India, May 28 -- The Centre on Wednesday eased restrictions on the quantity of wheat traders can store, a move that comes in the wake of plentiful harvests and procurement of the winter staple.

Bulk traders can now stock 3,000 tonne of wheat at a time, while retailers can hold up to 10 tonne of the grain, a federal notification said.

In February, the government imposed a cap of 260 tonne in case of wholesalers, while retailers were allowed to hold 4 tonne and these restrictions were due for revision on March 31.

The curbs imposed in February on stocks maintained by traders brought changes to existing stock limits at the time.

The government has enforced restrictions on stock limits multiple times since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukrai...