Experts say wheat procurement may be constrained by limited storage, while exports remain largely uncompetitive globally.

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While the rains will help cut the cost of irrigation for the wheat crop, these are set to affect the output of oilseeds.

In Punjab, paddy growing is preferred in low-lying areas to ensure additional availability of water but it has caused water logging in such...

With more rains expected in few days, experts feel that the late sown crop area is suspected to suffer damage in Haryana, Punjab and Uttar ...

The farmers who have insured their crops under the PMFBY would have to inform the insurance agencies through officials concerned about the ...

Rains, accompanied by strong winds and hailstorm, across North and Northwest India have flattened wheat, chickpea, mustard and other crops ...

The Punjab government has already sent these samples to the Union Agriculture Ministry.

He said it was imperative for the agriculture department to segregate healthy seeds for the next crop as there was widespread damage, disco...

However, the union agriculture ministry says the gains from cool weather outweigh the losses and will result in a good harvest.

The government is also in the process of introducing a new agriculture income insurance scheme that would be implemented in the coming year.

Farm experts today warned of damage to wheat crop if downpour accompanied by high speed winds prolongs for the next couple of days.

Incessant rains that lashed the northern region during past 48 hours can pose serious threat to paddy crop in Punjab and Haryana.

Authorities in Punjab and Haryana are fearful that the early rains this morning may have damaged the wheat crop, whose harvesting is to sta...