Conducive weather boosts prospects of robust wheat harvest
By Sandip Das The prospects of robust production of wheat, a key rabi crop, looks bright, if the weather holds
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Karnataka: Digital Revolution in the Rice Bowl
By Raghottam Koppar For the paddy farmers of Koppal, social media has arrived as the great leveller. It has also
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Wheat flour rates soar to ₹40- ₹60/kg in Punjab due to grain shortage
By Gurpreet Singh Nibber Wheat flour prices in Punjab have soared to ₹40 to ₹60/kg due to a shortage of
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Chhattisgarh breaks previous paddy purchase record
Chhattisgarh has surpassed the previous record of paddy procurement by purchasing over 14.5 million tonnes (MT) from the farmers in
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ASIA RICE-Ample supply pushes India rates lower, Thai prices at 2-year low
By Anushree Mukherjee(Reuters) Rice prices from top exporter India extended declines to an 18-month low on rising supplies amid depreciation
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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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