Driven by abundant monsoon, bumper kharif harvest likely
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Driven by abundant monsoon, bumper kharif harvest likely

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI The country is also likely to reap higher quantities of certain oilseeds, such as soyabean, which together with robust cereals production could help to put a lid on a stubborn spell of high food inflation. The country is also likely to reap higher quantities of certain oilseeds, such as soyabean, which together with robust cereals production could help to put a lid on a stubborn spell of high food inflation. Total 2024 summer rice output, despite concerns over some dip in yields due to excess rains, is likely to be about 14.5 million tonnes, higher than the previous year’s 14.2 million tonnes, an official said. The country is also on course to achieve higher soyabean output, critical to meet cooking-oil demand, at 13.3 million tonnes on favourable weather and slightly higher acreage.

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Agriculture officials hint at bumper rabi crop even without Kaleshwaram waters
1 month, 1 week ago

Agriculture officials hint at bumper rabi crop even without Kaleshwaram waters

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Making a mockery of the tall claims of BRS leaders that Kaleshwaram alone had made the state the rice bowl of the country, the state is expecting bumper paddy production even in the current rabi season without Kaleshwaram waters as paddy acreage has increased by 40 per cent. In the rabi season of 2024-25, paddy cultivation reported 19.81 lakh …

India plans to export 1 million tonnes of sugar to handle domestic stock surplus
2 months, 1 week ago

India plans to export 1 million tonnes of sugar to handle domestic stock surplus

Live Mint  

India is expected to issue the order to allow the export of 1 million metric tonnes of sugar in the current season to help clear the country's surplus stock, reported the news agency Reuters, citing government and industry sources aware of the development. India's move to sell 1 million metric tonnes of sugar can further pressure global sugar prices, according …

Prospects for Indian Economy Improving Says RBI Gov
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Prospects for Indian Economy Improving Says RBI Gov

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Amidst an uncertain global macroeconomic and financial environment, the Indian economy is exhibiting resilience and stability with the Gross Domestic Product projected to grow at 6.6 per cent in 2024-25. The growth would be aided by the revival in rural consumption, pickup in government consumption and investment and strong services exports said the Reserve Bank of India’s Financial Stability …

WA's bumper grain harvest expected to boost economy by $10b, farmer predicts
3 months ago

WA's bumper grain harvest expected to boost economy by $10b, farmer predicts

ABC  

Western Australia is on track to record its third-largest grain harvest in history with the massive haul expected to inject billions of dollars into the state's economy. But this week the state's largest grain handler, Cooperative Bulk Handling, reported it had processed 19.5 million tonnes to date, 3 million tonnes more than it predicted at the start of harvest. "We …

India Expects Relief in Food Inflation with Strong Kharif Harvest
4 months ago

India Expects Relief in Food Inflation with Strong Kharif Harvest

Deccan Chronicle  

As per the report, India’s retail inflation jumped to 6.21 percent in October, a 14-month high, driven by elevated food inflation in a few vegetables. A bumper kharif harvest is expected to lower food inflation in the coming months," it said, adding that a favourable monsoon, adequate reservoir levels and higher minimum support prices are likely to boost rabi sowing …

Telangana produces record paddy of 15.3 million metric tonnes
4 months, 1 week ago

Telangana produces record paddy of 15.3 million metric tonnes

Hindustan Times  

Telangana has achieved a paddy production of 15.3 million metric tonnes during this kharif season, an all-time record, chief minister A Revanth Reddy and state irrigation and civil supplies minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy said in separate statements on Sunday. An official statement from the chief minister’s office said Telangana achieved a record production of 15.3 million metric tonnes in …

Just 5 days to go for procurement to kick off, bumper paddy yield may spell more trouble for Punjab
6 months ago

Just 5 days to go for procurement to kick off, bumper paddy yield may spell more trouble for Punjab

Hindustan Times  

Punjab is expecting a bumper yield of 230 lakh tonne paddy this kharif season, with harvesting starting in some patches of the state and freshly harvested produce expected to arrive in the mandis by October 1. A total of 175 lakh tonnes of food grain is still stored in the godowns of four state procurement agencies, Pungrain, Markfed, Punsup and …

We Will Distribute Six Kg Fine Rice to Three Crore People: Uttam
6 months ago

We Will Distribute Six Kg Fine Rice to Three Crore People: Uttam

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Civil supplies minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy said that the Civil Supplies Corporation would distribute six kg of fine rice to each of the three crore people in the state from January. The government will also give Rs 500 as a bonus for fine rice paddy from the Kharif season, while separate procurement centres would be set up for …

Grains brim Punjab godowns, agencies battle space crunch
7 months ago

Grains brim Punjab godowns, agencies battle space crunch

Hindustan Times  

With godowns in Punjab full to the brim, bumper paddy crop may spell trouble for the state agencies. HT Image The state agriculture department has predicted a bumper paddy yield — around 185 lakh tonnes — this kharif season. A total of 192 lakh tonnes of foodgrains — 125 lakh tonne rice, 60 lakh tonne wheat and 7 lakh tonne …

Amid better monsoon, kharif sowing in 2024-25 up 10% year-on-year to 57.5 million hectares
8 months, 1 week ago

Amid better monsoon, kharif sowing in 2024-25 up 10% year-on-year to 57.5 million hectares

Live Mint  

The area under cultivation in the 2024-25 kharif season has increased by 10.3% year-on-year, reaching 57.5 million hectares, following better monsoon rains during the last fortnight. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} At 57.5 million hectares, or 53% of the normal sown area, the combined sown area of key kharif crops such as paddy, pulses, oilseeds, sugarcane and cotton, is up 10.3% year-on-year, according …

Kharif crop sowing areas surge with improved monsoon rainfall
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Kharif crop sowing areas surge with improved monsoon rainfall

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The sowing areas for Kharif crops have significantly increased following an improvement in monsoon rainfall. This increased rainfall has led to a significant rise in the sowing areas of Kharif crops, which have increased by over 14% compared to last year. India's paddy sowing areas have seen a 20% increase compared to last year, reaching around 60 LHa …

India’s rice exports drop 34% in Q1 of FY25 as export curbs continue
8 months, 4 weeks ago

India’s rice exports drop 34% in Q1 of FY25 as export curbs continue

Live Mint  

Rice exports during April-June of the current financial year have fallen by nearly 34% to 3.2 million tonnes after the Centre banned outward shipments of non-basmati white rice and broken rice and a 20% tariff on the parboiled variety. The prohibition on non-basmati white rice was announced last July to safeguard domestic food security and protect consumers from price shocks …

Cabinet approves MSP hikes for all 14 kharif season crops for the upcoming 2024-25 season
9 months, 1 week ago

Cabinet approves MSP hikes for all 14 kharif season crops for the upcoming 2024-25 season

The Hindu  

The Union Cabinet gave its nod to raise the minimum support price for paddy by 5.35% to ₹2,300 per quintal for the upcoming 2024-25 kharif marketing season, a decision that comes ahead of Assembly elections in Haryana, Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Delhi. In the first major decision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s third term in office, the Cabinet approved MSP hikes …

RBI annual report 2023-2024: MSPs for kharif and rabi crops ensured minimum return of 50% over cost of production
9 months, 4 weeks ago

RBI annual report 2023-2024: MSPs for kharif and rabi crops ensured minimum return of 50% over cost of production

The Hindu  

The Minimum Support rices for both kharif and rabi seasons 2023-24 ensured a minimum return of 50% over the cost of production for all crops, said the Reserve Bank's Annual Report released on May 30. The overall public stock of foodgrains as on March 31, 2024 stood at 2.9 times the total quarterly buffer norm, the report said. The report, …

Rain takes its toll, State’s rice yield figure falls below national average
10 months ago

Rain takes its toll, State’s rice yield figure falls below national average

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu’s yield of rice, during 2023-24 for both the cultivation seasons of kharif and rabi, is lower than that of the national average. In terms of yield, Tamil Nadu trailed behind two States known for rice production – Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. A former official of the State Agriculture Department attributes the drop in the yield rate to heavy …

What are the regulations with respect to rice prices? | Explained
1 year, 1 month ago

What are the regulations with respect to rice prices? | Explained

The Hindu  

February 09, 2024 08:30 am | Updated 11:45 am IST The story so far: The Indian government recently made it mandatory for all traders, wholesalers, retailers, and millers to declare their respective rice stocks. In the year 2022-2023, India produced 135 million tonnes of rice, which is 62.84 lakh tonnes higher than the previous year. While Basmati rice prices are …

Pradhan urges Goyal to lift surplus parboiled rice
1 year, 2 months ago

Pradhan urges Goyal to lift surplus parboiled rice

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has urged his Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution counterpart, Piyush Goyal to lift surplus parboiled rice from Odisha during kharif marketing season 2023-24 for which procurement has already commenced. Stating Odisha had a bumper harvest this season, Pradhan requested Goyal to augment the procurement target for the state and instruct the Food Corporation …

Indian rice exporters expect to face challenges due to policy risks, high prices in 2024
1 year, 2 months ago

Indian rice exporters expect to face challenges due to policy risks, high prices in 2024

The Hindu  

Indian rice exporters anticipate 2024 to be a challenging year marked by policy uncertainties and elevated local prices, hindering the normalisation of rice exports from the country. According to S&P Global Commodity Insights, the Indian Government's policy intervention in 2023, including banning non-Basmati white rice exports, imposing a 20 per cent duty on parboiled rice exports, and setting a minimum …

Punjab heads towards bumperpaddy production this season
1 year, 4 months ago

Punjab heads towards bumperpaddy production this season

Hindustan Times  

Jalandhar: Punjab is headed towards bumper paddy production this kharif season, the latest procurement data showed on Wednesday. According to the figures updated till Wednesday, farmers brought 172 LMT of non-basmati yield in the grain markets in the ongoing harvesting season, while 16 LMT of basmati production reached the purchasing centres. Punjab agriculture director Jaswant Singh said going by the …

Rice output expected to drop this year, govt may extend curbs on exports
1 year, 4 months ago

Rice output expected to drop this year, govt may extend curbs on exports

Firstpost  

The weaker output along with persistently high domestic rice prices ahead of five state elections this month and a general election next year have left farmers and traders worried that the government will prolong restrictions on exporting the grain. India’s rice production is expected to drop in 2023, raising the prospect that the central government will extend curbs on exports …

Data recap: Air quality, IT hiring, rice exports, and more
1 year, 5 months ago

Data recap: Air quality, IT hiring, rice exports, and more

Live Mint  

Every Friday, Plain Facts publishes a compilation of data-based insights, complete with easy-to-read charts, to help you delve deeper into the stories reported by Mint in the week gone by. The union government has reportedly decided to slash the minimum export price for basmati rice from $1,200 a tonne to $950 a tonne, while Paytm founder and chief executive officer …

Haryana might fall short of 60 lakh MT procurement target of non-basmati paddy
1 year, 5 months ago

Haryana might fall short of 60 lakh MT procurement target of non-basmati paddy

Hindustan Times  

The Haryana government’s procurement of non-basmati paddy on the minimum support price this kharif season may fall short of the set target of 60 lakh tonnes due to a decline in the arrival of rice reported in the state mandis. Haryana might fall short of 60 lakh MT procurement target of non-basmati paddy With the harvesting of parmal varieties in …

How India’s ban on some rice exports is ricocheting around the world
1 year, 7 months ago

How India’s ban on some rice exports is ricocheting around the world

Al Jazeera  

India’s decision to ban exports of some rice was based on domestic reasons, but it’s had a global impact. “Earlier rice was trading for $550 per metric tonne, now prices are hovering above $650,” Nitin Gupta, senior vice president of Olam Agri India Private Limited, one of India’s biggest rice exporters, told Al Jazeera. Here’s an explainer on India’s role …

India’s kharif crop planting area rises; paddy leading year-on-year
1 year, 7 months ago

India’s kharif crop planting area rises; paddy leading year-on-year

India TV News  

India’s kharif crop planting area rises; paddy leading year-on-year Crops sown during June-July and dependent on monsoon rains are harvested in October-November are kharif. Data from the Agriculture Ministry shows that farmers in India have sown kharif crops across 979.88 lakh hectares so far this year, as against 972.58 lakh hectares in the same period of last year. Agriculture ministry …

After rice, is India looking at banning sugar exports?
1 year, 7 months ago

After rice, is India looking at banning sugar exports?

Firstpost  

For sweet lovers across the world, there could be some bitter news. The fears of a sugar export ban come at a time when the country’s food inflation has risen to 4.49 per cent in June, against a revised 2.96 per cent in May. A whopping 4.5 million tonnes is being diverted to make ethanol, a 9.8 per cent rise …

Govt’s rice procurement hits 55.8 mn tonne, wheat purchases at 26.2 mn tonne
1 year, 9 months ago

Govt’s rice procurement hits 55.8 mn tonne, wheat purchases at 26.2 mn tonne

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The government has procured 55.8 million tonne of rice in the 2022-23 marketing season so far benefiting a whopping 1.22 crore farmers, the ministry of consumer affairs, food & public distribution said in a statement. Wheat procurement stands at 26.2 million tonne, surpassing last year’s total purchases of 18.8 million tonne. According to agriculture ministry’s third estimate, rice …

Govt's rice procurement reaches 55.8 million tonnes and wheat 26.2 million tonnes so far
1 year, 9 months ago

Govt's rice procurement reaches 55.8 million tonnes and wheat 26.2 million tonnes so far

The Hindu  

The government's rice procurement has reached 55.8 million tonnes so far in the ongoing 2022-23 marketing season, benefitting 1.22 crore farmers with MSP of ₹1.7 lakh crore, the Food Ministry said on June 20. Wheat procurement has reached 26.2 million tonnes so far in the 2023-24 rabi marketing year, more than the last year's total procurement of 18.8 million tonnes. …

Govt unlikely to allow sugar exports next season
1 year, 9 months ago

Govt unlikely to allow sugar exports next season

Live Mint  

The department of food and public distribution is unlikely to allocate quota to sugar mills for export or allow Indian mills to export sugar in 2023-24 to ensure domestic supply and keep prices in check. This comes in the backdrop of India’s sugar production in the ongoing season dipping to 32.4 million tonnes from the initial estimates of 36.5 mt, …

India's GDP Projected To Grow 6.5% In FY24, Domestic Economy Resilient: RBI
1 year, 9 months ago

India's GDP Projected To Grow 6.5% In FY24, Domestic Economy Resilient: RBI

News 18  

India’s GDP growth for 2023-24 is projected at 6.5 per cent amid softer global commodity and food prices, and good rabi crop prospects, among others, according to the RBI’s annual report 2022-23 released on Tuesday. The cumulative increase in policy repo rate by 250 bps last year would steer the disinflationary process, along with supply side measures to address transient …

Centre agrees to procure additional 6.80LTs of parboiled rice from Telangana
1 year, 10 months ago

Centre agrees to procure additional 6.80LTs of parboiled rice from Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Centre on Friday agreed to procure an additional 6.8 lakh tonnes of parboiled rice from Telangana for the Kharif season 2022-23. This is in addition to the recently approved procurement of 13.73 lakh tonnes of parboiled rice for the Rabi 2021-22 and Kharif 2022-23 kharif seasons. Union minister G. Kishan Reddy who had written to his Cabinet colleague …

Patnaik writes to Piyush Goyal, urges him to procure surplus rice from Odisha
2 years ago

Patnaik writes to Piyush Goyal, urges him to procure surplus rice from Odisha

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has written to Union Minister Piyush Goyal, urging him to lift around 20 lakh tonne of surplus rice for the 2022-23 Kharif marketing season from Odisha to enable the state government to procure paddy from farmers in the coming seasons. During the 2022-23 Kharif season, a record 14,94,320 farmers have sold paddy to the government …

Extra 1 million tons sugar exports possible if domestic output meets estimate, says govt. official
2 years ago

Extra 1 million tons sugar exports possible if domestic output meets estimate, says govt. official

The Hindu  

India, the world's second-largest sugar-producing nation after Brazil, can export an additional one million tonnes of the sweetener if the domestic output reaches an estimated 33.6 million tonnes this year, a senior Food Ministry official said on March 6. "More exports are possible and we have a cushion for exports of additional one million tonnes, suppose the overall production reaches …

Some good news on the agriculture front
2 years, 1 month ago

Some good news on the agriculture front

Hindustan Times  

After an unprecedented spring heatwave crimped production last year, India’s wheat yield in 2023 is likely to break a record and touch 112 million tonnes, this newspaper reported on Sunday, buoyed by good weather that pushed acreage under the staple crop to 34.1 million hectares, 12% higher than the five-year average. Officials from the agriculture ministry said that this was …

India exports 16.92 lac tons of sugar till January 4 of 2022-23; over 59,000 tons to China
2 years, 2 months ago

India exports 16.92 lac tons of sugar till January 4 of 2022-23; over 59,000 tons to China

Firstpost  

New Delhi: India has exported 16.92 lakh tonnes of sugar till January 4 of the ongoing 2022-23 marketing year, including 59,596 tonnes of the sweetener to neighbouring China, trade body AISTA said on Tuesday. Among other neighbouring nations, India has exported 1.47 lakh tonnes of sugar to Bangladesh, and 82,462 tonnes to Sri Lanka during October-January 4 of the current …

State boasts of 2.83 crore PDS rice beneficiaries: Data
2 years, 3 months ago

State boasts of 2.83 crore PDS rice beneficiaries: Data

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The total number of beneficiaries of PDS rice supplied through ration shops at `one per kg in the state has increased to 2.83 crore, who hold 90.01 lakh ration cards. Of them, the Centre is supplying PDS rice to 54.37 lakh cardholders while the state government is supplying rice to the remaining 35.64 lakh, according to data released by …

Rice prices expected to go up as production falls 6-7 million tonnes shorter
2 years, 6 months ago

Rice prices expected to go up as production falls 6-7 million tonnes shorter

Firstpost  

However, officials believe that if steps like banning export and raising export duty succeed the price rise won’t go beyond 5-6 per cent and will keep enough stocks at disposal to mitigate any problem New Delhi: A 6-7 million tonnes shortfall in rice production due to a fall in paddy sowing area is likely to keep rice prices at elevated …

Fall in Kharif output may keep rice prices at elevated levels
2 years, 6 months ago

Fall in Kharif output may keep rice prices at elevated levels

The Hindu  

A 6-7 million tonnes shortfall in rice production due to a fall in paddy sowing area is likely to keep rice prices at elevated levels, adding to the inflationary pressure that the slowing economy is already grappling with. India's rice production during the 2021-22 crop year, ended June, stood at record 130.29 million tonnes as against 124.37 MT in the …

Lower Kharif sowing calls for deft management of foodgrain stock, prices: Finance Ministry report
2 years, 6 months ago

Lower Kharif sowing calls for deft management of foodgrain stock, prices: Finance Ministry report

The Hindu  

A Finance Ministry report on September 17 underlined the need for deft management of stocks of agriculture commodities in view of lower crop-sowing for the Kharif Season, stressing there should be no room for complacency on the inflation front. Overall, inflationary pressures in India appear to be on a decline with a pre-emptive set of administrative measures by the government, …

India set to allow 5 mn tonnes of sugar exports in first tranche
2 years, 6 months ago

India set to allow 5 mn tonnes of sugar exports in first tranche

The Hindu  

India is poised to allow 5 million tonnes of sugar exports in the first tranche for the new marketing year beginning October, two government sources said on Wednesday. “The permission to export 5 million tonnes of sugar is expected in the coming weeks and once we have a better sense about next sugar year’s production, we could allow another 3 …

India set to allow 5 mn tonnes of sugar exports in first tranche
2 years, 6 months ago

India set to allow 5 mn tonnes of sugar exports in first tranche

Live Mint  

India is poised to allow 5 million tonnes of sugar exports in the first tranche for the new marketing year beginning October, two government sources said on Wednesday. "The permission to export 5 million tonnes of sugar is expected in the coming weeks and once we have a better sense about next sugar year's production, we could allow another 3 …

India's Agri, Processed Food Product Exports Jump 29.7% To $9.59 Billion in April-July 2022; Details Here
2 years, 6 months ago

India's Agri, Processed Food Product Exports Jump 29.7% To $9.59 Billion in April-July 2022; Details Here

News 18  

India’s total export of agricultural and processed food products jumped 29.75 per cent to $9.59 billion in April-July 2022, compared with $7.40 billion in the corresponding period last year, according to official data. It added that processed food products like cereals and miscellaneous processed items also reported a growth of 37.75 per cent and 35.26 per cent, respectively, in comparison …

Rice exports may fall by 4-5 MT post ban on broken rice, 20% duty, say exporters
2 years, 6 months ago

Rice exports may fall by 4-5 MT post ban on broken rice, 20% duty, say exporters

The Hindu  

India’s rice exports could fall by 4-5 million tonnes this fiscal year due to the ban on broken rice as well as export duty on non-basmati rice, except for parboiled grains, exporters said. “The exports may fall to 16-17 MT in this financial year because of the ban on broken rice and 20% export duty,” All India Rice Exporters Association …

India\'s kharif rice production may fall by 10-12 mn tonne: Food Secretary
2 years, 6 months ago

India\'s kharif rice production may fall by 10-12 mn tonne: Food Secretary

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: India's rice production could fall by 10-12 million tonnes during the Kharif season this year due to a fall in paddy sowing area, the government said on Friday, but asserted that it would still have surplus output. At a press conference to explain rationale behind the imposition of ban on exports of broken rice, Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey …

Government says India's rice production may fall by 10-12 million tonnes in Kharif season this year
2 years, 6 months ago

Government says India's rice production may fall by 10-12 million tonnes in Kharif season this year

The Hindu  

India's rice production could fall by 10-12 million tonnes during the Kharif season of this year, due to a fall in paddy sowing area, the government said on Friday. The Kharif season contributes about 80% of India's total rice production. "Loss of production of rice may be 10 million tonnes and in the worst case it can be 12 million …

India imposes 20% export duty on non-Basmati rice
2 years, 6 months ago

India imposes 20% export duty on non-Basmati rice

The Hindu  

The Centre on Thursday imposed an export duty of 20% on rice, brown rice, and semi-milled as well as wholly milled rice except for parboiled rice to boost domestic supplies, effective September 9. The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs further said the export of ‘semi-milled or wholly-milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed‘ will also attract a …

India could soon approve sugar exports in two tranches: Report
2 years, 6 months ago

India could soon approve sugar exports in two tranches: Report

Live Mint  

India is set to allow sugar exports in two tranches for the next season beginning in October, as the world's biggest producer of the sweetener tries to balance the interests of its farmers and consumers, government and industry officials told Reuters. New Delhi could allow exports of 7 million to 8 million tonnes in the next season, said a senior …

Rice retail prices soar by 6.31 per cent as less area sown with paddy this year
2 years, 7 months ago

Rice retail prices soar by 6.31 per cent as less area sown with paddy this year

Firstpost  

As per the agriculture ministry’s data, paddy has been sown in 343.70 lakh hectares till 18 August of this Kharif season when compared with 374.63 lakh hectares last year New Delhi: After wheat, rice prices are firming up on reports of supply concerns with the all-India average retail price of the grain ruling higher by 6.31 per cent at Rs …

Govt projects record foodgrains output, lower wheat production
2 years, 7 months ago

Govt projects record foodgrains output, lower wheat production

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Wheat prices are expected to move up as India's estimated wheat production is projected to have declined nearly 3 per cent to 106.84 million tonnes in the 2021-22 crop year. Except for the decline in wheat, the overall foodgrain production is estimated to have touched a record 315.72 million tonnes in the 2021-22 crop year that began in …

Kharif sowing on rise, lower output of rice likely amid patchy rainfall
2 years, 7 months ago

Kharif sowing on rise, lower output of rice likely amid patchy rainfall

Hindustan Times  

The area under most kharif or summer-sown crops critical for the country’s food security rose in the week ended July 29, compared to the same period last year, official data showed on Friday, but experts said they expected lower output of the main staple rice due to a patchy monsoon, potentially pushing up cereal prices. “Since rainfall continues to be …

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