The Food Corporation of India (FCI) is incurring an added logistics cost of ₹100 per quintal for wheat stored in steel silos...
A sharp drop in toori (chopped wheat straw) prices has hit Punjab’s wheat farmers hard, with rates falling from ₹500 to ₹130–₹180...
The Punjab State Food Commission has launched surprise inspections at ration depots to ensure compliance with the National Food Security Act. During...
This rabi season, private traders in Punjab made a record wheat purchase of 10.79 lakh metric tonnes, offering up to ₹200 above...
Ludhiana saw a 25% drop in wheat freight loading this procurement season, with only 42 rakes dispatched compared to 56 last year....
The Punjab government successfully procured 100% of the wheat crop that arrived in mandis during the rabi season, totaling 130.03 LMT. Of...
Patiala: Punjab is witnessing early and accelerated wheat arrivals, with 4.60 LMT reaching grain markets by April 14—up from 1.40 LMT last...
Unseasonal drizzle and cloudy skies in Punjab have sparked concerns among farmers as wheat harvesting accelerates. Light rain in Doaba and Majha...
The Punjab government’s abrupt withdrawal of wheat price support has sparked a policy-engineered crisis. Unlike deregulated crops like rice and maize, wheat—Pakistan’s...