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Sugar output up nearly 3 pc at 23 mn tonne

Sugar output up nearly 3 pc at 23 mn tonne

The country's sugar production rose 2.8 per cent to 22.84 million tonne till February...

Concerned over milk & milk product price hike, ministry meets dairy industry

Concerned over milk & milk product price hike, ministry meets dairy industry

it came up in the meeting that milk procurement in October-December quarter went...

FCI to offer 11.72 lakh tones wheat stock to bulk consumers in 3rd e-auction

FCI to offer 11.72 lakh tones wheat stock to bulk consumers in 3rd e-auction

In the last two weekly e-auctions, about 13.05 lakh tones wheat was sold, out of...

Govt further cuts reserve price of FCI wheat 

Govt further cuts reserve price of FCI wheat 

The government has further reduced the reserve price of FCI wheat to Rs 2,150 per...

BJP's policies have made agriculture loss-making: BS Hooda

BJP's policies have made agriculture loss-making: BS Hooda

Former Haryana Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda has...

Import price of arecanut hiked by Rs 100, to help domestic market maintain stability

Import price of arecanut hiked by Rs 100, to help domestic market maintain stability

The Centre hiked the minimum import price of arecanut from Rs 251 a kg to Rs 351...

FCI sells 3.85 lakh tonnes wheat in open mkt via e auction

FCI sells 3.85 lakh tonnes wheat in open mkt via e auction

The state-owned Food Corporation of India (FCI) has sold 3.85 lakh tonnes of wheat...

Wheat prices fall by Rs 5/kg after launch of open mkt sale

Wheat prices fall by Rs 5/kg after launch of open mkt sale

Prices of wheat in wholesale and retail markets have come down by about Rs 5 per...

Decision on raising sugar export quota after assessing domestic output

Decision on raising sugar export quota after assessing domestic output

The government will take a call next month on increasing the sugar export quota...

Cabinet approves plan to set up 2 lakh PACS, dairy, fishery cooperatives in next 5 years

Cabinet approves plan to set up 2 lakh PACS, dairy, fishery cooperatives in next 5 years

Seeking to strengthen the cooperative movement in the country, the union Cabinet...

Crushing season tastes bitter for UP sugarcane growers

Crushing season tastes bitter for UP sugarcane growers

Almost three months into the sugarcane crushing cycle, the Uttar Pradesh government...

Foodgrain output seen at record 323.55 million tonnes in 2022-23 crop year; wheat output at 112 mn tonnes

Foodgrain output seen at record 323.55 million tonnes in 2022-23 crop year; wheat output at 112 mn tonnes

India's foodgrain production is estimated at an all-time high of 323.55 million...

WPI inflation eases to 4.73 pc in Jan

WPI inflation eases to 4.73 pc in Jan

The wholesale price-based inflation eased for the eight consecutive month to 4.73...

Retail inflation spurts to 3-month high

Retail inflation spurts to 3-month high

Retail inflation again breached the Reserve Bank's upper tolerance limit and touched...

Use modern technologies in foodgrain management: Piyush Goyal

Use modern technologies in foodgrain management: Piyush Goyal

FCI should open more procurement centres covering almost all revenue districts so...

Millets to boost income of small farmers

Millets to boost income of small farmers

The year 2023 has been declared by the United Nations as the International Year...

IFFCO Secures FCO Approval for Nano NPK Liquid and Granular Fertilizers

IFFCO has secured FCO approval for its Nano NPK Liquid and Granular fertilizers, marking a breakthrough in nano-fertilizer innovation...

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Cabinet Clears 1,718.56 Crore MSP Support to CCI for Direct Support to Cotton Farmers

Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved Minimum Support Price (MSP) funding...

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