 months ago

10,727 tonnes of wheat procured; ban on exports continues

The Hindu  

The Food Corporation of India’s Chairman and Managing Director Ashok K. Meena said the Centre would continue the ban on wheat export till it was confident about domestic supplies meeting the country’s food security needs. Mr. Meena said 10,727 metric tonnes of wheat have been procured up to March 27 this rabi season. He said the FCI estimates procurement of …

FCI to Offer 11.72 Lakh Tonnes Wheat Stock to Bulk Consumers in 3rd E-auction on Feb 22
2 years ago

FCI to Offer 11.72 Lakh Tonnes Wheat Stock to Bulk Consumers in 3rd E-auction on Feb 22

News 18  

State-owned Food Corporation of India will offer 11.72 lakh tonnes of wheat to bulk consumers like flour millers during the third e-auction to be held next week, the food ministry said on Saturday. FCI plans to sell 25 lakh tonnes of wheat to bulk consumers under the Open Market Sale Scheme till March-end as part of the government’s measure to …

India likely to continue curbs on wheat, rice exports
2 years, 1 month ago

India likely to continue curbs on wheat, rice exports

Hindustan Times  

India may extend its ban on wheat exports beyond March and continue curbs on overseas shipments of non-premium varieties of rice to cool local prices and expand the government’s purchases of cereal stocks, which are at their lowest level in five years, two people familiar with the development said. The government banned wheat exports in May last year as overseas …

Costlier wheat hits staples; flour prices get 22% higher
2 years, 1 month ago

Costlier wheat hits staples; flour prices get 22% higher

Hindustan Times  

Wheat prices have remained stubbornly high in India, declining only marginally despite several measures undertaken by the government to cool prices, with a cascading effect on rates of wheat products from atta to biscuits and confectionary. Daily retail wheat flour prices on February 1 were 22% higher on an annualised basis, while wholesale prices leapt 31%, official data show. In …

Some good news on the agriculture front
2 years, 1 month ago

Some good news on the agriculture front

Hindustan Times  

After an unprecedented spring heatwave crimped production last year, India’s wheat yield in 2023 is likely to break a record and touch 112 million tonnes, this newspaper reported on Sunday, buoyed by good weather that pushed acreage under the staple crop to 34.1 million hectares, 12% higher than the five-year average. Officials from the agriculture ministry said that this was …

India to offer 3 million tonnes wheat to bulk consumers to cool prices
2 years, 1 month ago

India to offer 3 million tonnes wheat to bulk consumers to cool prices

Live Mint  

India will provide 3 million tonnes of wheat to bulk consumers such as flour millers, as part of efforts to bring down prices, which jumped to a record high on Wednesday, a government official told Reuters. "There's this consensus that bulk users will be allowed to buy up to 3 million tonnes of wheat from government stocks," said the official …

Price increase in wheat & rice normal; will intervene in market in case of abnormal rise: Food Secretary
2 years, 4 months ago

Price increase in wheat & rice normal; will intervene in market in case of abnormal rise: Food Secretary

The Hindu  

The government on October 17 said the price rise in wheat and rice has been "normal" and it will intervene in the market to offload the grains if there is any abnormal increase in the rates. Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey, in a press briefing, also said the government has surplus stocks of both wheat and rice in its godowns which …

India\'s kharif rice production may fall by 10-12 mn tonne: Food Secretary
2 years, 6 months ago

India\'s kharif rice production may fall by 10-12 mn tonne: Food Secretary

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: India's rice production could fall by 10-12 million tonnes during the Kharif season this year due to a fall in paddy sowing area, the government said on Friday, but asserted that it would still have surplus output. At a press conference to explain rationale behind the imposition of ban on exports of broken rice, Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey …

Government says India's rice production may fall by 10-12 million tonnes in Kharif season this year
2 years, 6 months ago

Government says India's rice production may fall by 10-12 million tonnes in Kharif season this year

The Hindu  

India's rice production could fall by 10-12 million tonnes during the Kharif season of this year, due to a fall in paddy sowing area, the government said on Friday. The Kharif season contributes about 80% of India's total rice production. "Loss of production of rice may be 10 million tonnes and in the worst case it can be 12 million …

Govt projects record foodgrains output, lower wheat production
2 years, 6 months ago

Govt projects record foodgrains output, lower wheat production

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Wheat prices are expected to move up as India's estimated wheat production is projected to have declined nearly 3 per cent to 106.84 million tonnes in the 2021-22 crop year. Except for the decline in wheat, the overall foodgrain production is estimated to have touched a record 315.72 million tonnes in the 2021-22 crop year that began in …

India’s agrarian production estimated to be record high in 2021-22
2 years, 7 months ago

India’s agrarian production estimated to be record high in 2021-22

Live Mint  

Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on Wednesday has released fourth advance estimates of production of major agricultural crops for the year 2021-22. Data released by the ministry depicts production estimates for various crops- Rice totalling 130.29 million tonnes, higher by 13.85 million tonnes than the last five years' average production of 116.44 million tonnes. totalling 130.29 million tonnes, …

Centre projects record production of rice
2 years, 7 months ago

Centre projects record production of rice

The Hindu  

The Union Agriculture Ministry released on August 17 the fourth advance estimates of production of major agricultural crops for 2021-22. A government release said the production during 2021-22 is higher by 25 million tonnes than the previous five years’ average production of foodgrains. While the estimate of foodgrains production is 315.72 million tonnes, the production of rice is expected at …

India has no shortage of foodgrain, assures Agricultural minister
2 years, 7 months ago

India has no shortage of foodgrain, assures Agricultural minister

Live Mint  

Foodgrain supplies in the nation are adequate to satisfy demand, according to Agricultural Minister Narendra Singh Tomar's written response to Parliament on August 2. “As on 01.07.2022, the actual stock of wheat is 285.10 lakh metric tonnes against the buffer norm of 275.80 lakh metric tonnes,” the minister told the Lok Sabha. To prevent a shortage of wheat for domestic …

Wheat stocks may be 80% higher than buffer requirement by April 23: Piyush Goyal
2 years, 7 months ago

Wheat stocks may be 80% higher than buffer requirement by April 23: Piyush Goyal

Live Mint  

The wheat stocks in Food Corporation of India godowns is expected to be 134 lakh tonnes at the start of FY23-24, 80 per cent more than the buffer norm, said the government on 22 July. Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal, in a written reply to Rajya Sabha, said that the central pool stock of wheat as on July …

India exported 1.8 million tonnes wheat to several countries since ban: Food Secretary
2 years, 8 months ago

India exported 1.8 million tonnes wheat to several countries since ban: Food Secretary

The Hindu  

India has exported 1.8 million tonnes of wheat to a dozen-odd countries, including Bangladesh and Afghanistan, since the country banned exports of the grain on May 13, according to Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey. The Secretary said, “It is important here to explain that the recent decision by the Government of India to bring about regulation on wheat exports was essentially …

India exported nearly 30 lakh tonnes of wheat in 2022: Govt
2 years, 8 months ago

India exported nearly 30 lakh tonnes of wheat in 2022: Govt

Live Mint  

The Union government has exported nearly 30 lakh tonnes of wheat in 2022 so far and is mulling requests from some countries for the supply of the grain, the government said on 22 June. Responding on the issue of plans to ban wheat flour export, Food Secretary Sudhansu Pandey said the government is monitoring the situation and would take steps …

India asked to supply more than 1.5 million tonnes wheat
2 years, 9 months ago

India asked to supply more than 1.5 million tonnes wheat

Live Mint  

India has received requests for the supply of more than 1.5 million tonnes of wheat from several countries that need the staple to overcome shortages triggered by the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, trade and government sources said on Monday. "More than half a dozen countries have approached India for more than 1.5 million tonnes of wheat and we will …

Inside India’s policy flip-flop on wheat exports
2 years, 9 months ago

Inside India’s policy flip-flop on wheat exports

Al Jazeera  

New Delhi, India – Nearly a decade ago, Harman Brar, now 38, gave up on a career in business management and returned to his ancestral village to take up farming. “It is the farmers’ interest that is often sacrificed to keep consumer prices low,” Brar said over the phone from his village in Sri Ganganagar in Rajasthan state of northern …

Wheat confusion: The Hindu Editorial on India’s restriction on wheat export
2 years, 9 months ago

Wheat confusion: The Hindu Editorial on India’s restriction on wheat export

The Hindu  

India, which surprised the world with its decision to bar wheat export with immediate effect, appears to be on the defensive now after its May 13 announcement. Addressing a UN “Global Food Security Call to Action” ministerial meeting a few days ago in New York, Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan emphasised that the restrictions made allowance for …

India exported wheat worth $177 mn in March, $473 mn in April
2 years, 9 months ago

India exported wheat worth $177 mn in March, $473 mn in April

The Hindu  

India has exported wheat worth $177 million in March and $473 million in April even after the Russia-Ukraine conflict started in late February to help other countries overcome food crisis, sources said. According to them, India exported wheat even at a time when about eight nations, including Ukraine, Belarus, Turkey, Egypt, Kazakhstan and Kuwait, had imposed wheat export restrictions. "Still, …

U.S. hopes India would reconsider wheat export ban
2 years, 10 months ago

U.S. hopes India would reconsider wheat export ban

The Hindu  

The U.S. hopes India will “reconsider” its decision to ban wheat exports, with Washington “encouraging" countries not to restrict exports as that will exacerbate food shortages, amidst Russia's invasion of Ukraine. On May 19, Secretary of State Antony Blinken will preside over an open debate on the ‘Maintenance of International Peace and Security: Conflict and Food Security.’ On the eve …

India’s wheat supplies for food schemes will be tight, data show
2 years, 10 months ago

India’s wheat supplies for food schemes will be tight, data show

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: India’s federally-held wheat stocks in 2022-23 are set to dip to a 13-year low, barring 2016-17, and the government’s own purchases will be the lowest in 15 years. According to food secretary Sudhanshu Pandey, the country’s opening stocks of wheat was 19 million tonne, lower than last year’s balance of 27.3 million tonne. “So, if you total up, …

Wheat prices hit record high after India bans export, touches $453 per tonne
2 years, 10 months ago

Wheat prices hit record high after India bans export, touches $453 per tonne

Firstpost  

Global wheat prices have soared on supply fears since Russia’s February invasion of Ukraine, which previously accounted for 12 per cent of global exports Paris, France: Wheat prices surged to a new record high in European trading on Monday after India decided to ban exports of the commodity as a heatwave hit production. Global wheat prices have soared on supply …

Wheat prices hit record high as India restricts exports
2 years, 10 months ago

Wheat prices hit record high as India restricts exports

Live Mint  

Wheat prices surged to a record high on Monday after India decided to ban exports of the commodity as a heatwave hit production. "Now, the agriculture ministers from G7 urge India not to ban wheat exports, then why won't G7 nations themselves move to stabilize food market supply by hiking their exports?" According to the GT, if some Western countries …

India open to exporting wheat to needy nations despite ban
2 years, 10 months ago

India open to exporting wheat to needy nations despite ban

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — India on Sunday said it would keep a window open to export wheat to food-deficit countries at the government level despite restrictions announced two days earlier. Subrahmanyam told reporters the government will also allow private companies to meet previous commitments to export nearly 4.3 million tons of wheat until July. He said India’s wheat production this year …

India bans exports of wheat, citing threat to food security
2 years, 10 months ago

India bans exports of wheat, citing threat to food security

The Independent  

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As Black Sea supplies fall, India sells record 1.4 million tonnes wheat in April
2 years, 10 months ago

As Black Sea supplies fall, India sells record 1.4 million tonnes wheat in April

The Hindu  

India exported a record 1.4 million tonnes of wheat in April, four trade sources said, providing some relief to grain markets as buyers scramble for alternatives to Black Sea supplies hit hard by the war in Ukraine. India, the world's second biggest wheat producer, exported a record 7 million tonnes of the grain in fiscal 2021-22. As supplies dropped from …

Atta, bakery items, bread, biscuits prices at all-time high | Here's why
2 years, 10 months ago

Atta, bakery items, bread, biscuits prices at all-time high | Here's why

India Today  

Wheat flour or Atta, the most commonly used food item in Indian kitchens, is seeing a massive surge in prices, so much so that rates have reached a decade high. The all India monthly average retail price of wheat flour stood at Rs 32.38 per kg in April, the highest since January 2010. ATTA PRICES THROUGH THE ROOF According to …

Heat wave scorches India's wheat crop, snags export plans
2 years, 10 months ago

Heat wave scorches India's wheat crop, snags export plans

The Independent  

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How wheat exports can imperil domestic food security, in charts
2 years, 10 months ago

How wheat exports can imperil domestic food security, in charts

Live Mint  

On 15 April, Union minister for commerce and industry Piyush Goyal announced that Egypt, the largest wheat-importing nation in the world, was looking to source 1 million tonnes of wheat from India this year. In 2021-22, India saw record wheat exports of 6.6 million tonnes, a more than three-fold increase over 2020-21. Even though India is the second-largest wheat producer …

Rising wheat exports can imperil domestic food security
2 years, 10 months ago

Rising wheat exports can imperil domestic food security

Live Mint  

On 15 April, Union minister for commerce and industry Piyush Goyal announced that Egypt, the largest wheat-importing nation in the world, was looking to source 1 million tonnes of wheat from India this year. In 2021-22, India saw record wheat exports of 6.6 million tonnes, a more than three-fold increase over 2020-21. Even though India is the second-largest wheat producer …

Explained | Why is India looking to boost wheat exports?
2 years, 11 months ago

Explained | Why is India looking to boost wheat exports?

The Hindu  

The story so far:Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent western sanctions on Russia have affected wheat exports from the Black Sea region and impacted food security in several countries, especially in Africa and West Asia. Wheat exports in the 2021-2022 financial year were estimated at 7.85 million tonnes, a quadrupling from 2.1 million tonnes in the previous year. Countries …

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