Government’s wheat procurement reaches over 29.7 MT so far in 2025-26 rabi marketing year

26 May 2025 Evaluate

The government’s wheat procurement has reached over 29.7 million tonnes (MT) so far in current 2025-26 rabi marketing year, which extends from April to June. This is the highest wheat procurement since the 2021-22 season. Total wheat purchase stood at 26.59 million tonne in the 2024-25 marketing year. 

The government has targeted 312 lakh tonnes of wheat purchase for the 2025-26 marketing year. All five major wheat procuring states - Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh - have procured more wheat in the current year compared to last year. 

About Rs 62,346.23 crore in minimum support price payments have been made, benefiting 2.27 million farmers.  Further, India’s foodgrain production has increased by over 106 lakh tonnes to 1,663.91 lakh tonnes in 2024-25, which represents a 6.83 per cent increase over the corresponding figure of the previous year. The production of the rabi crop was 1600.06 lakh tonnes in 2023-24, now it has increased to 1645.27 lakh tonnes. 

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