Rice procurement down by nearly 1 per cent this crop year

New Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI) The government has procured 25.1 million tonnes of rice since October last year, nearly 1 per cent less than the year-ago period. Food Corporation of India (FCI), the nodal agency for procurement and distribution of foodgrains, purchased 25.26 million tonnes of rice in the corresponding period of the 2009-10 marketing year (October-September). The government had procured

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