Page 22 - Wheat Procurement News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Wheat procurement rolled out, govt buys 78,000 tonnes in a fortnight SECTIONS Share Synopsis “This year we have set a target of procuring 42.73 million tonnes of wheat with Madhya Pradesh to contribute the maximum 13.5 million tonnes followed by Punjab (13 million tonnes), Haryana (8 million tonnes) and Uttar Pradesh (5.5 million tonnes). Last year we had bought million tonnes benefitting 4.33 million farmers,” said a food ministry official. Reuters The condition of wheat crop is good on the ground and 31.34% of the crops have been harvested so far. The government has procured 78,392 tonn...

Uttar Pradesh government will purchase wheat directly from farmers from April 1 to June 15 under the Minimum Support Price Scheme.

Wheat procurement may rise 10 pc at 427 lakh tonnes in 2021-22 marketing year SECTIONS Last Updated: Mar 02, 2021, 09:29 PM IST Share Synopsis "A total quantity of 427.363 lakh tonnes wheat has been estimated for procurement during the forthcoming RMS 2021-22 which is 9.56 per cent more than the 389.93 lakh tonnes procured during RMS 2020-21," an official statement said. Representative image New Delhi: Wheat procurement is estimated to rise 9.56 per cent at 427.36 lakh tonne during 2021-22 rabi marketing season on record production, the government said on Tuesday. Wheat is a major rabi (winte...

Amid farmers’ protests, the Centre has fixed a target to purchase 42.73 million tonnes of wheat in the coming crop marketing season that will start from April, which is 9.56 per cent more than the actual purchase of the previous year. Procurement from Punjab, which is the hotbed of agitation, is expected to be around 13 million tonnes, slightly more than the actual procurement of this year, while that from Madhya Pradesh is expected to be the highest at 13.5 million tonnes. Wheat procurement target for 2021-22 has also been raised. Dear Reader, Business Standard has always strived hard...

India Business News: In what seems to be a “strike” against arhtiyas (middlemen) seen to be key backers of the farm protests, the Centre has asked the Punjab and Haryana g