112 million MT wheat production in RMS 2024, sufficient wheat stock available The Department of Food and Public Distribution under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution is keeping a close watch on
Importance as staple, genetic diversity and livelihood opportunities come under the spotlight Eaten by over one billion people, the potato is the third most available food crop globally – after rice and wheat, making it
The new sauce imparts a rich colour without a single chemical, preservative or artificial seasoning Kikkoman is launching a dark soy sauce crafted exclusively for the Indian market. In a sign of its commitment to Indian
The benchmark measure of world food commodity prices ends 2023 about 10 per cent below its year-earlier level The benchmark for world food commodity prices declined in December compared to the previous month, with the
In the present e-auction, the sale of rice has increased to 13164 MT from 3300 MT that was sold in the previous e-auction As a part of Govt of India's initiative for market intervention to
Bidders are now allowed to bid for any quantity of rice from 1 to 2000 MT To increase the availability of wheat and rice in the open market to ameliorate inflationary trends in wheat and
Bharat Atta’ is available for consumers at physical and mobile outlets of Kendriya Bhandar, NAFED, NCCF and co-operatives of State Governments To moderate prices of wheat and atta, 2.5 LMT of wheat @ Rs.21.50/kg has
Continuation of free foodgrains under PMGKAY for five years to strengthen accessibility, affordability and availability of foodgrains for the poor and the vulnerable The Cabinet led by the Prime Minister has decided that the Central
In addition to the above, 2.5 LMT wheat has been allocated to Semi-Government and cooperative organisations like Kendriya Bhandar / NCCF / NAFED under OMSS (D) for converting said allocated wheat to atta As a part
The production during 2022-23 is higher by 308.69 Lakh tonnes than the previous five years The Final Estimates of production of major crops for the year 2022-23 have been released by the Department of Agriculture