All posts tagged "food ministry"
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39EnglishIndia may consider allowing sugar export after December, to prioritise ethanol for now
Sugar mills hoping for export permissions next season may face disappointment, as the government has no plans to lift the export ban...
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70Ethanol & Bioenergy News in EnglishGovernment allows sale of FCI rice for ethanol production; revokes curb on sugarcane juice & syrup
India has lifted a 13-month ban on rice sales to ethanol distilleries, permitting up to 23 lakh tonnes through e-auctions until October...
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80Sugar News in EnglishGovernment fixes 23.5 LMT monthly sugar quota for domestic sale in September 2024
The Food Ministry announced a monthly sugar quota of 23.5 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) for September 2024, lower than the 25 LMT...
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65Sugar News in EnglishSugar Production Norms to be Revamped: Govt Plans Review
The Indian government plans to modernize the nearly six-decade-old Sugar (Control) Order of 1966 to align with technological advancements. The draft of...
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84Wheat News in EnglishGovernment to resume wheat sale, will consider lifting rice export ban
The government has decided to resume selling wheat in the open market from August to control prices, and may lift the ban...
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79Wheat News in EnglishIndia’s wheat procurement at 3-year high, but misses 37.3 million tonnes target
India’s wheat procurement ended on June 30 with 26.6 million tonnes (mt) procured by the FCI, falling short of the 37.3 mt...
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109Wheat News in EnglishThe wheat import lobby
Efforts to spark wheat inflation face scrutiny as India anticipates a record production of 112.95 million tonnes, 2.37 mt more than last...
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113Edible Oil News in EnglishTackling sticky food inflation, reining in PDS costs top food minister’s agenda
As Pralhad Joshi assumes office as the new Food Minister, he faces the challenge of curbing food inflation, which hit 8.7% in...
