India’s wheat output in 2019 likely to fall on deficit rainfall
Wheat production in India may fall in 2019 from record output this year as scanty rains and high temperatures have curtailed water supplies in canals in key …
IGC trims 2018-19 world grains production forecast
With small adjustments for wheat, maize and sorghum, the International Grains Council (IGC) has lowered its forecast for world total grains production in …
India’s rabi acreage down by 16 per cent at 19.1 million hectares so far
According to data released by the agriculture ministry, area under rabi crops in India stands at 19.1 million hectares till now, down 15.9 per cent from a year …
Australia accuses India of breaching WTO limits by its sugarcane subsidy
Australia has claimed that India’s annual subsidies to sugarcane producers have breached the allowed limits by as much as ten-fold in the past six years, …
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 …