India procures 6% more rice from farmers in 2025-26 kharif marketing season
India’s kharif rice procurement rose 6% to 463.06 lakh tonnes in Oct–Mar, with a sharp rebound in March. The government revised its target to 487 lt. Procurement has ended in most states, while select regions continue purchases into April–June.
The Indian government’s rice purchase for official reserves during the October 2025-March 2026 period or the kharif marketing season, was 463.06 lakh tonnes (lt), up by 6 per cent from 454.36 lt a year ago. The purchase rebounded in March rising by nearly 10 times, after falling 17 per cent during February.
The all-India rice purchase target has been revised to 487 lt for 2025-26 from previous estimate of over 477 lt, from the kharif-grown crop. Total procurement in 2024-25 from both Kharif and Rabi crops was 545.22 lt in terms of rice.
Except Odisha, where procurement has been extended till April 7 and West Bengal (to continue till April 30), Assam (till June 30) and Tripura (till May 31), the rice purchases from kharif season is over in all the States. It got completed on March 31 in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Maharashtra.
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Source : The Hindu Business line
