Govt draws up contingency plans for 315 districts amid 42% rain deficitIndia faces a significant 42% rainfall deficit this monsoon, exacerbated by El Nino. The government is implementing contingency plans acros...
24 Jun, 2026, 01.22 AM IST
Weak monsoon may drag agri GDP into contractionIndian agriculture is at a crossroads, facing significant hurdles in the coming years. Analysts project little to no growth for agricultura...
13 Jun, 2026, 10.16 AM IST
States asked to focus on sowing pulses, oilseedsIndia's government is urging states to focus on pulses and oilseeds for the upcoming kharif sowing season. This directive comes amid predic...
03 Jun, 2026, 12.33 AM IST
A ₹3 lakh crore rain check? India’s monsoon now comes with a Hormuz fine printIndia’s fertiliser supply chain is under strain as the West Asia conflict disrupts shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical route ...
02 Jun, 2026, 11.30 AM IST
India races to secure fertilisers as crucial sowing season approaches amid war disruptionsIndia is seeking to boost its fertiliser reserves for the upcoming kharif sowing season by floating tenders for 1.7 million tonnes of urea ...
27 May, 2026, 08.08 PM IST
From queues to QR codes: A state in India may have found the fix for India’s fertiliser distribution woesWhile the Madhya Pradesh government projects it as a major reform to streamline fertiliser distribution, industry stakeholders say it’s sti...
18 May, 2026, 10.46 AM IST
Cabinet raises Minimum Support Prices for 14 kharif cropsThe Union Cabinet has approved significant hikes in Minimum Support Prices for 14 Kharif crops for the 2026-27 marketing season. Sunflower ...
13 May, 2026, 04.04 PM IST
Soyabean production in country reaches 126 lakh tonnes: Trade bodySoybean production in India has increased by about 6% to nearly 126 lakh tonnes due to favorable weather and improved farming methods. The ...
15 Oct, 2024, 12.38 PM IST
Origo Commodities' estimate suggests a drop in kharif productionAs per the latest estimate of Origo Commodities, India's total Kharif crop production for the crop year 2022-23 is estimated at 640.42 mill...
24 Sep, 2022, 12.46 PM IST
Govt aims to bring additional 6.37 lakh hectare under oilseeds in 2021 kharif seasonThe Centre on Thursday said it has chalked out a multi-pronged strategy to bring in an additional 6.37 lakh hectare area under oilseeds in ...
20 May, 2021, 08.05 PM IST
Despite arrival of monsoon, soyabean farmers not keen on increasing acreage for cropThe country generally imports around 14.5-15 million tonnes of edible oil to meet its domestic consumption which is around 20 million tonne...
10 Jun, 2016, 03.28 AM IST
- Soyabean production revised downward by 6.21%: SOPA
Industry body Soybean Processors Association of India (SOPA) revised the soyabean production estimates for 2015-16 downwards by 6.21% in it...
30 Apr, 2016, 06.48 PM IST
Processors looking for ways to fight out speculation in soybean pricesDavish Jain, chairman of the association said that these factors put together have resulted in heavy negative margins in soybean crushing.
02 May, 2015, 02.58 PM IST
Lower import costs to drag cooking oil prices downImported cooking oil prices for Aug shipment have dropped by 7-10%, which will make oils cheaper in the upcoming festive season by Rs 5 -7 ...
23 Aug, 2014, 10.58 AM IST
Rains damage 7% summer soy cropAlthough the final estimate on the extent of damage is yet to emerge, initial reports say there has been at least an overall 7% crop loss t...
05 Aug, 2013, 04.56 AM IST
- Soybean production to be higher at 1.26 crore tonne this Kharif season
MP will account for 66.86 lakh tonne of the total estimated production while Maharashtra can see 40 lakh tonne of production.
02 Oct, 2012, 06.03 PM IST
- Kharif oilseed production likely to rise 20% in FY-08
Kharif 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...
06 Nov, 2007, 01.44 PM IST