CROP ARRIVALS

Over 160 lakh tonnes kharif paddy arrives in Punjab mandis

Of this, 158.52 lakh tonnes of paddy stands procured across the state. Singh said as many as 28.69 lakh passes have been issued by the Mand...

Onion costliest at Rs 100/kg in Bengaluru, lowest at Rs 35/kg in Udaipur and Rampurhat

A similar situation prevailed in Delhi, one of the major consuming markets, where retail prices were firm at Rs 65 per kg, in Kolkata at Rs...

Tractor sales may grow 10-12 pc in FY21 due to strong rural income: Ind-Ra

During April-September period of this fiscal, tractor sale volumes grew 10 per cent year-on-year, the report stated, adding three consecuti...

Centre offers buffer stock onion to states/UTs to check rising prices: Consumer Affairs Secy

As per data maintained by the Consumer Affairs Ministry, retail onion prices in Mumbai were ruling at Rs 86/kg, Chennai at Rs 83/kg, Kolkat...

Government relaxes import norms for onion to boost domestic supply, check prices

According to the ministry, a sharp spike in onion prices in the past 10 days by Rs 11.56/kg has taken the all-India retail price of the com...

Driven by bumper crop, agriculture financing companies finally see hope of recovery

Like all other sectors, the lockdown restrictions had an impact on the agriculture sector and the agri financing business also witnessed a ...

Record harvest expected as crop planting rises 4.5%

In the final tally of crop area released by agriculture ministry, the area under rice has grown by 5.19% while oilseeds area has gone up by...

MSP procurement of kharif paddy begins immediately in Punjab and Haryana: Centre

According to the ministry, state procuring agencies including Food Corporation of India (FCI) are in a state of readiness for smoothly unde...

Deepika to arrive in Mumbai today for NCB probe, police deploys additional security; Simone Khambata quizzed by the agency

Besides Khambata, the NCB has also summoned actress Rakul Preet Singh.

Hike in MSP of crops likely to raise prices of pulses, oilseeds

The price of moong and chana whose MSP was hiked by 6.3% and 4.6%, respectively, rose slightly in major wholesale markets of Mumbai, Indore...

Heavy monsoon rains speed up crop planting in India

Farmers typically start planting their summer-sown crops June 1, when monsoon rains usually reach India. Planting usually continues until t...

Locust swarms: Centre takes various measures to prevent crop losses

The Centre has taken various steps to control locust swarms, and carried out operations in over 1.5 lakh hectares area since April 11 to pr...

Monsoon rains forecast to arrive on India's southern coast around June 1

Weather conditions are "very likely to become favourable from June 1, 2020" for the monsoon onset over the southern state of Kerala, the In...

Rabi crops not impacted by locusts; efforts on to prevent spread before monsoon to save kharif crops

Locusts -- the oldest migratory pest in the world -- entered India after travelling from Africa through Yemen, Iran and Pakistan. After mas...

Wheat procurement to fall by 15% due to curbs on interstate crop movement

The lockdown has curbed movement of the cereal from neighbouring states to mandis in Haryana and Punjab.

Rain causes loss in Rabi crops of wheat, mustard

The prices of mustard and potato, the most affected commodities, are likely to increase due to damage to crops. The retail price of potato ...

Onion prices shoot up to Rs165/kg; govt says imported onions to arrive by Jan 20

Onion prices have been ruling high for past few weeks due to fall in production of the Kharif crop following unseasonal rainfall in key gro...