Eggs, chicken to turn costlier in India as feedstock prices rise
Eggs and chicken are set to become more expensive as the prices of poultry feed ingredients soyabean and maize are firming up due to a shortfall in supplies, …
IGC trims 2018-19 world grains production forecast
With small adjustments for wheat, maize and sorghum, the International Grains Council (IGC) has lowered its forecast for world total grains production in …
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 …
World grains output tipped to decline 1% in 2018-19 to three-year low- IGC
World total grains (wheat and coarse grains) production is expected to decline by 1% in 2018/19, to a three-year low of 2,081m t, the International Grains …
FAO raises its 2018 cereal production forecast, still below 2017 record
The UN food agency FAO has raised its forecast for this year’s global cereal production to 2 591 million tonnes, still 2.4 percent below the record high …
Small upward revision forecast in global cereal output in 2018
The UN food agency has forecast global cereal production in 2018 to reach 2 587 million tonnes, a small upward revision from July but a three-year low and 2.4 …
India projects record 2017-18 foodgrain output at 285 million tonnes
India said a near normal monsoon, which brought substantial rains across most of the country, should help output of food crops hit new records in 2017-18 and …
World cereal production prospects trimmed and stocks heading sharply lower in 2018/19 – FAO
Latest indications continue to point to a reduction in cereal output in 2018 and negative prospects for the cereal supply outlook for the forthcoming 2018/19 …
India raises minimum support price for key kharif crops
The Indian government announced it was raising the minimum support price (MSP) for paddy and other key kharif crops in a move seen as an attempt to garner …
Key kharif crops like sugarcane, maize sowing in full swing in India
Planting of key kharif crops, as of June 8, 2018 stood at 84.61 lakh hectares – marginally lower over corresponding last year’s 85.81 lakh hectares, …