US tariff to slow basmati rice exports, create local surplus
By Sandip Das With the US imposing tariffs, about 0.3 million tonne (MT) of India’s annual aromatic rice exports would be hit.
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Punjab to install PAU-calibrated meters for paddy moisture measurement
In preparation for the upcoming kharif paddy procurement season, the Punjab govt has decided to install moisture meters calibrated by
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Rice stocks surge despite brisk open market sales
BY Sandip Das The government’s central-pool rice stocks continue to surge despite brisk offloading of grain through open market sale,
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India, WFP to supply 200k tonnes of fortified rice for humanitarian needs
By Sanjeeb Mukherjee he United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Indian government on Monday signed a definitive agreement
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UP government bans the use of 11 pesticides damaging India’s rice quality
By ANI The Uttar Pradesh government is enforcing a fresh ban on the use of eleven pesticides that damage India’s
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After exports resume to Bangladesh, rice price rises in Kolkata markets; households shift to cheaper varieties
By Subhro Niyogi & Krishnendu Bandhyopadhyay Rice prices in Bengal and other parts of India have witnessed a surge since
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Odisha government in a bind as FCI stops lifting rice quota
By Bijoy Pradhan Sitting over a surplus stockpile of 23 lakh tonne custom-milled rice (CMR), and the Food Corporation of
Read MoreIndia’s unloading of 20m tonnes of rice will plunge Thai prices, exporter warns
The Thai Rice Exporters Association has warned that Thai rice prices are likely to plunge further next month after the
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Tamil Nadu: Five held with 2,200kg of smuggle ration rice in Erode
Cops attached to the district Civil Supplies Crime Investigation Department (Civil Supplies-CID) on Thursday arrested five people for smuggling 2,200kg
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Germany launches US$2.9M initiative to boost climate-smart rice production in Nigeria
The German government has launched the Carbon Offsetting Rice Emissions (CORE) Project, a €2.5 million (US$2.9M) initiative aimed at supporting 12,000 smallholder
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