Rice procurement drops by 1% this season

Procurement of rice has dropped by 1% to 25.68 million tonnes (MT) so far in 2010-11 marketing season that started in October last year as compared to the corresponding period an year ago. Food Corporation of India (FCI) had procured 25.87 MT of rice to this date last year, according to the latest FCI data. Punjab, the largest contributor to Centre's kitty last year, has contributed 8.63 MT

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