Posts By Business Standard
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57Wheat News in EnglishTracking the fields: Wheat sowing maintains momentum, mustard still down
As of December 6, sowing of rabi crops has reached 49.36 million hectares, showing a 1.5% increase over last year. Acreage for...
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52Edible Oil News in EnglishBangladesh Edible oil crisis: Traders blame S Alam halting imports, incur 15% loss due to hike in int’l market
Soybean oil prices in Bangladesh have surged due to halted imports by S Alam Group, which holds a 20-28% market share, and...
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67Rice News in EnglishBARC launches high-yield, climate-resilient varieties of wheat, rice
The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) has introduced eight new climate-resilient crop varieties, including wheat, rice, and oilseeds, developed using radiation-based mutation...
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62Sugar News in EnglishIndia sugar prices hit 18-month low, mills struggle to make cane payments
Indian sugar prices dropped to a 1.5-year low due to ample supplies, hindering mills' ability to pay farmers for sugarcane. Wholesale prices...
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60Rice News in EnglishBangladesh Govt asks private sector to import, sell 3.92 lakh tonnes rice by 22 December
The government has approved 92 private sector companies to import 3.92 lakh tonnes of rice, including 2.73 lakh tonnes of boiled rice...
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67Ethanol & Bioenergy News in EnglishEthanol Blended Petrol Programme leads to savings of more than Rs 75,000 Crore of foreign exchange during last three years
The Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme has significantly impacted stakeholders. Over the last three years, it facilitated farmer payments of ₹57,552 crore,...
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60Edible Oil News in EnglishFestivals lift India’s edible oil imports to four-month high in Nov
India's edible oil imports surged to a four-month high in November, totaling 1.6 million tons, driven by restocking post-festival demand. Palm oil...
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86Wheat News in EnglishGovt to sell 2.5 MT of FCI wheat under OMSS till Mar 2025 to check prices
The Indian government announced the sale of 25 lakh tonnes of wheat through the Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS) to control food...
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61Ethanol & Bioenergy News in EnglishEthanol blending saved foreign exchange worth Rs 1.08 trillion since 2014
India’s ethanol blending program has achieved 15% ethanol in petrol, saving ₹1.08 trillion in foreign exchange and reducing carbon emissions by 55.7...
