However, the government is yet to decide the ethanol price which may soon be revised upward from ₹58.50/litre as it was fixed when FCI rice was sold at ₹20/kg in 2023-24. By BL New Delhi Bureau The Centre has decided to fix the rice price at ₹28/kg from the stock of the Food Corporation of […]
The second shipment of rice from India, under the government’s open tender agreement, is scheduled to arrive at Chattogram Port on 10 January. Approximately 27,000 tonnes of rice will be transported by the bulk carrier MV SDR Universe, currently being loaded at Kakinada Port in Andhra Pradesh, India. Mohammad Ali Akbar, chief executive officer of […]
Under the agreement for rice import from India, a total of 200,000 tons of rice is set to be imported into the country. Tribune Desk Another 27,000 tons of boiled rice are coming from India in the second shipment. The vessel carrying the rice is expected to arrive at the Chittagong port on January 10. […]
Procurement in Punjab (116.30 lt) and Haryana (35.99 lt) fell short of targets, while other states like Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, and Andhra Pradesh reported significant growth. By Prabhudatta Mishra Thanks to a robust procurement system in Punjab and Haryana, where the government implements crop diversification from paddy, the Centre has been able to meet nearly […]
FCI annually supplies 38 MT of rice for supply to the beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana. Written by Sandip Das. Despite a sluggish commencement of procurement because of storage crunch in Punjab, the government’s paddy procurement drive this season (2024-25) in major producing states has crossed 48.3 million tonne (MT), marginally […]
National Cooperative Export Ltd to sign the government-to-government deal with Bulog. By Prabhudatta Mishra. The Indian Cabinet on Wednesday approved a plan to export of 1 million tonnes of non-basmati white rice to Indonesia through the National Cooperative Export Ltd (NCEL). Announcing the decision, Union Agriculture Minister Shivaraj Singh Chouhan said an agreement will be […]
By Zia Haq National Cooperative Exports Limited will source white rice from the open market through open bids from co-operative societies. NEW DELHI: India will export 1 million tonne of non-basmati white rice to Indonesia annually for four years, as inventories in the world’s biggest exporter of the grain surged following a series of earlier […]
Synopsis The Export Inspection Council (EIC) is planning to expand India’s food testing infrastructure to boost exports. A detailed study on gap assessment is underway and will be completed in 2-3 months. EIC aims to adopt advanced technologies and is forming mutual recognition agreements with different countries. New laboratories are being set up in Ahmedabad, […]
With the recent relaxation of export limitations on non-basmati rice and robust global demand, India expects agricultural exports to surpass $50 billion in 2024–2025. Despite earlier export restrictions on rice, wheat, and sugar that affected exports by an estimated $6-7 billion, this optimistic forecast The country’s agri exports are expected to cross $50 billion in […]
The Indian Cabinet has approved the export of 1 million tonnes of non-basmati rice to Indonesia. The initiative will be conducted by National Cooperative Export Ltd (NCEL) under an agreement with the Indonesian government, following a decision by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs. Devdiscourse News Desk. The Indian government has given the green light […]
