Wheat
- India
Around 250 LMT of wheat procured during current Rabi season
New Delhi: The government has procured 252 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of wheat so far during the ongoing Rabi marketing season (2023-24). According to estimates released by the Department of Food and…
- India
Bihar JD-U MLA finds CHC staff drying wheat on hospital beds
Patna: JDU MLA from Valmiki Nagar of Bihar’s Pashchim Champaran district, Dhirendra Pratap Singh alias Rinku Singh, exposed the “mismanagement” at a Community Health Centre (CHC) in his constituency. The MLA went…
- Business
Approximately 11,000 MT of wheat procured in current Rabi season: FCI chief
New Delhi: Procurement of wheat for Rabi marketing season 2023-24 has been to the tune of 10,727 metric tonnes till March 27 as compared to nil procurement last year. Food Corporation of…
- India
India to send 20,000 metric tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan via Chabahar port
New Delhi: India and five central Asian countries on Tuesday asserted that Afghanistan’s soil must not be used for any terrorist activities and called for formation of a “truly inclusive” political structure…
- India
Early heat may adversely affect wheat, other crops: IMD
Delhi: Significantly high temperatures over northwest India, Gujarat, Konkan and Goa may have an adverse impact on wheat and other crops, the India Meteorological Department said on Monday. Maximum temperatures in Gujarat,…
- India
Centre to offload 30 lakh MT wheat to cool down prices
New Delhi: With a view to cool down the rising prices of wheat and atta, the government has decided to offload 30 lakh metric tons of wheat under Open Market Disposal Scheme…
- India
Goa court directs to release rice, wheat seized during raids in Nov
Panaji: A Goa court in its three different orders has directed the Crime Branch of the police to release a large quantity of rice and wheat that were seized during raids conducted…
- Middle East
Turkey plans to produce flour from Russian wheat to supply poor nations: Erdogan
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that his country planned to produce flour from Russian wheat for free delivery to the least developed countries. Erdogan said he had agreed with his…
- Pakistan
Russia offered to provide wheat to Pakistan: Khawaja Asif
Islamabad: Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said on Saturday that besides gas, Russia has also offered to provide wheat to Pakistan in the wake of catastrophic floods and keeping in view the…
- India
Centre bans rice export
New Delhi: The Central government has banned the export of broken rice with effect from Friday. The decision comes immediately after a 20 per cent export duty was levied on various grades…
- Middle East
First grain shipment leaves Ukraine for Yemen: UN
Sanaa: A ship chartered by the World Food Programme (WFP) carrying 37,000 metric tonne of wheat left the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Yuznhy for Yemen, the UN agency said in a…
- Middle East
Egypt: Wheat deal with India on, not shipped yet, says minister
Cairo: Egypt’s supply minister Aly Moselhy on Monday said that the deal to buy wheat from India still stands, but there is no clarity on when the grain will be shipped. Egypt…
- Delhi
Wheat prices record spike, touch Rs 2,500 per quintal mark in Delhi mandis
New Delhi: Wheat prices have seen a significant rise to cross a record Rs 2,500 per quintal due to slower supplies and robust demand. According to traders in Delhi, the heat wave…
- India
India signs MoU for wheat donation to Afghanistan
New Delhi: India on Saturday signed an MoU with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) for in kind humanitarian food assistance of 10,000 metric tonnes (MT) of wheat for Afghanistan, which…
- Middle East
Egypt to purchase 180,000 tonnes of wheat from India
Cairo: The Egyptian Minister of Supply Ali Moselhi said, on Sunday, that Egypt has signed a contract to buy 180,000 tons of wheat from India, which is less than what was previously…
