NAFED and FCI Oilseeds, Pulses procurement at extreme slow pace
Food Corporation of India (FCI) and National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (NAFED), which have a target to procure 33 lakh tonnes …
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 …
Area under soybean in India seen up by 6.7 percent, says SOPA
The Soybean Processors Association of India (SOPA), in its first survey of soybean crop for the season of 2018-19, has estimated the total area under soybean …
GoI to provide assistance worth Rs 3,000-5,000 per hectare to oilseed farmers
The government of India has decided to provide direct assistance to the oilseed farmers after failing to achieve last year’s oilseed target. The government …
India’s oilmeals exports jump 12% during April-Aug 2018; China to present more opportunity: SEA
India’s export of oilmeals during April to August 2018 is reported at 1,192,095 tonnes compared to 986,606 tonnes during the same period of last year, up …
India’s soybean output may rise 20% in 2018-19; cotton output may decline this season
Soybean production in India is set to jump about 20% to over 10 million tonnes in the 2018/2019 crop year that starts in October, industry body Solvent …
Outlook for global grains production raised; spike in US, Ukraine outweigh cuts in EU, Australia – IGC
The International Grains Council (IGC) has raised its forecast for total grains production in 2018-19 to 2,063 million tonnes, up from 2,059 million tonnes in …
India’s soybean acreage up by 10% in FY 2018 on fears of poor cotton yield and hopes of higher prices
Farmers in India are showing a preference for soybean this season after the cotton crop was attacked by Pink Bollworm pest last year. According to data …
Global oilseed production in 2018/19 forecast higher in August – USDA
Global oilseed production in 2018/19 forecast higher this month at nearly 603.0 million tons, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said in its latest report …
Farmers in India shift to soybean, despite support price hike in cotton
In spite of the hike in the minimum support price (MSP) of cotton for the kharif 2018 season by 2.5 times that of soybean, farmers in key states of India …