Intense heat leads to rise in tomato pricesTomato prices have doubled in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala due to intense heat waves, reaching ₹40-50 per...
17 Jun, 2024, 12.11 AM IST
How tech can make India a farming powerhouseIndia's farm yields are low by international comparison but with cost-reducing and productivity-increasing tech applications, the sector ca...
08 Nov, 2023, 11.10 PM IST
Rising concerns over delayed arrival of kharif crop push wholesale onion prices up in MahaWholesale onion prices in Maharashtra's Nashik district have risen by around 30% in a week due to concerns over the delay in the arrival of...
19 Oct, 2023, 09.49 AM IST
Prices of quality onion likely to double by SeptemberWholesale prices of onions ranged between ₹5 per kg and ₹24 per kg in Nashik on Wednesday, while retail prices were ₹ 25-35 per kg. Besides...
11 Aug, 2023, 09.38 AM IST
Why traders want you to shun tur dal and eat other pulsesTur traders are of the view that reducing demand for tur by influencing a change in consumer preference is essential as not enough tur is b...
19 May, 2023, 11.00 AM IST
Tur traders propose campaign to promote use of other pulsesThe Indian Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA) has proposed a joint campaign with the Department of Food and Public Distribution to promot...
17 May, 2023, 11.48 PM IST
Did maize prices in India bottom out for this season?Buying remained quite strong from the poultry and starch industries to cover their demand, as their buying remained hand-to-mouth in the pr...
20 Nov, 2022, 03.24 PM IST
Lowest vegetable prices in three years relief for consumers; farmers struggle to recover production costDemand for vegetables is yet not fully recovered to pre-Covid levels, while exports are also low due to high air freight. However, with for...
08 Sep, 2021, 11.19 AM IST
Jai Kisan Andolan launches 'MSP loot calculator' to show losses incurred by farmersAccording to Avik Saha, the national convenor of Jai Kisan Andolan - a nationwide movement dedicated to farmers' rights, the calculator wou...
18 Mar, 2021, 04.19 PM IST
Mobile app improves price data collection of essential commodities: GovtThe mobile app for price monitoring for 22 essential commodities has started providing effective real time information about retail and who...
28 Feb, 2021, 05.24 PM IST
Potato price gains in India due to rainsPotato prices have spiked around 50% in Uttar Pradesh, the largest tuber producing state in India, as abnormally high rains this month have...
19 Mar, 2020, 10.27 AM IST
Farmers feel the chill as prices of commodities fallFarmers and traders said the only way out was to heavily step up government procurement of grains and allow export of onions to support pri...
12 Jan, 2018, 06.52 AM IST
Agri-commodity basket jumps, mentha futures rallyMentha for August delivery is heading for its highest weekly gain of 6.6% in last one year.
28 Jul, 2017, 07.15 PM IST
Cardamom hogs limelight; jumps 6.4% on MCX in a weekCardamom rose 6.4% to 1,100 per kg on MCX due to lower supplies at the auction centres.
07 Jul, 2017, 06.54 PM IST
Low demand to keep millet steadyLow demand from the cattle-feed industry and ample supplies weighed on millet prices that are expected to remain range bound.
31 Mar, 2017, 11.56 AM IST
Jeera futures hit upper circuit, close near two-month highJeera prices have been quite volatile this year, as the price dropped from the high of Rs. 18,200 levels in mid January to Rs.16,730 in Feb...
23 Mar, 2017, 05.39 PM IST
Onion prices stable at Nasik as of now: BalyanAs per NHRDF data, the average wholesale price reported during the month of November this year in the markets of Nasik district is Rs 1,416...
25 Nov, 2014, 05.53 PM IST