As sweltering summers ravage crops, Japan bets on heat-resistant rice
By Reuters Grappling with a rice shortage after extreme weather ravaged last year’s crop, Japan is hoping new heat-resistant varieties
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Govt may relax export ban on non-basmati white rice amid surplus, says Pralhad Joshi
By Dhirendra Kumar, Subhash Narayan The Indian government is looking at relaxing its year-old export ban on non-basmati white rice amid
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Kharif area up 2% on year, paddy rises 4.3%
By Sandip Das Sowing of kharif crops was up 1.9% on year on Tuesday with 106.5 million hectare area being
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Surplus rainfall boosts Odisha’s paddy cultivation.
After initial apprehensions about deficit paddy coverage due to inadequate rainfall, Sundargarh district has received surplus rainfall in the latter
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No rice in Japan’s supermarkets. What led to the unprecedented shortage.
People in Japan have resorted to panic buying amid threats of a “megaquake” and a series of typhoons, as well
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3 key Punjab rice miller bodies skip dept meet
A group of rice millers, represented by three key associations, stayed away from a meeting convened by the Punjab food
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Punjab: Space crunch for storing rice, govt delegation to visit Delhi
With state granaries filled to capacity with rice from previous years, a delegation of the Punjab Government led by Food
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SEA urges govt to reconsider decision to extend de-oiled rice bran exports ban
By PTIThe Solvent Extractors Association of India (SEA) has made a fresh appeal to the government to reconsider its decision
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Odisha farmers cry for help as less rains affect paddy crops
Farmers in Bargaon block of Sundargarh district have raised alarms over drought-like conditions affecting their paddy crops due to inadequate
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Himachal Pradesh Fixes Rs 2320 MSP for Paddy, Procurement Starts October 10
By Rahul Bhandari The Food Civil Supplies Department of Himachal Pradesh has announced the minimum support price (MSP) for paddy
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