The data from the Consumer Affairs Ministry showed that the average price of wheat flour in retail markets stood at Rs 32.91 per kilogram on May 09, 2022, a nearly 13 per cent increase compared to the year-ago period. The all-India average retail price of wheat flour or atta was Rs 29.14 per kg on May 8, 2021.
The data showed that the maximum price of atta was Rs 59 per kg, minimum price was Rs 22 per kg and modal price Rs 28 per kg on May 09, 2022. On May 8, 2021, the maximum price was Rs 52 per kg, minimum price was Rs 21 per kg and modal price was Rs 24 per kg. On May 09, 2022, atta prices stood at Rs 49 per kg in Mumbai, Rs 34 per kg in Chennai, Rs 29 per kg in Kolkata and Rs 27 per kg in Delhi.
The ministry monitors prices for 22 essential commodities -- Rice, Wheat, Atta, Gram Dal, Tur (Arhar) Dal, Urad Dal , Moong Dal, Masur Dal, Sugar, Gur, Groundnut Oil, Mustard Oil, Vanaspati, Sunflower Oil, Soya Oil, Palm Oil, Tea, Milk, Potato, Onion, Tomato and Salt). Data for these commodities are collected from 167 market centres spread across the country.
Meanwhile, the government has revised downwards the estimate for wheat production by 5.7 per cent to 105 million tonnes in the 2021-22 crop year ending June from the earlier projection of 111.32 million tonnes, as the crop productivity has been affected due to the early onset of summer. India's wheat production stood at 109.59 million tonnes in the 2020-21 crop year (July-June).
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