 | Centre buys 262L tonne wheat this year from farmers at MSPAbout 21.27 lakh farmers have already benefitted from the ongoing wheat procurement operations with a minimum support price outflow of about Rs 47,000 crore, it added. |
 | FCI wheat procurement up 13 pc as on April 20 despite adverse weatherThe FCI has kept a target of procuring 341.5 lakh tonnes (LT) of wheat this year. As on April 20, it has collected over one-third of the target. |
 | Punjab farmers squat on rail tracks, seek wheat crop damage compensation; train services hitBKU (Ekta Ugrahan) general secretary Sukhdev Singh Kokrikalan said the Centre's decision to cut value of shrivelled and broken wheat grain during procurement was "anti-farmer". |
 | Centre eases wheat quality norms for Punjab, Haryana“The state government has to deduct imposed value cut from the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of wheat Rs 2,125 per quintal while making payments to the farmers in Punjab. |
| Central team to access extent of wheat crop damage due to unseasonal rains in PunjabThe team's visit comes after the quality of wheat has reduced drastically due to extreme weather conditions, heavy rains, high-velocity winds and hailstorms for the past few days in Punjab. |
 | Relief to rain-hit farmers as MP government eases wheat procurement normsTargeting the Modi government further, he added, "I think no mother in the world would want to ask for credit after treating her children so badly." |
 | Untimely rains damage 10 per cent wheat crop: Centre"The untimely rains and hailstorms have caused both the crop loss at some places as well as yield gains in late sown areas", agriculture commissioner said. |
 | Food for thought: 13L beneficiaries removed from safety net in PunjabHowever, as per norms set up by the Centre, the beneficiaries should not number more than 1.41 crore, which meant there were 16 lakh additional beneficiaries who benefited under the NFSA. |
 | India allows wheat flour exports from imported processed wheatThe notice states that exported wheat should contain at least 80 percent or more whole wheat Flour (Atta) and other ingredients being added like soya flour, oatmeal, fenugreek powder, vitamins etc. |
 | Rains in Punjab leave wheat growers worriedWheat growers were worried about their standing crops as showers at this stage would hit the yield. |
| Rains in Punjab leave wheat growers worriedWheat growers were worried about their standing crops as showers at this stage would hit the yield. |
| INTERVIEW | The national requirement of wheat is around 250 lakh metric tonnes: FCI chief'We had a discussion with all the states in which we decided on a realistic target of 342 LMT' |
 | Scientists warn farmers of pest attack on wheat cropThe current advisory is based on rising average weekly temperature. There is a difference in the average temperature of almost 1°C of the range of temperatures. |
 | Price increase in wheat, rice normal; to intervene in market in case of abnormal rise: Food SecretaryThe whole price of wheat was ruling at Rs 2,331 per quintal on October 14, 2021, as against Rs 2,474 per quintal on the same day in 2020. |
 | Economic growth may have slowed to 3.5 per cent in Q4 FY22: ReportEven the gross value added (GVA) at basic prices (at constant 2011-12 prices) in Q4 FY2022 seems to have eased to 2.7 per cent from 4.7 per cent in Q3 FY2022, it said. |
 | Prolonged high temperatures could worsen inflation, hurt growth in India: Moody'sThe Indian government has revised its estimates for wheat production by 5.4 per cent to 105 million tonnes for the crop year ending June 2022, given lower yields amid higher temperatures. |
 | Government delays wheat MSP decision as PMEAC, Niti oppose increaseDespite farmers group and union asking to raise procurement price, sources from Niti Aayog, has advised the centre against increasing MSP by 50 per cent. |
 | India sends first wheat shipment to Afghanistan via Iran's Chabahar port, bypassing PakistanWith Pakistan has refusing land transit access through its territory, India and Afghanistan had launched an air freight corridor in June between the two countries. |
