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From export bans to price crashes: Why onion farmers need more than buffer stock purchasesRecent hikes in procurement price have provided little relief, according to stakeholders, as onion farmers argue that prices are still belo...
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...
Tantrum of a problem child might cool India's economic engineThe IMD has retained its forecast for a below-normal monsoon in 2026, with El Nino expected to dominate the June-September season and rainf...
Indian agricultural sector under threat by trifecta of below-Normal Monsoon, El Nino, and West Asia war: ICRAIndia's agriculture sector may face a challenging year ahead amid concerns over weak monsoon, possible El Nino conditions, and fertiliser s...
Weaker monsoon prediction, Iran war cloud growth outlookIndia's rural economy is faced with potential challenges. A weaker monsoon and rising farm costs from the Iran war could impact growth this...
Below-normal monsoon and West Asia conflict cloud India's agriculture outlook: BoBIndia's agriculture faces a challenging year. A below-normal monsoon forecast and the West Asian conflict threaten crop production and rura...
Govt's wheat procurement to drop 69% due to delayed arrivalsWheat procurement is set to drop significantly in the 2026-27 marketing year. Unseasonal rains delayed grain arrivals and affected quality....
Escorts Kubota tractor sales up 6.6% at 12,119 units in MarchIn March 2026, Escorts Kubota celebrated a notable surge in tractor sales, tallying 12,119 units sold – a year-on-year increase that reflec...
High temperatures help improve paddy qualityHowever, the heatwave has posed challenges for the production of rice-bran oil, with manufacturers facing a shortage of labor. Rice-bran oi...
Government to buy 3 lakh tonnes of onion in Rabi season: Union Minister Piyush GoyalUnion Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday announced that the government agencies will buy 3 lakh tonnes of onion once the winter harvest star...
Untimely rains, hail not impacted standing rabi crops much: TomarThe Agriculture Minister of India, Narendra Singh Tomar, has stated that there is not much impact on standing rabi crops like wheat due to ...
Unseasonal rains: IMD asks farmers of Punjab, Haryana & MP to postpone harvestingIn the last 24 hours, IMD said light/moderate rainfall and thundershowers were observed over most parts of the country. Even hailstorm was ...
Wholesale price of Mustard oil drops 10%“Prices of mustard oil have come down since harvesting started from middle of February in certain pockets of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh,”...
2021 Kharif sowing slowly picks up; over 56 lakh hectare coverage so far"The trend of summer sowing progress is very good as on date. Besides, the prospect of rabi crops is also very good and about 48 per cent o...
After Kharif, India set to reap record rabi crops: NCAEROverall, a robust growth of 4.1 per cent is estimated for the agriculture sector in 2016-17 as against the previous year's drought-impacted...
Farmers feel the heat of cash ban, but experts say rabi crop output not to get hitAccording to experts, the slower sowing in rabi crop could be attributed to demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes which left...
Heading towards 0% growth in agriculture: Dr Abhijit SenI think we are heading towards zero percent growth -- it may be plus/minus one. That is the growth rate we are expecting in agriculture.
Rabi sowing marginally lower than last year: ReportEven as Rabi crop progress as per area under cultivation has been lower than last year, there are still around 3-4 weeks left before sowing...
Bumper rabi crop set to make up for kharif lossFood grain output estimated at 117 MT.
- Cyclonic rains may hit harvest-ready kharif crops
Consumers who are already reeling under the onslaught of high food prices, may be in for a harder time if the unseasonal showers in states ...