Posts By Business Standard
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40Rice News in EnglishIndia slaps 20% export duty on parboiled, milled rice for food safety
The Finance Ministry has imposed a 20% export duty on parboiled and specific milled rice varieties, effective May 1, to safeguard domestic...
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42Wheat News in EnglishIndian farmers complete wheat harvest near Pak border amid tensions
Farmers in Punjab and Rajasthan have completed wheat harvesting near the India-Pakistan border, officials confirmed Thursday. The early harvest was prompted by...
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54Sugar News in EnglishIndia may export up to 800K tonnes of sugar this season, says food secy
India is likely to export only 8 lakh tonnes of sugar in the 2024-25 season, below the permitted 10 lakh tonne quota,...
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79Edible Oil News in EnglishTrump’s tariff war helps India’s edible oil prices soften by 7-8%
U.S. tariff hikes have unexpectedly benefited Indian consumers, cutting landed prices of key edible oils. Since the Trump administration’s recent tariff increase,...
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50Sugar News in EnglishBalrampur Chini crushes 99.16 lac MT sugarcane in SS 2024-25
Balrampur Chini Mills crushed 9.916 million tonnes of cane in the 2024‑25 sugar season, 1.7 % less than last year’s 10.091 million tonnes. Net sugar output slid 12.5 % year‑on‑year...
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50Edible Oil News in EnglishEvery Indian now consumes 24 kg edible oil a year, triple the 2001 level
India’s edible oil consumption has tripled in two decades, far exceeding health guidelines and driving up import dependence. With 60% of its...
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56Edible Oil News in EnglishSEA urges govt to lift ban on de-oiled rice bran exports to clear stock
The Solvent Extractors' Association (SEA) has urged the government to lift the export ban on de-oiled rice bran, citing surplus stock and...
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62Wheat News in EnglishGovernment wheat procurement reaches 6 mn tonnes so far in 2025-26 season
The government has procured 6 million tonnes of wheat in the 2025–26 marketing season so far, aiming for a total of 31...
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54Edible Oil News in EnglishCountry’s crude soyabean oil imports double to 1.91 mn tonnes: SEA
India's crude soyabean oil imports more than doubled to 19.11 lakh tonnes in the first five months of the 2024–25 oil marketing...
