Marine fish catch in India during 2018 dropped by 9 per cent due to a sharp decline in oil sardine catch, state-run Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) announced last week. The annual fish landing data released by the institute reveals that the catch of oil sardine from Indian coasts suffered a decline of 54 […]
Sugarcane arrears to farmers touched nearly Rs 19,000 crore as on June 18 of the ongoing marketing year ending September with maximum amount owed by sugar mills in Uttar Pradesh, according to the government data. Mills in Uttar Pradesh owe the maximum amount at Rs 11,082 crore, followed by Karnataka (Rs 1,704 crore) and Maharashtra […]
The Rs 100,000 crore organised Indian dairy industry is something that global dairy giants such as Fonterra or Danone are finding impossible to ignore. Both these companies, however, have had a poor first run in India. The French dairy giant, Danone (dairy arm) burnt its fingers and exited the Indian market in early 2018, while […]
India’s cotton imports are likely to rise by 80 per cent this crop year (October 2018 to September 2019) to 2.7 million bales (one bale equals 170 kg) as compared to 1.5 million the previous year, according to latest data compiled by apex industry body, Cotton Association of India (CAI). “The major reason is unavailability […]
As the BT variety of cotton continues to account for over 96 per cent of cotton crop in the country, the Maharashtra government has managed to supply at least 2.25 crore packs of BT cotton seeds to farmers this kharif season. Though fears are being expressed about farmers possibly shifting to soyabean and maize as […]
Rapeseed production in India in 2018/19 is expected to rise nearly 19 per cent from a year earlier to a record 8.5 million tonnes due to conducive weather and as higher prices prompted farmers to expand areas under planting, a leading trade body Solvent Extractors’ Association of India (SEA) said in a statement. Rapeseed mustard […]
Wheat prices in the spot market are expected to remain steady for the next one month before gradually declining in February on forecast of a good crop and huge carryover stock, Economic Times reports. According to traders, wheat harvesting will begin in Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Rajasthan from the middle of February. This is likely […]
Eight states including Uttar Pradesh are offering inter-state trading via 21 electronic national agricultural market (eNAM) so far in the country, the Agriculture Department said. Under the eNAM, launched in 2016, agri-trading was initially allowed within a mandi and later inter-mandi within a state was permitted. So far, 10 states are offering inter-mandi trade within […]
Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA), an industry body in its report has stated that Indian Sugar mills have produced 39.73 lakh tonnes of sugar till November 30, 2018. The figure is almost similar to the sugar production of 39.14 lakh tonnes during same period of previous year. According to a release issued by ISMA: “As […]
Sowing of crops in Gujarat is yet to pick up because of the deferred monsoon. With almost half of the state facing deficit rainfall this year, the state government has begun a survey to assess the damage in areas where sowing is complete. According to the latest figures, sowing is over in 38.71 lakh hectares, […]
