Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Tuesday, Dec 16, 2003
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Tuesday, Dec 16, 2003 |
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Agri-Biz & Commodities
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Wheat Wheat rakes for millers yet to roll to Karnataka Our Bureau
Bangalore , Dec. 15 THE recent announcement allotting wheat rakes for moving grains from the Food Corporation of India (FCI) had provided a glimmer of hope for supply-starved millers, but for the Karnataka Roller Flour Mills Association, it has failed to change the situation of non-availability of wheat. The association has been awaiting resumption of wheat supply for its mills for more than six months. However, after its representation with the Union Agriculture Ministry, the association had been assured that three rakes of wheat for the crop years 2000-01 and 2002-03 under FCI's open market sales scheme would be allotted for transporting the grain from Punjab and Haryana between November and December. FCI had also advertised an additional scheme for "sponsored movement", which requires millers to lift a guaranteed minimum quantity. It had allotted eight rakes for Karnataka to move wheat between December and January. But millers in the State are yet to receive any confirmation, even a month after it was announced by the Central Government, the association said. "The rakes are purported to arrive during November and December. There is no information regarding arrival of rakes for the millers from the local FCI even after a month of the announcement," the association spokesman said. Karnataka, which requires about 2.5 lakh tonnes per month for the mills which convert wheat into shoji, maida and wheat flour to be supplied to bakeries for making biscuits, and for consumers of whole wheat flour, has been facing shortage for the past six to seven months. The disruption in supply had been attributed to the shortage of railway rakes as the Government shifted its priority to meet the requirements of the drought-hit states and the Public Distribution System. Besides, wheat exporters also got priority for allotment of rakes, thus affecting millers in South India, who depend solely on the wheat surplus regions form the North India.
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