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Cotton prices down 3% on import duty suspension, may slide moreIndia has suspended its 11% import duty on cotton until October. This move has immediately reversed the recent rally in cotton prices, with...
Localisation lens on 500 most-imported items: DPIIT analysing data; move aims to reduce country’s import billThe Indian government is scrutinizing over 500 imported products, including machinery, fertilizers, and electronics, to identify opportunit...
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...
El Nino threat: Centre rolls out kharif contingency plan to shield cropsAgriculture ministry has directed states to prepare district-wise crop strategies, and promote short-duration crops such as pulses, certain...
'Am I out?' Drought and rising costs from Iran war deepen pain for US farmersAmerican farmers in Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Nebraska face immense challenges. Rising fuel and fertilizer prices, linked ...
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Soybeans fall as China summit leaves US farmers seeking detailsSoybean futures dropped, reflecting market skepticism about the vague assurances. While China pledged "double-digit billion" annual purchas...
Forecast for strong El Nino fans worries about global crops as Iran war bitesA strong El Nino is expected in the second half of 2026. This will bring hotter, drier weather to Asia. Crops and food supplies will be aff...
El Nino impact: Which stocks will burn & which will fire up as market braces for heat waveIndia faces a strong El Niño, threatening below-normal rainfall and impacting agriculture. While rural-linked sectors like two-wheelers and...
How El Nino-driven weaker monsoon rains could impact IndiaThe monsoon outlook for India in 2026 paints a worrying picture, with an anticipated El Niño likely to disrupt normal rainfall patterns. Th...
India's cotton exports stall as farmers delay sales hoping for higher prices"Harvesting of the new crop started last month, but many farmers are not willing to sell. They are holding crop hoping prices would rise li...
Cotton farmers sell 3.85 lakh bales to CCIIn India, the new cotton season officially starts in October, when harvest picks up in the Northern states.
Cotton rises 2.5% on low output worriesTraders say output will be lower than Cotton Advisory Board’s estimate
It's raining raw cotton as trade slumpsDuring the harvesting season, cotton worth Rs 5,400 crore is estimated to cross the border, of which about half the trade takes place in ca...
- Neighbours set for a BT harvest, what about India?
The seeds fight off pests, diseases, and yield more from the same farm. In short, they reduce the risks and raise the returns - every farme...
- Cotton harvest may miss target on lower yield
Cotton production in India, the world's second-biggest grower, will be less than forecast after unseasonal rains cut yields, a textile-mill...
- One third of the cotton crop to be bought by Central Government
Govt fears that a drop in clothing demand could push prices below the minimum support price; procurement could cost around Rs 13,000 crore.
After a troubled start, rains now hinder paddy, cotton, soyabean, onion and maize harvestEven as moderate to incessant rains across India are expected to increase crop acreage, they are also leading to delayed harvesting of stan...
- Rain to benefit farmers planning cotton sowing, moong
Summer showers across Punjab and Haryana are set to benefit farmers who are planning cotton sowing and summer moong.
- Cotton prices likely to drop
Cotton prices may decline as India prepares to resume exports from October and the US, the top shipper, harvests the biggest crop in three ...