India, Vietnam see rise in rice export rates as demand firmsVietnam's prices are up as domestic stocks dwindle. Thailand's export rates have also increased. Pre-arranged sales and internal factors ar...
25 May, 2026, 11.00 AM IST
India's rice export rates stagnant as market faces slow demandThailand's rates are climbing as millers hold back supply amid stronger domestic interest. Meanwhile, Bangladesh faces soaring prices and p...
15 May, 2026, 10.26 AM IST
Rs 10 sugarcane FRP hike: Small raise, big questions for farmers and millsFarmers call the hike inadequate while industry warns of rising cane arrears
12 May, 2026, 08.56 AM IST
Decoding govt’s wheat strategy: Can higher procurement push and export quota hike lift the sector?Experts say wheat procurement may be constrained by limited storage, while exports remain largely uncompetitive globally.
04 May, 2026, 09.47 AM IST
Fuel shortages from Iran war threaten Asia’s biggest food stapleIran War: Farmers across Southeast Asia face a crisis as missiles flew in th Middle East. Soaring fuel and fertilizer prices, driven by the...
11 Apr, 2026, 11.29 AM IST
India’s 2026 wheat output seen higher, but misses estimates after weather hitIndias wheat harvest in 2026 is projected to increase from the previous year. However, unseasonal rains and hailstorms have impacted the ma...
27 Mar, 2026, 12.45 PM IST
West Asia war hits rice exports from MP's Raisen and Balaghat districtsThe ongoing crisis in West Asia is casting a shadow over rice exports from Madhya Pradesh, particularly affecting the prized Basmati from R...
21 Mar, 2026, 02.59 PM IST
Punjab: Farmers block roads, squat on rail tracks to protest 'tardy' paddy purchasePunjab farmers blocked roads and railways protesting the slow procurement of paddy during the Kharif season. The agitation disrupted traffi...
13 Oct, 2024, 02.58 PM IST
UK-India FTA raises concerns among British rice millersBritish rice millers such as Tilda and Veetee Rice have thrived for decades by importing low-tariff unmilled brown rice from the likes of I...
23 Oct, 2023, 12.32 AM IST
Assam govt extends subsidies of up to Rs 2 lakh per mill for purchase of blender machinesChief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday joined an interactive meeting of the rice millers of the State with the Department of Food,...
24 May, 2023, 08.10 PM IST
Trade with Bangladesh opens doors for India's non-basmati rice exports“Bangladesh largely buys non-basmati rice. We have come to know that Bangladesh will import rice from India this year,” said Vinod Kaul, ex...
13 Jul, 2020, 05.38 PM IST
Punjab approves policy for rice mills for early delivery to central poolThe scheme is aimed at ensuring seamless milling of paddy and smooth delivery of rice to the Central Pool from more than 4000 mills operati...
16 Sep, 2019, 03.43 PM IST
MSP hike may hit export competitiveness of non-basmati rice millersThe ability of the Indian rice millers to pass on the increase in the MSP would be constrained by the propensity of the importing countries...
29 Aug, 2018, 05.23 PM IST
Basmati rice millers in India offer higher price to farmers to cut use of chemicalsRice exporters have been advised by Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) to not send high quantiti...
04 Aug, 2018, 11.34 AM IST
Failure to get paddy milled on time led to a loss of Rs 1,432 crore : Comptroller and Auditor GeneralUnder Custom Milling Policy of state government, rice millers are supposed to deliver custom milled rice to FCI within stipulated time.
23 Jul, 2014, 08.48 PM IST
Paddy worth crores rotting amid rice millers' dispute with TDCTDC has around 2.2 lakh quintals of paddy worth about Rs 200 crores lying in open at Gondia and Bhandara districts which is rotting due to ...
14 Jun, 2013, 01.36 PM IST
- Centre eases norms for rice discoloration to 4 per cent
"Centre has eased the standards for discoloration of rice to 4 per cent and we received communication in this regard on Friday," Punjab Foo...
10 Oct, 2009, 07.37 PM IST