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The state governments have pegged the rice procurement target for the 2022 Kharif marketing season at around 506 lakh tonnes, the same as the last year's level, notwithstanding the likely marginal drop in the output, according to…

Reliance Retail has won a bid to buy 40,000 tonnes of wheat from Haryana State Cooperative Supply and Marketing Federation (Hafed) at ₹24,200 a tonne, officials at the cooperative body said on Wednesday. Hafed, which used to procure…

The government on Tuesday said it has received 38 technical bids for setting up silos under the 'hub and spoke model' at 14 locations in six states. The bids have been received from 15 prospective parties. Technical evaluation is…

The Food Ministry on Thursday said surplus government land has been identified for building wheat silos in public-private partnership mode at 33 locations in Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat. Construction of modern…

The government on Friday said wheat stocks in FCI godowns is expected to be 134 lakh tonnes at the start of next fiscal, 80 per cent more than the buffer norm. In a written reply to Rajya Sabha, Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush…

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…

NEW DELHI: Concerned over the country's rising food subsidy bill, the Centre has asked states to reduce their statutory and overhead charges on the minimum support price (MSP) of food grain, which include mandi fees, arathia commission…

The Food Corporation of India (FCI) on Thursday floated a tender to build 2.47 million tonne (MT) capacity silos across 66 locations by the private sector under the design, build, finance, own and operate model. Sources told FE that…

Wheat procurement by the government is 57.5% less than the original target this season due to higher private trade as well as a dip in harvest. Food Corporation of India (FCI) has procured 18.7 million tonnes of wheat as on Tuesday, a…