India - Rice export: BJP plan to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with farmers' representatives

BJP today said it planned to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh along with all party farmers' representatives and farmers associations to press for rice export in the wake of increased production and drop in prices. "This year, wheat output forecast is 84.34 million tons (MT) and rice output is estimated at 102 MT. Because of bumper grain harvest which have added to existing stocks, prices of

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