Assam: Agencies likely to miss paddy procurement for first crop target
Will the four agencies that procure paddy in Assam meet the target set for them for the current kharif marketing
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Koraput (Odisha): Farmers hold back paddy sales over MSP dilemma
Farmers in Koraput district have withheld their harvested paddy from government mandis, posing a challenge for procurement agencies. As of
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Telangana: Nizamabad falls short of paddy procurement target
The paddy procurement in the district for the Yasangi season has fallen short of target. The district administration has set
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Russia, India set to spark major swing in global wheat balance
By Karen Braun The slippage of available global wheat supplies to multi-decade lows has been a repetitive theme for several years,
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Punjab and Haryana High Court orders probe into Markfed’s 8-year-old wheat shortage claims
By Saurabh Malik It may sound hard to swallow, but it is true. The Punjab State Cooperative Supply and Marketing
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Record rice stocks may prompt higher public distribution
By Zia Haq India’s rice stocks in state-owned granaries are at a record high and nearly four times the summer
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Paddy procurement row: Baseless claims, only Rs 200 cr worth grains purchased so far, say Telangana ministers
Refuting the claims made by BRS working president KT Rama Rao and BJPLP leader A Maheshwar Reddy on paddy purchase
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Russia tightens grip on grain exports as global wheat prices surge
By Shashwat Sankranti Russia is intensifying its control over the grain industry, seeking to dominate the export market amid rising
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The Observer view: When modified rice could save thousands of lives, it is wrong to oppose it
For a crop that was designed to save the lives of children, Golden Rice has had a disturbing, volatile history.
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Wheat procurement surpasses last year’s total as foodgrain stock with FCI touches 600 lakh tonne
By Dipak K Dash As this year’s wheat procurement by govt agencies touched 263.3 lakh tonne on Thursday, surpassing last
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