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09
Sep

Punjab: Basmati growers’ body calls for minimum export price waiver as int’l sales plummet

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By Gurpreet Singh Nibber Indian exporters have been struggling to sell their produce in the international market due to the high MEP of $950 a tonne, the association said. The basmati exporters association has urged the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) to waive the minimum export price (MEP) on basmati rice […]

09
Sep

Nigerians struggle to access N40,000 rice sales points

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By Daniel Adaji Nigerians in the Federal Capital Territory are struggling to locate the sales points for the N40,000 subsidised rice that was officially launched by the Federal Government last week. The launch, which took place on September 5, 2024, saw the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, flagging off the sale […]

07
Sep

Basmati exports up 15% in April-July at $2.03 billion on strong demand

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Volume during the period rose 19% to 19.17 lakh tonnes By Vishwanath Kulkarni India’s basmati rice exports increased by nearly 15 per cent during the April-July period of the current financial year to $2.036 billion on demand from countries such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq and the United States. In the same period last year, […]

05
Sep

75,135 machines available this winter to manage paddy straw, Punjab tells NGT

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According to the Punjab government, an estimated 19.52 million tonnes of paddy straw is likely to be generated during the harvest season this winter. Of this, 12.7 million tonnes would be managed in-situ or in fields. Written by Nikhil Ghanekar For paddy straw management on 35.43 lakh hectares in Punjab this winter, 75,135 machines of […]

04
Sep

Basmati’s early variety starts arriving in Amritsar mandis, Punjab farmers disappointed at low returns for PUSA 1509

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Basmati farmers have demanded government to keep a tab on traders who purchase rice at lower rates and sell to customers at much higher rates. Written by Anju Agnihotri Chaba Jalandhar. Jagwinder Singh, a rice farmer of Amritsar district, sold his early variety of basmati – PUSA 1509 – on Tuesday at Bhagtanwala grain market, […]

03
Sep

Centre likely to ease export curbs on rice with international prices set to cool

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Rice availability will not be affected, say government sources, as very good rice crop is expected. Surabhi The government could take a call on withdrawing the export ban on rice with international prices now seen to be cooling and a good crop expected. “Even if curbs are lifted, the availability of rice for next year […]

03
Sep

Syngenta’s CEO Jeff Rowe launches I-RISE program to skill young farmers

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Applauds strides made by India in agriculture By BL New Delhi Bureau Global seeds and pesticides major Syngenta has launched a programme titled ‘I-RISE’ (Inculcating Rural India Skill Enhancement) to train one lakh youth and prepare them for various agriculture jobs. Launching the programme on Monday, Jeff Rowe, the global CEO, applauded India’s strides in […]

03
Sep

India rice traders want easing of export curbs as competition from Pakistan stiffens

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Rice traders have told Indian authorities their exports are becoming uncompetitive against Pakistan in terms of price. Biman Mukherji India, the world’s top rice exporter, is under growing pressure from domestic traders to ease export curbs over fears of losing their export market share as they stand to reap a strong harvest. Indian traders have […]

03
Sep

Need to remove basmati rice floor price to boost shipments, say exporters

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India and Pakistan, the only growers of basmati, both try to promote the premium grade of rice in a manner similar to French Champagne or Darjeeling tea. Indian authorities need to promptly cut or remove a floor price for basmati rice exports to help farmers to boost overseas sales of the premium grade and avoid […]

02
Sep

Why rice-wheat need to be de-hyphenated

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With wheat facing production challenges amid rising consumption, and rice seeing a surplus problem, the two cereals have become grains apart. Written by Harish Damodaran Most economics commentators and policymakers tend to club wheat and rice, treating them as part of a “cereal surplus” and “mono-cropping/lack of diversification” problem. But today, the situations in the […]

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Punjab: Basmati growers’ body calls for minimum export price waiver as int’l sales plummet

Nigerians struggle to access N40,000 rice sales points

Basmati exports up 15% in April-July at $2.03 billion on strong demand

75,135 machines available this winter to manage paddy straw, Punjab tells NGT

Basmati’s early variety starts arriving in Amritsar mandis, Punjab farmers disappointed at low returns for PUSA 1509

Centre likely to ease export curbs on rice with international prices set to cool

Syngenta’s CEO Jeff Rowe launches I-RISE program to skill young farmers

India rice traders want easing of export curbs as competition from Pakistan stiffens

Need to remove basmati rice floor price to boost shipments, say exporters

Why rice-wheat need to be de-hyphenated

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