Wheat prices have increased about 3 per cent to nearly Rs 1,900 per quintal during April-June quarter from the year-ago period. Similarly, there has been 25 per cent and 15 per cent increase in prices of masur and mustard respectively during the period, while their corresponding arrivals dropped by 3 per cent and 37 per […]
A World Bank research paper has revealed that even as crop yield levels remain low in Bihar, there has been an uptick in productivity growth over the last 15 years or so. “Bihar, India’s poorest state, witnessed impressive yield growth in each of its three principal crops over 2005–17,” said the research report. The yields of […]
Profits at Indian basmati rice companies are set to rise by 100-150 basis points this fiscal year amid low procurement prices and stable overseas demand, according to rating agency CRISIL. Paddy prices are expected to fall by 17% this fiscal from an average of Rs 36/kilogram last fiscal amid prospects of good monsoon rains that is […]
India’s rice exporters are struggling to fulfil orders due to limited availability of containers. Irregular attendance of workers at the rice mills has further disrupted operations at Kakinada, the biggest handling port on the east coast, reports Reuters. Slowing shipments from the world’s biggest rice exporter could allow rivals like Thailand and Vietnam to raise […]
Higher than normal monsoon rainfall across the country – 5% above normal so far – has boosted sowing of kharif crops by 19% this year, brightening the prospects of another year of bumper harvest, as reported here last week. The locust attack has also been brought under control and there are no reports of any […]
India’s Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare released the following details of the area under kharif sowing as of July 24: Rice: About 220.24 lakh ha area coverage under rice as compared to 187.70 lakh ha. during the corresponding period of last year. Pulses: About 99.71 lakh ha area coverage under pulses as compared […]
Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said there is a need to shift from rice to millet cultivation to reduce high water consumption. Millets are nutritious and rich in micro nutrients, particularly protein and calcium, and they must be used in safety net schemes for women and children to reduce high water consumption, he said in […]
Heavy monsoon rains over the Indian subcontinent have raised concerns whether the world’s largest exporter of rice will be on track for another record crop. Parts of India’s eastern states of Assam and Bihar have been inundated, with heavy rainfall in the catchment areas of Nepal’s Gandak river submerging nearby areas. Both the states are […]
Ten percent higher monsoon rains than normal have led to a 21.2 percent spike in area under kharif crops in India, the agriculture ministry said, adding that the total acreage under crops had risen to 692 lakh hectares (ha) by July 17 against 570.86 lakh hectares area during the corresponding period of last year. The […]
India’s exports fell for the fourth straight month in June as shipments of key segments like petroleum and textiles declined, but the country’s trade turned surplus for the first time in 18 years as imports dropped by a steeper 47.59 per cent. Exports in value terms declined by 12.41 per cent to $21.91 billion in […]
