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Rice export and its discontents

FILE PHOTO: Workers weigh and pack paddy bags at Sitapur market, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India October 20, 2023. REUTERS/Rajendra Jadhav/File Photo (REUTERS)
Updated on Oct 07, 2024 08:57 PM IST

Centre scraps export curbs on basmati, onion

The world’s largest onion exporter had banned overseas sales in December last year to boost domestic supplies. (HT Photo)
Updated on Sep 14, 2024 04:45 AM IST

Punjab: Basmati growers’ body calls for minimum export price waiver as int’l sales plummet

Punjab’s high-quality basmati rice is a preferred choice of consumers in North America, Europe, middle-east and Iran. (HT Photo)
Updated on Sep 09, 2024 06:42 AM IST

Ludhiana MP Arora urges Centre to abolish minimum export price on Basmati rice

Rajya Sabha member Sanjeev Arora has written to the Centre seeking immediate consideration and intervention in abolishing minimum export price (MEP) imposed on Basmati rice. (HT File)
Published on Sep 07, 2024 10:06 PM IST

HAFED to explore opportunities in Rwanda, Tanzania

Encouraged with the successful export of basmati rice worth 132 million USD to Saudi Arabia and the UAE, the Haryana state co-op supply and marketing federation (HAFED) has initiated efforts to explore export opportunities in Rwanda and Tanzania. (andystjohn - stock.adobe.com/ Representational image)
Updated on Jul 14, 2024 06:18 AM IST

Rude Food by Vir Sanghvi: The rice and rice of biryani

Biryani is, not surprisingly, India’s most-ordered delivery dish. (ADOBE STOCK)
Updated on Jun 29, 2024 12:05 PM IST

Ludhiana: PAU registers biocontrol agent for foot rot in basmati

The biocontrol agent, Trichoderma asperellum, offers an eco-friendly alternative to chemical pesticides, which often leave harmful residues. (HT Photo)
Updated on May 07, 2024 10:34 PM IST

2023: A year of food-price and climate shocks

The country prohibited overseas shipments of wheat in March 2022, white rice in July this year and onions this month. (PTI)
Updated on Dec 25, 2023 04:35 PM IST

Government decides to cut export floor price for basmati rice

India is a leading exporter of the premium aromatic grain, shipping over 4 million tonne a year. (AFP file photo)
Published on Oct 24, 2023 03:14 PM IST

India extends curbs on basmati export, traders unhappy

India extends curbs on basmati rice, according to a notification on Sunday. (AFP)
Updated on Oct 17, 2023 07:20 AM IST

Basmati traders to go on strike as Centre keeps floor price unchanged

The Union government refused to bring down the minimum export price of aromatic long-grained basmati rice to US $ 850 per tonne from $1,200. (HT Photo)
Updated on Oct 15, 2023 07:20 AM IST

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann seeks rollback of restrictions on basmati exports

Punjab CM Bhagwant Singh Mann addressing the farmers during Kisan Mela in Ludhiana on Thursday. (HT photo)
Published on Sep 16, 2023 01:21 AM IST

Global rice prices surge 15-year high after India bans exports: Report

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Published on Sep 08, 2023 03:09 PM IST

Rice market shows strain after India’s 6-week campaign of curbs

Rice prices in Asia jumped back near the highest level in almost 15 years. (REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE)
Published on Sep 03, 2023 10:58 AM IST

Punjab traders express concern over curbs on rice export

Close up of Basmati rice. (Getty Images)
Updated on Aug 30, 2023 01:01 AM IST

India allows export of rice to Singapore

India has decided to allow export of rice to Singapore to meet the food security requirements of the South East Asian nation
Published on Aug 29, 2023 11:31 PM IST

Centre imposes price curbs on basmati rice export

The government has now deployed a full gamut of export restrictions on cereals on the back of high food inflation. (Vipin Kumar/HT photo)
Updated on Aug 28, 2023 01:15 AM IST

Centre imposes conditional curbs on basmati rice export

The new measure temporarily halts all basmati rice exports contracted at a price lower than $1200 a ton
Updated on Aug 27, 2023 01:15 PM IST

Basmati growers rejoice as prices touch 3,800 a quintal

Growers of the early maturing varieties of Basmati rice are reaping a rich harvest with the prices of long-grained aromatic varieties touching 3,800 a quintal. (HT Photo)
Updated on Aug 23, 2023 12:51 AM IST

At 3,800 per quintal, Basmati growers reap rich harvest

Traders and arhtiyas (middlemen) are expecting prices to rise further, said a commission agent, Sohan Lal from Kurukshetra (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Updated on Aug 23, 2023 12:17 AM IST

India basmati rice exporters face surge in early shipments requests

Government of India's decision to ban export of non-basmati rice has triggered a hoarding race among Indian-Americans.
Published on Jul 31, 2023 04:07 PM IST

Paddy sowing season: Landless women labourers extend helping hand to farmers in Haryana

Paddy sowing season: Landless women labourers extend helping hand to farmers in Haryana
Updated on Jul 06, 2023 01:02 AM IST

Demand surge pushes basmati rice rates up, Haryana farmers eye rich returns

Haryana farmers and traders are likely to reap a rich harvest over the coming Kharif marketing season (HT File)
Updated on Jun 28, 2023 06:30 AM IST

Weakening gene pool: PUSA 1121 variety basmati to go off platter

In Punjab, the premium grain PUSA 1121 is grown over 12 lakh acres while in Haryana, it is grown over 13 lakh acres. (PTI)
Updated on Jun 19, 2023 12:52 AM IST

Basmati rice favoured by exporters to be replaced by ‘improved’ variety

India exports some 40,000 crore worth of basmati every year to North America, Europe and the Middle East. (AFP)
Updated on Jun 19, 2023 12:46 AM IST

Ludhiana: Driver held for decamping with 350 quintal basmati rice

The accused in police custody in Ludhiana on Monday. (HT Photo)
Updated on May 22, 2023 11:54 PM IST

The key ingredient: A Wknd interview with Madhur Jaffrey

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Updated on Aug 04, 2023 09:07 PM IST

The Taste With Vir: The science of smell in Basmati rice

Taste With Vir: The science of smell in Basmati rice
Published on Mar 14, 2023 12:11 PM IST

Rajasthan’s paddy farmers look at Joe Biden with hope, it’s about Iran

Farmers are not getting the best price for their crop as exports to the Gulf and Iran have reduced due to strained US-Iran relationship.
Updated on Nov 16, 2020 06:22 PM IST

Agri exports rise 43.4% in April-September: Govt

The agriculture ministry has also prepared a comprehensive action plan towards promotion of agri trade.
Updated on Oct 10, 2020 09:51 PM IST