
The glut in global supplies has hit domestic prices as a chunk of soybean, with only 18-20% oil content, is…
The agriculture ministry also approved procurement of 0.3 MT of tur or arhar dal in Karnataka under the price support…
Legal cover for minimum support prices is illogical, but the govt must find a mid-way to boost farmer income.
The late sowing policy for kharif crops in Punjab and Haryana is a textbook example of a solution that ended…
Retails inflation in ‘oils and fats’ category rose to a high of last two year to 9.51% in October after…
In September, when mandi prices were below the MSP due to low import duties on edible oil, the agriculture ministry…
FCI annually supplies 38 MT of rice for supply to the beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana.
According to the Soybean Processors Association of India (SOPA), output of key oilseed variety, has increased to 12.6 MT in…
Announcing the decision, I&B Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the government is committed to farmer welfare, noting that the substantial…
Rice stocks have been rising because of the lukewarm response to open market sale scheme (OMSS) of rice to bulk…
Soybean has been sown on 12.51 million hectares (MH) this year, a 9% increase from the previous year.
The government sees the ethanol blending program as a key to meeting its green energy commitments and improving the financial…
The government has allowed the MIS to start when there is a 10% increase in market price over previous year…
To encourage states to adopt the POPS for oilseeds, the government has increased the coverage from 25% to 40% of…
The Bharatiya Kisan Sangh’s protest comes days ahead of the state Congress’s massive agitation on September 20 for a hike…
Trade estimates said that Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra last year had 44% and 40% share respectively in the country’s soybean…
“There is no target for the volume of soybean procurement under PSS as it depends on the market rate in…
The report identifies key shortcomings in the current MSP system, including its tendency to disincentivise private investment, narrow focus on…