For the first time, Bangladesh has bagged more than 4 crore tonnes of rice in a fiscal year (FY) thanks to increasing yields of the most grown crop, according to official data. Local farmers have been gradually switching to high-yielding and hybrid varieties of the cereal grain, bringing the country’s need for rice imports down […]
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday also approved the development of the National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) in Gujarat, which is aimed to showcase India’s maritime heritage and history. Dhruvaksh Saha, Press Trust of India, New Delhi The Cabinet on Wednesday decided to continue the supply of free fortified rice under the food law and other […]
Exporters say they incur $70/tonne additional costs; Customs officials playing safe to verify if shipments are white or parboiled rice. By Subramani Ra Mancombu India’s white and parboiled non-basmati rice consignments are being held up at major ports by customs authorities despite the government easing the curbs on shipments from the country. According to trading […]
The standoff between Telangana and the central government over parboiled rice procurement has eased, with Telangana set to supply 37 lakh metric tonnes to FCI. Demand for Telangana’s boiled rice has increased from states like West Bengal, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala due to production shortfalls in these regions. HYDERABAD: The stand-off between Telangana and […]
Export policy should protect farmers, local market By Nantoo Banerjee The government’s latest policy to allow the export of non-basmati white rice could not have come at a more appropriate time as farmers are getting ready to harvest the country’s most important autumn crop, rice. In the absence of proper storage facilities in the country, […]
Synopsis Rice prices in India have surged by 10-15% due to a rise in global demand after the government lifted export curbs on non-basmati rice. The move follows a reduction in export duties and comes with the country’s sufficient rice stock. Domestic prices are expected to stay firm until the new crop arrives. Rice prices […]
By Gurpreet Singh Nibber Exporters’ association says traders have last year’s stock that they couldn’t export due to minimum export price of $950 imposed by the Centre The arrivals of premium aromatic grain basmati in the mandis of Punjab is higher than the previous season by at least 10% but the price it has been […]
Commerce minister for ensuring compliance with European food safety standards. Imran Ali Kundi ISLAMABAD – In a meeting with the Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) delegation, Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan called for taking measures aimed at enhancing Pakistan’s rice exports and ensuring compliance with European food safety standards. As Pakistan holds […]
Subramani Ra Mancombu Sikkim certification body, private exporter also fined ₹10 lakh each. The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), thenodal agency for the National Programme on Organic Production (NPOP), has suspended theaccreditation of an organic certification agency and an exporter besides penalizing both.The suspension and penalty follow a report by Businessline […]
RANGPUR, Oct 7, 2024 (BSS) – Despite a drought-like situation during theseedling transplantation stage, farmers are now expecting a bumper productionof Aman rice in Rangpur agriculture region this season. Officials of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) said farmers havealready started harvesting short-duration varieties of Aman rice while tenderplants of the crop are growing superbly […]
