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Centre`s wheat procurement in full swing, surpasses last year`s mark The Central government’s procurement of wheat during the current Rabi marketing season in various states has already crossed 262.48 lakh metric tonnes, surpassing last year’s total procurement of 262.02 lakh metric tonnes, the Food Ministry said on Friday. A total of 22.31 lakh farmers have benefited during the Rabi marketing season 2024-25 with a total MSP outflow to the tune of Rs. 59,715 crores. The major contribution to the procurement came from five states. Punjab was t...
Centre`s wheat procurement in full swing, surpasses last year`s mark
Centre`s wheat procurement in full swing, surpasses last year`s mark
Source: IANS
2024-05-24 02:03:24 pm
Government allows export of 99,150 tonnes of onion to 6 countries The government has allowed the export of 99,150 metric tonnes of onion to six countries -- Bangladesh, UAE, Bhutan, Bahrain, Mauritius and Sri Lanka, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs said on Saturday. A ban has been imposed on onion export to ensure adequate domestic availability and keep prices in check as the output of both the Kharif and Rabi crops in 2023-24 are estimated to be lower as compared to the previous year and demand has increased in the international market. The National ...
Government allows export of 99,150 tonnes of onion to 6 countries
Government allows export of 99,150 tonnes of onion to 6 countries
Source: IANS
2024-04-28 09:18:34 am
Government directs NCCF, NAFED to start buying 5 lakh tonnes of onion directly from farmers The government has directed the NCCF and the NAFED to start buying 5 lakh tonnes of onion for the country’s buffer requirement directly from farmers as the Rabi-2024 harvest has begun arriving in the market, the Food Ministry said on Tuesday. Government procurement agencies NAFED and NCCF have been told to pre-register the onion farmers to ensure that payments for the produce are transferred to their bank accounts through Direct Benefit Transfer. Rabi onion crop is critical for th...
Government directs NCCF, NAFED to start buying 5 lakh tonnes of onion directly from farmers
Government directs NCCF, NAFED to start buying 5 lakh tonnes of onion directly from farmers
Source: IANS
2024-03-27 09:24:17 am
Centre fixes 320 lakh tonnes wheat procurement target, 6 lakh tonnes for millets The Centre has fixed the estimates for wheat procurement during the ensuing rabi marketing season 2024-25 in the range of 300-320 lakh metric tonnes after carrying out consultations with the states, the Food Ministry said on Thursday. Similarly, the estimates for paddy procurement in terms of rice during the kharif marketing season 2023-24 (rabi crop) were fixed in the range of 90 - 100 lakh metric tonnes. A quantity of around 6 lakh metric tonnes of coarse grains /millets has also been...
Centre fixes 320 lakh tonnes wheat procurement target, 6 lakh tonnes for millets
Centre fixes 320 lakh tonnes wheat procurement target, 6 lakh tonnes for millets
Source: IANS
2024-02-29 12:51:46 pm
Government bars sugar mills from using sugarcane for ethanol production The Central government on Thursday directed sugar mills to not use sugarcane juice for producing ethanol in 2023-2024 as it is worried that the country’s sugar output may fall which would lead to a spike in prices. Ethanol is supplied to oil marketing companies such as Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum for blending with petrol. The government notification states that sugar mills can continue to produce ethanol from B-Heavy molasses, which is a by-product in suga...
Government bars sugar mills from using sugarcane for ethanol production
Government bars sugar mills from using sugarcane for ethanol production
Source: IANS
2023-12-07 04:59:22 pm