Govt has no plans as of now to curb rice exports: Official sourceThe government has no plans as of now to impose any restrictions on exports of rice and there are adequate buffer stocks to meet the domest...
30 Aug, 2022, 05.33 PM IST
Punjab farmers end protest after state govt accepts several demandsConceding the farmers' demands, Mann announced a fresh schedule for staggered sowing of paddy on June 14 and June 17, thus restricting the ...
18 May, 2022, 07.37 PM IST
BJP MLA on maun vrat over delay in procurement of paddySpeaking to ET, Giri said there were more than 150 procurement centres in the district and 26 in his constituency, but not one of them had ...
16 Oct, 2021, 11.55 AM IST
Good rainfall helps farm sector post record kharif crop acreage despite Covid-19 and floodsAs on Friday, the total acreage was reported at 1,082 lakh hectares against 1,010 lakh hectares during the corresponding period last year –...
29 Aug, 2020, 09.11 AM IST
Troubled harvest: Mismatch of demand and supply in factor markets have made this a bitter season for farmersUnseasonal rains have rendered the land soft, and mechanised harvesters can’t do the job. The lockdown has meant labourers who could manual...
17 May, 2020, 01.25 PM IST
Wheat procurement to fall by 15% due to curbs on interstate crop movementThe lockdown has curbed movement of the cereal from neighbouring states to mandis in Haryana and Punjab.
06 May, 2020, 09.41 AM IST
Rice millers seek exemption as environment body extends shutdownThe ban on such operations has been extended beyond November 10 after air-quality nosedived in Delhi post Diwali.
12 Nov, 2018, 02.11 PM IST
Rs 15,000-crore MSP windfall for farmers: Siraj Hussain, ICRIER“It is not true that increase in MSP will translate into higher market price.”
10 Jul, 2018, 04.47 PM IST
Paddy farmers' woes escalate as Bangladesh hikes dutyThe 10% rise on import duty affects eastern Indian states as well as Andhra Pradesh the most
14 May, 2015, 11.29 AM IST
Chhattisgarh: Farmers warn government to protest against paddy MSP decisionFarmers'union Bharatiya Kisan Sangh criticised BJP government in Chhattisgarh for restricting paddy procurement at MSP to 10 quintal per ac...
04 Nov, 2014, 08.16 PM IST
Congress plans 'jail bharo' stir over paddy procurement in ChhattisgarhCongress has been demanding a hike in MSP to Rs 2,100 from Rs 1,345 (2013-14), which BJP had assured of in its manifesto for Assembly polls...
03 Nov, 2014, 05.54 PM IST
- Curbs on rice exports may stay till '09 end
Govt’s time schedule for lifting restrictions on rice exports in the first half of 2009 may get pushed further down the year if its paddy b...
21 Oct, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- Poor paddy arrivals likely to push prices up
After the grand start in government buys in the kharif marketing season (KMS) 2008-09 early this month, the Centre appears to be hitting th...
16 Oct, 2008, 02.12 AM IST
- FCI buys 7 lakh tonnes of rice in 5 days of '09 season
The better-than-expected start may boost the comfort level of the UPA government and ease pressure on it to boost the floor price for paddy...
06 Oct, 2008, 01.47 AM IST
- Rice prices to increase marginally
There would be a marginal increas in the prices of paddy by Rs 100-200 and that of rice by Rs 15 to Rs 300 per quintal upto September 2008.
12 Jun, 2008, 02.32 PM IST
- Paddy procurement sees a 1-Mt fall
Paddy procurement by the government is approximately 1 million tonnes less than last year. It was 10.45 million tonnes up to October 28.
30 Oct, 2007, 05.41 AM IST
- Traders fear rice may join selective credit control list
Paddy purchases in the beginning of this marketing season have registered a 20% drop compared to the same period last year.
09 Oct, 2007, 05.33 AM IST