Private traders from Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are buying Telangana paddy at ₹4,000–₹4,600 per quintal, well above the government’s MSP. Rising...
Panic buying in Madurai pushed fine-rice prices above ₹90/kg amid tight supplies, poor rainfall and reduced production in Tamil Nadu and neighbouring...
Fine rice prices in Telangana surged to Rs 80–82/kg as reduced national rice acreage, uneven monsoon rainfall and lower premium-rice yields tightened...
Karnataka’s drought is reducing paddy acreage by over four lakh hectares from the usual 13 lakh hectares, tightening rice supplies. Wholesale Sona...
Punjab has cultivated over 6.7 million acres of paddy this season, with the government focusing on timely harvesting, wheat sowing and stronger...
Tamil Nadu rice prices have risen sharply amid lower paddy output and slower interstate arrivals. Ponni increased to ₹78/kg from ₹65, while...
Rice prices in Karnataka rose over 25 percent due to rain deficits, panic buying, and water shortages in the Cauvery and Tungabhadra...
Kashmir’s paddy cultivation area has declined nearly 24% to 1.29 lakh hectares since the early 1980s, despite rice yields rising to 26.78...
Scientists at SKUAST-K’s MRCFC have developed Shalimar Sugandh (Kashur Basmat), a fine-grain aromatic rice variety suited to Kashmir Valley. Developed since 2021...