Chandigarh: In preparation for the upcoming kharif paddy procurement season, the Punjab govt has decided to install moisture meters calibrated by Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) across all grain ...

Farmers are having a tough time in the region’s grain markets due to high moisture content in their paddy produce while they allege that moisture meters of the purchase agencies have only added to ...

Rice growers struggle with insufficient prices set by millers in the absence of a government regulatory framework.

"Officials at the field level must remain vigilant. No farmer should be made to wait for hours at procurement centres. Basic ...

A Central team comprising senior officials inspected paddy procurement centres in Cuddalore district on Friday. The investigation focused on assessing moisture levels in harvested paddy following ...

High moisture content in paddy produce arriving at purchase centres across Punjab has become a matter of concern for farmers and arhtiyas (commission agents) this kharif marketing season. Official ...

CHENNAI: In the wake of unseasonal rains that caused damage to paddy crops in delta districts, the state has appealed to the centre to relax the permissible moisture content for paddy procurement from ...

Mills demanding “huge” discounts to procure harvested paddy citing high moisture content, shrivelled grains, discolouration, presence of foreign matters, and so on above specified limits often causes ...

The Punjab government has intensified its crackdown on illegal inter-state paddy transportation, with a First Information Report (FIR) registered at the Kotkapura police station in Faridkot district.