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Wheat stockpiles above buffer stock norm as of Oct, says Piyush Goyal

India's stockpile of wheat was above the buffer stock norm at the last scheduled count on October 1 and the next such quarterly review which takes into account seasonal procurement cycle, will be due on January 1. According to a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha by Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal, the minimum buffer requirement changes every quarter, peaking on July 1 when procurement of Rabi crop ends. It dips to the lowest on April 1 as accumulated stocks get released for beneficiaries of government schemes ahead of the new crop coming in. As per the reply, India's wheat stock was 227.46 lakh tonnes on October 1, 2022, as compared to the buffer norm of 205.20 lakh tonnes. The stockpile has since dwindled to 190.27 lakh tonnes as on December 1, 2022, primarily due to the release of foodgrain for supply to poor beneficiaries while hardly any procurement was added to the stockpile. At the next count on January 1, the buffer requirement of wheat is 138 lakh

Foodgrain subsidy bill to surge 30% to $33 billion this year: Report

India's spending on subsidised foodgrain to the poor may rise to 2.7 trillion rupees ($32.74 billion) this fiscal year, as the govt continues to provide support to the poor at least until December

PMGKAY likely to end in December on fiscal, foodgrain constraints

"The food subsidy burden is already crossing Rs 3 trillion and we are hopeful that it will be brought down below that mark," said a senior government official

Erdogan, Zelensky discuss resumption of grain exports from Black Sea ports

Earlier on Wednesday, Erdogan confirmed that Moscow had agreed to resume its implementation of the grain export deal

The world's food security is at stake as Russia exits Ukraine grain deal

The sudden move by Russia has left leaders scrambling to rescue the UN-and-Turkey-brokered agreement credited with saving vulnerable populations from risk of starvation.

Latest study recognizes India Gate as the world's no. 1 basmati rice brand

Latest Study Recognizes India Gate as the World's No. 1 Basmati Rice Brand

Private solution: Rise in storage helps securing food from damage, loss

A Business Standard analysis found ramping up capacity and engaging the private sector helped FCI's share in total storage to rise to over 50 per cent.

FCI foodgrains stock down by 37% from last year; yet higher than buffer

Centre's foodgrains stock managed by the Food Corporation of India remains 66% higher than the buffer norm

Rice distribution through PDS, PMGKAY doubled in June-August period

As on September 16, FCI has approximately 22.45 million tonnes of rice and 24.09 million tonnes of wheat in the central pool

How a lab in IIT Delhi is looking to plug leakages in PDS with digitisation

Academics at the Public Services Lab are hard at work trying to optimise logistics for foodgrain supply chains across Indian states

TMS Ep271: Free foodgrain, engineering workforce, crypto, abortion law

Was it prudent to extend the free foodgrain scheme? Which states produce India's engineering workforce? Are crypto markets in trouble? What is SC's ruling on abortion law? Answers here

Was it prudent of the Centre to extend the free foodgrain scheme?

The Central government has extended its free foodgrain scheme for another three months, till December. Now, when the pandemic has waned and the economy has opened, do we still need this scheme?

Centre may have enough stocks to run free grain scheme this financial year

But financial considerations remain, especially if disinvestment receipts don't meet Budget target

Surge in retreating rains may hit harvest for UP, Haryana farmers

On September 25, according to the IMD, western Uttar Pradesh received around 29.7 mm of rain, 889 per cent more than the normal for the day

Will Centre extend free foodgrains scheme beyond Sept or let it fade away?

Drawdown in wheat stocks, fear of fall in rice production raise doubts on scheme's sustenance beyond Sept 30 deadline

First UN-chartered freighter leaves Ukraine with grain for Africa

The first grain freighter chartered by the United Nations left the southern Ukrainian port of Pivdennyi with wheat for Africa, according to the governor of the Odessa region, Maksym Marchenko

UN-chartered ship carrying grain for hungry Ethiopia leaves Ukraine

A United Nations-chartered ship loaded with 23,000 metric tonnes of Ukrainian grain destined for Ethiopia set sail Sunday from a Black Sea port, the first shipment of its kind in a programme

Russia-Ukraine grain export deal promises major benefits for poor countries

If Russia keeps to the deal it has signed with Ukraine allowing for the resumption of grain exports, much needed relief will be provided to importing countries, including many in Africa

Wheat stocks likely to be 80% higher than buffer norm by next April: Govt

The govt suspended wheat export on May 13, moving all varieties of wheat, including high-protein durum, from 'free' to the 'prohibited' category

Decentralised grain procurement: Parl panel urges govt rope in more states

The Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution had observed that only 8 states have adopted the DCP scheme for wheat and 15 states for rice, even after 23 years of inception