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Wheat production to touch new record, says agri ministry

Total area planted with wheat crop has risen by only 1.39 lakh hectares to 343.23 lakh hectares (ha) in the…

February 15, 2023 03:40 IST

The wheat crop for 2023-24 marketing season, for which sowing is currently being undertaken, will start arriving in the mandis by the end of March, 2023.

Farmers & traders hold stocks: Wheat prices a quarter above MSP

In Delhi, flour millers are buying wheat at around Rs 2,800-2850/quintal.

December 1, 2022 00:30 IST

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Bonanza for Punjab farmers: Rs 5,334 crore paid to 1.84 lakh beneficiaries, says minister

Total MSP payments of Rs 25424.86 crore have bee released directly into the bank accounts of farmers till Saturday, and…

November 7, 2022 10:49 IST

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Wheat MSP hiked by 5.5% amid depleting stocks

Support prices for rabi crops up 2-9.1%

October 19, 2022 04:20 IST

Govt’s diwali gift for farmers; MSP for rabi crops hiked; wheat up Rs 110, mustard Rs 400 per quintal

The hikes in the MSP for wheat and mustard has witnessed a two fold increase in the returns on cost…

Updated: October 18, 2022 15:24 IST

Retail inflation, oil price, average inflation, informal sector,

The bottom 20%

While higher MSPs will help farmers, opportunities must be created for those whose real wages have contracted

October 17, 2022 05:15 IST

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Govt assures sugar industry of examining demand related to export, MSP, ethanol rate

In May, the government had imposed restrictions on export of sugar beyond 10 million tonnes, but later allowed another 1.2…

Updated: September 21, 2022 21:11 IST

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Nafed sells chana below MSP to liquidate surplus stocks

Sources told FE that farmer cooperative Nafed has sold chana through open auction at the price ranging between Rs 4,416-4,751/quintal…

September 20, 2022 03:30 IST

Committee on MSP sets up four sub-groups to discuss key issues

Anand, who is holding the charge of general secretary at farmers’ group CNRI, said the first group will study Himalayan…

August 22, 2022 19:25 IST

First meeting of Committee on MSP to be held on Aug 22

In the first meeting, sources said the committee will introduce members, deliberate on “future strategies” and discuss setting up sub-panels…

August 15, 2022 20:12 IST

Samyukta Kisan Morcha rejects govt panel on MSP, says committee includes members who ‘backed farm laws’

The government on Monday formed a committee on Minimum Support Price (MSP), eight months after it promised to set up…

July 19, 2022 12:11 IST

Government forms panel to make “more effective and transparent” MSP

The panel, headed by former agriculture secretary Sanjay Agrawal, will have 26 members including farmer representatives, agri-scientists and agri economists…

Updated: July 19, 2022 11:34 IST

More importantly, they don’t insulate farmers from continuing market failures, volatility of prices and sudden supply gluts, especially when bumper harvests are increasingly becoming the new normal unlike the era of food scarcity in the 1960s.

Need to rethink MSP: Time has come to look at alternatives like deficiency payments & direct income support

While DPPs definitely can be considered as an alternative to MSPs, there is a warrant to consider other options that…

July 15, 2022 04:00 IST

Nafed to sell chana stocks to states at discounted prices

The target for chana procurement is around 2.9 MT for the current session.

Updated: January 17, 2023 18:50 IST

Ethiopia alone wants about 0.2 MT of wheat. A panel comprising senior officials from the ministries of commerce, food, agriculture and external affairs is evaluating the requests. The number of wheat supplies to each of them will be determined based on several criteria, an official source said.

Data Drive: The rural demand picture

As a large portion of rural income is derived from non-agriculture sources, government-spending will remain the key to boost rural…

June 13, 2022 06:30 IST

Minimum support prices: Moderate hike in MSPs amid inflation worries

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), which met in Mumbai over the last three days, noted that “continuing shocks to food…

June 9, 2022 04:00 IST

Niti Aayog cautions against sharp increases in MSP

MSPs should not match elevated market prices, says Chand

June 7, 2022 08:16 IST

Govt likely to hike MSP by 5-20% for summer crops

Prices of farming inputs like electricity, transporarion and pesticides have seen big increases.

June 6, 2022 04:45 IST

Steeper MSP hikes likely as farm input costs soar

Any such move could inflate procurement costs for welfare programmes and potentially add to price pressure, putting both the government…

May 16, 2022 05:00 IST

The Centre has set a target to procure record 444 lakh tonnes of wheat in the 2022-23 marketing year as against an all-time high 433.44 lakh tonnes in the previous marketing year.

Wheat procurement down 44% to 162 lakh tonnes till May 1 mainly on higher exports

As per the latest official data, about 162 lakh tonnes of wheat have been purchased by the government agencies till…

May 2, 2022 20:37 IST

The Punjab government has asked for relaxation in norms for shrivelled grains so that farmers' produce could be procured by FCI and state government agencies.

Shrivelled grains due to heat wave: MSP wheat purchases in Punjab slow

Officials said that unusually high temperature prevailing for the last two weeks has caused grain to shrivel in Punjab, where…

April 14, 2022 01:30 IST

Govt procures 34,917 tonnes of wheat in Rabi marketing season so far

The rabi marketing season runs from April to March. Bulk of wheat is being procured between April and June.

April 4, 2022 22:37 IST

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