News Capsule: Grain Shortage From April to December
17-Jan-2026 09:03 AM
News Capsule: Grain Shortage From April to December
★ According to FCI, around 50,000 tonnes of grains were lost between April and December. A storage shortage of 5,000 tonnes was reported. This accounts for 0.16% of the total stock of 30.68 million tonnes.
★ In 2025, losses stood at 73,000 tonnes, which was 0.17% of the total stock of 42.4 million tonnes. In 1990, grain losses were 1.7%, which declined to 0.3% by 2015.