Dairy body to buy 150 tonnes de-oiled rice bran.
Ram Gopal Yadav (8 years ago)

National Cooperative Dairy Federation of India will buy 150 tonnes of de-oiled rice bran and 50 tonnes of maize through a reverse electronic auction. De-oiled rice bran and maize are used as feed for cattle. The purchases would be made on behalf of Indian Immunological. The national federation which has nearly 200 dairy cooperatives as its members, has developed an online trading platform to purchase feed stocks and sell dairy products.

Rice export behind target, to focus on quality in Myanmar.
Ram Gopal Yadav (8 years ago)

The rise of the US dollar value in currency exchange markets is leading to an increase in rice export volumes when compared to the previous financial year. Myanmar rice export has risen by about 25,000 tonnes compared to the export volume in the fiscal year 2015-16, he said. This year’s rice export is likely to go up to nearly 1.5 million tonnes.

New Punjab govt cancels all tenders issued during Badal regime for wheat procurement
Ram Gopal Yadav (8 years ago)

New Punjab govt has cancelled all the labour and transportation tenders issued during the previous Badal regime for the upcoming wheat procurement season, and has invited fresh tenders, while directing the Deputy Commissioners to personally supervise the procurement process beginning April1. After a high-level meeting chaired by CM Captain Amarinder Singh, it was decided that fresh tenders could be submitted till 5 pm on March 24 and would be opened the next day by the respective committees headed by the Deputy Commissioners of the concerned districts. The entire tendering process would be completed by March 31, before the two-month procurement process kicks-off on April1. Mandis had been allotted to six procurement agencies-PUNGRAIN, Markfed, PUNSUP, Punjab State Warehousing Corporation, Punjab Agro Foodgrain Corporation and FCI as per the share allocated to them by the state govt. The agencies would procure, an estimated, 122 Lakh Metric Tonne wheat during this procurement drive.

Turkish buyers put Russia wheat deals on hold, despite denial of ban.
Ram Gopal Yadav (8 years ago)

Turkish buyers have put purchases of Russian agricultural products-mainly wheat, maize and sunflower oil on hold, despite denials from Ankara that it has effectively banned imports from Moscow. Import licenses issued by the Turkish govt no longer included Russia in a list of accepted tax-free origins and suggesting an import tariff of 130% could be applied to supplies from Russia.

Govt wheat procurement picks up about 72,955 tonnes bought.
Ram Gopal Yadav (8 years ago)

FCI has procured 72,955 tonnes of wheat from farmers in Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and Rajasthan. Procurement is highest in Madhya Pradesh at about 65,112 tonnes. Wheat purchase at Bhopal and Narmadapuram division of Madhya Pradesh started on March21. FCI aims to buy 8.5 million tonnes of wheat in Madhya Pradesh in 2017-18(Apr-Mar), compared with 4.0 million tonnes bought a year ago. In Gujarat, about 7,837 tonnes of wheat has been purchased from 5 procurement centres so far. Govt procurement in other states is likely to begin from April1. Centre has set a target of procuring 33 million tonnes of the food grain in 2017-18, up from 22.9 million tonnes purchased in the previous season.

Coriander prices fall in Rajasthan as supply surges.
Ram Gopal Yadav (8 years ago)

Prices of coriander fell down in major spot markets of Rajasthan due to a sharp rise in arrivals. Arrivals of coriander in Rajasthan were pegged at 48,000 bags (1bag=40kg) up 19,000 bags. Supply increased sharply because harvest of the new crop is underway in Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh.

Rains, hailstorm damage Coriander crops in western Rajasthan.
Ram Gopal Yadav (8 years ago)

Hailstorm hit crops in western Rajasthan, including Jaisalmer, Barmer and Jodhpur districts of the state. Weather in the district changed suddenly in the afternoon with clouds turning darker and a sand storm had hit the city which was immediately followed by hailstorm in many places in rural areas and rain, which continued intermittently. Hailstorm flattened the crops in many areas of the district like Phalodi, Osian, Mathania, etc. and the crops of Coriander gram, cumin, mustard, etc., suffered due to hailstorm and rain.

UP wheat farmers face a grim harvest this season.
Ram Gopal Yadav (8 years ago)

UP contributes almost a third to the country’s total wheat production, with an annual output of around 25-27 million tonnes. But the procurement target set by the Food Ministry for UP is just 3 million tonnes for this year. Arrivals about to start after a bumper wheat crop, farmers fear that wheat prices can fall unless procurement increases.

West Australian wheat farmers warned of lower price.
Ram Gopal Yadav (8 years ago)

An international grain forecasting expert has warned WA farmers they should not expect higher global wheat prices any time soon. Australian grain growers should watch the Australian dollar closely, as this would have the biggest bearing on their prices next season and beyond. Global wheat prices could decline to a seasonal low this year Record stocks of 546 million tonnes of major grains (wheat/corn/soybeans) meant the world was awash with grain and global plantings were at a record high. The global area harvested last year was 523 million hectares. A massive expansion in plantings in Ukraine, Russia, Brazil and Argentina, was contributing to the oversupply. Russia, the biggest importer of wheat was establishing itself as the world biggest exporter and had another 12 million hectares that could be cultivated.