Food Corporation of India Archives

Why sugar & wheat are the main food inflation worries now

Wheat and sugar production in India face uncertainties, impacting food inflation. While wheat stocks are higher than last year, final yields depend...

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Rice News in English

Leakage of rice in PDS cost Tamil Nadu ₹1,900 crore during 2022-23, says study

Tamil Nadu incurred a ₹1,900 crore loss in 2022-23 due to a 15.8% leakage of PDS rice, amounting to 5.2 lakh tonnes,...

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Rice News in English

India’s rice inventories hit record high, triples govt target

India's rice stocks reached a record 29.7 million metric tons in November, nearly three times the government's target. This surplus, driven by...

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Rice News in English

Kaithal rice miller booked for not returning CMR to govt

The Kaithal police have filed a case against M/S Himank Rice Land and its guarantor, Jai Bhagwan, for failing to return custom...

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Rice News in English

Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi launches online grievance redressal portal for rice millers

On October 27, 2024, Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi launched an online grievance redressal portal to support rice millers by...

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Ethanol & Bioenergy News in English

Grain-based ethanol makers urgently seek a hike in procurement price

Grain-based distilleries are urging the Indian government to instruct oil marketing companies (OMCs) to raise ethanol procurement prices to counter significant losses....

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Rice News in English

Rice stocks increases, new season supplies to bump up inventories

India's rice stocks surged to 31.1 million metric tons in October 2024, the highest for this month in two decades, primarily due...

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Rice News in English

Past battles forgotten, now FCI seeks Telangana’s parboiled rice again

The stand-off between Telangana and the central government over parboiled rice procurement has eased, with Telangana expected to supply 37 lakh metric...