Maharashtra sugar output may fall below 100 lakh tonnes
Sugar production in India’s western Maharashtra state is likely to be 10 per cent lower in the 2018-19 season than the earlier estimates of the government …
India’s July 2018 tea output drops 6.7% on less-than-expected rains
India’s tea production fell 6.7 percent in July from a year ago to 151.38 million kgs as plucking fell in the top two producing states due to lower …
COMMENTARY – Kerala floods to hit India’s coffee, spices and rubber output hard
The devastating floods in Kerala have brought the state’s economy to a standstill, with tens of thousands of farmers clueless about their future, as …
Rain, landslides hit coffee plantations in Karnataka hard
Unprecedented rains that triggered flash floods and landslides have delivered a deadly blow to several coffee planters in Karnataka, the largest producer of …
Delayed monsoon likely to quench parched argri fields across India in the next few days
The pre-monsoon rains have hit Odisha in a big way, two days before the scheduled dates of arrival by the India Meteorological Department (IMD). However, the …
Normal rains forecast this summer for most of India except the northeast
India’s weather office forecast normal monsoon rains this summer for most of the country, but said it expected deficient rainfall in the country’s …
Unseasonal rainfall may cast long cloud over rabi crops in India
Spurts of heavy unseasonal rainfall coupled with high winds and hailstorms in north India this week, along with a forecast of more showers and storms in the …
“Not a difficult monsoon” predicted for India this year
Nothing in current weather patterns indicate a difficult monsoon in India for the 2018 season, according to senior officials from the state-run India …
Bangladesh rice production lowered due to prolonged rains, flooding
Estimates for total rice area and production in Bangladesh for marketing year (MY) 2017/18 (May to April), have been lowered to 11.3 million hectares and 33.1 …
Strawberry growers in India’s Maharashtra state face rough time on weather woes
Strawberry growers in Maharashtra expect a tough season this year, probably the worst for growers, with 90 per cent of the fruit rotting due to excessive …