Actual stock balance is obtains from the quantity of consumption and export deducted from total availability. Availability means total quantity of previous balance, production and import. Excess stock is a reason for low price and less stock is a reason for high price which is against farmers and small scale industry. This (2004-05) year import will cross 60.000 tonnes to increase month end stock for next year. This import will reduce the price of seven lakh tonnes every year.  Import up to November 04 was 45817 tonnes.

Actual Stock Balance 

Up to Nov 04

Stock with the following at the end of Oct & Nov 2004

(in tonnes)

In the month of July 04 actual stock balance was less than the real stock.

How it is possible?