FCI sells 2.37 MT of wheat in open market
By Sandip Das The Food Corporation of India (FCI) has sold more than 2.37 million tonne (MT) of wheat from
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Procurement
Govt mulling 100% procurement of pulses and oilseeds from farmers.
After allowing procurement of 100 per cent of production in case of tur (pigeon pea), urad (black matpe) and masur
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Govt begins kharif paddy procurement; purchases 1.22 mn tonne so far
By PTI The government has started procuring paddy and about 12.21 lakh tonne of the grain has been purchased from
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Haryana: Grain markets chock-a-block with paddy
By Parveen Arora Heavy arrival and slow lifting of procured paddy have marred the ongoing paddy procurement season as glut-like
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Punjab set to procure 182 lakh metric ton paddy
Aiming to procure 182.10 lakh metric ton paddy, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday formally kick-started its state-wide procurement
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Amid tardy paddy lifting, glut-like situation in mandis of Haryana
Though farmers are arriving in huge numbers with truckloads of paddy, authorities are not able to match pace in terms
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Paddy procurement begins (Punjab): On day 1, govt buys 4,000 tonnes, private players lift 8,000 tonnes
By Anju Agnihotri Chaba On the first day of procurement, the government purchased 4,000 tonnes of the 42,000 tonnes of paddy (non-Basmati)
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Paddy procurement nears, FCI battles space crunch
By Ruchika M Khanna As the government targets to procure 182 lakh metric tonnes of paddy, beginning Sunday, the Food
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Despite floods, bumper paddy crop expected in Punjab
By Ruchika M Khanna With crop on approximately 10,000 hectares of cultivable land being totally damaged after two floods in
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Centre to fully implement rice fortification programme before March 2024 target
By PTI The government will implement fully rice fortification programme before the scheduled target of March 2024, a top food
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