# Why A Technical Proposal By FCI Could Add To Farmers’ Woes

> An NDTV Profit article discusses a technical proposal by the Food Corporation of India that could affect farmers. The text captured is mostly embedded website tracking script with little substantive content.

- Date: 2021-03-22 · published 2021-03-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48081-why-a-technical-proposal-by-fci-could-add-to-farmers-woes
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Changes to FCI procurement or stock rules can alter Indian domestic grain prices and government stock releases, with spillover to world rice and wheat markets.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral

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| RICE | 2021-12-03 | [Problem of plenty: Centre's refusal to procure more paddy impacts Telangana farmers - Frontline](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43665-problem-of-plenty-centre-s-refusal-to-procure-more-paddy-impacts-telangana.md) | -1.6% | +4.4% |
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## Sources

- ndtvprofit.com: https://www.ndtvprofit.com/business/why-a-technical-proposal-by-fci-could-add-to-farmers-woes?share=eyJjYXJkSWQiOiI3OThmYzc3OS04MjY4LTQ2YzgtOTY5MC1lZmE1MTRkMzcxMjEiLCJlbGVtZW50Ijp7ImlkIjoiODFjZDU3NTQtZGI4OS00ZWVlLWIyYTAtNDAxNzNkYWNhYjM4In19

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