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Agriculture Industry
Wheat yield to be below govt forecast: Analystsedit
Hindustan Times – Online
Private crop forecasters have predicted far lower wheat output this year than the government’s estimates following a prolonged spell of rain and storms in key producing states last month. They, however, added that there’s unlikely to be any serious shortages since the grain’s export is banned. The agriculture ministry has stuck to its initial projection of total output at a record 112.18 million tonne while acknowledging reports of crop damage in states such as Punjab and Haryana. Estimates released by Agri Watch on behalf of the Rollers Flour Millers Association of India on Saturday pegged total production at 102.24 million tonne, 8.9% lower than the official projection. Agri ...
Harvest Machine
Discounted combine for farmersedit
The Times of India – Online
To provide solace to farmers whose wheat crop has been damaged by rain and hail, a farmer from Doad village in Faridkot district has offered a combine harvester at subsidised charges of Rs 1,000 per acre. In routine, owners of combine harvesters charge up to Rs 1,500 per acre and up to Rs 2,000 in case the crop has been severely flattened. Farmer Manjit Singh will provide the discounted service within 6-7km from his village. He will make no profit on it and charge only the expense of using the machine. He has also issued a public notice in social media groups, though many combine owners have objected to his ...
Paddy in India
Officials gear up for paddy procurement in Warangal, Hanamkondaedit
Telangana Today – Online
District officials are gearing up for paddy procurement as harvesting has already begun in some parts of the district. Since paddy was cultivated in 1,12,578 acres of area which was higher than the previous years, it is expected that the yield would be around 2.93 lakh metric tonnes in this Yasangi season. In view of this, officials have prepared proposals to set up 197 paddy procurement centres (PPCs) to purchase the paddy from the last week of this month. Paddy is generally harvested first in Parvathagiri, Rayaparthi and Wardhannapet mandals in Warangal district. The officials are assessing that 2.50 lakh tonnes of paddy would come to the PPCs.
TS govt to set up 7,100 procurement centres to purchase paddy from Tuesdayedit
Deccan Chronicle – Online
The state government has decided to set up procurement centres from Tuesday to purchase paddy from farmers at minimum support price (MSP) for ongoing rabi (yasangi) season, as directed by Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao. Ministers T. Harish Rao, Gangula Kamalakar and S.Niranjan Reddy finalised the modalities at a meeting at BRKR Bhavan on Monday. Chief Secretary A.Santhi Kumari, additional collectors, civil supplies officials, depot managers of all districts besides officials from Food Corporation of India (FCI) attended the meeting. The government has decided to set up check posts along the state border to prevent paddy from Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh from being brought into Telangana state and sold here.