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Explained: How govt imposing curbs on rice exports will affect India

The restrictions were placed, because sowing has not been up to expectations on account of irregularities in rainfall

Centre restricts wheat flour exports to stabilise soaring local prices

India's cabinet approved a policy to restrict wheat flour exports to calm prices in the local market, the government said in a statement

Wheat production likely to fall 3% to 106.84 MT in 2021-22 crop year

India's wheat production is projected to have declined nearly 3 per cent to 106.84 million tonnes while the overall foodgrain production is estimated to have touched record 315.72 million tonnes in the 2021-22 crop year. The wheat production is estimated to have declined due to heatwave that resulted in shrivelled grains in the northern states of Punjab and Haryana. Releasing the fourth advance estimate for the 2021-22 crop year, the Union agriculture ministry on Wednesday said a record output is also estimated for rice, maize, gram, pulses, rapeseed and mustard, oilseeds and sugarcane. The crop year 2021-22 was from July 2021 to June 2022. The country's overall foodgrain production is estimated to be record 315.72 million tonnes in the crop year that ended in June 2022, according to the ministry. Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said record production of so many crops was the result of the government's farmer-friendly policies as well as tireless hard work of the farmers

Will Centre extend free foodgrains scheme beyond Sept or let it fade away?

Drawdown in wheat stocks, fear of fall in rice production raise doubts on scheme's sustenance beyond Sept 30 deadline

Govt orders restrictions on export of maida, semolina and wheat flour

Last month, the government had curbed exports of wheat flour and before that it had banned wheat exports on May 13

Centre may lower import duty on wheat to combat sharply rising prices

Liquidating some stocks from the Central pool for private traders and a curb on excess holding could be considered

'Wheat stocks can be 80% higher than buffer requirement by Apr 1 next year'

The government on Friday said wheat stocks in FCI godowns is expected to be 134 lakh tonnes at the start of next fiscal, 80 per cent more than the buffer norm.

What does dwindling central wheat stock mean for prices and production?

The wheat stocks in the Central pool have dropped close to the minimum required levels because of lower procurements. What does this mean for the grain's prices and production?

TMS Ep217: Central wheat stock, copycat brands, Nifty50, digital piracy

What is the impact of dwindling central wheat stock in India? What's driving the problem of copycat brand names? Will Nifty50 reclaim 17,000 this week? What is digital piracy? All answers here

Top Headlines: LIC's embedded value remains flat, FTP amendments, and more

LIC's Indian embedded value (IEV) grew marginally to Rs 5.41 trillion as of March 2022 compared with Rs 5.39 trillion as of September 2021

UP, Gujarat ask Centre to restore wheat quota under two food schemes

States raise matter in central government's meeting on food security, say beneficiaries complaining

Panicked traders boost forward buys of Indian rice fearing a ban

In the last two weeks, traders have signed contracts to export 1 million tonnes of rice for shipments from June through September

Govt allows small amount of wheat to move out after ban

Exceptions were allowed for shipments backed by letters of credit that had already been issued and those to countries that requested supplies to meet their food security needs

India exported wheat worth $473 mn in April, $177 mn in March ahead of ban

The government data highlighted that India's expected production of wheat for 2022-23 remains at near 105 million metric tonnes (MMT)

Nations send in requests to India seeking supplies after wheat export ban

Export demand from India has seen a surge this year due to the shortage of wheat in the world markets because of the Russia-Ukraine war

Production shortage? India's wheat procurement subpar despite export ban

Farmers have been holding on to their produce as the price of wheat in the open market recouped some of the losses it suffered in the aftermath of the ban

Top Headlines: Wheat export push, CBDT's ITR guidelines, and more

Here are the top Business Standard headlines on Friday

As Black Sea supplies fall, India sells record 1.4 mn tonnes wheat in April

India is the only major supplier of wheat at this time of year, and its exports of the grain have surged since Russia invaded Ukraine in late February

UN agency in talks with India on procuring wheat to offset global shortages

India has a wheat stockpile estimated at about 100 million tonnes, which exceeds the requirements for a safety net

Strong demand may bring down closing stock of major farm goods by FY23-end

Experts feel this could keep prices of major farm commodities and products dependent on them, such as poultry and meat, at an elevated level for quite some time