Wheat Procurement
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Govt hopeful of resolving farmers' protest before wheat procurement season, says Food Secretary
India | Feb 23, 2024, 12:19 AM ISTFood Secretary Sanjeev Kapoor's comments has come against the backdrop of farmers' protest raising various demands, including guaranteed minimum support price for crops.
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Govt puts curb on wheat flour to contain rising price
Business | Jul 07, 2022, 06:58 PM ISTWheat flour export ban: "Export policy of wheat flour (atta) remains free but export shall be subject to recommendation of inter-ministerial committee on export of wheat," the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a notification.
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Global wheat prices jump after India export ban and Ukraine war, says UN food agency
World | Jun 06, 2022, 08:34 AM ISTLast month, India announced that it was banning wheat exports in a bid to check high prices amid concerns of wheat output being hit by the scorching heat wave.
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Govt procures record 433.24 lakh tonne wheat in 2021-22
India | Jul 06, 2021, 09:09 AM ISTThe Centre on Monday said it has set a record in wheat procurement at 433.24 lakh tonne so far in the ongoing 2021-22 rabi marketing season.
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Govt's wheat procurement touches record high of 38.2 million tonnes
Business | Jun 17, 2020, 06:35 PM ISTThe government's wheat procurement has touched an all-time record of 38.2 million tonnes so far in the 2020-21 marketing year, with Madhya Pradesh surpassing Punjab as the country's biggest wheat procuring state.
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Govt's wheat procurement surpasses last year's level of 34.1 mn tonnes despite COVID hurdles
Business | May 25, 2020, 02:32 PM ISTIn a statement, the food ministry said the overall wheat procurement has touched 34.15 MT as on May 24 in the current marketing year, surpassing last year's figure of 34.13 MT.
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Centre procures 29 mn tonne of wheat so far this marketing year
Business | May 16, 2019, 04:17 PM ISTThe Centre has purchased 29.26 million tonne of wheat from farmers in the ongoing 2019-20 marketing year so far, according to latest government data. The Centre has set the wheat procurement target at 35.7 million tonne for the 2019-20 marketing year
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Yogi Adityanath makes surprise visit to Kanpur's Galla Mandi, takes stock of wheat procurement
India | Nov 16, 2018, 11:42 PM ISTSeveral farmers expressed their happiness and gathered around Adityanath on his visit, said the district magistrate.
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Digvijay seeks probe into MP wheat purchase
National | Jun 02, 2012, 05:37 PM ISTBhopal, Jun 2: Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh has urged the Union Minister for Food and Civil Supplies K V Thomas to set up a Central team to look into various allegations about wheat procurement