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National
Animal Husbandry and Dairy Secretary urged Food Secretary for duty free import of maize

Animal Husbandry and Dairy Secretary urged Food Secretary for duty free import of maize

Alka Upadhyay, Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairy, has written...

Cooperatives
NFCSF Urges Government to Raise Minimum Selling Price of Sugar to Rs. 42 per kg

NFCSF Urges Government to Raise Minimum Selling Price of Sugar to Rs. 42 per kg

National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories (NFCSF) urged the Centre to increase...

Agribusiness
Boost to sugar mills after govt's nod to use B-heavy molasses stock to make ethanol

Boost to sugar mills after govt's nod to use B-heavy molasses stock to make ethanol

In a relief to sugar distilleries for ethanol production, the Union Food Ministry...

Agribusiness
Sugar mills to earn by selling potash from molasses to fertilizer companies

Sugar mills to earn by selling potash from molasses to fertilizer companies

A new avenue of earning has opened for sugar mills and ethanol distilleries. Sugar...

National
Govt procures over 650 LT kharif paddy, maximum procurement in Punjab and Chhattisgarh

Govt procures over 650 LT kharif paddy, maximum procurement in Punjab and Chhattisgarh

The government has procured over 650 lakh tonnes of paddy grown in the kharif (summer-sown)...

National
Disclose rice stock, govt tells traders to check prices: Is stock limit on anvil?

Disclose rice stock, govt tells traders to check prices: Is stock limit on anvil?

The government on Friday directed traders to disclose rice stock as part of its...

National
50pc export duty imposed on molasses to boost supply for ethanol production

50pc export duty imposed on molasses to boost supply for ethanol production

The government has imposed 50 per cent export duty on molasses - a by-product of...

National
Government to allow diversion of 17 LT of sugar for ethanol production

Government to allow diversion of 17 LT of sugar for ethanol production

The flexibility will be given to sugar mills for using both sugarcane juice and...

National
Govt to release Tur from national buffer till imported stocks arrive

Govt to release Tur from national buffer till imported stocks arrive

The Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public...

National
Centre relaxes norms for wheat procurement from MP

Centre relaxes norms for wheat procurement from MP

To reduce the hardship of wheat growers in Madhya Pradesh, the Centre has decided...

National
6th e-auction of wheat conducted by FCI

6th e-auction of wheat conducted by FCI

In the 6th e-auction, against the all India weighted average reserve price of Rs....

National
FCI to sell 10.13 lakh tonne of wheat in sixth e-auction

FCI to sell 10.13 lakh tonne of wheat in sixth e-auction

FCI will offer 10.13 lakh tonnes of wheat to bulk consumers in the sixth round of...

National
Extra 1 MT sugar export possible if domestic output meets estimate: Govt

Extra 1 MT sugar export possible if domestic output meets estimate: Govt

"More exports are possible and we have a cushion for exports of additional one million...

National
Temp rise: Damage to wheat crops unlikely, says Govt

Temp rise: Damage to wheat crops unlikely, says Govt

The weather department made a presentation with regard to the weather conditions....

National
Govt fixes wheat procurement target at 34.15 MT for 2023-24

Govt fixes wheat procurement target at 34.15 MT for 2023-24

The target was fixed in the meeting of state food secretaries held alongside state...

National
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...