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Centre buys 262L tonne wheat this year from farmers at MSP

About 21.27 lakh farmers have already benefitted from the ongoing wheat procurement operations with a minimum support price outflow of about Rs 47,000 crore, it added.

published on : 1st June 2023
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FCI wheat procurement up 13 pc as on April 20 despite adverse weather

The FCI has kept a target of procuring 341.5 lakh tonnes (LT) of wheat this year. As on April 20, it has collected over one-third of the target.

published on : 24th April 2023
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Punjab farmers squat on rail tracks, seek wheat crop damage compensation; train services hit

BKU (Ekta Ugrahan) general secretary Sukhdev Singh Kokrikalan said the Centre's decision to cut value of shrivelled and broken wheat grain during procurement was "anti-farmer".

published on : 18th April 2023
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Centre eases wheat quality norms for Punjab, Haryana

“The state government has to deduct imposed value cut from the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of wheat Rs 2,125 per quintal while making payments to the farmers in Punjab.

published on : 12th April 2023
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Central team to access extent of wheat crop damage due to unseasonal rains in Punjab

The team's visit comes after the quality of wheat has reduced drastically due to extreme weather conditions, heavy rains, high-velocity winds and hailstorms for the past few days in Punjab. 

published on : 7th April 2023
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Relief to rain-hit farmers as MP government eases wheat procurement norms  

Targeting the Modi government further, he added, "I think no mother in the world would want to ask for credit after treating her children so badly."

published on : 4th April 2023
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Untimely rains damage 10 per cent wheat crop: Centre 

"The untimely rains and hailstorms have caused both the crop loss at some places as well as yield gains in late sown areas", agriculture commissioner said.

published on : 3rd April 2023
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Food for thought: 13L beneficiaries removed from safety net in Punjab

However, as per norms set up by the Centre, the beneficiaries should not number more than 1.41 crore, which meant there were 16 lakh additional beneficiaries who benefited under the NFSA.

published on : 3rd April 2023
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India allows wheat flour exports from imported processed wheat

The notice states that exported wheat should contain at least 80 percent or more whole wheat Flour (Atta) and other ingredients being added like soya flour, oatmeal, fenugreek powder, vitamins etc.

published on : 25th March 2023
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Rains in Punjab leave wheat growers worried 

Wheat growers were worried about their standing crops as showers at this stage would hit the yield.

published on : 18th March 2023
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Rains in Punjab leave wheat growers worried 

Wheat growers were worried about their standing crops as showers at this stage would hit the yield.

published on : 18th March 2023
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INTERVIEW | The national requirement of wheat is around 250 lakh metric tonnes: FCI chief

'We had a discussion with all the states in which we decided on a realistic target of 342 LMT'

published on : 14th March 2023
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Scientists warn farmers of pest attack on wheat crop

The current advisory is based on rising average weekly temperature. There is a difference in the average temperature of almost 1°C of the range of temperatures. 

published on : 11th March 2023
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Price increase in wheat, rice normal; to intervene in market in case of abnormal rise: Food Secretary

The whole price of wheat was ruling at Rs 2,331 per quintal on October 14, 2021, as against Rs 2,474 per quintal on the same day in 2020.

published on : 17th October 2022
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Economic growth may have slowed to 3.5 per cent in Q4 FY22: Report

Even the gross value added (GVA) at basic prices (at constant 2011-12 prices) in Q4 FY2022 seems to have eased to 2.7 per cent from 4.7 per cent in Q3 FY2022, it said.

published on : 23rd May 2022
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Prolonged high temperatures could worsen inflation, hurt growth in India: Moody's 

The Indian government has revised its estimates for wheat production by 5.4 per cent to 105 million tonnes for the crop year ending June 2022, given lower yields amid higher temperatures.

published on : 23rd May 2022
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Government delays wheat MSP decision as PMEAC, Niti oppose increase

Despite farmers group and union asking to raise procurement price, sources from Niti Aayog, has advised the centre against increasing MSP by 50 per cent.

published on : 28th June 2018
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India sends first wheat shipment to Afghanistan via Iran's Chabahar port, bypassing Pakistan

With Pakistan has refusing land transit access through its territory, India and Afghanistan had launched an air freight corridor in June between the two countries. 

published on : 30th October 2017