Govt projects wheat procurement at record 444 lakh tonnes in 2022-23 marketing year

28 Feb 2022 Evaluate

The government has estimated procurement of a record 444 lakh tonnes of wheat in the 2022-23 marketing year starting April 2022, which is more than procurement estimate of previous year RMS 2021-22. The rabi marketing season (RMS) runs from April to March.

During the Rabi Marketing Season 2021-22, Food Corporation of India (FCI) procured an all-time high 433.44 lakh tonnes of wheat, an 11 per cent increase over the previous year.

The government has also estimated that 42.92 lakh tonnes of rice (rabi crop) may be procured during the forthcoming rabi crop of current Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2021-22 from seven states. The estimate of procurement of rice (rabi crop) from state governments of Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Telangana is awaited. The Kharif Marketing Season started in October 2021 and will run till September this year.

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