Since the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) started auctioning cotton about a month ago it has been able to sell almost 50 lakh bales of 17...

The expected good rabi harvest season and huge stock of commodities like soyabean, maize and cotton seed have also contributed to the fall.

Cotton seed prices have risen to Rs 2700-2750 a quintal of 100 kg.

This is also expected to keep a check on food inflation.

The prices of pulses have been rising over the past 2 weeks, due to crop damage brought on by heavy rains in western and central parts of t...

The government has a stock of close to 3.5 million tonnes of pulses, including a buffer of 1.4 million tonnes, said industry executives.

Maize soars 25% in a month while broken rice and wheat gain 8% in past two months.

Higher prices of the grains prompted dairies to increase the price of milk both for consumers and farmers who sell it.

The area for pulses has fallen 20 per cent to 27.51 lakh hectare.

Soyabean, pulses and sugarcane area could surpass cotton in acreage as prices were firm and pest infestation in those crops was less.

Exporters of basmati rice, groundnut, soyameal, cotton gain from rupee's fall to Rs 65.28

A bountiful supply of soyabean crop globally did impact the local refined soya oil prices.

Rajiv Yadav, vice president at COFCO Agri, said: "Depending on how the monsoon progresses, India is likely to import about 3 to 4 million t...

Companies and analysts said the acreage under cotton could surpass soyabean and pulses as prices are firm.

The area under cultivation jumped to 31.31 million hectare this year till Jan 20. The normal area under wheat planting (five-year average) ...

Official agencies will pay 10-16% higher rates than last year for oilseeds and pulses.

Wholesale prices of cereals, pulses and chicken have gone up 8-20% in the last one month. This is likely to impact retail prices, pinching ...