{"id":133282,"date":"2019-05-16T16:38:33","date_gmt":"2019-05-16T13:38:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/centre-procures-29-mn-tonne-of-wheat-so-far-this-marketing-year\/"},"modified":"2019-05-16T16:38:33","modified_gmt":"2019-05-16T13:38:33","slug":"centre-procures-29-mn-tonne-of-wheat-so-far-this-marketing-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/centre-procures-29-mn-tonne-of-wheat-so-far-this-marketing-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Centre procures 29 mn tonne of wheat so far this marketing year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-main\">\n        <!-- .CONTENT BODY --><\/p>\n<p>The Centre has purchased 29.26 million tonne of wheat from farmers in the ongoing 2019-20 marketing year so far, according to latest government data.<\/p>\n<p>The Centre has set the wheat procurement target at 35.7 million tonne for the 2019-20 marketing year (April-March) on hopes of a record 100 million tonne production this year.<\/p>\n<p>State-run Food Corporation of India (FCI) along with state government agencies buy wheat at the minimum support price to meet the demand of welfare schemes.<\/p>\n<p>Wheat MSP has been fixed at Rs 1,840 per quintal for this year.<\/p>\n<p>As per the data, the FCI and state agencies have procured 29.26 million tonne of wheat so far this year.<\/p>\n<p>About 12.1 million tonne of wheat has been purchased in Punjab and 9 million tonne in Haryana so far in the current marketing year.<\/p>\n<p>Around 5.3 million tonne of the grain has been procured in Madhya Pradesh, 1.93 million tonne in Uttar Pradesh and 8,59,000 tonne in Rajasthan in the said period.<\/p>\n<p>It may be noted that FCI is facing space crunch to keep the new wheat crop because of huge stock in the godowns. As a result, the agency has decided to offload 10 million tonne wheat to bulk consumers during this fiscal.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, the government had procured 358 lakh tonne, surpassing the target of 320 lakh tonne. 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The Centre has set the wheat procurement target at 35.7 million tonne for the 2019-20 marketing year (April-March) on hopes of a record 100 million tonne production this year. 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