The procurement by the Food Corporation of India and other agencies dropped to 16-year low of 188 lakh tonnes (lt) in 2022-23. “The wheat inflation was much higher during January-March of 2023 ...

The record prices are likely to lift retail inflation ... more wheat from its reserves to bulk consumers,” said Pramod Kumar, a flour miller. “The state-run Food Corporation of India (FCI ...

If India decides to stop wheat imports to Bangladesh, it will undoubtedly raise the prices of the staple in the neighbouring country, leading to an inflation. Besides wheat, India is Bangladesh's ...

Wheat inflation in the world’s second-largest ... The Food Corporation of India (FCI), the Centre’s main grain-handling agency, had about 9.4 million tonne of the grain at the start of the ...

The line chart shows India's retail and food inflation between Dec. 2019 and Dec. 2024. Annual retail inflation in Dec. was 5.22% Inflation in food items, which account for nearly half of the ...

The plan of the Indian Cabinet to import wheat is seen as one of the possible measures to curb food inflation. The last time India imported significant volumes of wheat was in 2017, purchases ...

India Braces for Warmer February, Wheat Crop at Risk, Sources Say By Rajendra Jadhav MUMBAI (Reuters) - India is set to see above-average temperatures in February, with key wheat- and rapeseed ...