<div>India will free up another 10 million tonnes of wheat in the open market, Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said on Thursday (24 July) after a cabinet meeting, as part of efforts to keep a lid on food prices.<br /><br />The government buys rice and wheat from local farmers to build reserves and to sell subsidised food to the poor.<br /><br />India's retail food inflation eased to 7.97 percent in June from 9.56 per cent in May after the government took steps to check hoardings and curb exports of onions and potatoes.<br /><br />(Reuters)<br /> </div>
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