Centre targets 44.4 million tonnes wheat procurement, 4.3 million tonnes rabi rice

The Centre on Friday announced that it would acquire 44.4 million tonnes (mt) of wheat in the course of 2022-23 and 4.29 mt of rabi-grown rice beneath the minimal aid price tag (MSP) programme. Having said that, the rice concentrate on does not consist of the estimates of Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Telangana.

The wheat goal, finalised by the Food items Ministry soon after a assembly of Point out Foods Secretaries by means of online video convention, exceeds past year’s whole obtain of 43.34 mt.

“The concentrate on of 4.29 mt rice (rabi crop) has been estimated for procurement for the duration of the forthcoming rabi crop in the latest period (October-September) from 7 procuring States. Estimates of procurement of rabi-developed rice from Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Telangana is awaited,” the ministry claimed in a statement.

Rice procurement could be all around 7 mt in the a few states from rabi grown crop, taking into consideration the past craze, offered Telangana does not reduce the goal (about 6 mt).

In Telangana, towards a procurement focus on of 10.5 mt (both equally kharif and rabi crops) in the previous season (Oct-September), the Centre had procured 9.45 mt of rice. In the present-day time, the procurement in the Point out achieved 4.7 mt out of a focus on of 4.6 mt from the kharif crop.

Advertising of coarse grains, implementation of minimum amount threshold parameters for online procurement functions, offer of jute luggage and packaging materials, storage space, improving performance and transparency in procurement functions and online settlement of meals subsidy claims were being also talked about in the course of the meeting, the statement explained.

Wheat procurement in important states

(lakh tonnes) 2022-23 (focus on) 2021-22 (actual)
Punjab 132 132.22
Haryana 85 84.93
Uttar Pradesh 60 56.41
Madhya Pradesh 129 128.16
Rajasthan 23 23.40
Bihar 10 4.56
Source: Foodstuff Ministry

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February 25, 2022