To compensate their farmers for whatever loss occurs from the unseasonal rains, states that have stayed away from the fasal…
Analysts estimate wheat production to be around 98 MMT which is just 1.6% higher as compared to previous forecasts of…
The prevailing temperature is near normal and slightly above normal over central and north-west India. It is at above normal…
Wheat prices have been on a downward trend in the past 20 days, but if high temperatures hurt crop output,…
India’s wheat harvest is the biggest globally after China. It’s a staple in the local diet and important for food…
On January 25, the Centre had announced sale of 30 lakh tonnes of wheat in the open market from its…
Even the Met Department has projected above-normal temperature in Gujarat, Jammu, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, in next two days.
The second e-auction was held on Wednesday where 0.38 million tonne (mt) of wheat was purchased by bulk buyers; the…
Total area planted with wheat crop has risen by only 1.39 lakh hectares to 343.23 lakh hectares (ha) in the…
In Delhi, flour millers are buying wheat at around Rs 2,800-2850/quintal.
Higher wheat output could encourage India, the world’s second biggest producer of the grain, to consider lifting a May ban…
Target for winter crops output set at 164.8 MT
In all, about 3.9 MT of wheat has been exported so far this fiscal, more than a double from a…
The food ministry is likely to set a target for rice procurement for the forthcoming season soon.
The government came in with regulations as an irrational spike in outbound shipments of the commodity in recent weeks has…
The government placed curbs on exports of wheat in May, even as the global markets looked very remunerative to exporters.
Internal note cautions rice stock may fall below buffer by April.
“The global order, which was established post the Second World War, I think the time has come to see if…