Department takes ‘lenient view’ as they paid ₹17 lakh each per day as detention and demurrage charges for ships being held up. By Subramani Ra Mancombu The Indian Customs Department, an arm of the Finance Ministry, has imposed a fine of ₹75 lakh on two exporters for “misleading” authorities by trying to ship out non-basmati […]
Purchases so far in Nov up at 64.69 lakh tonnes against 62.35 a year ago. By Prabhudatta Mishra Over 5 per cent rise in rice procurement this month has helped the government to narrow the 20 per cent gap to 11 per cent so far this season. Rice procurement, which commenced on October 1, was […]
It has offered to sell 50,000 tonnes at $471.60 a tonne CIF to Chattogram and Mongla ports. By Subramani Ra Mancombu New Delhi-based Sael Agri has offered the lowest quote in Bangladesh’s second tender to import 50,000 tonnes of parboiled rice, trade sources said. At $471.60 a tonne, Sael’s offer was the lowest compared with […]
The action follows in the wake of similar reports of rice failing quality test in Nagaland, Karnataka, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.Written by Kanchan Vasdev Days after rice transported to Nagaland and other states from Punjab was found “unfit for human consumption”, the Food Corporation of India (FCI) has asked its field staff to double-check rice […]
Rice imports from India resumed after a two-year hiatus, with the first shipment arriving through Benapole port last night. Three trucks carrying 105 tonnes of non-basmati rice reached the transshipment yard as part of the initial shipment imported by Mahabubul Alam Food Products, a company based in Jashore. The rice is expected to be delivered […]
The Hindu Bureau Rice millers have reiterated their demand for removing rice from the ambit of the Goods and Service Tax (GST). D. Thulasingam, president, Federation of Tamil Nadu Rice Mill Owners and Paddy Rice Dealers Association, said that according to current rules, those buying in smaller packets of even few grams to 25 kg […]
HANOI (Reuters): 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 lowest since July 2023 at […]
Due to late commencement of milling, there is not enough room in government warehouses in Punjab to house the fresh crop as the national granary is already loaded with the last season’s produce. Harpreet Bajwa CHANDIGARH: Punjab is on the crest of a paddy procurement crisis — on a scale not witnessed in at least […]
Researcher Ravi Sankar Behera said shortage of food grains (rice) forced the women to consume mango kernel gruel. Express News Service BHUBANESWAR: In the wake of Mandipanka incident in which two women died after consuming mango kernel gruel, food rights activists have demanded modification of PDS guidelines and provisioning families having no means of sustenance […]
The Hans India Hyderabad: Telangana registered big growth in the fine paddy variety production, and the State government’s announcement of a Rs 500 bonus for fine paddy yielded good results. The area under paddy cultivation in the last monsoon (2023) was 65.94 lakh acres, and during this year (2024), the area under paddy cultivation has […]
