Food Category
Wheat planting remained lower by 37 per cent at 9.69 lakh hectare till last week of the ongoing rabi (winter) season of the 2019-20 crop year, but the acreage under oilseeds was higher during the period, according to the agriculture ministry’s latest data. According to the latest data released by the ministry, farmers have planted […]
Global rice production in 2019-20 is expected to remain flat as a large harvest from India is expected to offset lower volumes from Indonesia and the Philippines, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said. “Global rice production is nearly unchanged this month, as a larger Indian crop is fully offset by smaller harvests for Indonesia […]
World production in coffee year 2019/20 is projected to fall by 0.9% to 167.4 million bags, according to the International Coffee Organization (ICO), While Robusta output is projected to rise by 1.5% to 71.72 million bags, Arabica output is anticipated to decrease 2.7% to 95.68 million bags, it said in a statement, adding that the […]
World meat production is expected to decline in 2019 for the first time in more than two decades, as the African Swine Fever outbreak in China decimates pig herds, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Production of bovine, ovine, poultry and pig meats is forecast to total 335 million tonnes in carcass […]
Vegetable prices have risen by up to 50 per cent the past two weeks in across Maharashtra due to a sharp decline in supply, as unseasonal rain delayed harvesting and damaged crops, reports Business Standard. Onion wholesale prices in Mumbai surged by 52 per cent to trade at Rs 47 a kg, from Rs 31 a […]
CRISIL expects shrimp exports from India to nearly double to $7 billion by 2022, driven by strong demand, high quality, improved product mix, and an increase in aquaculture area in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Odisha and West Bengal – even as its Asian rivals battle structural issues and rising domestic consumption. In fiscal 2016, India became […]
World food prices rose for the first time in five months in October, boosted by jumps in quotations for sugar and cereals, the United Nations food agency said. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) food price index, which measures monthly changes for a basket of cereals, oilseeds, dairy products, meat and sugar, averaged 172.7 points […]
The country’s export of oilmeals during October 2019 has been provisionally reported at 105,085 tonnes compared to 233,867 tonnes in October, 2018, a decrease of 55 per cent. As per the data compiled by the Solvent Extractors’ Association of India, the overall export of oilmeals during April to October 2019 is reported at 13,92,564 tonnes […]
The Department of Consumer Affairs (DoCA) through an inter-ministerial committee has again reviewed the prices and availability of onions. During the meeting it was informed by officials that supply disruptions are mainly due to rain and two cyclones and it is expected to improve in the coming days. With supplies running short and onion prices […]
India’s 2019-20 sugar production is set to fall by 19 per cent over previous year, industry body Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) said in its first estimate of sugar production for 2019-20. India is expected to produce 268.5 lakh tonnes sugar in 2019-20 as against 331.61 lakh tonnes produced in the previous year. A press […]
