The slump in demand for commodities such as edible oils, vegetables, and grains — following the closure of hotels, restaurants and road-side eateries may haave reduced the demand, but farmers are eager to sell their produce, during the harvest season. Assurance of support and required facilities by state authorities to the essential commodities markets and distribution channels has […]
Uttar Pradesh sugar mills have increased their ethanol production capacity to more than 1.4 billion litres (BL) per annum. More capacities are in the pipeline, reports Business Standard. According to the state sugar industry and sugarcane development department, at least 25 sugar mills in UP had already started ethanol production from ‘b heavy’ molasses, thus providing the much-needed liquidity […]
The Uttar Pradesh government has set an ambitious wheat procurement target of 5.5 million tonnes (MT) for the coming 2020-21 rabi marketing season, reports Business Standard. The state cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Yogi Adityanath last evening approved the rabi procurement policy under the minimum support price (MSP) of Rs 1,925 per quintal (100 kg) set by the […]
The government’s second advance estimates released last month have pegged wheat output at 106.21 million tonne for 2019-20 crop year (July-June), up by 2.5% from a year earlier. The current spell of rain lashing many parts of India in the last two days has not damaged winter crops, according to initial reports from states. However, […]
The government has launched ‘Rural Backyard Sheep, Goat and Piggery Scheme’ under the aegis of Animal husbandry department. Under the scheme, the central government will provide 60 per cent of the cost of rearing goal, sheep and pigs while the state government will give 30 per cent for this scheme. The farmers will have to […]
A review meeting organised by the Standing Committee for Monitoring and Expediting Ethanol Production & Capacity has revealed that banks have disbursed loans to barely 37 mills for addition and expansion of distillery capacity for ethanol production, Financial Express reports. Originally, the Centre had received 417 applications from sugar mills across the country for ethanol […]
Considering the potential of production of potatoes near Agra region in Uttar Pradesh, potato cluster has been notified under Agri Export Policy (AEP) of Government of India. For the development of clusters, the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) is organizing meetings in the notified clusters under the Agri Export Policy announced […]
Amid the setback faced by the Indian basmati exporters over stalled shipments due to the ongoing US-Iran standoff, the prices of non-basmati paddy are holding firm and rising in some local markets after reports of crop damage following last year’s heavy rainfall and subsequent flooding in major growing areas have surfaced, Business Standard reports. After the advisory by All India Rice […]
The country’s sugar production has fallen sharply by 30.22 per cent to 7.79 million tonnes in the first three months of current marketing year ending September, but ex-mill prices have remained stable so far, helping mills clear cane payment to farmers on time, ISMA said. However, sugar exports are happening at a good pace, Indian […]
India’s sugar production stood at 4.58 million tonnes till December 15 of the ongoing marketing year, down 35% from the year-ago period, owing to sharp fall in output in Maharashtra and Karnataka, industry body ISMA said. Sugar marketing year runs from October to September. Mills had manufactured 7.05 million tonnes of sugar in the same […]
