Tag: food ministry
Paddy procurement on track in Haryana, Punjab despite late start; 112 lakh ton purchased so far
Haryana and Punjab are well on their way to meeting their paddy procurement targets, having already purchased 112 lakh tonnes despite a delayed start due…
Govt’s rice procurement reaches 55.8 million tonnes and wheat 26.2 million tonnes so far
The government’s rice procurement has reached 55.8 million tonnes so far in the ongoing 2022-23 marketing season, benefitting 1.22 crore farmers with MSP of Rs…
Paddy worth Rs 159,660 cr procured from farmers at support price: Govt
Payments worth Rs 159,659.59 crore have been made to as many as 1.12 crore farmers by the centre for having procured paddy at Minimum Support…
Paddy MSP: Govt’s rice procurement reaches 52.06 million tones so far; makes Rs 1.6 lakh crore MSP payment
The government’s rice procurement has reached 52.06 million tonnes so far in the ongoing 2022-23 marketing season, benefitting 1.12 crore farmers with MSP of Rs…
Wheat Production: Wheat crop loss likely to be 1-2 MT due to untimely rains, overall output to reach record level, says government
The government on Friday said wheat production loss due to recent inclement weather is likely to be in the range of 1-2 million tonnes but…
Govt unlikely to permit additional sugar exports this year due to slight fall in production
The government is unlikely to permit additional sugar exports this year as untimely rains have impacted the production in Maharashtra, Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra said…
Wheat Production: Wheat procurement begins: Food ministry
New Delhi: Procurement of Wheat for Rabi Marketing Season 2023-24 has started with the government procuring of 10,727 metric tonnes of wheat as on March…
holi: Wheat, Sugar prices plunge 10-13% despite Holi demand
Prices of wheat, wheat products and sugar fell 10-13% in the last month despite a spike in demand during Holi, according to official data. However,…
Sugar exports: Extra 1 mln tons sugar exports possible if domestic output meets estimate: Govt official
India, the world’s second largest sugar producing nation after Brazil, can export an additional 1 million tonnes of the sweetener if the domestic output reaches…
omss: A total of 2.347 MT wheat sold under OMSS: Food Ministry
The Food Corporation of India sold 0.54 MT of wheat out of the allocated 1.15 MT in the fourth auction of the Open Market Sale…