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133EnglishSEA concerned over increasing dependence on edible oil import, deficient rainfall
The Solvent Extractors’ Association of India (SEA) has expressed concerns over the deficient rainfall in the country and the increasing dependence on...
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167EnglishInflation pressures may linger, but food prices to cool soon: Finanace Ministry
India’s inflation woes are not over yet but food price spikes may be “transitory”, the Finance Ministry said on August 22, attributing the...
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169EnglishPalm oil tracks rival edible oils over 1% lower
SINGAPORE: Malaysian palm oil futures fell on Tuesday following a dip in rival edible oils, although strong export data helped limit losses....
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160EnglishMore oil palm planting in NE will destroy the region: MPs tell PM
The central government has been urged to reconsider plans to increase oil palm planting in the northeastern region by a group of...
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129EnglishArea under maize gains as Indian growers switch from cotton, pulses
Farmers have planted more corn (maize) in Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra and the total area under the hardy crop in the...
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140EnglishMaize, soybean crop started to dry up, farmers are suffering
(Rohan Wavdhane): This year, the cultivation of kharif season crops such as maize, soybeans, millets, etc., which depended on drizzling rains, is...
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253EnglishBasmati growers rejoice as prices touch ₹3,800 a quintal
Paddy has already started arriving in the grain markets of Haryana’s northern districts — Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panipat and Yamunanagar, and farmers are...
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160EnglishParboiled rice may attract export levy
NEW DELHI : India may extend duty restrictions to exports of non-basmati parboiled rice and impose a minimum export price (MEP) for the...
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119English521.27 LMT rice estimated for procurement during the forthcoming KMS 2023-24 (Kharif Crop)
The Secretary, Department of Food & Public Distribution (DFPD), Government of India, chaired a meeting of State Food Secretaries and Food Corporation...
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193EnglishEgypt’s GASC buys 60,000 tons of wheat in tender
Egypt’s state grains buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), has bought 60,000 metric tons of Romanian wheat in an international...
