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Erratic monsoon pushes farmers towards low-water crops, vegetablesErratic rainfall is reshaping India's kharif sowing patterns this season. Farmers are shifting acreage from staples to hardy crops and vege...- Indian soybean acreage expected to rise on higher prices, weak monsoon outlookIndian farmers are planting more soybeans this year. Higher prices for soybeans are making them more profitable than corn. Forecasts of les...
- Wilmar International chief says India must target 60% self-sufficiency in edible oilsIndia needs to produce more edible oils domestically. Kuok Khoon Hong, chairman of Wilmar International, suggests aiming for 50-60% self-su...
- Sunflower oil, wheat prices up as Russia ends Black Sea grain dealShipments of sunflower oil to India have stopped after Russia on July 17 said it was pulling out of the year-old deal that allowed shipment...
- Prices of cooking oils are set to fall this month: Industry executivesIn the wholesale market, prices of all kinds of cooking oils have fallen 15% in the past fortnight to one month. Consumers at the retail en...
- Rabi cereals output in 2019-20 estimated 4.5% higher at 134 million tonne: ReportIn 2018-19, the total rabi cereals production stood at 128.43 million tonne.
- Area under kharif planting drops by 1.90% over previous yearOilseeds and sugarcane saw the increase while rice, pulses, coarse cereals and cotton saw the decline. Meanwhile, data from the weather dep...
- Kharif planting gathers steam in last leg due to fresh spell of rainsCoarse cereals, cotton, rice and pulses have seen a fall in acreage, while oilseeds and sugarcane have reported an increase.
- Rabi planting decreases 0.52% till dateWheat planting fell by 4.02% to 298.67 lakh hectare, largely in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, but increased in Gujarat, Himacha...
- Crop planting up 2.6% from year ago: farm ministryThe area under cotton has seen the maximum increase in planting. It has risen by 18.51% from a year ago to cover 11.43 million hectares.
- A bumper kharif harvest likelyDespite floods hurting central and eastern India, farmers, traders and agriculture companies are hopeful about crop prospects this season, ...
- Hike in MSP may not result in higher output in kharif seasonGovernment's announcement of hike in the minimum support price (MSP) for the new kharif season (starting October 2012) may not significantl...
- Cotton & sugarcane output to fall in 2012-13: CMIEAlthough foodgrain production is expected to grow in 2012-13, the cotton and sugarcane output is projected to fall, economic think tank CMI...
- Sunflower prices to be in the range of Rs 2800-3000 per quintalPunjab Agricultural University (PAU) scientist expect sunflower prices to be in the range of Rs 2800-3000 per quintal during May and June t...
- After onions, costlier cooking oils hitting consumers badlyAdding to the woes of the common man who is reeling under high prices of veggies like Onion, cooking oil prices have surged by upto 62 per ...
- Pulses, wheat acreage crop up; oilseeds see declineThe government data on acreage of rabi crops has shown a substantial increase for pulses and wheat crop. There is, however, a significant d...
- Oilseeds output may not rise despite higher acreageThe oilseed production is unlikely to increase though the area under coverage has gone up as a dry spell in July has cast a shadow, said th...
- Oilseed farmers reap rich harvest on adequate rainsWith improved rains, especially in the southern parts of the country, indications are that even if there is no increase in oilseeds crop, t...
- Oilseed output set to rise 20% in FY08Kharif oilseed production is expected to go up by around 20% to 16.1 million tonne in the current financial year as against the estimated 1...
- Kharif oilseed production likely to rise 20% in FY-08Kharif oilseed production is expected to go up by around 20 per cent to 16.1 million tonnes in the ongoing financial year as against the es...
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