India’s fertiliser availability for the kharif season remains comfortable despite global supply disruptions, while rising import costs could push the…
Food Corporation of India plans to raise Rs 50,000 crore in short-term loans from scheduled banks to manage cash flow…
India’s wheat procurement for the 2026-27 rabi marketing season has surpassed 31 million tonnes, marking a four-year high.
India’s rice exports fell 6% year-on-year to $1.01 billion in April 2026 as conflicts in the Middle East severely disrupted…
Faced with a domestic glut from a record rabi harvest and disrupted shipments to Gulf nations due to the West…
El Nino impact on spread of monsoon remains
The Indian government has officially banned the export of raw, white, and refined sugar until September 30, 2026, shifting its…
The Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) has called for a review of the open-ended rice procurement policy.
The Union Cabinet has approved MSP increases for 14 Kharif crops, emphasizing a shift from paddy to pulses and oilseeds.
India’s retail food inflation rose to 4.2% in April 2026, driven by sharp increases in tomato, copra and cauliflower prices…
The India Meteorological Department has launched an AI-enabled monsoon forecasting system offering hyper-local district-level forecasts up to four weeks in…
India’s edible oil industry has urged the Centre to subsidise freight costs and grant priority berthing for import vessels as…
Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) in India are rapidly scaling through commodity exchanges like NCDEX and MCX, achieving sales worth over…
Following the BJP’s landslide victory in the 2026 West Bengal elections, the state is poised to rejoin the Pradhan Mantri…
Mounting grain stocks push up economic cost of holding grain
To address this gap, the Bankers Institute of Rural Development (BIRD), a Lucknow-based institute affiliated with NABARD, has set up a dedicated Cyber Security Lab…
Indian Sugar and Bio-energy Manufacturers Association seeks higher sugar MSP and ethanol prices as rising cane costs and arrears strain…
Industry estimates additional farmers income of Rs 15,000 – Rs 20,000 crore next season, cane payment to increase to Rs…
