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Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey also said the government has surplus stocks of both wheat and rice in its godowns which will be used for making market intervention Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey also said the government has surplus…

NEW DELHI: India has enough wheat stock but the spike in retail prices is due to speculating trading, Food SecretarySudanshu Pandey said on Monday and warned of taking stringent action against hoarders. Retail prices of wheat have risen by…

<!-- -->Government has said its wheat procurement could come down significantlyNew Delhi: Government's wheat procurement is set to decline by more than half to 19.5 million tonnes in the the current Rabi marketing year amid higher…

<!-- -->India's wheat exports have picked up in the aftermath of Russia-Ukraine warNew Delhi: India's wheat exports have picked up after global prices spiked in the aftermath of Russia's war with Ukraine, as total shipments from the…

In a relief for consumers, major edible oil companies, including Ruchi Soya and Adani Wilmar, have reduced the maximum retail price (MRP) of their products by about 15-20% following the measures taken by the government, Food Secretary…

<!-- -->Government plans to sell small cooking gas cylinders through ration shopsGovernment is planning to sell small cooking gas cylinders weighing 5 kg, which are currently sold by oil marketing company at their retail outlets,…

The Secretary said the government currently has about 90 million tonnes of foodgrain stocks in the central pool. The government on Friday said around 17 million tonnes of surplus foodgrains will be utilised, apart from sugarcane…

But govt. unlikely to reduce import duties after arrival of domestic crop, says Food Secretary Soaring edible oil prices are likely to soften by December as international commodity futures show a declining trend and the arrivals of…