Tag: Wheat

Farmers cry foul over wheat lifting in Punjab

Farmers and commission agents in Punjab have accused the state government of making false claims of proper lifting of wheat stored in various grain markets of the state. They have been complaining of poor lifting system in the grain markets and said the state government’s move to pay lower rates to labourers for wheat lifting …

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April 28, 2018

Haryana makes arrangements for procurement of 80 Lakh tonnes wheat

Haryana government has made arrangements for the procurement of 80 Lakh tonnes of wheat at the minimum support price (MSP) of Rs 1,735 per quintal for the current Rabi season 2018 as compared to 74.25 Lakh tonnes of wheat procured at the MSP of Rs 1,625 during last season. While addressing a Press conference on …

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March 26, 2018

Taliban seizes Indian wheat meant for Afghan people

Having intensified its terrorist activities in Afghanistan, the Taliban has now started targeting the aid being provided by India for the war-affected people of the country. Four trucks, loaded with India-donated wheat, were intercepted and seized by Taliban activists on Sunday afternoon when the vehicles were on their way from western Herat to the remote and less …

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February 6, 2018

Coloured wheat with health benefits like blueberries

You can now enjoy biofortified coloured wheat with health benefits similar to fruits like blueberries.

September 12, 2017

FCI let over 4 lakh tonne wheat rot away: CAG

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has picked holes in the functioning of Food Corporation of India (FCI) in 2015-16, citing fraudulent payments and spoilage of 4.72 lakh tonnes of wheat worth Rs.700.30 crore. In its report that was tabled in Parliament on Friday, the CAG said "fraudulent excess payments of Rs.14.73 lakh and Rs.37.89 …

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August 4, 2017

37.15 lakh MT wheat arrive in Haryana mandis

So far more than 37.15 lakh metric tonne (MT) of wheat has arrived in the mandis of Haryana. Out of the total arrived wheat, the five government procuring agencies have purchased 37.12 lakh MT and traders have purchased 3,000 MT of wheat. Giving details of the wheat procured by government agencies, An official spokesperson said that …

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April 16, 2017

Govt imposes 10% import duty on wheat, tur dal

The government on Tuesday imposed 10 per cent import duty on wheat and tur dal with immediate effect in a bid to protect farmers' interest, amid projection of a record crop this year. On December 8, the government had reduced customs duty on wheat to zero from 10 per cent to boost domestic availability and …

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March 28, 2017

Favorable weather : Haryana expecting bumper wheat yield

Prolonged winter season and timely rainfalls have raised hope for bumper wheat production in Haryana this year despite low wheat sowing this season. Agriculture department officials said  wheat production in the state is likely to go over 120 lakh metric tonne (MTs) this year, nearly six lakh MTs higher than the yields outcome last year. …

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March 17, 2017

Favorable weather : Haryana expecting bumper wheat yield

Prolonged winter season and timely rainfalls have raised hope for bumper wheat production in Haryana this year despite low wheat sowing this season. Agriculture department officials said  wheat production in the state is likely to go over 120 lakh metric tonne (MTs) this year, nearly six lakh MTs higher than the yields outcome last year. …

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March 17, 2017

Oppn protests zero import duty on wheat, says it’s anti-farmer

Angry Opposition protests over government’s move to slash import duty on wheat to zero allegedly to benefit multinational firms forced adjournment of the proceedings of Rajya Sabha till afternoon on Friday. Congress, BSP, SP, JD-U and Left members alleged that the move to slash import duty on wheat from 10 per cent to zero at …

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December 9, 2016

Govt scraps wheat import duty to boost supplies

Government on Thursday reduced the import duty on wheat to zero from 10 per cent to improve domestic availability in the wake of rising prices and concerns about 2016-17 wheat crop in view of IMD’s forecast of warmer winter. The notification scrapping the wheat import duty was tabled by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in Lok …

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December 8, 2016

Govt to sell 14,000 tonnes of wheat in Delhi to check rates

The government has doubled the quantity of wheat to 14,000 tonnes to be sold in open market through auction in the national capital on November 24 in order to check prices. The Centre recently released 10 lakh tonnes of wheat under the Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS) meant for flour millers and other bulk users. …

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November 21, 2016

Food Ministry favours slashing import duty on wheat

The Union Food Ministry has strongly favoured the slashing of duty on wheat imports to at least 15 per cent from the existing 25 per cent in order to boost domestic availability of the food grain. "This move to bring about modest decline in import duty on wheat will be a precautionary step," a source …

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September 18, 2016

Govt considers slashing wheat import duty

The Centre is considering slashing import duty on wheat to either 10 per cent or 15 per cent to boost domestic supplies in view of a shortfall in domestic output. At present, import of wheat attracts a 25 per cent duty and flour millers have demanded its withdrawal. Even the food ministry is in favour …

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September 18, 2016