The Department of Food and Public Distribution on 21 August validated that the government is not planning to import wheat from overseas. It additionally said that India has ample stocks to meet the domestic necessities and the Food Corporation of India has ample inventory for pubic distribution.
The following affirmation from the authorities arrived after a LiveMint report, which – citing Food Corporation of India – stated that wheat reserves have declined in August to the lowest level for the month in 14 years, while wheat inflation is jogging at close to 12%.
Also, there have been speculations on India can also reflect onconsideration on importing wheat as the impact of record-breaking warmness wave, which has threatened Indian wheat output, resulting in reduce manufacturing and pushed up local prices.
Meanwhile, the patron wheat inflation rose to 11.7% in July and the wholesale prices had been up even more, by way of 13.6% in July, confirmed authentic data.
The comments come towards the backdrop of some reports, which said India can also import the foodgrain. India’s wheat production is projected to have declined almost three per cent to 106.84 million tonnes while the common foodgrain manufacturing is estimated to have touched report 315.72 million tonnes in the 2021-22 crop year.
