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1,030 tons of rice imported from India through Benapole in one week.

33 rice-laden trucks entered the land port from November 18-27. A total of 1,030 tons of rice were imported from India through Benapole port in one week till Wednesday. According to the Benapole land port and customs house, 33 rice-laden trucks entered the land port from November 18-27. Deputy assistant officer of Benapole check-post Plant […]

India rejects food shipments from China Sri Lanka Bangladesh Japan and Turkey over safety concerns

https://fira.fssai.gov.in NEW DELHI: India, which imports food from over 100 countries, has rejected multiple food consignments from China, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Japan, and Turkey this year due to safety concerns and non-compliance with its food standards. The country’s Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has taken a firm stance to ensure the safety […]

100 tonnes of Atap rice imported from India via Banglabandha Land Port.

The shipment arrived in four cargo trucks, said Abul Kalam Azad, manager of Banglabandha Land Port Limited. Hundred tonnes of Atap rice were imported from India through the Banglabandha land port yesterday (26 November), after two years, in Panchagarh. The shipment arrived in four cargo trucks, said Abul Kalam Azad, manager of Banglabandha Land Port […]

640 metric tonnes of seized PDS rice to be shipped to West Africa upon bank guarantee

PDS rice seized during recent raid at Kakinada Anchorage Port; rice released from seizure based on bank guarantee given by the exporter. T. Appala Naidu A whopping 640 metric tonnes of rice, supplied through the Public Distribution System (PDS), which was recently seized by the Department of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, is being allowed […]

India rejects US, Australia allegation of under-reporting MSP for rice, wheat

At WTO agriculture meet, India maintained that it had complied with its domestic support notification obligations. By Amiti Sen India has “unequivocally” rejected the counter-notification issued earlier this month by five countries at the WTO—US, Australia, Canada, Argentina and Ukraine, targeting India for allegedly under-reporting its market price support for rice and wheat. The country’s […]

Ryots face hurdles in getting paddy from field to mill in Telangana

Farmers are forced to oversee every step, from weighing their produce to ensuring its delivery at the mills, even though the government provides free transportation facilities. A Seshacharyulu NALGONDA: With the government procurement of paddy underway, farmers highlight a new kind of issue. Despite toiling relentlessly to grow and harvest the crops, the tillers say […]

Which Indian State is Known as the Valley of Rice?

Sikkim, a beautiful state in northeastern India, is called the “Valley of Rice” because of its large-scale rice production and a perfect environment for growing rice. The name also has deep cultural and historical roots. Explore more about the “Valley of Rice” in this article. India has many different crops grown in its states, each […]

Bangladesh govt to import another 50,000 tonnes of rice from India

Dhaka: The interim government of Bangladesh will import another 50,000 tonnes of rice from India to increase the country’s food stocks. Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed approved a proposal in this regard at a meeting of a government advisory committee on purchase at Bangladesh Secretariat in the capital today. The food ministry would import the rice […]

Another welcome check on India’s wheat, rice subsidies from USTR

U.S. Wheat Associates and the National Association of Wheat Growers. U.S. Wheat Associates and the National Association of Wheat Growers praised the Office of the United States Trade Representative for submitting a counter-notification to the World Trade Organization on India’s domestic support, input subsidies, and market support prices for wheat and rice. This is the […]