Third shipment from state to be rejected | Pest infestation detected. Ruchika Khanna Tribune News Service As many as 18 wagons of rice, that left Punjab’s godowns earlier this month for Dimapur in Nagaland, have been found to have “first level” of pest infestation, besides having less than the specified fortified rice kernels. A communique […]
Reuters BENGALURU, MUMBAI, HANOI, BANGKOK AND BANGLADESH: Vietnam’s rice export prices dipped to their lowest in more than a year on concerns about Indonesian rice imports in the coming year, while India’s rice prices held steady near their lowest levels in 15 months due to burgeoning supplies. Vietnam’s 5% broken rice were offered at their […]
The official said export curbs on rice, wheat, and sugar impact agri exports to the tune of about $6-7 billion. Press Trust of India New Delhi The country’s agri exports are expected to cross $50 billion in 2024-25 on account of healthy demand and lifting on curbs on non-basmati rice, an official said on Tuesday. […]
Five WTO members – Argentina, Australia, Canada, Ukraine and the US – have alleged that India provides excessive market support to wheat and rice which distorts global trade. In a communication of the World Trade Organization (WTO), these countries claimed that India’s apparent MPS (market price support) for rice appears to have been over 87 […]
Additional Chief Secretary, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department Sumita Misra today held a meeting with officers of the food storage agencies. During the meeting, detailed discussions were held regarding the storage facilities for CMR rice. The need for… Tribune News Service Additional Chief Secretary, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department Sumita Misra […]
BY Team MP Kolkata: Catering to the demand of the Bengal Rice Mills Association (BRMA), the state government has increased the milling charge for conversion of paddy into rice. Millers were receiving Rs 30 to Rs 20 per quintal from the Centre and Rs 10 from the state as milling charge. The state which has […]
The jeera masino rice, which cost Rs1,600 per 25 kg, jumped to Rs2,500 after India’s export ban in July last year. Despite India lifting the rice export ban and removing the export duty more than a month ago, prices in the domestic market have refused to come down. Most of Nepal’s city residents eat fine […]
LAHORE: Secretary Agriculture Punjab Iftikhar Ali Sahoo on Saturday said that the department of agriculture Punjab has intensified its actions against the burning of rice straw. To date, 1,289 incidents of burning rice straw have been reported. A total of 1,700 acres of land have been affected by rice straw burning across the province. As […]
The central government has fixed an estimated target of 185 lakh tonnes for paddy procurement for the ongoing KMS (kharif marketing season) 2024-25 which will continue till November 30. Press Trust of India New Delhi The Centre has procured 120.67 lakh tonnes of paddy so far from Punjab, or 65 per cent of the estimated […]
By Mayank Bhardwaj and Rajendra Jadhav NEW DELHI, Nov 8 (Reuters) – India’s rice inventories surged to an all-time high of 29.7 million metric tons in November, sources said on Friday, nearly three times the government’s target, as export curbs imposed over the past two years bumped up local supplies. Higher stocks would allow the […]
