Exporters deny reports of rice contaminationOctober 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Indian rice exporters Thursday dismissed reports that Iran had banned an Indian basmati rice variety after finding it contaminated, and said exports to that country were still continuing. "So far we have not received any official communication from the government of Iran or from the Indian embassy regarding the ban on Indian rice.
Include Madhya Pradesh in Basmati-producing areas: ChouhanSeptember 24th, 2009 BHOPAL - Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has urged the centre to include the state among those where the Basmati rice variety is grown, officials said here Thursday. In a letter written to union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar Wednesday, Chouhan requested him to direct the Export Development Authority to include Madhya Pradesh in the areas producing Basmati rice.
Jammu region may be declared hit by droughtSeptember 16th, 2009 JAMMU - Authorities here are considering declaring the Jammu region drought-hit as it has received 40 percent less rainfall this monsoon. "We are gathering the statistics and other facts to see if we can declare the region drought-hit.
Farmers clash with Chandigarh police, set fire to vehiclesSeptember 8th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Agitated farmers from Punjab indulged in violence and clashed with the police here Tuesday evening after a protest rally. Several vehicles, especially two-wheelers, were damaged - some of them were also set on fire during the violence.
Farmers-police clash leaves several injured in ChandigarhSeptember 8th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - A clash between agitating farmers from Punjab and Chandigarh police left several people injured and many vehicles damaged Tuesday evening. Over 12 policemen and several farmers were injured in the violence.
One killed in farmers-police clash in PunjabSeptember 8th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - One person was killed and several others were injured as large number of farmers staging a protest in Chandigarh clashed with the police on Tuesday. The farmers from across Punjab state were protesting against the recent hike in power tariffs by the state's electricity regulatory authority and sought better prices for their produce.
Punjab farmers' loss Rs.62,000 crore in 40 years: ReportSeptember 1st, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The non-linking of the minimum support price (MSP) for wheat and paddy with the wholesale price index (WPI) has led to a cumulative notional loss of nearly Rs.62,000 crore for farmers in Punjab over the past four decades, a report to the state government says. The report of the committee on MSP and price index, set up by the Punjab government, was submitted to Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Tuesday.
Haryana to export basmati to USAugust 12th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Haryana will export basmati rice to US markets after an agreement between the state owned cooperative service and an American firm was signed here Wednesday. The agreement was signed between president of the US-based Touch International Inclusive Balinder Singh and Haryana Cooperative Supply and Marketing Federation (HAFED) managing director Sudhir Rajpal.
Opposition walks out over non-Basmati rice exportJuly 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The entire opposition Thursday walked out of the Lok Sabha demanding a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) or a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into allegations of corruption in the export of non-Basmati rice to African countries. A calling attention motion was moved by Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Arjun Charan Sethi and four MPs including Samajwadi Party's Shailendra Kumar, Communist Party of India-Marxist's (CPI-M) Basudeb Acharia and Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Gopinath Munde.
Rice boom causes problems for BangladeshJune 9th, 2009 DHAKA - The surplus production of rice this year in Bangladesh, which is prone to foodgrain shortage and calamities, has raised the confidence of farmers and the government but also caused pricing and storage problems, media reports here said Tuesday. Estimated at 32.4 million tonnes, the current fiscal this month-end will mark the highest production of rice, the staple diet of the country's 153 million population.
Heavy wheat procurement in Punjab, farmers get Rs.85 bnApril 24th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The Punjab government has released over Rs.85 billion as payment to farmers for wheat procurement, considered one of the largest such exercise in the world. 'The procurement process is going on quite smoothly.
India may soon get Chinese nod for basmati exportsMarch 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India may soon be allowed to export basmati rice to China, Commerce Secretary G.K. Pillai said here Thursday.
Government to lift ban on wheat exports after electionsMarch 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government Thursday agreed in principle to lift the two-year-old ban on wheat exports once elections end in mid-May this year, said a top official. The empowered group of ministers (eGoM), led by External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee which met here Thursday, however, decided that the notification to this would be issued only after the end of the elections.
Punjab to export potatoes to save farmers from glutFebruary 8th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Faced with the ire of farmers after a glut of potato crop in the state, the Punjab government Monday announced that 3,000 tonnes of potatoes would be exported to Middle East countries. The export of the potato crop will be in addition to the 200,000 tonnes of potatoes being sent to other states within the country like Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu.
India planning to lower base price for basmati exportsFebruary 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government is looking at another cut in the minimum export price (MEP) for basmati rice to help domestic players compete with their counterparts from Pakistan, Commerce Secretary G.K. Pillai said Thursday.
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