Rice Mill
Centre rules out state-specific relaxation in paddy procurement norms
Rice millers in Punjab have been on a warpath for the last few weeks, refusing to lift paddy from mandis in Punjab and demanding an easing of procurement norms
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33 rice mills in Maha's Gondia blacklisted for supplying poor quality rice
As many as 33 rice mills in Maharashtra's Gondia district have been blacklisted for next three years as the rice supplied by them has been found to be inferior quality and not fit for human consumption, officials said. Gondia Collector Chinmay Gotmare issued an order to this effect on August 4. According to an official of the Food Corporation of India, during an inspection by an FCI team, the rice from these mills supplied to Beed, Nandurbar, Latur and other districts last year under the public distribution system (PDS) was found to be of inferior quality. The team subsequently submitted its report to the Gondia collector. Gomtare said these mills have been asked to provide good quality rice in the next six weeks, or else legal action would be initiated against them.
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Rice prices soften in domestic markets after ban; exports may shrink by 25%
India, which commands 40% share in the global rice trade, exported 21.23 mt of rice in 2021-22, against 17.78 mt in the previous year
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Should you hold rice mill stocks amid export curbs?
Govt's imposition of export duties on rice may harm the profitability of rice-mill companies in the near-term. But, healthy rice harvest is expected to override negative sentiments in the long-haul
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Export ban, duties to weigh on rice mill stocks in near-term, say analysts
Shares of LT Foods, Kohinoor Foods, KRBL, Chaman Lal Setia Exports, for instance, have declined in the range of 2 per cent to 9 per cent, as against 0.4 per cent gain in the Nifty50 index.
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Send back workers employed in rice mills: Telangana requests Bihar
Rao said if necessary he would talk to the Centre to arrange few special trains to bring back the Bihari migrant workers.
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Over 300 rice mills in Bengal shut as losses rise
Lack of demand for parboiled rice, falling prices and shrinking exports have been key reasons for the deteriorating financial condition
 "Over 300 rice mills in Bengal shut as losses rise")
