<span style="color: #222222;">The third e-auction to offload wheat under Open Market Sale Scheme (Domestic) was held on Wednesday. Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ministry said stocks were offered from 620 depots spread over 23 Regions of FCI across the country. Total quantity of 11.79 Lakh Metric Tonnes was offered and 5.07 LMT of wheat has been auctioned.<br />'' <br />'' Against the all India weighted average reserve price of &nbsp;2138.12 rupees per quintal, stocks were sold for an all India weighted average selling price of 2172.08 per quintal.<br />'' <br />'' In Delhi, Haryana, Tamil Nadu and Telangana, 100 percent of the offered quantity were purchased by the bidders and in another five states, more than 90 percent of the stocks offered were purchased by the bidders.<br />'' <br />''<br />''The fourth e-auction would be held on 1st of March.</span><br />
News On AIR | February 23, 2023 6:24 PM
Govt offloads 5.07 LMT wheat in third round of e-auction