Lok Sabha Question No. 2252 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-12
Subject: Rise in Wheat Prices
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Smt. Lovely Anand

## ORIGINAL IN HINDI

## MINISTRY  OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.2252

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12TH MARCH, 2025

## RISE IN WHEAT PRICES

## t2252. SMT. LOVELY ANAND:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the wheat prices continue to rise despite its selling by the Government it in the open market and the price has increased by more than fifty  percent in  the last two months and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the price of wheat is increasing due to hoarding in the country; and
- (c) if  so, the details thereof including  the measures taken by the Government to control the prices of wheat?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SHRIMATI NIMUBEN JAYANTIBHAI BAMBHANIYA)

(a) to (c): No  Sir. Wheat prices are stable in the last two months. The trend in the wheat prices during last two months is presented in the annexure.

In order to manage the overall food security and to prevent hoarding and unscrupulous speculation, the  Government of India  imposed  stock  limits on  wheat applicable to traders/wholesalers, retailers, big  chain retailers and processors in  all  States and Union Territories. The  Removal of  Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits  and Movernent Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs (Amendment) Order, 2024 was issued on 24 June 2024, which was revised on 09 September 2024, on 11 December 2024 &  on 20 February 2025 .

In  addition, to control wheat prices, since 01 April  2024, Government of  India has allocated 30 Lakh Ton  of wheat for  sale in open market under Open Market  Sale Scheme (Domestic) or OMSS  (D)  while  12 LMT  wheat has been allocated for  sale of  Atta  under Bharat Atta Brand

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a) TO  (c) OF THE  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2252 FOR ANSWER ON 12.03.2025 IN THE LOK  SABHA

Tablel: Trend in wheat price during last two months.

| Daily        | Average Retail Price (Rs/Kg)   | Average Retail Price (Rs/Kg)   | Average Retail Price (Rs/Kg)   | Average Retail Price (Rs/Kg)   | Average Retail Price (Rs/Kg)   | Average Retail Price (Rs/Kg)   | Average Retail Price (Rs/Kg)   | Average Retail Price (Rs/Kg)   | Average Retail Price (Rs/Kg)   | Average Retail Price (Rs/Kg)   | Average Retail Price (Rs/Kg)   | Average Retail Price (Rs/Kg)   |
|--------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| CommoditiesI | Price As On                    | 1 Week Ago                     | 1 Month Ago                    | 2 Months Ago                   | %Variation over                | %Variation over                | %Variation over                | %Variation over                | %Variation over                | %Variation over                | %Variation over                | %Variation over                |
| m)n          |                                | 06-03-2025127-02-2025:         | 06-02-2025                     | 06-01-2025                     | TI Week                        | 172 I Month 1Months            |                                |                                |                                |                                |                                |                                |
| 1            | i                              |                                |                                |                                |                                |                                |                                |                                |                                |                                |                                |                                |
|              | mly Average Whole(Rs/Qa)       | mly Average Whole(Rs/Qa)       | mly Average Whole(Rs/Qa)       | mly Average Whole(Rs/Qa)       | mly Average Whole(Rs/Qa)       | mly Average Whole(Rs/Qa)       | mly Average Whole(Rs/Qa)       | mly Average Whole(Rs/Qa)       | mly Average Whole(Rs/Qa)       | mly Average Whole(Rs/Qa)       | mly Average Whole(Rs/Qa)       | mly Average Whole(Rs/Qa)       |
| Wheat        | Price As On                    | 1 Wie€ Ago                     | Month Ago                      | 2 Months Ago                   | %Variation over                | %Variation over                | %Variation over                | %Variation over                | %Variation over                | %Variation over                | %Variation over                | %Variation over                |
| 06           | 06-03-2025                     | 27-02-2025                     | -02-2025                       |                                | W: e k                         | M:nth                          |                                |                                |                                |                                |                                |                                |
|              | 9                              | 6                              | d                              |                                |                                |                                |                                |                                |                                |                                |                                |                                |
|              |                                |                                |                                | 06 -                           |                                |                                |                                |                                |                                |                                |                                |                                |
|              |                                |                                |                                | 01-2025                        |                                |                                |                                |                                |                                |                                |                                |                                |
|              |                                |                                |                                | 2                              |                                |                                |                                |                                |                                |                                |                                |                                |
| am           | am                             | am                             | am                             | am                             | am                             | am                             | am                             | am                             | am                             | am                             | am                             | am                             |
|              |                                |                                |                                |                                | Months                         | Months                         | Months                         | Months                         | Months                         | Months                         | Months                         | Months                         |
| nI           | nI                             | nI                             | nI                             | nI                             | nI                             | nI                             | nI                             | nI                             | nI                             | nI                             | nI                             | nI                             |

Source: Department of Consumer Affairs,  Government of India

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