Wholesale prices of onion at the Lasalgaon Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC ), the country’s largest wholesale market – have gone up between 15 per cent and 20 per cent in the last 10 days on account of lower market arrivals. Modal prices of onions at Lasalgaon touched Rs 3,600 per quintal with minimum prices […]
Vashi-based Mumbai Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) has agreed to review its closure from Monday after state officials along with Konkan region commissioner advised not to keep market yard close in times of crisis. The mandi had decided to keep the market close from Monday. Mathadi leaders had raised concerns about health of their workers […]
The government has decided to offload 8.47 lakh tonnes of pulses from its buffer stock and will sell foodgrains to states at market price to boost domestic availability and ensure stability in prices. The average prices of pulses are ruling at Rs 60-95 per kg in major cities, but maximum rate of urad is as […]
India’s peanut production will reach 6.2 million tonnes in 2019, up 31 per cent from 2018, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) said in its World Agricultural Production report. This 31 per cent increase in production is due to ideal weather conditions in the main peanut producing area of Kutch, Gujarat, the report said. […]
