Rice retailers, wholesalers and processors are asked that beginning next Friday, they disclose their stock holdings, Sanjeev Chopra, Secretary Department of Food and Public, said. The reporting of stocks is irrespective of the category of rice–basmati or non-basmati, parboiled or broken. “To check the prices of rice retailers, wholesalers and processors are advised that the […]
The union government’s decision to impose a Minimum Export Price (MEP) of USD 800/ton on Onion with effect from 29 October 2023 till 31 December 2023 recorded a decline of 5 per cent to 9 per cent from the highest price registered during the last week. The weighted average price of Onion in Maharashtra across […]
The National Cooperative Consumers’ Federation (NCCF) has joined forces with the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) to make chana dal and onions more affordable for consumers in the Delhi NCR region, as per a media release. Chana Dal, a crucial dietary component for many households, is being offered in 2 KG lots at Rs […]
The government’s agricultural marketing company National Cooperative Consumers Federation of India Ltd (NCCF) on Monday began selling tomatoes at the subsidised rate of Rs 70 per kilogram through the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC). Anice Joseph Chandra, Managing Director, NCCF told ANI that “We have partnered with ONDC for sale of tomatoes in Delhi […]
In an effort to control the increasing retail prices, the Consumer Affairs Department has directed the procurement of tomatoes directly from Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Maharashtra for distribution in high-demand areas, an official release said. As per the official statement, the Department of Consumer Affairs has instructed the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (NAFED) and […]
Food Corporation of India offered 22.0 lakh tonne of wheat out of 25 lakh tonne earmarked in the first e-auction through the open market sale that took place during Wednesday-Thursday. Of which, a quantity of 9.2 lakh tonne was sold across the country, according to a government release on Friday. In the e-auction, more than […]
