Wheat Stock
Govt orders mkt participants to declare wheat stock position starting Apr 1
This story was originally published at 20:56 IST on 25 March 2025
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MUMBAI – Traders or wholesalers, retailers, big chain retailers, and processors in all states and Union territories have to declare their stock position of wheat on Apr. 1 and subsequently, on every Friday until further orders, according to a release by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution. The disclosure will have to be made on the ministry's Stock Management System portal, the release said.
The wheat stock limit is set to expire on Monday for all categories of entities across the country. "Any entity which is not registered on the portal, may register themselves and start disclosing the wheat stock on every Friday," the release said.
On Feb. 20, the government had further reduced the quantity of wheat that trade entities can stock, applicable till Monday.
As per the revised stockholding norms, a wheat trader or wholesaler cannot stock more than 250 tonnes. Previously, they could hold 1,000 tonnes, 2,000 tonnes and 3,000 tonnes, as announced in December, September and June, respectively.
For retailers, the wheat stock limit is reduced to 4 tonnes per retail outlet from 5 tonnes. Big chain retailers can hold only 4 tonnes at each outlet, and in depots stock 4 tonnes multiplied by the total number of outlets, the release said. Previously, big chain retailers could stock 5 tonnes per outlet.
For processors, the stock limit remains the same at 50% of the monthly installed capacity multiplied by the remaining months in the current financial year ending March, the release said.
The Department of Food and Public Distribution will maintain a close watch over the stock position of wheat to prevent speculation, control prices, and ensure easy availability of wheat in the country, the release said. End
Reported by Shreya Shetty
Edited by Avishek Dutta
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