Holi sweets to taste even sweeter as atta, maida, sooji rates soften 10-14%
Not just prices of wheat, but that of all its byproducts — atta (wheat flour), maida, sooji and rawa (semolina) — fell in the last month by 10-14 per cent, data from officials and trade sources showed. Wheat prices have slumped from their record high of about Rs 3,200 per quintal […]
Wheat prices fall over 10% in 7 days on selling of FCI stock in open market
Food Corporation of India’s (FCI) sale of 920,000 tonnes of wheat through its e-auction at a reserve price of Rs 2,474 per quintal since Wednesday has brought down prices by almost 10 per cent. The auction generated Rs 2,290 crore for the corporation on February 1 and […]
Over 1,150 bidders participated in 1st week of e-auction of wheat by FCI
Over 1,150 bidders participated in the first week of e-auction of wheat and a quantity of 9.2 lakh metric tonnes was sold across the country by Food Corporation of India (FCI). In the first week of e-auction, quantities ranging from of 100 to 499 million tonnes attracted maximum […]
Wheat prices fall 10% in 7 days on selling of FCI wheat in open mkt: Govt
The government on Friday said wheat prices have fallen more than 10 per cent in the past one week following its decision to sell the grain in open market to check rising prices. State-run Food Corporation of India has so far sold 9.2 lakh tonnes of wheat to […]