Although the kharif season 2023–24 was hampered by flooding in July and August, Punjab is anticipating a record harvest of paddy grain, according to officials. The food bowl of the nation, as the state is called, anticipates paddy output to surpass 205 lakh metric tons, with an average yield that is more than four quintals…
The pace of Telangana’s paddy purchases is modest. The State has so far purchased 60 lakh tonnes (lt) of paddy, falling short of its goal of 100 lt for the Kharif harvesting season, according to the most recent data. A total of 12,500 crore worth of paddy was purchased from roughly 10 lakh farmers. According…
Basmati exporters are optimistic about global demand and have purchased paddy at rates that are 12–24% higher than a year ago. This optimism has been stoked by an increase of 11% in the shipments of fragrant rice during the first half of the current fiscal. Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) yards have seen the buying…
