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Tractor volumes slide in July on high base, dip in Kharif sowing

Hemant Sikka, president, farm equipment sector, Mahindra said, “After a very robust Q1, wherein we achieved volume growth of 18%,…

August 2, 2022 10:00 IST

Data Drive: Rice and the rains

Even if production of food grains falls, it may not impact retail food inflation much as rainfall doesn’t seem to…

August 1, 2022 03:50 IST

Kharif sowing picks up, exceeds year-ago level

Monsoon in ‘excess’ range; July rainfall 42% above long period average.

July 16, 2022 07:37 IST

Paddy acreage down 17 per cent so far in kharif season: Official data

As per the Ministry of Agriculture data till July 15, the paddy sowing has reached 128.50 Lakh Hectares (LH) so…

July 15, 2022 15:48 IST

Rice sowing progress has been lagging behind by more than 22% compared to last year.

Kharif sowing picks up pace as monsoon rains in normal range

According to agriculture ministry data released on Friday, Kharif crops have been sown in 40.66 million hectare (MH)) which is…

July 9, 2022 02:00 IST

An agriculture ministry official, however, said that these are early days as the window for sowing of kharif crops is till the end of July. Kharif crops are sown in around 106 MH.

Slow start to kharif crops sowing, a quarter less than year ago

Monsoon deficiency down to 4% from 25% in June 16

June 25, 2022 00:15 IST

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted an intense spell of rainfall along the west coast in the next five days.

Monsoon moves into more states, cumulative rainfall deficiency declines to 5% from 25% in the last five days

The rains will also be well-distributed spatially across the four broad regions and most parts of the country, the agency…

June 21, 2022 03:15 IST

With the exception of sugarcane, which has been planted in 4.93 MH area till now which is around 2% more than corresponding period a year ago, sowing of paddy, pulses, oilseeds, coarse cereals and cotton have been lagging compared to last year.

Modest start to kharif sowing as monsoon progress tardy

Although it’s early days, according to agriculture ministry data, kharif crops till Friday have been sown in 9.96 million hectares…

June 18, 2022 02:00 IST

“In order to nudge farmers towards diversifying their cropping pattern while maintaining food security, targeted procurement of paddy may be initiated,” CACP has stated in its report on price policy for Kharif crops (2022-23) season. Based on the CACP reports, the government fixes MSP for 23 crops.

Cap open-ended rice procurement for promotion of crop diversification: CACP

As of June 1, 2022, FCI had a rice stock of 32.53 MT against the buffer stock norm of 13.54…

June 10, 2022 05:15 IST

MSP, MSP on kharif crops, agriculture demand, rural demand, agriculture, Minimum Support Price, food prices, inflation, food inflation

How will hike in MSP for kharif crops play out for rural demand? Experts say not that much

The hike in the minimum support price (MSP) of kharif crops such as sesamum, tur, paddy and groundnut, in a…

June 9, 2022 16:46 IST

Govt sets foodgrain output target at record 328 million tonnes for 2022-23 crop year

The target is 3.8 per cent higher compared to previous year’s output.

April 19, 2022 19:30 IST

Centre to ensure higher opening stock of urea & DAP for next kharif season: govt official

The opening stock of Di-Ammonium Phosphate is estimated to be 25 lakh tonne for the 2022 kharif season, higher than…

February 9, 2022 19:32 IST

Slow start to Kharif sowing; acreage of some pulses, soyabean high

Agriculture centres across 355 talukas have directed farmers to wait for a while to ensure adequate showers. They have been…

June 28, 2021 04:45 IST

Monsoon, Indian agriculture, Kharif, rabi

Normal monsoon to support economic recovery; will agri commodity price rally continue in coming days?

At a time when the Second Covid wave is spreading across the country, the good news is that both the…

June 19, 2021 12:18 IST

Indian Agriculture, Agri financing, scientific warehousing

Agri financing, warehousing key requirements for Indian agri economy; these two sectors may benefit farmers

Agriculture inarguably is the mainstay of the Indian economy and the role of the agriculture sector in India’s economy cannot…

January 26, 2021 12:52 IST

Chennai Metro Rail project to India Post payments bank proposal: 8 key decisions taken by PM Modi-led Cabinet today

From extension of Chennai Metro Rail project to proposal to set up India Post payments bank, the Cabinet chaired by…

Updated: June 8, 2016 11:08 IST

rice price, price of rice, Rice at MSP, Kharif crops, Indian economy, kharif, Minimum support price, CCEA

Government hikes paddy Minimum Support Price by Rs 60 to Rs 1,470 per quintal for 2016-17

The government today hiked the minimum support price (MSP) of paddy by Rs 60 to Rs 1,470 per quintal for…

June 1, 2016 13:13 IST

Maharashtra PSBs meet barely 10% of kharif crop loan targets

The state government recently waived the condition of submitting an NOC from banks and societies while seeking fresh crop loans

Updated: May 26, 2016 08:10 IST

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