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, …
Millers association in India seek 15% subsidy for exports of pulses
The All India Dal Millers Association (AIDMA) has sought a 15% subsidy on the export of pulses to 150 countries across the globe. Since it is no longer cost …
India sets foodgrain production target at record 285.2 million tonnes for 2018-19
The government of India has set a target of record 285.2 million tonne of foodgrain production in the 2018-19 crop year despite deficit rains so far this …
India defers deadline to levy high tariffs on US products
India, for the second time, has extended the deadline for the imposition of higher customs tariffs on 29 products, including almond, walnut and pulses, …
Indian’s kharif acreage increases to 104.16 mln hectares; cotton, pulses fall
India’s major food grain crops have been planted on 104.16 million hectares (MH) so far this kharif season against an estimated 103.95 million hectares …
India to procure green gram from Karnataka; rice export price declines on weak demand
The Indian government will procure up to 23,250 tonnes of green gram from the southern state Karnataka at minimum support price under the Price Support Scheme …
Fresh moong crop trades below MSP in Karnataka thanks to higher acreage
As the new kharif moong hits the markets in Karnataka, prices of the pulse crop are trading lower at around Rs 5,100 a quintal, much lower than the minimum …
India offers welfare schemes 35 lakh tonnes of pulses at subsidised prices
The Indian government is all set to will provide 35 lakh tonnes of pulses to welfare schemes at discounted prices, as the world’s biggest producer tries …
India’s pulses import likely to hit two-decade low this year
Pulses imports to India, the world’s biggest buyer, may fall to their lowest in nearly two decades after the government raised import taxes and …
State trade body urges government of India to restrict import of pulses, edible oil
Soon after the central government declared a hike in minimum support prices (MSPs) for most agricultural commodities, Saurashtra Oil Mill Association (SOMA) …