Union Agriculture Minister calls for concerted efforts to hike production of pulses
By IANS Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday reviewed the progress in the sowing
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ASIA RICE-Vietnam, Thai rates dip as eyes turn to India rice export policy
By Reuters Rice export prices from Vietnam slipped to their lowest levels in a year, and Thai rates also dropped
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Govt to begin open market sale of wheat & rice from Aug 1
By Sandip Das The government has approved sale of wheat and rice in the open market for the bulk buyers
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Fortified rice: SC gives Centre four weeks to review expert recommendations
By Krishna Yadav The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave the Union government four weeks to decide on including an advisory
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GoM to decide on lifting export ban on certain non-basmati rice: Goyal
By PTI Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said a Group of Ministers will take a decision on lifting
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Govt allows FCI to sell wheat from stocks to flour millers, biscuit makers
By Reuters India plans to sell wheat from its state reserves to bulk consumers such as flour millers and biscuit
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Export duty on parboiled rice may be fixed at $100/tonne
By Sutanuka Ghosal The government is contemplating fixing the export duty on parboiled rice at $100 per tonne, people aware
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Maharashtra: Thanks to constant rain, ghat area farmers take up paddy plantation
By Abhijeet Patil As showers have been constant, paddy farmers in the ghat areas of Kolhapur have sped up cultivation
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LT Foods, KRBL, Kohinoor: Rice stocks zoom up to 15% on Tuesday; here’s why
By Bloomberg Rice stocks rally: Shares of rice producing companies were in demand on Tuesday, July 9, with individual stocks surging
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India may relax rice export restrictions to prevent domestic oversupply
By Bloomberg The government is considering allowing white rice shipments with a fixed duty, said the people, who asked not
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