India rejects US warning that it has violated cotton MPS scheme
India has expelled a counter warning issued by the US claiming that New Delhi’s Market Price Support (MPS) for cotton has broken the allowed levels of …
Global wheat supplies seen up in 2018/19 on higher production
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) raised global 2018/19 wheat supplies by 6.7 million tons on both increased production and beginning stocks, with the …
Once neglected, some traditional crops are new rising stars
Did you know that not all bananas are yellow or curved like a half moon? Some are straight, some are stumpy, some are even red! There are actually 1,000 …
Rabi crop acreage in India down by 8.7% at 8.49 million hectares
Rabi sowing started in the country with farmers planting crops across 8.49 million hectares, down by 8.7 per cent from the same period last year. A slow start …
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 …
Global wheat supplies reduced; coarse grain, oilseeds output lowered in latest USDA forecast
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said it was reducing global 2018/19 wheat supplies forecast, primarily on lower production forecasts for Australia …
FAO raises its 2018 cereal production forecast, still below 2017 record
The UN food agency FAO has raised its forecast for this year’s global cereal production to 2 591 million tonnes, still 2.4 percent below the record high …
IGC raises world wheat output forecast by one million tonnes
The International Grains Council (IGC) has increased its forecast for world wheat production in 2018/19 by 1 million tonnes to 717 million tonnes, with an …
India sets foodgrain production target at record 285.2 million tonnes for 2018-19
The government of India has set a target of record 285.2 million tonne of foodgrain production in the 2018-19 crop year despite deficit rains so far this …
Australia says farm production value remains stable despite drought
The value of Australia’s farm production is forecast to remain relatively unchanged at $60 billion in 2018–19, well above the 10-year average of $56 …