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  Govt hopeful of resolving farmers' protest before wheat procurement season, says Food Secretary

  India | February 23, 2024 0:19 IST

  Food 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 | July 07, 2022 18:58 IST

  Wheat 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 | June 06, 2022 8:34 IST

  Last 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 | July 06, 2021 9:09 IST

  The 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 | June 17, 2020 18:35 IST

  The 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 14:32 IST

  In 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 16:17 IST

  The 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 | November 16, 2018 23:42 IST

  Several 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

  Politics | June 02, 2012 17:37 IST

  Bhopal, 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