Private traders to double wheat purchase in Punjab this year
By Ruchika M Khanna The depleting foodgrain stock with the Government of India may see the private purchase of wheat
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Procurement
Untimely March rains notwithstanding, Punjab expecting bumper wheat crop
By Anju Agnihotri Chaba Recent rains and thunderstorm in various parts of Punjab notwithstanding, the state remains optimistic about a
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Government to buy 50L tonnes of wheat from UP, Rajasthan, Bihar this yr
Robust wheat procurement during this year riding on a good harvest may put more ‘rotis’ on the plates of beneficiaries
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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
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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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11 ‘corporate’ silos in 9 Punjab districts declared wheat procurement centres; will protest, say farm unions
By Raakhi Jagga As the Punjab government declared 11 silos in nine districts of Punjab, “all managed by private companies”,
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Private companies may have to let government buy wheat first
By Jayashree Bhosale As the wheat stock with the central government is likely to fall below the buffer norm as
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Haryana:CM’s flying squad finds 21,700 quintals of paddy missing at three Karnal rice mills
By Parveen Arora The CM’s flying squad has found around 21,700 quintal paddy missing from the stock allotted to three
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Govt. ask states to prepare early for MSP purchase of the wheat ; wheat stock to fall close to buffer by April 1
By Sandip Das To bolster central pool grain stocks, the government has asked key wheat-growing states including Uttar Pradesh, Punjab,
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Chhattisgarh set to create record in paddy procurement
Cited as the rice bowl of the country, Chhattisgarh is on its way to set a new record of paddy
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