Govt releases 3 MT rice, atta to curb prices, extends export duty
By Sandip Das To control the rising prices of cereals, the government on Thursday announced a plan to release 3
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Wheat
Open market sale of wheat sale may be wound up soon
By Sandip Das The government is likely to wind up open market sale of wheat from the Food Corporation of
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Wheat stocks to drop to 16-year low, Centre asks states to prepare for early procurement
By R. Suryamurthy The Modi-government has asked states to prepare for the early procurement of wheat as internal food ministry
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APEDA hosts Capacity Building Programme and Buyer Meet in Mirzapur to unlock agricultural export potential.
To tap into the export potential of agricultural and processed food products from Eastern Uttar Pradesh, also known as Purvanchal,
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Govt hikes FCI capital by 110% to Rs 21,000-cr; move to reduce borrowings, help contain food subsidy
By Sandip Das The government has increased the authorised capital of the Food Corporation of India (FCI) by 110% to
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Wheat farmers advised to watch out for yellow rust
By Nitish Sharma Following a rise in the daytime temperature, the Agriculture Department has asked wheat farmers in Ambala and
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MSP helps Pb, Hry lead in avg gross returns for paddy, wheat in country
As experts and govt officials have questioned the need for the minimum support price (MSP), data compiled by the Commission
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Govt open market wheat sales at record 8.48 MT; target sales 10 MT of grain by next month to cool down prices
By Sandip Das The government’s open market sale scheme (OMSS) of wheat from the Food Corporation of India (FCI) stock
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Study links climate change with wheat blast; warns crop yield could drop by 75% in South America, Africa by 2050
By Kiran Panday A new study has warned of links between warming climate and the devastating fungal plant disease wheat
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2023 US whole wheat flour production falls
By Josh Sosland Reaching several new milestones on the downside, whole wheat flour production in 2023 totaled 17.984 million cwts, down
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