According to latest data as of January 1, the Food Corporation of India (FCI) had 309.38 lt of rice in 2026 (6% up from year-ago), 552.15 lt of paddy (16% up) and 274.63 lt of wheat (49% up)
An all-time high paddy stock in the Central Pool, which is equivalent to 370 lakh tonnes (lt) in terms of rice, has taken the total reserve of rice to 679.32 lt. As the annual rice requirement under the public distribution system (PDS) is about 410 lt, the government soon needs to find out ways to offload the stock amid sluggish demand.
According to the latest data as of January 1, the Food Corporation of India (FCI) had 309.38 lt of rice in 2026 (6 per cent up from year-ago), 552.15 lt of paddy (16 per cent up) and 274.63 lt of wheat (49 per cent up).
The current stock of rice (including in the form of paddy) is nine times more than the buffer norm of 76.1 lt (as on January 1) and that of wheat is nearly double from 138 lt.
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