Paddy prices

paddy, export, US, tariffs, basmati rice, rice, economy, India-US

US tariff to slow basmati rice exports, create local surplus

US tariffs of 50% on Indian basmati rice threaten 0.3 MT of exports, creating a domestic surplus and price pressure.…

August 27, 2025 23:55 IST

Surplus Monsoon Rains Drive 11% Surge in Kharif Sowing, Boosting Foodgrain Outlook for FY26. (Image Source: Reuters)

Kharif area up 11%; paddy, pulses, oilseeds sowing brisk

With ‘surplus’ monsoon rains exceeding the long period average by 14.7% as of July 7, India’s kharif crop sowing has…

July 7, 2025 22:34 IST

paddy, MSP, farmers, Agriculture, economy, agri-economy,

Only 17% paddy farmers benefit from MSP purchase: CACP

Only 17.3% of paddy farmers benefited from MSP procurement between 2021–24, says CACP. States like Punjab and Telangana lead, while…

May 29, 2025 20:11 IST

Cabinet approves FY26 minimum support price for Kharif crop;rice MSP increased by 3 percent

The government has approved the MSP for 15 crops, which include rice, jowar, bajra, pulses, soybean, and cotton. While the…

May 29, 2025 18:25 IST

paddy, farming, farmers, agriculture, rice, millet production

The paddy pivot: Rethinking subsidies to drive sustainable farming

Repurposing govt expenditure on paddy production and procurement or creating new incentives for millet production could encourage farmers to switch.

May 5, 2025 01:00 IST

MSP, paddy, Economy, Rice, Kharif, agriculture, Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, FCI

MSP paddy purchases up 4.3% on year

The agriculture ministry has projected the kharif rice production to reach a record 119.93 MT in 2024-25 crop year (July-June),…

February 27, 2025 00:05 IST

paddy, crops, MSP, farmers, farming, economy, Food Corporation of India

Paddy purchase at MSP down 6 per cent so far

FCI annually supplies 38 MT for supply to the beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana or the…

November 30, 2024 05:00 IST

How Telangana’s Rs 500 bonus on fine paddy sparked a 61% cultivation surge – Here’s what it means for farmers

The dramatic increase in fine paddy cultivation is largely attributed to the Rs 500 bonus per quintal announced by the…

November 17, 2024 13:25 IST

Government purchases 121 LT paddy from Punjab, 65% of target met

The procurement process, which began on October 1, 2024, is expected to continue until November 30, with the central government…

November 9, 2024 20:43 IST

Record paddy procurement in Punjab! 85 lakh tonnes and counting as Centre ramps up efforts

According to the ministry, a total of 90.69 LT of paddy has arrived at mandis across Punjab as of November…

November 3, 2024 22:19 IST

Paddy crops, Economy, Rice, Paddy procurement, Kharif season, FCI

Paddy procurement in Punjab and Haryana down 39 per cent

Agencies are aiming to buy 72.23 MT of paddy (48.51 MT of rice equivalent) in the current kharif season against…

October 19, 2024 03:30 IST

Paddy, Crops, Kharif, Economy, Punjab, Haryana

Arthiyas’ strike hits paddy procurement in Haryana, Punjab

An official from Punjab, which is aiming to purchase the highest 12.5 MT of rice equivalent of paddy (18 MT)…

October 5, 2024 06:15 IST

paddy, paddy production, paddy farming, farming, agriculture

Paddy procurement deficit bridged to only 5% at 62.44 MT

Officials said paddy procurement increased by 20% in January. In Chhattisgarh, paddy purchase by state government agencies is up 26%…

February 9, 2024 03:15 IST

Rice inflation, FCI, Food Corporation of India, maximum retail prices, top news, latest news, Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, business news,

Centre asks rice processors to stop “profiteering”

Rice inflation around 12% over two years.

December 19, 2023 01:00 IST

aqi, air quality, delhi air quality, stubble burning, paddy burning

Paddy stubble burning in north India drops by 34%; 56% fall in paddy straw fires in Punjab

The air quality NCR is expected to remain in the ‘very poor’ category till October 31, as per the Centre’s…

October 30, 2023 04:30 IST

rice exports, export ban, price hike, rice prices, domestic prices, cereal inflation, food security, paddy crops, El Nino, food price volatility, trade control

Rice price hikes and supply constraints by India, other countries may disrupt economic and social fabric of Asia, says GlobalData

Government-imposed price controls, rationing, stockpiling, and export bans, coupled with crop losses due to climate change, are severely disrupting Asia’s…

September 26, 2023 14:19 IST

Paddy area falls 7%, oilseeds down 7.5%

The area under coverage for rice was 2.75 MH so far against 2.97 MH in the year-ago period.

May 9, 2023 03:15 IST

Good news for FCI: Paddy procurement up by 13% at 32.9 million tonne

The government is aiming to procure 90 MT of paddy in the entire marketing season (2022-23).

December 3, 2022 02:15 IST

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