Global rice prices surge close to 12-year highs, and could rise even more
By Lee Ying Shan Rice prices surged to their highest in almost 12 years on the back of India’s rice export
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COMMODITIES
Govt. launched sale of subsidized dal
The government had announced the sale of subsidised chana dal under the brand name ‘Bharat Dal’ in July. The dal
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Maharashtra: 11,000 Farmers Hit as July Rains Damaged Paddy Crop on More Than 4,200 Ha Land in Raigad
By PTI Heavy rains in July damaged the paddy crop on 4,246 hectares of land in 813 villages in Raigad
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India may scrap wheat import duty, lower its stock limit.
The Indian government has decided to lower the stock limit for wheat to 2,000 tonnes from the current 3,000 tonnes
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Assam police busts suspected PDS rice smuggling operation in Boko, three arrested
Assam police on August 8 intercepted a truck laden with bags of suspected Public Distribution System (PDS) rice in Boko
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India’s rice export ban could hit planting, farm income -farmers’ body
Rice planting in India could fall by 5% as New Delhi’s decision to ban non-basmati white rice exports will cut
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Rice exporters confident ban will be lifted soon
The ban on exports of non-basmati white rice may not last long as the concerns about the standing crop has
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Thailand says no rice export halt, to benefit from India’s export ban
By Kitiphong Thaichareon and Orathai SriringThailand is benefiting from India’s rice export ban and has no reason to halt its
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Bhutan reaches out for rice amid export ban, India likely to offer it
By Zia HaqBhutan has requested India to allow rice export to the Himalayan kingdom, following India’s July 20 ban on
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Wheat promotion body moots modernisation of storage, handling of foodgrain
The Wheat Products and Promotion Society (WPPS), a 33-year-old non profit organisation, has called for the modernisation of storage and
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