Rice rates at three-month high on low supplies, paddy price hike
By Reuters Prices of rice exported from top hub India jumped to their highest since early March this week, driven
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Month: June 2023
As we have ample stocks, no need for wheat imports now: DGFT
At 26.2 million tonnes currently, wheat procurement has surpassed last year’s total procurement of 18.8 million tonnes As wheat procurement
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Cut grain procurement from states with high mandi taxes: CACP
Sandip Das The Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices has said the procurement of grains should be reduced from the
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Punjab farmers set to stick with pollution-causing variety of rice
By Vishal Joshi The seeds of Delhi and the northern plains’ bad air this winter will be sown in Punjab
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Trade body seeks 50 new agro-processing clusters in state in Rajasthan
A Rajasthan-based trade body has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide 50 new agro-processing clusters to the state. Agriculture
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India’s palm oil imports hit 27-month low, buyers pick cheaper soft oils: Dealers
India’s palm oil imports sank to a 27-month low in May as buyers cancelled expensive cargoes of the edible oil
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FCI to offload more wheat in open market
Sandip Das With wheat inflation still at an elevated level, the government is set to scale up open market sales
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Australia sees wheat, barley output dropping by a third next year
Reuters Australia’s production of winter crops is set to fall from record highs, with wheat output seen declining more than
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Madhya Pradesh: PDS rice being sent to open market seized in Balaghat
A truckload of rice meant for distribution through PDS was seized while it was being transported for sale in the
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Govt removes cap on MSP purchases of 3 pulses
Sandip Das The government has removed the procurement ceiling of 40% of total marketable surplus for tur, urad and masur
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