India’s rice stock in central pool is down by 10% from last month.

India’s rice stocks in the central pool as on April- 1, 2018 stood at around 30.04 million tons down by about 10% from around 33.32 million tons recorded during the corresponding period last year, according to data from the Food Corporation of India (FCI). India’s rice stocks in the central pool are up 3.33% about by from around 29.78 million tons recorded on April-01, 2017. Highest stock could be seen in the state of Punjab (85.28 lakh tons) followed by Uttar Pradesh (24.20 Lakh Tons), Andhra Pradesh (19.06 lakh tons) and Haryana (19.98 lakh tons).