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Philippine: Thin rice reserves flagged as risk ahead of El Niño

Former Philippine Agriculture Secretary William Dar warned that thinning NFA rice reserves pose a greater concern than its procurement shortfall amid El...

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Rice surplus to narrow as El Nino hits Telangana output

Telangana is expected to remain rice-surplus in 2026-27 despite El Niño, with paddy production projected at 198–219 LMT depending on water availability....

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El Niño risks, drying Shortages threaten Philippines’ rice reserves—NFA

The Philippines’ NFA may miss its 790,000-tonne palay procurement target as strong El Niño risks threaten production. The agency has procured only...

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Jammu Farmers Expect Bumper Paddy Crop After FCI’s Record Rice Procurement Last Year

Jammu expects a bumper paddy crop as FCI expands procurement to 27 mandis after purchasing 4.98 lakh quintals last year. However, GI-tagged...

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Ready to cooperate on new system over ‘Improved Rice’, but will not accept additional costs: Punjab Millers

Punjab rice millers have agreed to implement Improved Rice procurement with 10% broken rice but seek higher milling and storage charges. They...

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Millers in Haryana warn of custom-milled rice pullout, say 6 lakh metric tonnes rice stuck in mills

Haryana rice millers have threatened to boycott upcoming paddy procurement and CMR operations over around 6 lakh tonnes of pending CMR from...

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Lax rice lifting by FCI hurting paddy purchase: Odisha Minister Krushna Chandra Patra

Odisha has raised concerns over slow FCI lifting of custom-milled rice, which is disrupting paddy procurement despite the state spending around ₹30,000...