After meeting NFSA and SFSS needs and supplying CMR to FCI, the state had a surplus of 12 lakh tonne of rice and urged the Centre to lift it to safeguard farmers’ interests.
By Gurpreet Singh Nibber FRK is a nutrient-based supplement consisting of iron, folic acid and Vitamin B-12. There are 120 units in Punjab which are into production of FRK. A
NEW DELHI: The Central government on Friday reduced the price of rice supplied from its buffer stock to grain-based ethanol producers by a significant 20 per cent, within 10 days
Our Correspondent The Rice Millers Association, Punjab, at a meeting held in Fatehgarh Sahib on Saturday, threatened to close mills indefinitely if the state government did not
Roushan Ali Hyderabad: Irrigation and civil supplies minister Uttam Kumar Reddy has urged Union minister for consumer affairs, food and public distribution Prahlad Joshi to
After months of surplus and delayed lifting, Odisha disposes nearly 11 lakh tonne through extra allocations while FCI resumes procurement to meet the revised 58-lakh-tonne target
By Gurpreet Singh Nibber Fortified Rice Kernel manufacturing units will first have to produce and stack the fortified rice. Only after the food ministry team collects samples in
By Gurpreet Singh Nibber The Centre relaxed the damage/discolouration limit to 10% but did not ease the requirement of two-thirds rice recovery from the milled paddy. Rice millers
Due to early arrival of the paddy this year, the Centre allowed procuring agencies in Punjab and Haryana to begin purchase from mid-September and in Tamil Nadu from September 1.