The government said that in the framework of “continuous efforts to alleviate wheat prices before the upcoming festive season”, wheat stock limit is revised until 31 March 2026 | Photo Credit: Yamam Al Shaar
On Tuesday, the Union Food Ministry also reduced the limits of wheat magazines for traders, traders and processors and said that the measure is to manage “overall food safety and prevent accumulation and ruthless speculation”. However, the center said there was sufficient availability of wheat in the country and in the years 2024-25 the production of wheat was 1175.07 Lakh metric ton (LMT).
The Government stated that in the “continuous effort to alleviate wheat prices before the upcoming holiday season”, wheat supply limit is revised by March 31, 2026. For a merchant/ wholesale, the limit was reduced to 2,000 metric tons (MT) from the current limit of 3,000 MT. For retailers, the new limit is 8 MT. Previously it was 10 Mt. For retailers with a large chain, a new limit for each retail socket with maximum amount (8 multiplied by the total number of stores) MT. “It will be the maximum stock that can be held in all their retail stores and compositions,” the government said. For processors, the limit of 60% of the monthly installed capacity (MIC) multiplied by the remaining months of 2025-26. It was multiplied by 70% of the Michea by the remaining months of 2025-26.
The center asked all wheat supplies to announce or update the position of shares on wheat every Friday. “Any entity found not to register or violates on the portal will be subject to a suitable repressive measure pursuant to Sections 6 and 7 of the 1955 basic commodities Act,” the government warned. “If the shares held by the above entities are higher than the above limit, it must bring this to the prescribed shares within 15 days of the notice,” the Ministry of Food said.
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Published – August 26 2025 9:15
