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INDIA WHEAT STATISTICS
Government's wheat procurement surges 17pc to 35 million tonnes, exceeds target for 2026-27 seasonGovernment wheat procurement has exceeded target for the 2026-27 rabi marketing season. Over 35 million tonnes of wheat have been procured,...- Govt procures over 290 lakh tons of wheat so far, may hit 320-325 lakh tons: Pralhad JoshiPralhad Joshi announced that wheat procurement exceeded 290 lakh tonnes this year. The government anticipates reaching 320-325 lakh tonnes ...
- Digital crop survey on cards to fine-tune farm statisticsA mobile application of the digital crop survey and relevant web applications will be used by nodal officials of states to gather data on c...
- No loss to India due to removal of retaliatory customs duties on eight US products: MinisterIndia has agreed to remove retaliatory customs duties it imposed on eight US products including apples and lentils. The duties were imposed...
- Abhijit Sen - an advocate of MSP, public distribution systemAbhijit Sen was a strong supporter of the public distribution system (PDS) of wheat and rice and would contend that the cost of food subsid...
- Rice prices jump 10% in just five days on Dhaka duty cutsOn June 22, Bangladesh came up with a notification that allows imports of non-basmati rice till October 31. This is for the first time that...
- Wheat output to hit record high of 98 million tonnes despite soaring mercuryA bumper rabi production should ease the pressure on household budgets. A sudden increase in temperatures had raised fears that the wheat c...
- Third year in a row, horticulture output beats grain productionBesides, horticulture production also showed continuous increase unlike foodgrain output which reported a decline in 2014-15 as compared to...
- Quality of wheat crop likely to improve even as area under plantation shrinks 2.3%“As of now, the wheat crop health is better than the previous year,” said agriculture secretary Ashish Bahuguna.
- Sugarcane harvesting delay may crush wheat yield in Uttar PradeshA delay in sugarcane harvesting across Uttar Pradesh could lead to a 1-2 % drop in wheat sowing in the country.
- Processed farm products get exports nodGovt has allowed export of processed agricultural products even if there is a ban on basic farm produce like wheat, other cereals.
- Winter aids wheat, oil seeds cropsSowing of rabi crops is progressing with total area at 482.14 lakh hectare as on Friday.
- Agricultural growth slows to 2.9 per cent in Q1The fall in production of rice and oilseeds pulled down the growth in the agriculture sector to 2.9 per cent.
- Pawar favours allowing wheat, rice exportsFarm Minister Sharad Pawar said the government should consider allowing exports of limited quantities of wheat and rice as stocks were good.
- Wheat, pulses oilseeds up, maize downWinter staple wheat has been sown in nearly 10 lakh hectares (one million ha) more this seaon upto October 1, when sowing season began, but...
- Poll panel looks for alternate space as food godowns go fullLast-minute crunch leaves the commission with no space for equipment and setting up counting centres.
- Inflation: Whiff of rains & govt on cloud 9As inflation has largely come from real and perceived shortage of farm produce, normal rainfall is good news for the govt. World inflation ...
- India headed for food shortages?Surging prices and worsening global supplies are now bringing the domestic food crisis to the boil. Stagnating grain output has only added ...
- Govt preparing second report on climate changeThe government is now preparing a second "national communication" on climate change to be sent to the UN. The report will provide an update...
- Threat to food security: Grain crisisEconomic development has resulted in loss of agricultural land to residential and industrial projectsand may lead to large-scale import of ...
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