BATHINDA : As wheat harvesting is in full swing in southwest Punjab, Mansa is leading among the seven districts of the region with more than 1.57 lakh tonnes of grain arriving in mandis till Saturday, according to officials. As wheat harvesting is in full swing in southwest Punjab, Mansa is leading among the seven districts of the region with more …
Eight teams of scientists from the Union ministry of food and public distribution on Friday visited mandis across Punjab to assess the quality of wheat grain arriving for purchase by the state government agencies. “The ministry has sent the teams after the state government raised a red flag for allowing relaxation in grain quality at the time of procurement,” an …
At a time when India is looking to fill the world’s wheat granaries depleted by the Ukraine-Russia war, two new developments in Punjab may potentially reduce its export levels this year. These two factors may dampen India’s wheat export plans given that India may prioritise local availability of wheat while also aiming to cool down the market prices. In most …
Even as the harvesting of wheat is on peak in Haryana, the slow pace of lifting has created a glut-like situation in most mandis in northern districts of state and forcing the authorities to impose restrictions on arrival of wheat in 18 mandis in these districts for the next 24 hours. Heaps of wheat can be seen at the mandis …