No plans to import wheat from Russia, says government
Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra on Tuesday said there are no plans to import wheat from Russia under any diplomatic deal.…
Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra on Tuesday said there are no plans to import wheat from Russia under any diplomatic deal.…
The FCI shall offload 50 LMT of wheat and 25 LMT of rice in the open market in a phased manner under the Open Market Sale Scheme (Domestic) [OMSS(D)] for sale through E-auction.
Despite the Centre having imposed stock limit on wheat to control its price rise earlier this month, there has been a percentage increase in its prices in the last 10 days, which may make common man's meal costlier.
The Centre has decided to discontinue the sale of rice and wheat from the central pool under the Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS) to state governments.
The meeting came a day after the Centre imposed stock limits on wheat applicable to Wholesalers/Traders, Retailers, Big Chain Retailers and Processors.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has visited the flood-ravaged region of Emilia-Romagna as details from what is being called the worst floods to hit the country in a century began to be calculated.
A meeting of the Committee of Ministers under the chairmanship of Home Minister Amit Shah was held on 25 January to review the prices of essential commodities.
The reserve price under the Open Market Sale Scheme (Domestic) has been fixed at Rs 2150/Qtl (Pan India) for wheat (FAQ) and Rs 2,125 Qtl (Pan India) for wheat (URS) of all crops including RMS 2023-24 for sale of wheat to private parties.
The delay in transportation could well result in a huge loss for exporters; it could run into crores of rupees as the grain is bound to start rotting as the monsoon sets in this month.
The government also allowed a wheat consignment headed for Egypt, which was already under loading at the Kandla port.
