Rajasthan’s procurement push propels India’s wheat purchase to four-year high
India’s wheat procurement for the 2025–26 season has crossed 30 million tonnes by June 18, marking the highest in four years. Rajasthan played a key role, procuring 2.1 million tonnes—exceeding its 2 mt target and far above last year’s 1.2 mt. This robust procurement provides a buffer for the government to manage prices in the open market.
Rajasthan’s additional 225,516 tonnes over the last 25 days pushed the national total past 30 mt to 30,002,919 tonnes by June 18, breaking the previous pattern
Against a target of 2 mt, Rajasthan’s procurement had reached 2.1 mt by June 18 – a notable increase from the 1.2 mt purchased during the entire season last year.
Thanks to an extended and robust procurement drive in Rajasthan, India’s wheat procurement for the current season, which began on April 1, has successfully reached 30 million tonnes (mt). This significant achievement – the highest in four years – provides the government with a crucial buffer to intervene in the open market should prices begin to escalate.
Rajasthan’s continued efforts, even as operations wound down in most other States, proved instrumental in pushing the national total to this milestone, highlighting the State’s pivotal role in bolstering India’s food security.
After a record procurement of 43.34 mt in 2021-22, government wheat purchases had consistently missed targets in subsequent years: 18.79 mt in 2022-23 (against a target of 44.4 mt), 26.2 mt in 2023-24 (34.15 mt), and 26.61 mt in 2024-25 (37.3 mt). For the current year, the initial target has been set at 33.37 mt.
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Source : The Hindu Business line
