Agri Buzz: India Rice stocks swell 14% on year to hit record 48.2 million tonnes

India's rice stocks in government warehouses rose over 14% from a year earlier to hit a record high for early September, while wheat inventories also hit a four-year peak on stronger buying from farmers, official data showed. State reserves of rice, including unmilled paddy, totalled a record 48.2 million metric tonnes as of September 1, exceeding the government's target of 13.5 million tonnes for July 1. Wheat stocks stood at 33.3 million tonnes.

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