Govt hikes allocation of wheat under open market sale scheme
By Sandip Das The government has decided to offload 0.3 million tonnes (MT) under the open market sale scheme (OMSS)
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Month: October 2023
2.13 MT of pulses imported since beginning of the year to improve domestic supplies
By Sandip Das To curb any spike in the prices through improved domestic supplies, the government has imported 2.13 million
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Andhra Pradesh: State logs 89% deficit in Oct rainfall; ryots fear drop in paddy, pulses yield
While the southwest monsoon ended with a rain deficiency of 13%, October – the first month of post-monsoon season –
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Amid diplomatic spat, contractors cut lentil imports from Canada
As a fallout of the ongoing India-Canada diplomatic spat, importers are not signing contracts for the import of lentils from
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India’s tur, urad production might fall in kharif 2023, says BoB analysis
By Sanjeeb Mukherjee India’s tur, urad and groundnut production might fall to their lowest levels in the last three years
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Punjab rice millers meet BJP’s Tarun Chugh
By Vibhor Mohan The delegation of the Punjab Basmati Rice Millers and Export Association on Wednesday met BJP national general
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Russian wheat export prices fell last week, but some demand emerged
By Reuters Russian wheat export prices declined again last week, but analysts see demand picking up at these levels. The
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‘Procurement irregularities’: Assistant secretary of Cheeka mandi (Haryana) suspended, probe panel formed
The chief administrator of Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board (HSAMB) has ordered the suspension of assistant secretary and incharge of
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Haryana might fall short of 60 lakh MT procurement target of non-basmati paddy
By Neeraj Mohan The Haryana government’s procurement of non-basmati paddy on the minimum support price (MSP) this kharif season may
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Plans to cover area larger than Sikkim with palm oil plantations
By Jayashree Nandi The Union government plans to cover an area larger than the entire state of Sikkim with palm
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