Govt’s wheat sales cross 8 MT, against target of 10 MT
By Sandip Das The government’s open market sale of wheat from the Food Corporation of India (FCI) stock on Wednesday
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Samba paddy procurement expected to match last year’s figures, says TN Minister R Sakkarapani
Unlike the case with kuruvai paddy procurement which recorded a decline this year as compared to the last due to
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Mustard crop acreage rises 5% to 10 mn hectares in rabi season: SEA
By PTI Mustard crop acreage is estimated to have risen 5 per cent to over 100 lakh hectares in the
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Basmati output rises to 13 mt, yet prices climb for millers, consumers
By Harish Damodaran India’s basmati paddy output is up from 11 million tonnes (mt) in 2022-23 to 13 mt this
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India issues grading rules for Bengal’s five premium non-Basmati rice varieties.
The Agriculture Ministry has notified grading and marketing rules for five premium non-Basmati rice varieties of West Bengal — Gobindabhog,
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Telangana to host Global Rice Summit this yr.
Telangana will host the Global Rice Summit-2024, which will be held in India for the first time between June 4
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Haryana, Rajasthan and Punjab farmers expect higher wheat yield this year.
Farmers in Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan are expecting at least seven to 10 per cent increase in yield of wheat
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Dip in production, summer concern push paddy prices up in Tamil Nadu
By Nacchinarkkiniyan M A drop in samba production due to lack of water supply from Mettur dam coupled with concerns
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Prolonged cold, fog spell in Bihar hits Rabi crops, but wheat yield may benefit
By Mohd Imran Khan A long spell of fog and cold in January 2024 has affected Rabi crops like potato,
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MP’s Vanishing Paddy: Now, 8936 Quintals Missing In Seoni
In a surprising case, a total of 8,936 quintals of paddy worth around Rs 1.95 crore have been missing after
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