Punjab heads towards bumperpaddy production this season
1 year, 1 month 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 weather conditions throughout this season, the department was expecting 182 LMT of paddy production this year as the crop was extensively damaged due to floods. “The collective efforts of the department and farmers have led to fruitful results as we are likely to exceed last year’s paddy production of 205 LMT. Sangrur topped non-basmati production with 18.9 LMT, followed by Ludhiana at 17.01 LMT, Patiala 12.81 LMT, Bathinda 12.37 LMT, Moga 11.32 LMT, Ferozepur 11.08 LMT and Jalandhar 10 LMT.

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Telangana produces record paddy of 15.3 million metric tonnes
1 month 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 …

Driven by abundant monsoon, bumper kharif harvest likely
1 month, 2 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 …

Amid boycott by arhtiyas, labourers, 730-tonne paddy procured on Day 1
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Amid boycott by arhtiyas, labourers, 730-tonne paddy procured on Day 1

Hindustan Times  

Amid strike by arhtiyas, labourers and rice mill owners, the Punjab government announced the beginning of the paddy procurement from Tuesday that saw about 1,000-tonne freshly harvested grain reaching the over 1,800 mandis of the state. Muktsar district mandi officer Ahaypal Brar said the authorities have made ample arrangements to purchase 9 lakh tonnes of paddy. “The government may store …

Chhattisgarh government plans to procure 160 lakh MT of paddy in kharif season
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Chhattisgarh government plans to procure 160 lakh MT of paddy in kharif season

Hindustan Times  

The Chhattisgarh government has set a target to procure 160 lakh MT of paddy from farmers in the upcoming kharif season, officials said on Tuesday, claiming that the target is the highest since the state’s formation in 2000. The government will purchase paddy from registered farmers at a rate of 21 quintals per acre on the support price. In the …

Just 5 days to go for procurement to kick off, bumper paddy yield may spell more trouble for Punjab
2 months, 4 weeks 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 …

Punjab: As field fires rage in Amritsar, ₹52k-fine slapped on farmers
3 months ago

Punjab: As field fires rage in Amritsar, ₹52k-fine slapped on farmers

Hindustan Times  

Coming down heavily on farmers resorting to stubble burning, the Amritsar administration on Monday slapped fine of ₹52,500 on 20 offenders in 25 cases. The Punjab government has been under pressure to curb farm fires that have started early this season, setting the alarm bells ringing. In the past, FIRs have been registered against the errant farmers and also red …

We Will Distribute Six Kg Fine Rice to Three Crore People: Uttam
3 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
4 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 …

Area under maize, direct seeded rice up in Punjab
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Area under maize, direct seeded rice up in Punjab

Hindustan Times  

In a positive development, Punjab is witnessing the agrarian sector moving towards crop diversification, though that may be slower than anticipated. The area under maize, direct seeded rice and aromatic premium variety of basmati has increased substantially by up to 44% as compared to the previous kharif season. The acreage sown using the water-conserving DSR technique has risen to over …

Punjab’s crop residue management plan bets big on subsidised machines
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Punjab’s crop residue management plan bets big on subsidised machines

Hindustan Times  

The Punjab government has decided to provide farmers with 36,020 subsidised machines for in-situ and ex-situ management of the crop residue for the upcoming kharif season harvest. The state government has between 2018 and 2023 received ₹1,560 crore to supply subsidised machines for crop residue management to the farmers, and till 2023 138,022 machines have been supplied to the farmers. …

Dip in production, summer concern push paddy prices up in Tamil Nadu
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Dip in production, summer concern push paddy prices up in Tamil Nadu

New Indian Express  

TIRUCHY: A drop in samba production due to lack of water supply from Mettur dam coupled with concerns of a harsh summer restricting any further cultivation till the next kuruvai season have shot up the procurement price of fine variety paddy in the district market by 40%. This, in turn, could jack up the wholesale market price of rice by …

Paddy purchase declines as farmers hold back in run-up to elections
1 year, 1 month ago

Paddy purchase declines as farmers hold back in run-up to elections

Live Mint  

Government procurement of paddy has fallen as farmers hold back on selling their crop, hoping for sops ahead of Assembly elections in five states this year. The union government, through the federal Food Corporation of India and state agencies, has procured 14.7 million tonnes of paddy in the ongoing kharif marketing season that started on 1 October, as against 15.9 …

Haryana might fall short of 60 lakh MT procurement target of non-basmati paddy
1 year, 1 month 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 …

Floods, El Nino effect unlikely to impact rice output in Haryana: Experts
1 year, 3 months ago

Floods, El Nino effect unlikely to impact rice output in Haryana: Experts

Hindustan Times  

Despite floods, heavy rains and waterlogging in July as well as the El Nino effect in August, experts expect Haryana to have a bumper crop this year provided weather conditions remain favourable. Deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala said despite floods a bumper paddy crop is expected this year as the state food, supplies and consumer affairs department is expecting the …

Govt's rice procurement reaches 55.8 million tonnes and wheat 26.2 million tonnes so far
1 year, 6 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. …

Basmati prices escalate in Haryana as market widens
2 years, 1 month ago

Basmati prices escalate in Haryana as market widens

Hindustan Times  

: The prices of the traditional basmati varieties of paddy in Haryana have registered a hike for the first time in several years, reaching over ₹ 6,000 per quintal, mainly due to the government agency HAFED foraying into the market and breaking the monopoly of private traders. Basmati prices escalate in Haryana as market widens With the harvesting of the …

Rice production short of target in kharif season: Centre
2 years, 3 months ago

Rice production short of target in kharif season: Centre

The Hindu  

India’s rice production during the kharif season is likely to fall short of the target of 112 million tonnes and will reach only 104.99 MT, said the first advance estimate for 2022-23 released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on Wednesday. The Centre said the production is higher by 4.40 MT than the previous five-year average of kharif …

Rice prices expected to go up as production falls 6-7 million tonnes shorter
2 years, 3 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 …

India\'s kharif rice production may fall by 10-12 mn tonne: Food Secretary
2 years, 3 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 …

Punjab covers 30.84 lakh hectares under paddy; stubble burning a challenge for govt
2 years, 4 months ago

Punjab covers 30.84 lakh hectares under paddy; stubble burning a challenge for govt

Hindustan Times  

: A total of 30.84 lakh hectares has been covered under rice cultivation in Punjab as paddy sowing in the current kharif season comes to a close, with the agriculture department now staring at the mammoth problem of tackling 200 lakh tonnes of stubble produced along with the grain. Punjab covers 30.84 lakh hectares under paddy; stubble burning a challenge …

Kharif sowing on rise, lower output of rice likely amid patchy rainfall
2 years, 4 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 …

Bumper harvest likely amid record foodgrain output
2 years, 10 months ago

Bumper harvest likely amid record foodgrain output

Hindustan Times  

India is likely to see a bumper harvest during 2021-22 amid record grain output, along with higher production of several commodities critical for low food inflation, the government’s second of the four quarterly advance estimates projected on Wednesday. The Union agriculture ministry while releasing the advance estimates for 2021-22, said total output of several items would touch record levels, including …

Amid Criticism, Centre Cites High Moisture Content for Postponement of Paddy Procurement in Punjab, Haryana
3 years, 2 months ago

Amid Criticism, Centre Cites High Moisture Content for Postponement of Paddy Procurement in Punjab, Haryana

News 18  

With Punjab upset over Centre’s postponement of paddy procurement till October 11, the Union Food Ministry on Friday said it has been done to protect farmers as sale of paddy with high moisture content caused due to untimely rains may lead to rejection of the grain at buying centres and consequent loss to farmers. The paddy crop in both agrarian …

Record paddy harvest, lower oilseed production this kharif season
3 years, 3 months ago

Record paddy harvest, lower oilseed production this kharif season

The Hindu  

The summer kharif season is likely to produce a record paddy harvest this year, pushing the country’s foodgrain production for the season to an all time high of 15 crore tonnes, according to first advance estimates from the Agriculture Ministry. However, oilseed production is marginally lower than last year, with both groundnut and soyabean harvests slightly, which could be bad …

Govt Procures Paddy Worth Rs 92,121 Crore So Far at MSP; Purchase in Volume Terms Up 25%
3 years, 11 months ago

Govt Procures Paddy Worth Rs 92,121 Crore So Far at MSP; Purchase in Volume Terms Up 25%

News 18  

New Delhi: Paddy procurement has increased 25 per cent so far in the ongoing kharif marketing season to 487.92 lakh tonnes, valued at Rs 92,121 crore, an official statement said. The Food Corporation of India and state agencies have purchased 487.92 lakh tonnes of paddy till December 31 as against 390.56 lakh tonnes in the corresponding period of the previous …

Govt Procures Paddy Worth Rs 86,243 Crore at MSP So Far This Kharif Season
3 years, 11 months ago

Govt Procures Paddy Worth Rs 86,243 Crore at MSP So Far This Kharif Season

News 18  

The government's paddy procurement has increased 25 per cent so far in the ongoing kharif marketing season to 456.79 lakh tonnes, valuing Rs 86,242.83 crore. Paddy procurement for Kharif 2020-21 is continuing smoothly in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Chandigarh, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. …

Growth momentum in tractors expected to sustain in 2021
4 years, 1 month ago

Growth momentum in tractors expected to sustain in 2021

Live Mint  

Mumbai: The robust growth momentum recorded by the tractor industry this year is expected to sustain growth during the next fiscal as well, top executives from leading tractor and farm equipment manufacturers told Mint. The sustained growth in tractor demand for another year is seen on strong fundamentals such as robust kharif sowing now leading up to good output that …

Govt Buys 116.66 Lakh Tons of Paddy at MSP in Less Than a Month, Highest Purchase from Punjab
4 years, 2 months ago

Govt Buys 116.66 Lakh Tons of Paddy at MSP in Less Than a Month, Highest Purchase from Punjab

News 18  

The government’s paddy procurement at the minimum support price has risen 28.55 per cent to 116.66 lakh tonne in less than a month compared with the year-ago same period, with maximum grain been purchased from Punjab alone, according to the Union food ministry. Till October 21, about 116.66 lakh tonne of paddy was procured, up 28.55 per cent from 90.76 …

Kharif Paddy Procurement in Punjab Sees Record Jump to 15.99 Lakh Tonnes in Last 13 Days: Union Food Ministry
4 years, 2 months ago

Kharif Paddy Procurement in Punjab Sees Record Jump to 15.99 Lakh Tonnes in Last 13 Days: Union Food Ministry

News 18  

Paddy procurement at minimum support price in Punjab, the food bowl of India, rose nine times to 15.99 lakh tonnes in the first 13 days of the ongoing kharif marketing season from 1.76 lakh tonne in the year-ago period, according to the Union Food Ministry. “In the ongoing kharif season, Punjab registered an unprecedented increase of procurement from 1.76 lakh …

Govt to Shell Out Rs 1.40 Lakh Crore for Procuring Paddy at MSP in Kharif Season
4 years, 2 months ago

Govt to Shell Out Rs 1.40 Lakh Crore for Procuring Paddy at MSP in Kharif Season

News 18  

New Delhi: Amid farmers' protests against new laws, the Centre on Wednesday asserted that buying of kharif crops at Minimum Support Price is continuing and that Rs 1.40 lakh crore will be spend for procuring 738 lakh tonnes of paddy at MSP from more than 156 lakh farmers. "FCI and state agencies are all set to procure a record quantity …

Rice Production Estimated at Record 102.36 Million Tonnes in 2020-21 Kharif Season: Govt
4 years, 3 months ago

Rice Production Estimated at Record 102.36 Million Tonnes in 2020-21 Kharif Season: Govt

News 18  

India's rice production is estimated at record 102.36 million tonnes in kharif season of 2020-21 crop year on the back of good monsoon rains and acreage, according to government data. Rice production stood at 101.98 MT in the kharif season of the 2019-20 crop year. As per the data, the total food grains output in the kharif season of 2020-21 …

Well-spread Monsoon to Result in Bumper Kharif Output: Report
4 years, 3 months ago

Well-spread Monsoon to Result in Bumper Kharif Output: Report

News 18  

The overall kharif crop output is expected to increase 5-6 per cent this year mainly driven by higher crop acreage and productivity following a well-spread monsoon across the country, according to a report. Crisil Research expects an overall 5-6 per cent growth in farm output, including a 2-3 per cent rise in the sowing area at 109 million hectares for …

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