India’s consumer price index (CPI) inflation remains below target in October 2018
In India prices of key food items from vegetables to sugar and pulses continue to run well below last year, keeping retail inflation below the central bank, …
India to export 8 lakh tonnes of sugar in 2018-19
India the world’s second largest sugar producer burdened with surplus stock, have contracted to export about 8 lakh tonnes of the sugar so far to …
India’s palm oil import dips on ample local supply
Despite slump in global palm oil prices – lowest in three years – India’s palm oil imports are unlikely to climb over November to January due to …
Once neglected, some traditional crops are new rising stars
Did you know that not all bananas are yellow or curved like a half moon? Some are straight, some are stumpy, some are even red! There are actually 1,000 …
Declining international prices to ease food import burden for poorest countries
Declining international agricultural commodity prices should ease the bill the world’s poorest countries pay for food imports, although the strengthening …
Global food price index dips for the fifth consecutive month in October
International food commodity prices dipped in October, as falling dairy, meat and vegetable oils prices more than offset a surge in sugar prices, the United …
Robust supplies pushed global food prices down in September — FAO
Global agricultural food commodity prices fell in September due to growing inventories of key staples, the UN food agency said in its latest monthly report. …
IGC raises world wheat output forecast by one million tonnes
The International Grains Council (IGC) has increased its forecast for world wheat production in 2018/19 by 1 million tonnes to 717 million tonnes, with an …
GoI estimates Kharif food-grain output to be record high
Kharif food grain crops cultivated in India during the rainy season is expected to be 141.59 million tonnes in kharif season 2018-19, which is 0.61 per cent, …
Indian traders urge the government to levy 52% on pepper imported from Sri Lanka
Indian pepper growers want pepper imported from Sri Lanka to be slapped with the standard import duty of 52 per cent for Asian countries or 70 per cent in …