Despair after deluge: Punjab’s famed Basmati not finding many takers after 2025 floods
By Vivek Mishra The floods this year in Punjab have caused a drop in the prices of the state’s famed
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COMMODITIES
Telangana Wants To Increase Rice Procurement
The state government has urged the Centre to increase the Kharif procurement target for 2025-26 to 53.6 lakh metric tonnes
Read MoreIndonesia’s state farm company to invest nearly $500 million to boost rice output
By Gayatri Suroyo and Ananda Teresia Indonesia’s newly-launched state farm company plans to invest 8 trillion rupiah ($479 million) until the end of
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India’s Bid to Global Leadership in Sustainable Biofuel
India’s biofuel sector is experiencing rapid growth, driven by government initiatives and increasing demand for clean energy. Ethanol, Compressed Biogas
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Thai rice exports slump 23.9% in first eight months on strong baht, global glut
Arada Fuangtong, director-general of the Department of Foreign Trade (DFT), said exports between January and August totalled 5.04 million tonnes,
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Texas (US): Darling Ingredients to sell $125 million in tax credits from biofuel JV
Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE:DAR) announced Monday an agreement to sell $125 million of production tax credits to an unnamed corporate
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Thailand: Commerce Ministry steps up 280,000-tonne G2G rice talks with China
The Commerce Ministry’s DFT has moved to accelerate the sale of 280,000 tonnes of rice to China under a G2G
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India may import US corn for ethanol production as trade talks advance
By Apexa Rai India is exploring the purchase of US corn for ethanol production, along with increased energy imports, as
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Exporters welcome mandatory APEDA registration for non-basmati rice
By Sanjeeb Mukherjee India’s decision to make prior registration with the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA)
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Punjab clears OTS to revive sick rice mills, speed up paddy lifting: Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak
The Punjab government has approved a dedicated One-Time Settlement (OTS) Policy 2025 for rice millers to resolve long-pending dues, revive
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