Agri and processed foods shipments rise 13% to $25 bn in FY25. Written by Sandip Das. India’s exports of agricultural and processed food products rose by 13% year-on-year to $25.14 billion during the 2024-25 compared to the FY24 even as overall exports grew only marginally. The rise in farm-sector shipments were driven primarily by a […]
Punjab grows rice on over 32 lakh hectares (64 per cent of the state’s total geographical area). However, a study by Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, reveals a contrasting reality: no more than 30 per cent of the state’s geographical area (15.28 lakh hectares) is suitable for intensive crops like rice, suggesting the state needs […]
Reuters. HAMBURG: Bangladesh’s state grains buyer is believed to have to purchased about 50,000 metric tons of rice in an international tender which closed on March 27, traders said on Friday. Traders said the purchase was made at an estimated $416.44 a metric ton CIF liner out, which was the lowest price offered in the […]
Rising temperature affected India’s wheat yield in North-Western plains in 2021-22I varieties gain, Government tells Rajya Sabha. By BL Mangaluru Bureau A new tariff line regime for rice-based on process (parboiled, others) and on variety (rice recognised by the Geographical Indication Registry, Basmati, others) will be implemented by the Centre from May 1 for the […]
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha . Dhaka A consignment of 11,500 tonnes of non-basmati or parboiled rice has arrived at the Chattogram port under package-2 from India to meet the country’s domestic demand. The consignment carried on a ship (MV DDS Marina) reached the Chattogram port, said a food ministry release on Monday. The physical test of […]
Increase in rejection of Indian non-Basmati rice by EU due to pesticide residues, while Pakistan’s shipments remain stable. By BL New Delhi Bureau. Cases of rejection of non-basmati rice consignments shipped by India to the European Union (UK excluded) due to higher than permitted pesticide residues increased between 2020 and 2024 from 3 to 37. […]
India has exempted the need for a certificate of inspection for European countries except the UK, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland for export of basmati and non-basmati rice.ANI New Delhi [India], March 10 (ANI): India has exempted the need for a certificate of inspection for European countries except the UK, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland […]
The government on Thursday approved separate proposals for procuring some 50,000 tonnes of non-basmati rice, 40,000 tonnes of DAP fertiliser, and 10,000 metric tonnes of phosphoric acid to meet the growing demands of the country. The approvals came from the eighth meeting of the Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase this year, held today at […]
DHAKA, Feb 11, 2025 (BSS) – The government today approved separate proposals for procuring some 30,000 Metric Tons (MTs) of rock phosphate, 30,000 MTs of MOP fertilizer, 50,000 MTs of non-Basmati boiled rice and one cargo LNG to meet the growing demands of the country. The approvals came from the 7th meeting of the Advisers […]
Utkarsh Classes. The Union Cabinet has approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the Union Ministry of Cooperation and the Ministry of Trade of Indonesia. The approval was given in a meeting of the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. Terms of the MoU The export of rice is […]
