Wheat Procurement Hits 29.7 Million Tonnes in 2025–26, Highest in Four Years Amid Bumper Crop

Wheat procurement hits 29.7 million tonnes in 2025–26, highest in four years amid bumper crop

Strong government procurement, driven by state-level bonuses and record output, will boost food grain stocks. Procurement may exceed 32 million tonnes this year.

Surely the difference of this year is that in a large part of the traditional agricultural region of Argentina the soils have a high moisture content. This characteristic allows the localities where the rains are scarce between May and September, to have a higher expected yield than the annual average. Of course this does not guarantee to have high yields, but greatly increases the yield floors. “Unjustified”: the European Commission rated Argen…

The International Grains Council (ICC) is again revising the forecast of world cereal harvest for the 2025-2026 crop year, carried by maize.

India's wheat procurement hits 29.7 million tonnes in 2025 - 26, highest in four years amid bumper crop

The wheat purchases of India for the 2025-26 rabi (post-monsoon) marketing season (April–June) has crossed 29.7 million tonnes (MT) as of May 22, the highest since the 2021-22 season, according to official data.

While the field processes the damage of the last storms, with a strong impact on soybean plantations, late corn is gaining prominence in the local market, according to the latest Grain Market Report produced by the Rosario Cereals Exchange (BCR) and wheat anticipates the best campaign in 15 years."Wheat 2025/26 is emerging to try to achieve the largest total offer in history, thanks to favorable weather conditions, a possible increase in the sow…

The Centre has so far procured over 29.7 million tonnes (MT) of wheat during the 2025-26 rabi marketing season that runs from April to June. This is the highest procurement since the 2021-22 season, according to official data. Wheat procurement this year 13.5 per cent higher than the same period last year According to data compiled by the Food Corporation of India (FCI), wheat procurement this year was 13.