Stones found in wheat bags in Patiala, arhtiya’s licence suspended
The district administration has suspended licence of a commission agent for 15 days after stones were found in wheat bags
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COMMODITIES
Govt buys record 11L tonnes of wheat in Punjab in single day
By Dipak K Dash Logging a single-day procurement record, govt agencies on Wednesday bought 11 lakh tonnes of wheat only
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Centre relaxes wheat procurement norms in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh to avoid distress sale by farmers
By Abhimanyu Sharma In a bid to avert distress sale by farmers, the Centre has relaxed wheat procurement norms in Rajasthan
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Mustard prices rule below MSP despite govt intervention
By Sandip Das Mandi prices of mustard seed are ruling 10-12% below the minimum support price (MSP) despite the government
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Punjab farmers strike gold as wheat yield goes up by 3 quintals per acre
By Karam Prakash Thanks to the favourable weather conditions and effectiveness of the high-yielding wheat variety PBW 826, Punjab is
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Ludhiana (Punjab) ‘lags’ in wheat lifting; active steps being taken: Officials
About 35.5% wheat has so far been lifted from the grains markets of the district. As per the official data,
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Telangana: Rains force farmers to act on spot; Paddy procurement crosses 10 lakh MT
Arrivals for the Yasangi marketing season remained steady in Nizamabad and Nalgonda, two of the largest paddy growing districts as the overall procurement
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Mandis overflow with wheat, but lifting tardy in Sirsa (Haryana)
By Anil Kakkar Wheat procurement in the district’s markets crossed 3.3 lakh metric tonnes (MT) on Tuesday, but only about
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Uruguay expects smaller wheat, corn crop.
By Susan Reidy MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY — Given the record wheat yields the last two years, farmers in Uruguay are expected to
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Vietnam farmers are reducing methane emissions by changing the way they grow rice. Here’s how
Rice paddies contribute 8% of all human-made methane in the atmosphere, according to a 2023 Food and Agriculture Organisation report.
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