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Department of Food and Distribution

21 Aug 2022

Govt refutes media reports on wheat import; says country has enough wheat

Dept of Food and Distribution corporation denies media reports claiming wheat import by govt. As per Food Corporation of India website, the stock of wheat in the central pool is 266.45 lakh tonnes as of 21 August, 2022. Govt banned wheat export in May to maintain food security in India.

India wheat import

22 Mar 2018

India drops plan to raise wheat import tax, indicating output deficit

The grain is grown only once in a year in India, with plantings in October and harvests from March.

04 Oct 2017

Govt may hike import duty on wheat to 20-25%

The trade data showed that private traders imported about 8.5 lakh tonnes of wheat since April at 10 per cent import duty. Another 1.5 lakh tonnes of shipments are expected to arrive.

28 Mar 2017

Govt imposed 10% custom duty on wheat

28 Mar 2017

Govt imposes 10% import duty on wheat, tur dal to protect farmers' interest

The government has imposed 10 percent import duty on wheat and tur dal with immediate effect in a bid to protect farmers' interest, amid projection of a record crop this year.

22 Mar 2017

Govt mulling duty on wheat import to protect farmers' interest

Government is considering imposing import duty on wheat to protect farmers' interest, Agriculture Secretary said on Wednesday.

26 Sep 2016

India likely to import 2 MT wheat to boost supplies

India is likely to import up to 2 million tonne (MT) wheat in the current fiscal after the customs duty cut on the grain to boost domestic supply and check prices, according to flour millers.

19 Oct 2015

Govt hikes import duty on wheat to 25% to check imports

The government Monday raised import duty on wheat to 25 percent till March next year to restrict overseas purchases in the wake of falling global prices.

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