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Adverse weather delaying paddy transportation from procurement centres to rice mills; open procurement centres struggling to protect paddy stocks, leading to heavy spoilage

Agricultural Market Intelligence Centre at PJTSAU projects Paddy Grade-A and Paddy-Common could trade in the price ranges of Rs 2,630-Rs 2,970 and Rs 2,320-Rs 2,520 per quintal, respectively, in initial weeks of harvest season; prices fall short of farmers' expectations, especially after heavy investments to save crops from water scarcity

District Collectors told to ensure smooth procurement of paddy, allocate it mill-wise to achieve required quantities of fine rice

Sangareddy: Distinct Cooperative and Marketing Society (DCMS) Medak has passed a resolution during its general body demanding the Food Corporation of India (FCI) to procure 100 per cent of Yasangi paddy harvest from Telangana here on Monday. Speaking on the occasion, Chairman Malkapuram Shiva Kumar has said that they have sent a copy of their […]

Hyderabad: The BJP government at the Centre finally succumbed to the relentless efforts of the Telangana government on Tuesday and revised the procurement target of raw rice by a mere six lakh tonnes i.e. a total 46 lakh tonnes under the central pool for Vaanakalam marketing season of 2021-22. The decision, however, is a case […]

Karimnagar: BC Welfare and Civil Supplies Minister Gangula Kamalakar slammed the union government for not allocating rakes to transport rice from godowns. Though the State government was ready to supply 10 lakh metric tons of rice per month, the Central government was not arranging transportation facilities, the Minister said, addressing a press conference here on […]

Hyderabad: Telangana has procured nearly 42.22 lakh tonnes of paddy worth Rs 8,268 crore from 4.5 lakh farmers as of December 12. This is about 30 per cent more than the paddy procured during the corresponding period last year. However, there is a severe shortage of godown space in the State with the Centre not […]

Hyderabad: Rubbishing the allegations of Union Food and Public Distribution Minister Piyush Goyal over Telangana’s failure to deliver Custom Milled Rice (CMR) as per schedule, Telangana State Civil Supplies Corporation Chairman Mareddy Srinivas Reddy said the Central government was trying to blame the State government for its inefficiency to procure, transport and store rice from […]

Hyderabad: Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy turned the tables on the Union government, accusing Union Food and Public Distribution Minister Piyush Goyal of mouthing blatant lies in Parliament and misleading the country on paddy procurement from Telangana State. Rubbishing the Union Minister’s allegations that Telangana had failed to supply the agreed quantity of rice, he […]

Hyderabad: A two-judge Bench of the Telangana High Court comprising Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice A Rajashekhar Reddy took up a PIL challenging the inaction of the government in procuring paddy from farmers. The Bench directed the government pleader for Civil Supplies, Food Corporation of India and Ministry of Consumer Affairs, food and […]

Hyderabad: Demanding the State government to expedite the process of purchasing paddy from procurement centres and rescue farmers, BJP State general secretary G Premender Reddy here on Sunday said the farmers were facing problems because of the delay in procurement. Briefing media persons about the resolutions passed during party’s two-day State executive committee meeting, which […]

Hyderabad: The Central government has categorically stated that it would not purchase parboiled rice in Yasangi and it did not take any decision on the extent of paddy to be procured in Vanakalam in Telangana. With the Centre’s decision, the parboiled rice will fade into oblivion. Following directions from Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, a […]

By Krishank Manne It is evident that the BJP has chosen paddy production and procurement for its politics. This is something unprecedented and a very strategic ploy of the party to misguide poor farmers. The BJP state president’s call to farmers contradicts his own party’s policy at the Centre on procurement cap. The whole argument […]

Suryapet: CPI (M) district secretary Mallu Nagarjuna Reddy on Tuesday termed the Rythu Bharosa yatra of BJP state president Bandi Sanjay as “Rythu bakshaka yatra”, which was aimed at misguiding the farmers. Speaking at a media conference, Nagarjuna said that the new farm laws brought by the Centre have posed a challenge to the survival […]

Suryapet: Energy Minister G Jagadish Reddy on Thursday said the State government had suggested farmers to take up cultivation of crops which had demand in the market. The suggestion was meant to avoid hardships to the farmers in the light of decision of Food Corporation of India (FCI) on paddy procurement. Speaking to the media, […]

Hyderabad: State BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar here on Thursday alleged that government officials were creating confusion among farmers on cultivating paddy. He clarified that the Centre would purchase every grain of the crop. Sanjay, who observed deeksha at the State BJP office here in support of farmers, demanded that the officials who made remarks […]

Hyderabad: Agronomists have strongly recommended that farmers should be able to make a profit (share) on the commodity produced by their crops even after selling their crops in the market. They cited the sale of Amul milk as an example where farmers are getting a share in the sale of sweets, yoghurt and other beverages, […]

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao will chair the State Cabinet meeting at Pragathi Bhavan at 2 pm on Thursday to discuss and finalise the dates for the monsoon session of the State Legislature. The session is likely to be held after September 22 since the State Legislature is required to meet once in six […]

Hyderabad: Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy emphasised the need to bring radical changes in farming and asked farmers to focus on cultivating all types of crops, instead of paddy alone. He instructed the officials to expedite the crop enumeration which was started on August 15 and conduct field visits to complete it within next 10 […]

Reviewing the ongoing farm operations, the Minister said consumption of coarse rice varieties was on the decline as people were largely consuming fine rice varieties.