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    Flour will soon be cheaper! Center took a big decision regarding the purchase of 341.5 lakh tonnes of wheat

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    TV9 Bharatvarsh | Edited By: Venkatesh Kumar

    Updated on: Mar 03, 2023 | 11:24 AM

    Wheat procurement had come down last year due to fall in domestic production and higher exports. According to the second estimate of the Ministry of Agriculture, the production of wheat in the crop year 2023-24 (July-June) is estimated to be a record 112.2 million tonnes.

    The central government has set a target of 341.5 lakh tonnes of wheat procurement for the marketing year 2023-24 starting from April. Last year this figure was 187.9 lakh tonnes. This target has been fixed in the meeting of food secretaries of the states to discuss the procurement arrangements.

    Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra presided over the meeting. The meeting was organized here on the sidelines of the State Food Ministers' Conference. The Food Ministry said in a statement that in the total wheat procurement target for the marketing year 2022-23 (April-March), Punjab will target 25 lakh tonnes, Haryana 15 lakh tonnes and Madhya Pradesh 20 lakh tonnes.

    Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra presided over the meeting. The meeting was organized here on the sidelines of the State Food Ministers’ Conference. The Food Ministry said in a statement that in the total wheat procurement target for the marketing year 2022-23 (April-March), Punjab will target 25 lakh tonnes, Haryana 15 lakh tonnes and Madhya Pradesh 20 lakh tonnes.

    Wheat procurement had come down last year due to fall in domestic production and higher exports. According to the second estimate of the Ministry of Agriculture, the production of wheat in the crop year 2023-24 (July-June) is estimated to be a record 112.2 million tonnes.

    Wheat procurement had come down last year due to fall in domestic production and higher exports. According to the second estimate of the Ministry of Agriculture, the production of wheat in the crop year 2023-24 (July-June) is estimated to be a record 112.2 million tonnes.

    Apart from wheat, the government has set a target of 106 lakh tonnes of rabi (winter) rice procurement in the marketing year 2022-23. The procurement of coarse grains is estimated to be 7.5 lakh tonnes this year. In the conference, Food Minister Piyush Goyal urged all the state governments to implement 'Smart-PDS' at the earliest.

    Apart from wheat, the government has set a target of 106 lakh tonnes of rabi (winter) rice procurement in the marketing year 2022-23. The procurement of coarse grains is estimated to be 7.5 lakh tonnes this year. In the conference, Food Minister Piyush Goyal urged all the state governments to implement ‘Smart-PDS’ at the earliest.

    At the same time, news came out yesterday that to curb the rising prices of wheat and flour, FCI sold 5.40 lakh tonnes of wheat in the fourth round of e-auction. Whereas, a government statement said that a total of 11.57 lakh tonnes of wheat was offered and 5.40 lakh tonnes of wheat was sold to 1,049 bidders in 23 states.

    At the same time, news came out yesterday that to curb the rising prices of wheat and flour, FCI sold 5.40 lakh tonnes of wheat in the fourth round of e-auction. Whereas, a government statement said that a total of 11.57 lakh tonnes of wheat was offered and 5.40 lakh tonnes of wheat was sold to 1,049 bidders in 23 states.

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