Government reduces FCI rice price by Rs 550 per quintal under open market sale scheme
In a significant move, the government has slashed the price of rice procured by the Food Corporation of India (FCI)
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Punjab: Rice hogging covered space, wheat to be stored in open
By Ruchika Khanna The wheat procured in the coming season will be kept in “covered and plinth” (CAP) storage, as
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Bangladesh: Consignment of 2,450 tons of Indian rice arrives at Darshana Port
A consignment of 2,450 tons of rice imported from India has arrived in Bangladesh via Chuadanga’s Darshana Land Port. The
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Distress sales hit Kendrapara farmers as stock piles up; paddy sold below Rs 3,110 MSP
By Ashis Senapati The spectre of distress sale haunts large numbers of paddy farmers in Kendrapara, thanks to the slipshod
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IIL Launches Revolutionary Insecticide- ‘Centran’ to Control Stem Borers in Paddy Crops
Insecticides (India) Limited (IIL), a leading name in the crop protection and nutrition industry, has launched, a new revolutionary Insecticide,
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Haryana: Rice millers voice concerns over space crunch in FCI godowns
By Parveen Arora Members of the Haryana Pradesh Rice Millers and Dealers Association met Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and
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Uttar Pradesh: Grain trader booked for illegally procuring PDS rice
A case has been registered against a grain trader in Pilibhit’s Bilsanda for allegedly procuring rice meant for distribution to
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Bangladesh: 26,935 MT of Indian rice arrives at Ctg port
With this, the second consignment of rice came from India since the interim government took over the power in August
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Sri Lanka:Traders up in arms against mill owners not providing rice at affordable rates in view of Thai Pongal
By Ranjith Rajapakse The traders in several areas of the upcountry yesterday demonstrated demanding the supply of adequate stocks of
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Paddy procurement fraud: 1704 quintal of paddy worth `53 lakh seized in Bilaspur
A physical verification of paddy procurement centres is underway to curb malpractices and uphold transparency in paddy procurement, leading to
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