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36Wheat News in EnglishWheat Harvest at Risk: Unexpected Rainfall Worries Punjab Farmers
Unseasonal drizzle and cloudy skies in Punjab have sparked concerns among farmers as wheat harvesting accelerates. Light rain in Doaba and Majha...
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34Wheat News in EnglishWheat Harvest Crosses 38%, Shivraj Singh Directs Strengthening of Procurement System
India has harvested 38% of its wheat sown on 32 million hectares for the 2025–26 season, Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced....
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31Rice News in EnglishIndia’s wheat stocks highest in 3 years, rice hits record
India’s wheat stocks in government warehouses rose 57% to a three-year high at the start of the new crop year, easing concerns...
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29Edible Oil News in EnglishSoybean oil price hike temporary: commerce adviser
Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin assured that the recent hike in soybean oil prices—Tk 189/litre for bottled and Tk 169/litre for loose—is...
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28Edible Oil News in EnglishEdible oil manufacturers allege duty evasion via Nepal
Two top edible oil associations allege Nepal is rerouting imported oils from countries like Argentina and Brazil to India, dodging tariffs. Despite...
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35Maize News in English3 maize hybrids developed by PAU get ICAR nod for national release
Ludhiana: Three maize hybrids from PAU — Punjab Baby Corn 3, PMH 18, and PMH 19 — have been identified for national...
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32Maize News in EnglishArea under summer maize dips by 32% in 2024: PAU experts
Punjab's summer maize cultivation dropped by over 32% in 2024, falling from 66,817 hectares in 2023 to 44,834 hectares, according to PAU...
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35Rice News in EnglishProduction cost is biggest challenge for Texas rice
Texas rice farmers have planted up to 75% of their expected 142,000 acres under favorable conditions, but high input costs—about $1,600 per...
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25Rice News in EnglishUsing rice transplanter can increase harvest by 10-15%: BRRI
BRRI’s ‘Rice Transplanter cum Fertilizer Applicator’ can lower planting costs by 20–25% and increase yields by 10–15%, revealed a workshop on rice...
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34Rice News in EnglishGrow Indigo partners String Bio to help rice growers cut down methane emissions
Agri start-ups Grow Indigo and String Bio have teamed up to reduce methane emissions from rice fields using a breakthrough biological solution....
