# Government fixes wheat procurement target at 30.3mn tonne for 2026-27 - The Hindu

> India's government set the 2026-27 rabi wheat procurement target at 30.3 million tonnes after a meeting of state food secretaries. Officials also cited projected FCI stocks of about 18.2 million tonnes and an earlier clearance of 2.5 million tonnes of wheat exports.

- Date: 2026-03-07 · published 2026-03-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20135-government-fixes-wheat-procurement-target-at-30-3mn-tonne-for-2026-27-the-hindu
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Large government procurement and comfortable state stocks reduce the chance of domestic shortage, leaving little direct price support for wheat.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral

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## Sources

- thehindu.com: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/government-fixes-wheat-procurement-target-at-303mn-tonne-for-2026-27/article70714909.ece

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