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Agriculture Industry
Govt to intervene in retail rice market to curb pricesedit
As the retail inflation in rice continues to be in double digits for more than a year, the government is considering several measures including sale of grain from its stocks, as well as asking retailers to reduce “high margins.”
Paddy in India
Single crop farmers in TN cultivate 5k ha of paddy after Vaigai water release, Madurai’s total output at 24k haedit
A few weeks after water from the Vaigai was released for single crops in Melur and Thirumangalam, the acreage of samba paddy has increased by 5,000 hectares, from the 19,000 hectares cultivated by double-crop farmers in 2023, said officials from the agriculture department. The total acreage of paddy in Madurai district now stands at 24,000 hectares.