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“The authorities has fixed the wheat procurement people astatine 30.3 cardinal tonne for the 2026-27 Rabi Marketing Season (RMS),” arsenic per an authoritative statement.
The people was finalised astatine a gathering of State Food Secretaries chaired by the Secretary successful Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD), successful New Delhi connected Friday (March 6, 2026).
Much of the wheat procurement is undertaken betwixt April and June, portion different crops done the play till March.
Paddy procurement for 2025-26 (Rabi crop) has been estimated astatine 7.6 cardinal tonne successful atom equivalent, portion astir 7,79,000 tonne of coarse grains including millets (Shri Anna) has besides been estimated for procurement by States.
Wheat output is expected to surpass past year's grounds 117.94 cardinal tonne, perchance touching 120 cardinal tonne, connected the backmost of grounds sowing crossed 33.41 cardinal hectares and favourable upwind conditions.
The Food Corporation of India's (FCI) wheat stocks are projected astatine astir 18.2 cardinal tonne arsenic of April 1, 2026, ensuring capable proviso for home requirements.
India successful February lifted a four-year prohibition connected wheat and wheat merchandise exports, approving an archetypal shipment allowance of 2.5 cardinal tonne of wheat and 5,00,000 tonne of wheat products.
The authorities is besides moving a aviator successful 5 States for proviso of improved atom with up to 10% breached grains. A QR codification tagging aviator connected nutrient atom packaging has been successfully completed successful Andhra Pradesh, with further rollouts successful different States successful the pipeline.
