Rice News in English
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127Basmati MEP may be down to $850 a tonne in 2 weeks as local supply eases
The government is likely to reduce the minimum export price (MEP) of basmati rice to $850 per tonne from the current $1,200...
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141British rice industry fears India pact will kill off local mills
A £1 billion ($1.2 billion) corner of the UK economy is fearing for its future as Britain and India close in on...
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104Will suffer Rs 700 cr loss if fortified rice norms not tweaked soon: Punjab millers
The Centre’s recent decision to tweak the fortified rice kernel (FRK) testing norms within two months has failed to find favour with...
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119Haryana: Rice exporters suspend strike, basmati purchase begins today
Haryana rice exporters have decided to suspend their strike and start purchasing basmati paddy from Friday. The decision comes after a meeting...
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115Rice millers continue strike; protesters detained in Mansa
Chandigarh/Bathinda: A day after the Punjab government claimed that the lifting of paddy from grain markets had picked up, protesting rice millers...
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117Andhra Pradesh’s rice bowl reputation at stake as the water war heats up
“God alone knows what will happen to those of us who have completed paddy transplantation. There’s no water to protect the paddy,...
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108Government allows export of non-basmati rice to Nepal, 6 other countries
The government on October 18 permitted the export of non-basmati white rice to neighbouring Nepal, Malaysia and five other countries in specified...
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126India permits export of 10.34 lakh tonnes rice to 7 countries
The Indian government has allowed the export of 10.34 lakh tonnes (lt) of non-basmati white rice to seven countries on a government-to-government...
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120Rice millers threaten to stay away from procurement
Private rice mill owners in the State have threatened not to cooperate with the official paddy procurement process unless the government fulfilled...
