Tag: food grain storage India

Odisha to auction 1 lakh tonnes of surplus rice amid record procurement

Apr 7, 2026

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Yashika Agrawal

in Grains, Rice

State moves to liquidate excess stocks and ease storage pressure Open market sale aims to stabilise inventory before next procurement cycle Odisha has moved to auction 100,000 tonnes of rice in the open market after a record procurement season led to excess inventories. During the Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2024-25, the state procured about 7.3…