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A giant lake vanished for 130 years, then returned and flooded 120,000 acres overnightA massive lake in California, Tulare Lake, vanished over a century ago. Recent extreme storms brought it back, submerging farmland. This ev...
Tantrum of a problem child might cool India's economic engineThe IMD has retained its forecast for a below-normal monsoon in 2026, with El Nino expected to dominate the June-September season and rainf...
Tomato prices surge in Australia as virus outbreak and wet weather trigger major shortageAustralia faces a tomato shortage due to a reduction in supply caused by heavy rain and virus outbreaks. Prices have increased significantl...
How Halloween horrors seeded the great gourd scare of 2020Halloween popularises pumpkin carvings, a tradition that began in Ireland with turnips. Gourds, including pumpkins, have diverse uses globa...
Onion supply comfortable in domestic market, retail prices stabilising: GovtOnion availability is stable with improved tomato and potato crops. Onion rabi production of 191 lakh tonnes meets needs. Kharif target are...
Horticulture production in 2022-23 is estimated to be 2.32% higher: Third Advance EstimateWhile the production of vegetables is estimated to be 213.88 million tonnes in the year 2022-23, over 209.14 million tonnes of last year du...
Households are making a 'small switch' to deal with rising food pricesThe kitchen budgets are on a tight squeeze. Therefore, the markets are witnessing a change in the spending habits of the consumers. Instead...
UK is grappling with vegetable shortages. How did it happen?Even if energy costs hadn't risen so much, British growers would not come close to making up for the shortfalls in imported produce, Diploc...
4 plant-based foods to eat every week and why they're good for youResearch showed that those who ate the most plant foods were less likely to die from any cause over follow-up time periods that varied acro...
Triple whammy as dal, tomato & potato prices surge togetherThe case of the two everyday vegetables — potatoes and tomatoes — is slightly different. Both are shorter duration crops. But both have see...
It's a winter of content for vegetable loversVegetable prices have fallen up to 50% as the winter varieties are now reaching the market, giving comfort to policy makers and consumers w...
Vegetable prices cool off as supply increases on harvesting in UP, Bihar & PunjabVegetable prices have fallen up to 50% as the winter varieties are now reaching the market, giving comfort to policy makers and consumers w...
Move aside onions, it's time for tomatoes to act priceyWith fresh crop coming in from Jaipur, tomato prices in Delhi declined to 25 per kg from Rs 30.
- Vegetable prices to skyrocket further in next 10 days
Retailers claim that a further rise in prices of basic vegetables like tomatoes, onions and potatoes can be expected in the next 10 days.
- Indian tomato traders eye flood-hit Pakistan for profit
Large quantities of Indian tomatoes are headed to flood-hit Pakistan as traders seek to profit from 10 times higher prices across the borde...
- Tomato prices rise 25 pc on lower arrival
Tomato prices have surged by about 25 per cent in the past four days in wholesale markets of the national capital due to lower arrival from...
- High prices unlikely to stay for long
It’s a plethora of local, seasonal and man-made factors contributing to the hike in key vegetable prices in metros in this part of the year...