Bangladesh foodgrain imports fall

Last Updated: Sunday, June 24, 2012, 19:07

Rice imports plunged by 56.32 percent year-on-year to $283.8 million during the first 10 months of the 2011-12 fiscal year (July 2011-June 2012), Xinhua reported.

Storage woes: Thomas writes to PM on capping FCI procurement

Last Updated: Friday, June 22, 2012, 00:53

Amid storage crisis, Food Minister K V Thomas has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh suggesting a cap on procurement of rice and wheat from farmers for the central pool as per the needs of PDS and other welfare schemes.

Haryana to create more foodgrain storage

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2012, 14:01

Haryana govt will create additional storage capacity of 22 lakh tonnes within a yr following record foodgrain production, Bhupinder Singh Hooda said.

Storage crisis: more grain for poor, distress sale to industry

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 19, 2012, 22:50

Short of storage space in the monsoon season, the government on Tuesday decided to offload eight million tonnes of foodgrains to BPL families and bulk users at subsidised rates, costing Rs 10,000 crore to the exchequer.

Foodgrain stock in FCI godowns to touch 80 million tonnes by June-end

Last Updated: Friday, June 1, 2012, 16:44

The government's foodgrain stock is likely to touch 80 million tonnes by the end of this month, which is two-and-a-half times more than the required norms.

Parl panel seeks more time to study Food Bill

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 29, 2012, 19:00

A Parliamentary committee on food, which is studying the National Food Security Bill, has sought more time to analyse and prepare a report on the proposed law that aims to give legal right to cheaper foodgrain to 63.5 percent of the population.

Storage crisis: States asked to lift PDS grains in advance

Last Updated: Thursday, May 24, 2012, 19:46

In an effort to ease storage pressure ahead of monsoon, the Centre has directed the states and the union territories to lift in advance six months quota of subsidised foodgrains for supply via public distribution system (PDS).

EGoM may decide on wheat exports next week: Thomas

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012, 16:53

A committee, headed by Rangarajan, last week submitted a report to the Prime Minister suggesting offloading of 10 million tonnes of wheat to BPL and APL families and three million tonnes via open market sale.

India's foodgrain production to grow by 0.6% in 2012-13: CMIE

Last Updated: Sunday, May 20, 2012, 13:14

The country's foodgrain production is projected to grow by 0.6 percent to 247.6 million tonnes in 2012-13 as against 246.2 million tonnes in 2011-12.

Haryana sets 52.81 lakh tonne foodgrain target for Kharif

Last Updated: Saturday, May 19, 2012, 22:02

For the summer season crops, Haryana agriculture department has set a target of producing 52.81 lakh tonnes of foodgrain by cultivating 19.55 lakh hectares of land.

Rangarajan panel for 2 million tonne of wheat export from stockpiles

Last Updated: Friday, May 18, 2012, 14:36

To clear space for new crop, a Committee headed by PMEAC Chairman C Rangarajan has suggested export of two million tonnes of wheat from the government stocks, which would lead to a subsidy outgo of Rs 1500 crore.