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FCI buys nearly 2 mln tn wheat so far, 6% of procurement target

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FCI buys nearly 2 mln tn wheat so far, 6% of procurement target

This story was originally published at 17:13 IST on April 8, 2025  Back
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By Afra Abubacker

The Food Corp. of India's wheat purchases in the 2025-26 rabi marketing season so far have surged over 100% to 1.89 million tonnes. So far, FCI has bought 6% of the target and most of the wheat has come from Madhya Pradesh at 1.65 million tonnes, the agency data showed. The wheat procurement target for FY26 is 31.27 million tonnes.

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