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Indian exporter secures interim Bangladesh government's first 50,000 ton rice import tenderAn Indian firm, Bagadiya Brothers Pvt Ltd, has won a significant international rice import tender from Bangladesh. The company will supply ...
Indian millers, exporters optimistic as Bangladesh plans to import 9 lakh tonne rice: StakeholdersIndian rice millers and exporters are optimistic as Bangladesh plans to import 9 lakh tonnes of rice due to potential crop losses. India, h...
40 lakh tonnes of rice on the move in Punjab: What's govt trying to fix?The Centre plans to move 40 lakh tonnes of rice from Punjab within the next three-four months and create space for 20 lakh tonnes more. Thi...
Centre playing 'dirty politics' by denying rice supply needed to fulfil Congress' poll-promise: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah"The Centre is engaged in dirty politics in rice matter. We have decided to start the process of distributing rice from July 1," the chief ...
Excess buffer stock makes FCI begin open market saleHe said the government has to keep wheat under CAP which is partly exposed to rain and weather.
India may push exports via G2G trade for food productsWorried over a slowdown in exports, the government is looking to use India’s good relations with other countries to push up exports through...
Private firms to buy 10 lakh tons rice in UP, other states: Food Corporation of IndiaThe government is targetting total procurement of 300 lakh tonnes, of which 69 lakh tonnes would be purchased from five north eastern state...
FCI to float tenders to rope in private cos for grain procurementFCI will soon float tenders inviting private firms for foodgrains procurement in north-eastern states, a top government official said today.
Government to rope in private players for kharif rice procurementThe Union Food Ministry has prepared a policy acting on the recommendations of the high-level committee of the state-owned Food Corporation...
Mizoram to procure 30,000 quintal rice for 'mega block'The 'mega block' was caused by construction of broad gauge railway tracks at Lumding-Badarpur section in Assam from October one.
Food Corporation of India raises short-term loan of Rs 20,000 croreSources said the Corporation has no other option but to raise short-term funds for its procurement and distribution operations.
FCI to sell 9.5mt wheat to bulk users in open marketThe Food Corporation of India plans to sell over 9.5 million tonne wheat to bulk consumers in the open market in an effort to bring down do...
- No plans to import rice, says govt
The government has no immediate plans to import rice as it has enough stocks to manage the demand, the Lok Sabha was informed on Monday.
India won't order rice nowIndia is not divulging its strategy on cmpetitive prices.
- India will look to government-to-government deals to get cheap rice
India is keeping its strategy on clinching competitive prices for its rice imports close to its chest, choosing for the present to signal t...
- Panic sets in as rice output fails to keep pace with consumption
Last year, Indians consumed 88.25 million tonnes (mt) of rice, compared to an output of 92 mt, a gap of 4 mt.
- Time to steer changes in India’s food security system
Government should go for large-scale tendering system, inviting tenders from private sector to deliver grains at specified locations.