Page 7 - Paddy Procurement

Market fee, rural cess on cotton, paddy variety to be reduced: Khattar

The chief minister made the announcement during a meeting held late this evening with heads of the Haryana State Grain Markets Association.

AP govt starts direct purchase of paddy from farmers amid Covid-19 lockdown

State's intervention provides interim platform for farmers to sell their Rabi produce at MSP and avoid distress sales when all market yards are shut

UP procures 5.65 mn tonnes of paddy this kharif season, 13% beyond target

State govt agencies and FCI procure from over 700,000 farmers, including sharecroppers and contract farmers for the first time; Rs 9,000 cr paid to cultivators

Chhattisgarh procures 6.84 MT of paddy, set to achieve Kharif season target

Paddy procurement in the state started on December 1 and would continue till February 15

UP likely to breach paddy procurement target of 5 million tonnes

So far, UP has procured 4.2 MT with 8 weeks still left in 2019-20 kharif marketing season

UP logs 80% upswing in paddy procurement at 4 mn tonnes this Kharif season

State has paid farmers nearly Rs 7,250 cr for the crop so far; full-year procurement target set at 5 mn tonnes

UP paddy procurement up 40% to 2.75 mn tonnes so far this Kharif season

State is targetting procurement of 5 mn tonnes of the crop by Feb 2020

Paddy prices staging modest recovery after hitting rock bottom

Exporters hopeful of Iran market improving next year

Paddy procurement issues: Left-backed farmer unions flay Chhattisgarh govt

The Bhupesh Baghel-led state government has locked horns with the Centre over procurement of paddy at Rs 2,500 a quintal, higher than the minimum support price

High drama over paddy purchase in Chhattisgarh as BJP skips key meeting

Congress govt in the state had been mounting pressure on Centre to allow procurement at a higher price

Indian rice exports face threat from Asian peers, including Pakistan

Lack of long term export policy, high costs making Indian rice uncompetitive

After initial roadblocks, UP achieves robust growth in paddy procurement

In the run-up to the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the ruling BJP does not want to give any chance to the opposition parties to attack the Adityanath government over farm issues

UP likely to miss paddy procurement target, seeks to match last yr's level

The procurement is almost 20% lower this year and makes the government's target of acquiring 5 MT paddy in the current kharif marketing season difficult.

Slow pace of procurement hampers UP's target to buy 5 mn tonnes of paddy

If UP govt is able to achieve its procurement target, the total payout to the state's farmers is projected to hit almost Rs 85 bn

Centre sanctions Rs 296 bn cash credit limit for Punjab's paddy procurement

Amarinder Singh had been pursuing the issue of early release of CCL to ensure a timely payment of the paddy farmers

UP eyes 5 mt paddy procurement; payout to farmers estimated at Rs 85 bn

The state will set up about 3,000 procurement centres across UP during the entire 5-month kharif season

Uttar Pradesh clocks 250% rise in paddy procurement at 3.5 mn tonnes

Farmers paid Rs 52 bn through direct benefit transfer

Chhattisgarh eyeing to step up paddy production by 2% this Kharif season

State has set a target of 8.2 million tonnes; Last year, it was among top 3 rice-producing states

Chhattisgarh to procure paddy worth about Rs 10k-crore

The state government had set a target to produce 8.68 MT of foodgrain this year