Page 7 - Wheat Procurement

UP wheat procurement slips 35% against 5.5 million tonnes target

Several reasons have been cited by the food and civil supplies department for tepid procurement, including the recent Lok Sabha polls and competitive prices prevailing in the open market

MP, Rajasthan & Gujarat asked to start early wheat procurement

Country is all set to harvest a record production of 96.64 mt in 2016-17 crop year

Wheat procurement falls 18% to 22.9 mt as lower arrival bites

Procurement has fallen due to lower arrival of wheat this year at about 25.6 million tonnes as against over 31 million tonnes last year

Private traders far more active in wheat procurement

Wheat is being bought at a premium of Rs 25-50 a quintal in MP, UP and Rajasthan, curtailing availability for govt agencies

RBI clears Rs 17,523 cr for wheat procurement

The CCL money is used to pay farmers for the crops government agencies procure from them