Wheat stocks stood at 29.14 million tons on December 1, up from last year's 20.6 million tons, the data showed. Since the start of the marketing year on October 1, the government has procured 42.2 million tons of paddy from farmers. India, which accounts for about 40 per cent of global rice exports, removed the last of its export curbs on the grain last March. India's rice exports in the first 10 months of 2025 jumped 37 per cent from a year earlier to 18.49 million tons. The Rice Exporters Association expects shipments from India to rise by nearly 25 per cent from a year earlier to a record 22.5 million tons this year.

Source: The Telegraph December 22, 2025 11:38 UTC