Why agriculture is India’s silver lining
The year 2020-21 has seen India’s economy suffer terribly, with its largest ever contraction in GDP of 7.3 percent. However, it has grown by 20.1 percent during the April-June quarter
Published on: 02/09/2021Category:
Bihar CM reviews preparations for paddy procurement during Kharif marketing season 2021-22
PATNA: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Wednesday reviewed his government’s preparations for paddy procurement during the forthcoming Kharif marketing season 2021-22, through videoconferencing from ‘Sankalp’ hall of the CM residence.
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Global food commodity prices rebound in August
Global cereal production in 2021 is forecast to reach 2 788 million tonnes, up by 0.7 percent from the year before but below July’s expectations, according to FAO’s new Cereal Supply and Demand Brief, also released today.
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Sri Lanka seizes sugar, rice stocks as food shortages bite
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s government has started seizing stocks of sugar and rice from warehouses and will release them on the open market at regulated prices from Thursday as part of
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Rice shippers grow worried
Export prices of Thai hom mali rice are now quoted at $700 per tonne, down from $800-900 per tonne at the beginning of this year.
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Asia wheat crunch to persist as farmers hold off for better prices
Asian wheat buyers are struggling to secure supplies as farmers in top exporting nations hold back sales following production cuts that have pushed global prices to multi-year highs, millers and traders said.
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With increase in basmati prices, paddy arrival begins in Haryana mandis
Arrival of paddy in the mandis of the northern districts of Haryana has begun with harvesting of the early varieties has started.
Published on: 01/09/2021Category:
Indian Rice Imports To Iran Have Decreased By 80%
The secretary of the Rice Importers Association, Masih Keshavarz said that rice imports have decreased by 80% compared to previous periods, which has led to a shortage of foreign rice in the market.
Published on: 01/09/2021Category:
Reserves get a fresh influx of $ 1.2 b
Reserves set to go up to $ 4b, $787 m from IMF, $150 m from B’desh expected, China Development Bank to lend 2 b renminbi loan.
Published on: 01/09/2021Category: