Govt mulls easing rice export curbs
By Sandip Das Given the surplus rice stocks and robust kharif crops, the government is likely to announce measures to
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COMMODITIES
Telangana:High demand in open mkt may dampen govt’s fine rice plans
The Congress govt is facing a challenging task of procuring over 24 lakh metric tonnes of fine variety rice to
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Paddy procurement in Tamil Nadu for PDS dips by 9.2L MT
Paddy procurement in Tamil Nadu for the Public Distribution System (PDS) declined sharply by 9.26 lakh metric tonnes in 2023-24
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Why rice-wheat need to be de-hyphenated
By Harish Damodaran Most economics commentators and policymakers tend to club wheat and rice, treating them as part of a
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Haryana rice millers’ body seeks clearance of dues to tune of ₹500 cr
The North Haryana Rice Millers’ Association has urged the state government to clear their dues amounting to about ₹500 crore for
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Rice exporters move Apex Court for relaxation of export ban, cite global contracts
By Timsy Jaipuria As India continues the ban on rice exports, which kicked in on July 20, to ensure that
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Five states seek to purchase rice from FCI’s surplus stock
By Sandip Das Five states including Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have proposed to buy 2.2 million tonne (MT) of subsidised
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Thai rice prices hit two-month peak, Bangladesh hit by floods
By Reuters Rice export prices in Thailand rose to their highest level in two months this week on the back
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Ethanol distilleries can buy 23 lakh MT rice from FCI: Govt
By Harikishan Sharma Allowing the Food Corporation of India (FCI) to sell rice to distilleries for ethanol production, the Centre
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Punjab: Centre again rejects fortified rice supplied by millers based in state
By Ruchika Khanna The Centre has again rejected 600 stacks of fortified rice supplied by the millers of Punjab in
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