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 […]
By HT Correspondent, Chandigarh During the meeting with the association, the CM said that the state government has already flagged the issue of shortage of space with the centre and the Union government has already agreed to free 40 lakh tonnes of space in the state by December 2024 and an additional 90 lakh tonnes […]
By HT Correspondent, Chandigarh Punjab food and civil supplies minister Lal Chand Kataruchak said that by December 31, nearly 40 lakh tonnes of rice will be moved out of the state’s godowns in 20 special goods trains, containers and trucks, thus creating sufficient storage for the upcoming paddy crop. To free up space in Punjab’s […]
The state government had requested the centre to shift 20 lakh MT of rice and wheat out of the state otherwise it could create law and order problems during ensuring procurement season. Harpreet Bajwa CHANDIGARH: With granaries across Punjab already overflowing with last years’ stocks of rice and wheat, finding storage for new produce has […]
The FCI currently holds 45.57 million tonne (MT) — 32.68 MT of rice stocks and 12.89 MT of grain receivable from millers. The stock is against the buffer of 10.25 MT for October 1. Written by Sandip Das The FCI currently holds 45.57 million tonne (MT) — 32.68 MT of rice stocks and 12.89 MT […]
Retail inflation in urad in May was 14.06% on year and the prices had been in the double digit since November, 2023 Written by Sandip Das The price for wheat is lower than its prevailing market price of Rs 2400/quintal. (Bloomberg) The government has approved sale of wheat and rice in the open market for […]
Rabi buy pegged at 5.78 million tonnes as totally lifts 52.08 million tonnes BY PRABHUDATTA MISHRA The procurement of kharif-grown rice in the 2023-24 season (October-September) ended on June 30 with the Food Corportion of India (FCI) buying 46.3 million tonnes (mt) since October 1, 2023, which is 6.5 per cent lower than 49.53 mt […]
