Inclement weather, millers’ strike slow down paddy procurement in Haryana
Hisar, October 17(Press Ki Taquat) Procurement is going slow in grain markets as harvesting season will pick up in a week’s time due to the late sowing of the basmati variety of paddy in the region this season. Farmers had to re-sow paddy in most flood-affected areas in Sirsa and Fatehabad districts. In Fatehabad district, […]
No purchase lowers price of 1509 basmati in Haryana
Karnal, October 17(Press Ki Taquat) The suspension of basmati purchase by rice exporters, millers and arhtiyas owing to the Centre’s decision to maintain the minimum export price (MEP) at $1,200 per tonne have hit farmers badly. It has reduced the price of basmati 1509 by Rs 500-600 per quintal in various grain markets of the […]