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Pakistan: PM Shehbaz Sharif raises wheat procurement target amid farmer pr
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered an increase in the wheat procurement target from USD 1.4 million tonnes to USD 1.8 million tonnes after protests by farmers over delays in the grain's buying process.
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Pakistan: Opposition boycotts Punjab assembly over wheat procurement polic
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Opposition members in the Punjab Assembly boycotted house proceedings on Friday to show solidarity with wheat growers. They also announced plans to launch a protest on Monday against what they termed the poor wheat procurement policy of the incumbent government.
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"Wheat procurement will start from March 26...": Haryana CM Saini
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
A cabinet meeting was held today at the Haryana Secretariat by the newly appointed Chief Minister of Haryana.
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Centre estimates wheat procurement at 320 lakh tonne wheat, paddy 100 lakh
Updated : 2 years ago IST
After deliberations, the estimates for wheat procurement during ensuing marketing season 2024-25 were fixed in the range of 300-320 lakh tonne. Similarly, the estimates for paddy procurement in term of rice during 2023-24 (Rabi Crop) were fixed in the range of 90-100 LMT.
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830 lakh tonne paddy procured benefiting 1.22 crore farmers: Food ministry
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Payments worth Rs 171,000 crore have so far been transferred directly into their accounts, an official release from the food ministry said Wednesday.
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262 lakh tonne wheat procured so far in 2022-23 benefiting 21.27 lakh farm
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
About 21.27 lakh farmers have already benefited from the ongoing wheat procurement operations with Minimum Support Price (MSP) worth Rs 47,000 crores.
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Current wheat procurement 252 LMT, 75 LMT higher than last season
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The current procurement (of 252 LMT) has already surpassed the total procurement of 188 LMT wheat during the entire rabi marketing season 2022-23.
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195 LMT wheat procured so far in current rabi marketing season, crosses 20
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Wheat procurement till Wednesday during RMS 2023-24 is 195 lakh metric tonne (LMT) whereas in RMS 2022-23, the procurement was 188 LMT. This has largely benefitted the farmers.
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Survey shows 1.3 million tonne fall in wheat production over unseasonal ra
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
There were reports from various wheat-growing states that unseasonal rains have flattened standing crops in some regions. Wheat, a rabi crop was in an advanced maturing stage, and was expected to hit mandis in a fortnight or so.
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FCI expects 342 lakh tonne wheat procurement this year due to better-than-
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Amid higher production estimates of wheat, a senior Food Corporation of India (FCI) official said on Friday that the government and private sector need to work together to ensure that prices remain stable
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We implemented what we decided in excise policy, closed 2,611 Ahatas: MP C
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
CM Chouhan said, "It was decided in the excise policy to close the Ahatas (a palace attached to liquor shops to facilitate drinking). I am happy to inform you that it has been implemented. A total of 2611 Ahatas across the state have been closed."
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MP: Congress MLA accuses govt of neglecting rain-hit farmers; BJP hits bac
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
"We all know due to the untimely rain and hailstorm farmers have suffered huge losses. The day when CM Chouhan was playing Holi, the farmers were mourning for their loss," said Choudhary.
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