The latest Food Corporation of India , FCI data re-affirms India 's food surplus status. Foodgrain stocks in the government godowns are almost two-and-a-half times more than the required stock at 51.78 million tonnes at the start of the current month.

FCI, government's nodal foodgrains procurement agency has stored 27.08 million tonnes, MT, of foodgrains, whereas 24.69 million tonnes is stored in state government godowns.

As per government norms, FCI should have 21.2 MT of wheat and rice available in its buffer stock as of October 1 every year,which includes 5 MT in strategic reserves.

Among total reserves, 51.20 million tonnes of foodgrains are stored in various government godowns and 0.58 million tonnes is in transit.

The total stock of buffer and strategic reserves of wheat stands at 31.42 MT as of October 1, while that of rice is 20.35 MT in the same period.