Page 22 - Wheat

Relief for farmers: Cold wave this week to help wheat crop

Wheat and mustard crops have been facing moisture stress due to a warmer than usual winter

Low procurement of wheat doesn't mean output is less: Govt

Singh said while addressing reporters on the achievements of his ministry over the past 30 months

Price fall partly nullifies benefit of wheat import duty waiver

Since India scrapped 10% import duty on December 9, prices fell by 6% in CBoT and 5-7% locally

Wheat import duty might return with new crop

Production in the 2015-16 crop year, marketed in 2016-17, has been estimated at a little over 93 million tonnes

Did Centre scrap wheat import duties to safeguard PDS next year?

In 2016-17, wheat procurement dropped to 23 MT against a targeted 28 MT because actual harvest failed govt estimates

Oppn protests zero import duty on wheat, terms govt's move anti-farmer

Angry Opposition protests over government's move to slash import duty on wheat to zero allegedly to benefit multinational firms forced adjournment of the proceedings of Rajya Sabha till afternoon today. Congress, BSP, SP, JD-U and Left members alleged that the move to slash import duty on wheat from 10 per cent to zero at a time when the country has enough buffer stock will hit the farmer hard. The move ahead of the winter wheat crop will help MNCs to dump cheap wheat from US, France and Ukraine in the country, they said. Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said there was no shortage of wheat in the country and the decision was taken to cool down domestic prices which has shown an upward trend in recent weeks. "Last few days, wheat prices are on the rise," he said, adding "this is not a permanent decision", indicating it can be reviewed if need arises. Minister of State for Agriculture Parsottambhai Rupala said the decision was necessitated as domestic prices were ...

Wheat import duty waived

The duty has been waived for an indefinite period, according to an official notification placed in Parliament

Centre mulls scrapping wheat import duty to boost supplies

There is a shortage because of fall in domestic output in 2015-16 crop year to 86 MT

Wheat futures extend losses, down 0.39% on higher supply

Wheat for delivery in January shed 0.10% to Rs 2,070 per quintal in 2,690 lots

India imports 17.2 lakh tonnes of wheat this year

Wheat imports are being undertaken to meet domestic shortages

With polls in mind NDA announces biggest increase in wheat MSP

MSP of chana raised by Rs 500/ quintal and masur by 550 per quintal

Centre to offload 1 mt wheat in open market

Additional grain to be made available by tweaking strategic reserve norms

Govt to release 1 million tonnes of wheat to ease price pressure

The government will change the norms to have three million tonnes of rice and two million tonnes of whea

India likely to import 2 MT wheat to boost supplies

Already, about 6,00,000 tonnes of wheat has been imported from Australia, Ukraine, France and Russia

Wheat weakens on ample stocks

Traders said reduced offtake by flour mills also contributed to it

Falling wheat output, lower global price trigger import surge

From April onwards, wheat prices have gone up in India by 15 per cent

Indian wheat supplies tight, may boost low global prices

India has already bought about 600,000 tonnes of wheat in 2016, the most in nine years

FCI to construct 4 silos for Rs 165 crore

The silos will have a combined wheat storage capacity of about 1,75,000 tonnes

Wheat imports may rise to 5 mn tonnes in 2016-17

ITC taking steps to scale up sourcing

Govt watching wheat, flour prices; might remove duty

Wheat procurement in the central pool as on date is 22.9 mt; the target was to purchase around 28 mt