Govt may reduce floor price for basmati rice exports
By Sandip Das The government is considering a proposal to reduce the minimum exports duty (MEP) of $950/tonne imposed last
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Industry
CAG flays FCI for over Rs 2,000-crore losses
By Ravi Shanker Kapoor The Comptroller & Auditor General (CAG) has criticized Food Corporation of India (FCI) for incurring unnecessary
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Telangana: Rice millers fail to hand over CMR rice
By Thirunagari Venkateswara Swamy A few millers are creating trouble in handing over Custom Milling Rice (CMR) even as the
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Basmati paddy prices drops by 28 percent to Rs 2,500 per quintal in mandis
By Brijesh Chauhan The prices of Basmati paddy have declined sharply even before the of start of the coming Kharif
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AP’s average paddy yield lower than Punjab and TN
By Uma Maheshwar Rao Visakhapatnam: Andhra Pradesh, known for its vast paddy acreage, is facing a significant shortfall in paddy
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RBI Bulletin | Prices of cereals, pulses, edible oil moderates in August, shows high frequency food price data
By Manish M. Suvarna The prices of cereals, pulses, and edible oil have recorded a broad-based moderation in August, showed
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Punjab sees 12.58 pc growth in basmati cultivation area
By PTI The Punjab government’s crop diversification drive has helped the state increase basmati cultivation area by 12.58 per cent
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Indore: 2,000 Sacks Of Rice Seized In Tulsi Nagar; Police Uncover Illegal Ration Black Market Operation
Around 2k sacks of rice were seized from a godown of a fair price shop in Tulsi Nagar area on
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Ample supply pushes wheat lower despite poor French harvest
By Reuters Chicago wheat futures fell on Monday, with Black Sea harvest maintaining expectations of plentiful global supply despite heavy
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Environmental activist urges legal action against ICAR for HT rice varieties
By Jitendra Choubey Environment activist Aruna Rodrigues has written a letter to Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
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