Rice millers see a ray of hope in the final outcome of a pilot project launched by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, regarding change in uniform specifications for extra broken rice to be recovered from them… Rice millers see a ray of hope in the final outcome of a pilot project […]
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 […]
With a jump in October, India’s overall rice export has increased by 5.27% to $6,171.35 million during April-October of the current financial year.Written by Harikishan Sharma India’s rice exports crossed the $1 billion mark in October, following a slew of measures taken by the government to ease rice shipments. According to the data released by […]
With grain availability no longer an issue, it is time to move away from input intensive HYY varieties by tweaking subsidies in favour of environmentally friendly local varieties. By Subodh Mathur In India, what farmers produce is strongly influenced by government policies. These policies, formulated decades ago, are now outdated. Plus, they have led to […]
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 […]
The Punjab government promoted PR-126 to conserve groundwater, but experts argue that the rush to adopt this variety led to inadequate seed supply, allowing spurious and poor-quality hybrid seeds to flood the market. Vibha Sharma/Tribune News Service The Centre has released its first advance estimate for the Kharif season, predicting a record food grain harvest […]
