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NEW DELHI: Amid signs of deficient monsoon, the Centre has set the country's rice procurement target at 521 lakh tonnes for next season beginning October 1, marginally higher than last year's target of 516 lakh tonnes. This signals the confidence of the government as far as paddy production is concerned, though the first estimate of harvest would be out in the third week of September. Union food secretary Sanjeev Chopra told reporters on Wednesday that the target for procurement of rice was set after holding a meeting with...