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The authorities connected Friday (February 13, 2026) allowed export of 25 lakh tonnes of wheat, on with an further 5 lakh tonnes of wheat products and sweetener each, to stabilise home markets and guarantee remunerative returns to farmers amid a comfy banal position.
The determination was taken aft a broad appraisal of the existent availability and terms scenario, reaffirming the government's committedness to protecting farmers' interests, the Food Ministry said successful a statement.
Wheat banal availability with backstage entities during 2025-26 stands astatine astir 75 lakh tonnes, which is astir 32 lakh tonnes higher compared to the corresponding play past year, indicating a comfy proviso presumption successful the country, it added.
As of April 1, 2026, the full wheat availability successful the cardinal excavation with Food Corporation of India (FCI) is projected astatine astir 182 lakh tonne, ensuring that export permissions volition not interaction home nutrient information requirements, the ministry said.
Wheat acreage successful Rabi 2026 has besides accrued to astir 334.17 lakh hectares compared to 328.04 lakh hectares past year, reflecting beardown husbandman assurance successful wheat cultivation supported by assured MSP and procurement mechanisms, and signalling the likelihood of different robust harvest.
In presumption of higher banal availability, softening prices, expected higher production, and the request to forestall distress income during highest arrivals, the government's determination volition assistance stabilise home prices, amended marketplace liquidity, guarantee businesslike banal rotation, and fortify farmers' income portion safeguarding nationalist nutrient security, the ministry said.
To facilitate sweetener exports, the authorities has decided to let export of an further 5 lakh tonnes of sweetener by consenting sweetener mills during the existent sweetener play 2025-26.
Earlier, the authorities had permitted the export of 15 lakh tonne of sweetener during the existent sweetener play vide bid dated November 14, 2025.
According to accusation furnished by sweetener mills, lone astir 1.97 lakh tonnes of sweetener person been exported up to January 31, 2026. In addition, astir 2.72 lakh tonnes of sweetener person been contracted for export by sweetener mills arsenic of date.
The further export quantity of 5 lakh tonne volition beryllium made disposable to consenting sweetener mills, taxable to the information that astatine slightest 70 per cent of their allocated quantity is exported by June 30, 2026.
The export quota volition beryllium allocated connected a pro-rata ground among consenting sweetener mills, and mills volition taxable their willingness wrong 15 days from the day of issuance of the order.
The export quota truthful allocated volition not beryllium swapped oregon exchanged with immoderate different sweetener mill, the ministry said, adding this determination is expected to facilitate higher sweetener exports and assistance successful managing surplus sweetener availability successful the country.
