With 534 lakh tonnes, FCI rice stocks now at 4 times buffer requirement
By Dipak K Dash The FCI is sitting on a stockpile of around 534 lakh tonnes of rice, which is
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Month: May 2024
Sunflower oil consumption expected to fall by 4L tonne
By Vijay C Roy Sunflower oil consumption in the country is likely to go down by 3-4 lakh tonne in
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BJP alleges corruption of over Rs 1 lakh crore in paddy procurement in Odisha; BJD responds
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday slammed Odisha government over its alleged ‘anti-farmer’ policies. The saffron party alleged that
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Telangana: Paddy arrivals touch peak; Procurement crosses 18.5 lakh tonne mark
The paddy purchase centres are packed in a majority of the districts as the arrivals touched the peak. The procurement
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India unlikely to lift ban on export of food items
By Zia Haq India is not looking to lift its ban on export of food commodities anytime soon, especially wheat,
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Worker shortage, high prices of pulses hit dal mills
Shortage of skilled and semi-skilled workforce amid wedding season has posed a challenge for the dal mills of Madhya Pradesh
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Wheat arrivals in Haryana grain markets surpass last year’s figures
By Bhavey Nagpal Wheat arrival at Haryana mandis has already surpassed last year’s figures by 6.4 lakh metric tonnes (MT)
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Wheat output likely to exceed 114 mn tonnes
By Neeraj Mohan India is set to harvest record 114 million tonne wheat crop this season, scientists of the Indian
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Chhattisgarh: ED Arrests Ex-MARKFED MD in Rice Miling ‘scam’
By PTI The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday arrested former Chhattisgarh MARKFED managing director Manoj Soni in a money laundering case
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Wheat sale in open market helped FCI borrow 21,000 crore less in Fiscal Year24
By Dipak K Dash Govt’s intervention through the open market sale of wheat not just helped ensure adequate supply of
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