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| Chhattisgarh announces bonus for paddy at MSP | 20-NOV-09 |
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| In a move aimed at boosting paddy procurement in the state, Chhattisgarh government today announced a bonus of Rs 50 per quintal for paddy purchased at the minimum support price (MSP). |
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| Punjab amends paddy procurement policy | 18-NOV-09 |
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| In a move to facilitate smooth lifting of paddy in the ‘mandis’, the Punjab government has amended the provisions of paddy procurement policy to enhance the eligibility quota of the rice mills by 500 metric tonnes (MT) per mill. Disclosing this here today, Food and Civil Supplies Department Director D S Grewal said that under the amended provisions of the policy, a rice mill with an installed capacity of one MT would now be allotted 3,000 MT of free paddy instead of earlier quota of 2,500 MT. Likewise, rice mills with an installed capacity of two MT would now be eligible to lift 4,500 MT of free paddy against the earlier allotted quota of 4,000 MT. The amended procurement policy would be applicable to the districts of Bathinda, Mansa, Sangrur, Barnala, Moga, Faridkot and Muktsar. |
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| Chhattisgarh procures 1.24 lakh MT paddy | 12-NOV-09 |
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| The procurement of paddy for the minimum support price (MSP) has started on October 12 and will continue till January 31, 2010. The state marketing federation has set up 1,577 procurement centres across the state to purchase paddy. |
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| Farmers demonstrate against low paddy purchase price | 06-NOV-09 |
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| Farmers’ organisation Bharti Kissan Union (Lakhowal) demonstrated in front of the offices of Deputy Commissioners of Ludhiana, Ferozepur, Moga and Muktsar in Punjab against low purchase price of PUSA 1121 paddy variety by private purchasers and demanded interference of the central and state governments in the matter. |
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| Govt okays remunerative sugarcane price, bonus for paddy farmers | 30-OCT-09 |
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| The government today approved a remunerative price of Rs 129.84 for a quintal of sugarcane during the 2009-10 season, beginning this month. It also approved a bonus of Rs 50 per quintal for paddy farmers during the 2009-10 marketing season (October-September). |
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| Rice millers' strike stalls paddy procurement | 09-OCT-09 |
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| The farmers of Punjab who managed to harvest a good paddy crop despite the deficit monsoon are in a Catch-22 situation due to a deadlock between the rice millers and the Government of India. |
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| Andhra to see 35% fall in paddy output | 08-OCT-09 |
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| Prices of foodgrain, particularly of rice, are likely to rise sharply across India and especially in Andhra Pradesh. The state, a major producer of paddy in the country, is going to witness a 35 per cent fall in the output during the current kharif season. |
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| Millers say they will not store paddy until FCI lifts rice stocks | 29-SEP-09 |
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| Rice millers of Punjab today said they would not store paddy bought by the state-owned agencies for milling until the Food Corporation of India (FCI) lifts 7.5 lakh million tonnes (MT) of rice stock lying in the millers’ godown, a move that could hit the paddy procurement for central pool from the state. |
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| Usher Agro to expand paddy milling capacity | 27-SEP-09 |
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| Agri processing company Usher Agro Ltd (UAL) is planning to expand paddy milling capacity at Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, from the existing 2,00,000 tonnes to 5,00,000 tonnes at an investment of Rs 80 crore. The plant also has wheat grinding capacity of 80,000 tonnes per annum. |
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