Food Corporation of India (FCI) Archives

Centre hikes reserve prices for open-market sale of wheat by 10.86% and rice 3%

The Centre has increased the reserve price of wheat by 10.86% to ₹2,550/quintal and rice by 3% to ₹2,890/quintal (with 25% broken)...

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Wheat News in English

Food ministry approves reserve price of wheat for open market sale

The food ministry has set the wheat reserve price under OMSS at ₹2,550/quintal for 2025–26, up from ₹2,325 last year. With 35.2...

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Wheat News in English

Government may begin wheat sales in open market from August; 6–7 mt by March 2026

India may begin wheat sales under the Open Market Sales Scheme (OMSS) from August, offering 6–7 million tonnes via e-auction by March...

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Ethanol & Bioenergy News in English

ESY 2024-25: OMCs invite bids for around 49 crore litres of ethanol for Q4

Oil Marketing Companies have invited bids to supply 49.32 crore litres of denatured anhydrous ethanol for August–October 2025. Bidders must specify feedstock-wise...

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Wheat News in English

FCI’s commission cut drives up storage costs for wheat in Punjab

The Food Corporation of India (FCI) is incurring an added logistics cost of ₹100 per quintal for wheat stored in steel silos...

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Rice News in English

India’s Rice, Wheat Stockpile Swells, Evaporating Import Worries

India’s rice and wheat reserves surged as of June 1, with rice stocks hitting 59.5 million tonnes—over four times the buffer norm—and...

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Wheat News in English

A rebalancing of wheat procurement

India’s wheat procurement is becoming more equitable, with non-traditional states like Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh showing significant increases. This marks...