India may scrap wheat import duty, lower its stock limit.
The Indian government has decided to lower the stock limit for wheat to 2,000 tonnes from the current 3,000 tonnes
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Assam police busts suspected PDS rice smuggling operation in Boko, three arrested
Assam police on August 8 intercepted a truck laden with bags of suspected Public Distribution System (PDS) rice in Boko
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India’s rice export ban could hit planting, farm income -farmers’ body
Rice planting in India could fall by 5% as New Delhi’s decision to ban non-basmati white rice exports will cut
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Rice exporters confident ban will be lifted soon
The ban on exports of non-basmati white rice may not last long as the concerns about the standing crop has
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Thailand says no rice export halt, to benefit from India’s export ban
By Kitiphong Thaichareon and Orathai SriringThailand is benefiting from India’s rice export ban and has no reason to halt its
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Bhutan reaches out for rice amid export ban, India likely to offer it
By Zia HaqBhutan has requested India to allow rice export to the Himalayan kingdom, following India’s July 20 ban on
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Wheat promotion body moots modernisation of storage, handling of foodgrain
The Wheat Products and Promotion Society (WPPS), a 33-year-old non profit organisation, has called for the modernisation of storage and
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Kharif Crop Sowing Crosses 915 Lakh Hactare
The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on 4th August
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Robust rains accelerate rice planting in India
By Reuters Indian farmers have planted 28.3 million hectares (69.9 million acres) with summer-sown rice, according to the farm ministry’s
Read MoreIndia rice export ban: World rice price index jumps to near 12-year high in July, says FAO
The price of rice has seen sharp increase in recent months, reaching its highest level in nearly 12 years. The
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