In a separate tender to export 40,000 tonnes of wheat from the east coast, STC received the highest bid at $302 per tonne, sources said.
The Economic Times - Agriculture (10 unread)
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STC gets highest bid in wheat export tender
Posted: May 22nd, 2013, 6:39am EDT
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Weather office forecasts normal monsoon this year
Posted: May 20th, 2013, 7:30pm EDT
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For a country where rains decide status of an exporter of farm goods or importer, where fortunes of both farmers and political parties swing with tide
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NFCSF seeks hike in sugar import duty to 30%
Posted: May 17th, 2013, 3:22am EDT
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Traders have imported 4,68,000 tonnes of sugar so far even as the domestic production is expected to surpass the demand in the ongoing 2012-13 season.
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October-March sugar output at 23 million tonnes: ISMA
Posted: April 2nd, 2013, 3:08am EDT
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Output from the country's second-biggest producer Uttar Pradesh, reached 6.7 million tonnes, almost unchanged from a year earlier, the statement said.
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PEC gets highest bid at $307/T in wheat export tender
Posted: March 20th, 2013, 6:38am EDT
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In a separate tender, STC received the highest bid at $306 per tonne from global trader Toepfer in its latest wheat export tender. -
Government to bear upto 8 per cent interest on short-term loans for fertiliser companies
Posted: March 10th, 2013, 12:11am EST
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The banking arrangement is similar to the one offered in 2008-09, when the Ministry had faced a similar fund shortage for subsidy payments.
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Gujarat foodgrain production dips by 8 lakh tonnes in 2011-12
Posted: February 25th, 2013, 1:08am EST
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During 2011-12, the state produced an estimated 92.57 lakh tonnes of foodgrains compared to 100.71 lakh tonnes in 2010-11, the review said. -
No sugar exports expected for up to 3 years
Posted: February 20th, 2013, 1:19am EST
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Sugar futures were trading at Rs 3,156 per 100 kg ($581.5 per tonne) by 0456 GMT, while in London May futures settled at $495.60 a tonne on Tuesday.
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Sugar production up 2.7 per cent so far in 2012-13 marketing year
Posted: February 18th, 2013, 4:27am EST
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ISMA has projected 243 lakh tonnes of sugar production for the 2012-13 marketing year (October-September), which is 20 lakh tonnes less than last year.
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Foodgrains production likely to cross 25 crore tonne in 2012-13
Posted: February 8th, 2013, 6:31am EST
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The assessment of production of different crops is based on the feedback received from states and validated with information available from other sources.