FCI - Wheat and Rice Stock Status

25-Feb-2025 12:23 PM

FCI - Wheat and Rice Stock Status
★ Currently, FCI has a total food grain stock of 50.85 million tons, which includes 36 million tons of rice and 14.85 million tons of wheat. This does not include 33 million tons of rice yet to be received from millers. This stock is significantly higher than the buffer norm of 21.41 million tons set for April 1.
★ As a result, FCI's economic cost for 2024-25 has increased to:
Rs. 39.75 per kg for rice (up from Rs. 39.31 per kg in 2023-24)
Rs. 27.74 per kg for wheat (up from Rs. 27.09 per kg in 2023-24)