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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...07 Jul, 2026, 12.37 AM IST- 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...03 Jul, 2026, 12.17 PM IST
- 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...30 Jun, 2026, 12.13 AM IST
- El Nino fear pushes farmers in Srikakulam and Vizianagaram towards water-saving paddy methodsFarmers in Andhra Pradesh's Srikakulam and Vizianagaram districts are shifting to water-saving rice farming techniques. Facing potential El...18 Jun, 2026, 02.03 PM IST
- India's rice stocks climb to record high; wheat inventories at five-year peakIndia's government warehouses hold record rice stocks, up 15% from last year. Wheat inventories are at a five-year peak. These abundant res...16 Jun, 2026, 05.50 PM IST
- Foodgrain prices up 5-15% as delayed monsoon hits sowingAnalysts expect prices of kitchen staples to increase further. Paddy and pulses like tur, moong, urad, oilseeds like soyabean and groundnut...19 Jun, 2023, 11.44 PM IST
- Paddy acreage falls 4.76 per cent in Kharif season this yearThe paddy acreage stood at 423.04 lakh hectares (LH) in last year's Kharif season. The agriculture ministry on Friday released the final ar...30 Sep, 2022, 08.30 PM IST
- India's rice production may fall by 10-12 mn tonnes during the Kharif season this year: Food SecretaryHe emphasised that the lack of rain in various states is to blame for the 38 lakh hectare decrease in paddy acreage so far this kharif seas...09 Sep, 2022, 06.04 PM IST
- Rice prices increase up to 30% due to demand from West Asia, Dhaka"Bangladesh has started importing rice from India which has impacted the preferred varieties of rice in Indian households like sona masoori...01 Aug, 2022, 12.04 AM IST
- Rice production in India to shrink due to late monsoonThe world’s second-largest producer of the cereal has seen a harsh summer this year.21 Jun, 2019, 01.28 PM IST
- Rabi rice production in current fiscal is expected to be higher by 3.5%Rabi rice production in current fiscal is expected to be higher by 3.5% at 12.35 million tons as against 11.93 million tons produced during...24 Dec, 2015, 03.40 PM IST
- Good monsoon may pave way for higher land useAs per the second advance estimate, rice production fell to 101.80 million tonne in 2012 compared to 105.31 million tonne in 2011.29 Apr, 2013, 12.23 PM IST
- Kharif sowing picks up on good rainsAs the country gears up for the festival season, there is good news from the agriculture sector, the backbone of the Indian economy.15 Aug, 2011, 03.23 AM IST
- Acreage rises for cotton, shrinks for paddyIn kharif season, paddy area will shrink in Punjab & Haryana; acreage under oilseeds, guar, soyabean, maize, jowar & bajra may decrease09 Jun, 2011, 06.33 AM IST
- Kharif foodgrain output won't fall sharplyCountry's average annual kharif foodgrain output may not see a sharp drop.18 Jul, 2009, 01.46 AM IST
- Vietnam grows larger summer rice cropWinter-spring prices have soared 90 per cent in the past year in the Mekong Delta food basket01 Jul, 2008, 11.54 AM IST
- Crop imbalance drives Bengal to diversificationWest Bengal is the largest producer of rice, jute and vegetables in the country. But it is deficient in wheat, pulses, oilseeds and maize a...19 May, 2007, 03.22 AM IST
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