India Govt FY18 wheat buys touch 30.8 million tonne as purchases on in Rajasthan.

With wheat purchases still on in Rajasthan, the government total procurement of the food grain for the current marketing year ending March, has touched 30.8 million tonne, up 34.1%. The government wheat procurement has ended in the major producing states, except Rajasthan, where 1.24 million tonne wheat has been procured so far, up 62.8% from a year ago.