India may adopt ‘model mustard farms’ to decrease oilseed import
By Jitendra Choubey Over 3500 ‘model mustard farms’ raised the hope to become self-sustainable in edible oils production as India
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COMMODITIES
No proposal to resume sale of subsidised rice for ethanol production: Food Secretary
By PTI The government has no proposal to resume sale of subsidised rice to grain-based distilleries for the production of
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Sunflower oil imports hit 4.4 LMT in March, second highest ever
India’s sunflower oil imports rose by 51 per cent in March from the previous month to reach the second-highest level
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Average mustard yields can jump by 35% with right practices: SEA study
By Sanjeeb Mukherjee The average mustard yield can jump by 35 per cent over five years even with the currently
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Govt starts mustard MSP purchases
By Sandip Das Amidst the fall in mandi prices of mustard prices below the minimum support price (MSP) attributed to
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Mohali (Punjab) to keep strict vigil on influx of wheat: DC
By Bariderjit Saluja Stepping up the measures to check illegal influx of wheat from neighbouring states into Mohali mandis, deputy
Read MoreGovt allows up to 1,000 tonnes of Kala Namak rice export
The government on Tuesday allowed exports of up to 1,000 tonnes of Kala Namak rice through specified customs stations. Kala
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Govt Urges Trade Houses To Refrain From Buying Wheat To Help FCI Recover Its Depleting Stock: Report
The Indian government is reportedly urging global and domestic trade houses to allow the Food Corporation of India (FCI) to
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Keralite, 27, held with 2.6 tonnes of ration rice
Civil supplies CID sleuths attached to the Pollachi unit arrested a 27-year-old man for attempting to smuggle 2.6 tonnes of
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India’s wheat procurement likely to be at 3-year high in 2024-25.
An early start to wheat procurement has helped the Indian government to purchase 31 per cent of the arrival until
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