In yet another curse for locals, Pakistan taxes wheat flour heavily
By ANI The lower-income section of the country, which was already suffering from increasing prices of almost every commodity in
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COMMODITIES
Wheat rises as supply concerns trigger short covering
By Reuters Chicago wheat futures rose on Monday, as concerns over production in the United States and France triggered short-covering,
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India cites rice export ban, red sea crisis, and maize price drop for 3.24% YoY decline in Agri exports
By Abhimanyu Sharma A 3.24% year-on-year drop in the value of agricultural exports has been observed from April to June
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Skewed subsidies make paddy most profitable
By Zia Haq Massive subsidies for growers of paddy (rice), a water-guzzling cereal that has ecologically ruined Punjab and Haryana,
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Ludhiana (Punjab):Non-basmati rice sown on 96% area as paddy cultivation in full swing
By Nitin Jain A whopping 96 per cent of the total area being put under paddy in Ludhiana district has
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Kharif sowing up 3.5% on year; area under pulses grows 22%
By Sandip das Thanks to normal monsoon rains in most parts of the country since the last week of June,
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Malaysia urges India to lift restrictions on sugar & rice exports
By Sandip Das Malaysia on Thursday requested India to lift restrictions on exports of commodities such as rice and sugar,
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Say yes to Rice! Indian Basmati price set to be cheaper as exports fall
The price of Indian rice exports fell even lower this week on expectations that New Delhi might ease export restrictions
Read MoreIndia plans to ease rice export curbs as stocks surge to record, sources say
India is likely to cut the floor price for basmati rice exports and replace the 20% export tax on parboiled
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Tamil Nadu: Civil Supplies CID seizes 550 kg ration rice near Panruti; two arrested
Two persons were arrested by the Civil Supplies CID for smuggling 550 kg ration rice near Panruti, on Monday. Acting
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