Thanks to an extended and robust procurement drive in Rajasthan, India’s wheat procurement for the current season, which began on April 1, has successfully reached 30 million tonnes (mt). This significant achievement – the highest in four years – provides the government with a crucial buffer to intervene in the open market should prices begin to escalate.
Rajasthan’s continued efforts, even as operations wound down in most other States, proved instrumental in pushing the national total to this milestone, highlighting the State’s pivotal role in bolstering India’s food security.
After a record procurement of 43.34 mt in 2021-22, government wheat purchases had consistently missed targets in subsequent years: 18.79 mt in 2022-23 (against a target of 44.4 mt), 26.2 mt in 2023-24 (34.15 mt), and 26.61 mt in 2024-25 (37.3 mt). For the current year, the initial target has been set at 33.37 mt.
