Govt likely to cut import duty if needed to cool down wheat prices
By Sanjeeb Mukherjee The government will not hesitate about using all the options, including reducing import duties, to bring down
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India Allows Wheat Export Quota to Nepal, Experienced Exporters Encouraged to Apply
By Yash Saxena The Directorate-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has announced that experienced exporters are invited to apply for permits for the
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Exclusive: India’s wheat output 10% lower than government estimates- trade body
By Rajendra Jadhav India’s wheat harvest in 2023 is at least 10% lower than the government’s estimate, a leading trade
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Govt. rice procurement hits 55.8 mn tonne, wheat purchases at 26.2 mn tonne.
The government has procured 55.8 million tonne of rice in the 2022-23 marketing season so far benefiting a whopping 1.22
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FSSAI registered flour millers to take part in FCI’s wheat e-auction
Sandip Das The food ministry has made registration of flour millers with the Food and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) mandatory for
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India approves wheat, broken rice exports requests from 4 countries
By Reuters India has decided to approve wheat and broken rice exports to few selected countries following their requests to
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Chief of UN farm fund lauds India for reviving global focus on millets, exporting wheat to 18 countries
By PTI The United Nations fund for agricultural development has lauded India for reviving focus on millets and exporting 1.8
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First e-auction of FCI wheat for pvt buyers under OMSS on June 28
By PTI State-owned Food Corporation of India (FCI) will offload 3-5 lakh tonne of wheat to small private buyers under
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Discontinuing sale of OMSS grains to states more aimed at curbing price rise not any particular state Centre
PTI As a political row kicked off over the move to disallow states from buying foodgrains from the Food Corporation
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Centre discontinues sale of rice, wheat under OMSS to state govts to check price rise
PTI The Centre has discontinued the sale of rice and wheat from the central pool under the Open Market Sale
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