Tag: government rice reserves

India’s rice buffer stocks at record high in H1CY’25. Know why?

Sep 9, 2025

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Vidhi Balwani

in Grains, Rice

Increased paddy plantation, procurement boost inventory Higher buffers control prices, raise revenue opportunities India’s rice buffer stocks averaged a record high in the period January-June 2025 or H1CY’25, reveals data maintained with BigMint. Data tracked since 2022 shows buffer stocks of rice held by the Food Corporation of India (FCI), the nodal government agency for…