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
Rabi season prospects Higher sowing augurs well for bountiful wheat and oilseed production December 15, 2022 04:30 IST
More than needed grain stock in store till April, says Govt amid supply disruption worries India had about 227 LMT (lakh metric tonnes) of wheat and 205 LMT of rice in godowns as on 1… October 18, 2022 17:40 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
Water reserves rise 9%, to boost rabi prospects A higher water table in reservoirs helps in meeting the requirement for irrigation through canal systems. Of these reservoirs, 46… October 7, 2022 04:05 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
Monsoon ‘above normal’ in first two months Deficient rainfall in Uttar Pradesh (46%), Jharkhand (49%), Bihar (39%) and West Bengal (26%) against the benchmark has adversely impacted… August 1, 2022 02:40 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
Mandi prices of key rabi crops above MSP on strong demand Traders told FE that for mustard, the biggest domestic oilseed variety, prices at Bharatpur mandi, Rajasthan, are currently ruling around… April 18, 2022 01:45 IST
Rabi wheat procurement starts, purchases to be down by a fifth The state is the second-biggest producer of wheat in the country and also contributes the highest volume of grain to… April 1, 2022 00:45 IST
Govt eyes record 44.4 MT of wheat procurement in coming rabi marketing season The state wise procurement target of wheat includes Punjab (13.2 MT), Madhya Pradesh (12.9 MT), Haryana (8.5 MT), Uttar Pradesh… Updated: February 25, 2022 21:40 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
Maharashtra completes sowing for current Rabi season on 55.70 lakh hectares of land This season, Maharashtra has emerged as the largest state to cultivate chana. The area used for cultivation of pulses has… January 29, 2022 03:00 IST
Wheat sowing down marginally at 333.97 lakh hectares so far this rabi season: Agriculture Ministry Barring oilseeds, there was marginally less coverage in area under wheat, rice, pulses and coarse-cum-nutri cereals as on December 7… January 7, 2022 16:32 IST
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
Mandi prices rule below their minimum support prices as rabi arrivals peak While wheat prices may firm up once the official procurement begins in all the producing states, the government will have… April 5, 2021 04:30 IST
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
2020-21 rabi foodgrains output may surpass previous record: Agri Minister Tomar In the 2019-20 crop year, the country’s overall foodgrains production stood at a record 296.65 million tonne, as per the… January 2, 2021 15:23 IST
Record 208 lakh tonnes wheat procured in Rabi season Government agencies have procured a record 208.11 lakh tonnes of wheat from farmers in the ongoing Rabi season, union ministry… May 2, 2016 21:12 IST
Government rolls out crop insurance scheme In a move aimed at reducing the recurrence of agricultural distress without having to effect hefty hikes in the crops’… January 14, 2016 01:08 IST
Rabi sowing improves, but still down 9% over same period last year Most of the key growing states — Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab — have reported lesser areas compared… Updated: December 12, 2015 04:58 IST
