Page 6 - Paddy

UP clocks highest paddy procurement figures of more than 5.15 MT

Last season, the state could hardly achieve 3.5 MT of paddy procurement in the corresponding period

Domestic paddy prices hold firm over damage to crop last year

Iran is the largest buyer of Indian basmati and shipments had stood at nearly $1.5 billion in 2018-19

Unseasonal rains damage paddy worth over Rs 8,000 cr in Chhattisgarh

The huge stocks of paddy that the farmers had maintained for selling were reportedly damaged following heavy rains in the state the past three days

High drama over paddy purchase in Chhattisgarh as BJP skips key meeting

Congress govt in the state had been mounting pressure on Centre to allow procurement at a higher price

Uneven rains impact rice sowing, area under crop shrinks by 2 mn hectares

Rice has been sown on 50 million hectares as on August 23, about 23% lower than area covered during same period last year

Production of pulses, paddy and soybean likely to decline, says Skymet

In its outlook for kharif crop in 2019-20, Skymet said the rice production is expected to fall 12.4 per cent year-on-year to 88.66 million tonnes

Paddy arrival surges in Chhattisgarh societies

The support price of paddy common variety has been raised to Rs. 1,470 per quintal

Untimely rain may boost paddy output

Sowing acreage has been higher and crop estimates more optimistic in the kharif season, according to the reports

Paddy procurement rises in eastern India

Procurement, though, still miniscule as compared to total procurement from traditional sources