Foodgrain production in the ongoing kharif (summer sown) season is expected to be same as last year’s despite deficient monsoon rains so far as there is still time to sow paddy and other crops, according to estimates by Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR). “At this moment, we expect kharif crops to be more or […]
By Ritwik Sinha GRM Overseas, India’s third-largest basmati rice exporter, will explore the inorganic route to strengthen its supply base in the European and the US market. The company, headquartered in Panipat, has a strong presence in the Middle-East where it exported more than 140,000 tonnes of Basmati rice last year and is the second-largest […]
A delayed and deficient monsoon so far has slowed summer crop sowing, with the area sown remaining nearly 8 per cent lower than in the previous year. So far, rainfall has been almost 42 per cent less than normal across the country – its worst performance since 2014, according to the IMD. By June 14, […]
Delayed rains and a heat wave over northern India have raised worries about whether rice production and exports from the World’s No. 1 supplier will dry up this year. But the bigger worry is not poor weather conditions, but rather a war-like situation near Iran. Monsoon rains have arrived over southern India, albeit with a […]
Australia’s winter crop will jump 20 per cent after a drought-ravaged season last year, national forecaster ABARES said in a statement. It forecast this year’s winter crop to reach 36.4 million tonnes. “Above average May rainfall in South Australia, Victoria and southern New South Wales made for favourable planting and growing conditions in these regions. […]
The convergence of China’s rice import and export quantities is shifting global rice trade dynamics, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in its latest monthly report. Only 10 years ago, China played a minor role in rice trade, largely self-sufficient as the top global producer and consumer. However, its domestic support for rice farmers grew […]
Climate change is adversely affecting the production of key crops such as wheat and rice, with some countries faring far worse than others, according to researchers. The research, published in the journal PLOS ONE, shows that climate change has already affected production of these key energy sources. The world’s top 10 crops-barley, cassava, maize, oil […]
The Indian government is planning to provide one kg of sugar to an additional 16.3 crore families through the public distribution system (PDS) at a subsidised rate that will cost the exchequer Rs 4,727 crore and is also mulling offering additional foodgrains from buffer stock to clear storage ahead of monsoon. According to sources, the […]
By Ritwik Sinha Against the backdrop of the bruising US-China trade spat, Indian exporters are hopeful that Beijing will allow direct access to Indian commodities and products soon. China, one of India’s biggest bilateral trade partners, is currently engaged in a bitter tariff war with the Trump administration, forcing it to redraw its international trade […]
Early prospects point to a likely rebound of 2.7 percent in global cereal production in 2019, following a decline registered in 2018, the U.N. food agency said in its latest report. “Based on the conditions of crops already in the ground and on planting intentions for those still to be sown, and assuming normal weather […]
