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Rice prices set to rally further as weather threatens producers' yields

Rice is a staple for more than 3 billion people and nearly 90% of the water-intensive crop is produced in Asia, where the El Nino weather pattern usually brings lower rainfall

K'taka govt to give money instead of 5 kg additional rice to BPL families

As the Karnataka government is facing difficulty in procuring large quantities of rice required to fulfil its poll guarantee, it has decided to pay beneficiaries cash at the rate of Rs 34 per kilo, for the additional 5kg of the foodgrain promised under the 'Anna Bhagya' scheme. The Congress, in its election manifesto, had promised to give an additional five kg rice a month along with five kg given by the Centre for free. The state government said the disbursement of money will start from July 1. The FCI (Food Corporation of India) has a standard rate of Rs 34 per kg rice. We tried to get rice but no institution came forward to supply us the required amount of rice (to give additionally), Karnataka Food and Civil Supplies Minister K H Muniyappa briefed reporters here after a Cabinet meeting chaired by the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday. He said, Since the date for launching Anna Bhagya has arrived (July 1) and we had given word, today in the cabinet Chief Minister ...

Negotiating with Centre for rice for Anna Bhagya scheme: K'taka CM

A day after the Centre refused to give rice to Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said the state has invited quotations from three central agencies to supply rice for the Anna Bhagya scheme offering five kg extra rice to the BPL families. He said the negotiations for prices were underway with these agencies. He also slammed the Centre for refusing to provide rice to his government for the scheme which is one of the five guarantees, that was supposed to start immediately after the Congress came to power in Karnataka. "What we have done is we have sought quotations from the National Consumers' Cooperative Federation (NCCF), Kendriya Bhandar and National Agriculture Cooperative Marketing Federation (NAFED). They have given us quotation," the Chief Minister told reporters. He said, "We are negotiating with them. Today the negotiations will happen. After that we will get to know the quantity, quality and price of rice will be decided." When asked about purchasing from t

Karnataka minister hits back at BJP over criticism on rice scheme

The Anna Bhagya scheme under which the Congress government has promised to provide 10 kg of rice free of cost to the poor has run into controversy

Rice available in Chhattisgarh but transportation cost higher: K'taka CM

Talking to reporters here, the Chief Minister said that he had talked to the Telangana Chief Minister (K. Chandrashekar Rao), but there is no availability of rice there

Rice war intensifies in Karnataka, Cong posts letter of commitment by FCI

The development is being seen as a setback to BJP, which had decided to take up protest from July 1 regarding the matter

Retail price inflation for wheat, rice, jeera, tur remains on the boil

Government imposes limits on the quantity of wheat that traders, wholesalers can hold until March 31

Rice rates at three-month high on low supplies, paddy price hike

India's 5% broken parboiled variety was quoted at $388-$395 per tonne, up from last week's $375-$380

Govt's rice procurement reaches 52.06 MT so far; pays Rs 1.6 trn MSP

The government's rice procurement has reached 52.06 million tonnes so far in the ongoing 2022-23 marketing season, benefitting 1.12 crore farmers with MSP of Rs 1.6 lakh crore, the food ministry said on Friday. The Food Corporation of India (FCI) along with state agencies undertakes procurement of paddy under price support scheme. The Centre has set a target to buy 62.60 million tonnes of rice in the 2022-23 marketing season (October-September). The FCI had procured 57.58 million tonnes of rice during the 2021-22 marketing season. According to the food ministry, a total of 52.06 million tonnes of rice was procured up to May 22 of the current kharif marketing season. As many as 1.12 crore farmers have benefited from the procurement operation. About Rs 1,59,659.59 crore has been paid as minimum support price (MSP) to them, it said in a statement. The government has fixed MSP of 'common' grade paddy at Rs 2,040 per quintal, while 'A' grade paddy at Rs 2,060 per quintal for the curren

Fortified rice distributed via ration shops in 439 districts, other schemes

The government on Tuesday said fortified rice is being distributed through ration shops in 439 districts and other welfare schemes so far, while asserting that there is enough global evidence of its health benefits. Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day address in 2021 said the government aims to distribute fortified rice via the government schemes by 2024. Thereafter, a scheme for the distribution of fortified rice, containing prescribed micronutrients (Iron, Folic Acid, Vitamin B12) was launched on October 2021 in a phased manner in order to address the problem of anaemia in children and women. Addressing a press conference, Consumer Affairs Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh noted that there is "global evidence" of the health benefits of fortified rice and it is being implemented in several countries including the USA. Moreover, the Women and Child Development Ministry and government think-tank Niti Aayog had advocated the distribution of fortified rice and the scheme wa

Take action against officers responsible for supplying spoiled rice: GFP

In August last year, the Civil Supplies Department drew criticism after 241 tonnes of 'toor daal' was found spoiled in its warehouses

Chhattisgarh govt deposits 2.84 million tonnes of rice in central pool

The Food Corporation of India (FCI) has set a target of purchasing 5.86 mt of rice from the state for the central pool

India stands firm at WTO: Our food subsidies ensure global food security

Under the trade norms, a WTO member's food subsidy bill should not breach the limit of 10 per cent of the value of production

Fortified rice available via PDS, to cover whole India by Mar 24: Food Secy

Fortified rice is being distributed via public distribution system (PDS) in 269 districts so far and will cover the rest of the districts well before the deadline of March 2024, Union Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra said on Thursday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day address in 2021 said the government aims to distribute fortified rice via the government schemes by 2024. Thereafter, a scheme for the distribution of fortified rice, containing prescribed micronutrients (Iron, Folic Acid, Vitamin B12) was launched on October 2021 in a phased manner in order to address the problem of anaemia in children and women. Addressing a press conference, Chopra said fortified rice distribution in the last two phases has been implemented successfully. "This is a unique and very successful initiative of the central government which has given extremely good results in the past two years. We are extremely enthused by the response we got from the public," he said. There was a certa

Chhattisgarh's Nagri Dubraj rice variety gets geographical indication tag

The authorities in Chhattisgarh have been making efforts to get the GI tag for Nagri Dubraj for a long time

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik asks Centre to lift 2 mn tonne of surplus rice

Odisha will have about 2 mn metric tonnes of surplus rice after meeting all its requirements, CM Naveen Patnaik said in a letter to the central govt asking for the evacuation of surplus rice

Basmati, non-basmati rice exports rose 7.37% YoY to Rs 126,000 tonnes

India's aromatic basmati and non-basmati rice exports rose 7.37 per cent to 126.97 lakh tonnes during the April-October period of the current fiscal, despite restrictions on the shipments, according to industry data. Exports stood at 118.25 lakh tonnes in the same period during the previous fiscal. "Despite curbs on exports of some varieties of rice, the overall exports remained strong so far," said Vijay Sethia, former president at All India Exporters Association. Out of total exports, basmati rice exports rose to 24.97 lakh tonnes during the April-October period of the 2022-23 fiscal, from 21.59 lakh tonnes in the year-ago period, he told PTI. Non-basmati rice exports increased to 102 lakh tonnes from 96.66 lakh tonnes during the comparable period, Sethia added. Basmati rice was shipped mainly to traditional markets of the US, Europe and Saudi Arabia, while non-basmati rice was exported largely to African countries. In September, the government had banned export of broken rice

Rice unfit for humans and used for other purposes to attract 5% GST: AAR

Authority couldn't find adequate rate for the farm produce on the basis of its final product

Rice over riots in Chhattisgarh: The paddy trade in Red hotbed

Over 2,000 farmers from the interior areas of the worst Maoist-infested Narayanpur district will be selling paddy for the first time at MSP at the procurement centres

Climate change to drastically cut Indonesia's rice, coffee produce: Study

Continued carbon emissions would significantly reduce rice and coffee production in Indonesia -- one of the world's top producers of both crops -- according to a study