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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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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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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Amritsar (Punjab): Wheat crop with more moisture content hindering procurement
The district administration has appealed to the farmers not to bring wheat crop with moisture content more than the permissible
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Wheat purchase by private players sees upward trend across Punjab.
By Vishal Joshi Initial wheat purchase data shows an upward trend in the role of private players where the non-government
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Punjab farmers reap twin bounty: Higher yield, robust procurement
By Sandip Das Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in the state, Punjab farmers – the most vocal and organised
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Wheat arrivals in Yamunanagar (Haryana) grain markets down 48.5%
By Shiv Kumar Sharma Wheat arrivals are yet to gain momentum in grain markets of Yamunanagar district as the untimely
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