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Informist, Monday, Mar. 16, 2026

 

--FCI: Mar 1 rice stocks 36.5 mln tn vs 36.8 mln yr ago, 33.7 mln month ago            

--FCI: Mar 1 wheat stocks 23.6 mln tn vs 13.4 mln yr ago, 25.6 mln mo ago

--FCI: Total food grain stocks 60.0 mln tn as on Mar 1 vs 50.2 mln year ago

 

MUMBAI – Food Corp. of India's stock of food grains rose 19.7% on year to 60.0 million tonnes as on Mar. 1, with wheat stock rising 76% on year to 23.6 million tonnes while rice stock dipped only 1% to 36.5 million tonnes, according to data released by the corporation.  

 

Compared with the status a month ago, wheat stocks with FCI were down while rice stocks rose, with total stock rising 1.3% as on Mar. 1.

 

The current wheat stocks in the central pool remain well above the buffer norm for the March quarter at 13.8 million tonnes, which includes an operational stock of 10.8 million tonnes and a strategic reserve of 3 million tonnes. The current rice stocks are also above the buffer norm of 7.6 million tonnes, comprising operational stock of 5.6 million tonnes and strategic reserve of 2.0 million tonnes.

 

In addition, FCI and state agencies have about 55.9 million tonnes of unmilled paddy as of Mar. 1, according to the data. The government buys paddy from farmers and converts it into rice through custom milling procedures.  End

 

Reported by Abhijit Doshi

Edited by Tanima Banerjee

 

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