India’s wheat inventories at state warehouses have dropped to 19 million metric tons, the lowest in seven years, two government sources said on Friday, as two years of falling production forced state-run agencies to sell more grain to private players. Last year, India, the world’s second-biggest wheat producer, banned exports after output was curtailed due […]
Indian wheat prices surged to an eight-month high on Tuesday, propelled by strong demand for big festivals, limited supplies and as import duty makes overseas buying unfeasible for domestic flour mills. The increasing prices may prompt the government to release more stocks from inventories and eliminate import duties on the cereal to bolster supplies and […]
Shares of Adani Wilmar are expected to be closely watched as the company announced a 15 per cent year-on-year decline in sales attributed to a significant drop in edible oil prices, despite a 25 per cent increase in volumes for the quarter. The edible oil and industrial essentials segments experienced a 15 per cent decrease […]
Food and Public Distribution Secretary Sanjeev Chopra on Tuesday held a video conference with food secretaries of all states and discussed ways to benefit citizens by cooling down of wheat prices. The meeting comes a day after the centre imposed stock limits on wheat applicable to wholesalers, traders, retailers, big chain retailers and processors; and […]
