India has achieved record foodgrain production of 353.96 million tonnes, including 117.51 million tonnes of wheat and 149.07 million tonnes of rice as per the Third Advance Estimates for 2024-25.
Punjab's unannounced restrictions on the interprovincial movement of wheat have triggered a severe flour shortage and soaring prices in other provinces, drawing sharp criticism from politicians and millers, Dawn reported.
Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has said that the state government is committed to strengthen the rural economy and special emphasis was being laid on promoting natural farming.
he procurement of crops is progressing rapidly during the Rabi marketing season in Haryana with a total of 31.52 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of wheat being procured across the state since April 1. Of this, 8.59 lakh metric tonnes of wheat has been lifted.
The Uttar Pradesh government has hiked the maximum support price of wheat by Rs 150 per quintal at par with the Centre's price in 2025-26.
In response to consecutive years of diminished wheat production due to heat waves, India is implementing a proactive measure to prevent hoarding and price spikes.
The stock position will have to be updated every Friday until further orders, the directive said.
The Centre organised a meeting of state food secretaries to discuss the procurement arrangements for Rabi and Kharif Crops for season 2024-25 and 2023-24 respectively yesterday.
As the country faces the spectre of above-normal temperatures in its key wheat-producing regions, the nation’s agricultural landscape is poised at a critical juncture.
This step has been taken to increase the availability of wheat in the open market and to further stabilize the prices of wheat.
