Food Corporation of India

The continuous rise in wheat and aata prices, which have moved up 7-8% in the last fortnight, has compounded the worries of flour millers who are already dealing with a drop in arrivals. They are now demanding that the government sell wheat…

NEW DELHI: Extending the free food grain scheme of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) beyond September will be a tough call for the government considering the depleting wheatand rice stocks and the likely huge subsidy burden.…

NEW DELHI: India does not plan to curb rice exports as the world's biggest exporter of the staple has sufficient stocks and local rates are lower than state-set support prices, trade and government sources said. India banned wheat exports…

NEW DELHI: The government has put a curb on the wheat export by putting this under the “prohibited” category. In an order issued late Friday night, the commerce ministry said this is being done to manage overall food security of the country…

NEW DELHI: Aggressive buying by private players with higher price offers, coupled with a fall in production, have put the government’s target for wheat procurement in a tight spot. Going by the trend, there is a high possibility that this…

India’s opening stocks of wheat in the central pool are expected to be 19.5-20 million tonnes as on April 1, 2022, the lowest in the last three years, but much higher than the normative level required for maintaining a buffer and strategic…

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: Indian traders have sewn up deals to export half a million tonnes of wheat in recent days, and dealers are expected to sign more contracts to take advantage of record-high global prices, boosting shipments from the world's…

The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal received the maiden voyage of food-grains from Patna to Pandu via Bangladesh on Sunday. The Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma joined to welcome self…

NEW DELHI: The spike in wheat prices in international market due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war may bring some benefit to Indian farmers in terms of getting a good price for their produce and the government may have to procure less…

The government's food subsidy in the ongoing fiscal year is expected to be a little less than Rs 4 trillion. IMAGE: Women collect rations from a government depot in Rajasthan. Photograph: PTI Photo   Just weeks before the Budget, Food…