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Adequate Urea availability for farmers ensured during Kharif 2025 through
Updated : 7 months ago IST
The Department of Fertilisers ensured sufficient Urea availability across India during Kharif 2025, supplying 230.53 LMT against a projected need of 185.39 LMT. Imports nearly doubled year-on-year to meet demand, building strong buffer stocks for the Rabi season.
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India's ethanol story quashes food scarcity myth, less than half of FCI's
Updated : 8 months ago IST
India's march toward 20 per cent ethanol blending in petrol by Ethanol Supply Year (ESY) 2025 is no longer constrained by fears of feedstock scarcity, according to a report by Incred Research.
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No proposal to alter duty structure on wheat imports: Ministry
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The Ministry of Food and Consumer Affairs on Thursday stated that there is currently no proposal to alter the duty structure on wheat imports.
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Government procured over 26 MT of wheat till May 20: Govt data
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The food corporation of India and state procuring agencies are likely to procure over 27 MT this rabi season. Government sources told ANI that 27 MT will be enough to meet the requirements of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana and needed buffer stocks. Procurement of wheat will conti
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India allows exports of onion to Bangladesh, UAE
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The central government has allowed the export of 50,000-tonne onions to Bangladesh and 14,400-tonne onions to UAE, at a time when the staple vegetable's outward shipments have been kept under restrictions.
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Govt committed to onion procurement amid rising prices: Farmers and consum
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The central government will continue procuring onions from farmers, and its intervention in both retail and wholesale will persist, according to Consumer Affairs Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh.
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Indore: Onions, Chana Dal offered at discounts as prices spike
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Buffer stock is maintained to meet any exigencies and for price stabilisation, if rates go up significantly during the lean supply season.
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Consumer Affairs Dept monitoring onion prices on daily basis: Govt
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Centre on Sunday said that the Department of Consumer Affairs is monitoring Onion exports and prices on a daily basis to ensure stable domestic prices and availability to consumers
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Centre starts releasing onions from buffer stock to rein in prices
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The buffer stock is maintained to meet any exigencies and for price stabilisation, if rates go up significantly during the lean supply season.
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Centre to release tur dal from buffer till imported stocks arrive
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The central government has decided to release pulses Tur from the national buffer stock in a "calibrated and targeted" manner till imported stocks arrive in the domestic market.
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Govt raises onion buffer stock target for 2023-24 to 3 lakh tonne
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The central government will maintain 3 lakh tonne onion in the 2023-24 season as buffer stock, Union food minister Piyush Goyal informed Parliament On Wednesday.
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Govt to offload 30 lakh tonne wheat in open markets to contain rising pric
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
To address the rising price of wheat and its derivative wheat flour in the country, the Group of Ministers headed by Home Minister Amit Shah met today and discussed the buffer stock position of the foodgrain.
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