South Zone offers wheat, rice for Open Market Sale scheme
As part of Food Corporation of India’s Open Market Sale scheme (OMSS) (domestic), regional offices under South Zone, including AP,
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Wheat
Rice area highest in 5 years, record output seen; pulses production likely to fall amid sharp drop in area
By Sandip Das Rice production is likely to surpass last year’s record level because of the highest ever acreage in
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Government sells 1.66 lakh metric tons wheat, 0.17 LMT rice in e-auction to reduce retail prices
By ANI The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution conducted its 11th e-auction of the 2023-24 fiscal year
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Egypt, reliant on imports, buys more Russian wheat
Egypt has bought a new shipment of Russian wheat, relying on imports to fill its domestic needs and trying to
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Is ‘grain-surplus’ India considering importing wheat from Russia
By Vibha Sharma The retail price inflation in India jumped to 7.44% in July, according to the government data. Food
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Australia trims wheat crop estimate, curbing global supplies
Australia’s wheat production is likely to be lower than forecast after dry conditions and below-average rainfall in some growing regions.
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Punjab Agricultural University develops new wheat variety to boost immunity
By Gurpreet Singh Nibber Punjab Agricultural University, a premier plant research institute that played a key role during the Green
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India, Egypt discuss a wheat-for-fertilisers deal after Prez Sisi sought grain
By Rezual H Lashkar India and Egypt are discussing a wheat-for-fertilisers deal to cope with shortages of the two commodities even as
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From rice to palm oil, Asian crops output forecast lower as El Nino strengthens
By Reuters An unusually dry August has taken a toll on cereal and oilseed crops in Asia as El Nino
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India allows exports of non-basmati white rice trapped at ports
By Mayank Bhardwaj India has allowed traders to ship out their non-basmati white rice cargoes sitting at ports due to
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