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Area sown to kharif crops remains 16% on weak monsoon; paddy, pulses acreage down: Agriculture MinistryKharif crop sowing is 16 percent lower this season. This delay is attributed to a weak monsoon and El Nino effects. Area under pulses and c...- Monsoon gains lift kharif hopes, but El Nino threat remains; govt support on seeds, diesel and livestock keyWhile the narrowing rainfall deficit has eased immediate concerns, experts say it is far too early to conclude that El Niño’s influence has...
- Kharif sowing picks up, but still 21% below last yearKharif sowing lags significantly behind last year due to delayed and uneven monsoon rains. Paddy, pulses, and oilseeds acreage shows substa...
- Food prices ease in June as focus shifts from war to cropsWhile this eased immediate fears, attention is now shifting to potential challenges like lower acreage, weaker yields, and adverse weather ...
- The 'little boy' in the Pacific, India's monsoon and the big test aheadIndia's crucial monsoon season has begun sluggishly, with a significant rainfall deficit raising concerns for the farm economy. Delayed sow...
- Kharif sowing drops 22.7% as weak monsoon delays planting across IndiaPaddy (rice), the main kharif crop, saw a decline of 25.17% to 2.57 million hectares. Despite the government's push to plant legumes and oi...
- Indian soybean acreage expected to rise on higher prices, weak monsoon outlookIndian farmers are planting more soybeans this year. Higher prices for soybeans are making them more profitable than corn. Forecasts of les...
- Wilmar International chief says India must target 60% self-sufficiency in edible oilsIndia needs to produce more edible oils domestically. Kuok Khoon Hong, chairman of Wilmar International, suggests aiming for 50-60% self-su...
- Kharif reset: Farmers may ditch paddy and maize for soybean, pulses amid monsoon fearsAs the kharif season approaches, farmers are leaning towards cultivating oilseeds like soybean and pulses such as urad and masur, primarily...
- Mustard seed sowing tepid, extractors see pickup laterDespite a lower acreage in the first phase of sowing, the oil extraction industry is expecting a 20% rise in rabi output this year.
- Oilseed acreage likely to increase this yearThe acreage under guar, soyabean and groundnut in India is all set to rise this year.
- Bad weather hampers Rabi oilseed cultivationDelayed rainfall and the late arrival of winter are hampering the growth of oilseed crops such as mustard, groundnut and sunflower.
- Pulses, wheat acreage crop up; oilseeds see declineThe government data on acreage of rabi crops has shown a substantial increase for pulses and wheat crop. There is, however, a significant d...
- Oilseed prices firm up as fears of output fall loom largePrices of vegetable oilseeds - soyabean, mustard seed and castor seed - are moving up, tracking firm global trends and on fears of low oils...
- Oilseed output set to rise 20% in FY08Kharif oilseed production is expected to go up by around 20% to 16.1 million tonne in the current financial year as against the estimated 1...
- Kharif oilseed production likely to rise 20% in FY-08Kharif 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...
- Wheat bull run may affect global oilseed acreageWheat is having a major bull run in the market and for over 10 years it may continue to command high prices, said a top industry official, ...
- Gujarat likely to produce 90 lakh bales of cottonTotal cotton acreage in the country is estimated to be 90 lakh hectares during the current season, in Gujarat, its 20 lakh hectares. The co...
- Oilseeds acreage declines 8%The shift in the sowing area of mustard to wheat and chana (gram) has led to a 8% decline in the oilseeds acreage to 74.79 lakh hectares in...
- All’s not well with oilseed farmingWith a massive one million hectare shrinkage in the total acreage under oilseeds cultivation during the kharif ’06 season, both the edible ...
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