Russia lifts export ban on low-quality diesel, marine fuelThe Russian government has made revisions to its fuel export ban, as revealed in a government document on Monday. These changes involve the...
25 Sep, 2023, 02.56 PM IST
Soils of war: The toxic legacy for Ukraine's breadbasketThe farm bears the scars of Russian shelling and unexploded ordnance riddles the fields but it's the less visible damage to Ukraine's famou...
01 Mar, 2023, 06.20 PM IST
France records hottest year in 2022; crops production crippled amid deficient rainfallFrance has been devastated in the agricultural sector by drought and recorded some of the hottest days since 1919; deficient rainfall and p...
01 Dec, 2022, 01.17 AM IST
Major grain exporter sees more supply woes on Ukraine volatilityRussia’s invasion of Ukraine in February choked off more than a quarter of global wheat exports from a region known as the breadbasket of E...
17 Nov, 2022, 10.25 AM IST
Russian wheat prices down with approaching harvest pressureThe weather conditions were favourable for the new crop last week with healthy rains in the most producing regions, Sovecon said. However, ...
27 Jun, 2022, 03.16 PM IST
Antony Blinken says reports of Russia stealing Ukraine grain 'credible'"There are credible reports... that Russia is pilfering Ukraine's grain exports to sell for its own profit," Blinken said at a State Depart...
07 Jun, 2022, 07.50 AM IST
Ukraine bans exports of wheat, oats and other food staplesUkraine's government has banned the export of wheat, oats and other staples that are crucial for global food supplies as authorities try to...
09 Mar, 2022, 05.36 PM IST
Russian war in world's 'breadbasket' threatens food supplyUkrainian farmers have been forced to neglect their fields as millions flee, fight or try to stay alive. Ports are shut down that send whea...
06 Mar, 2022, 04.54 PM IST
Ukraine crisis: War in world's breadbasket has big buyers hunting for wheatThe disruptions come at a time when global crop prices have already soared to records, while global hunger has surged dramatically in the p...
26 Feb, 2022, 09.40 AM IST
Climate change is now coming for your OreosThe latest victims of climate change could be Oreos, as drenched fields across the US make the wheat that’s a key ingredient a scarcer comm...
10 Feb, 2020, 08.48 AM IST
- Researchers find gene that may prevent wheat epidemic in India
New York, Nov 17 (IANS) Researchers have identified a gene that can help fend off a new devastating strain of stem rust, a fungal disease t...
17 Nov, 2017, 12.12 PM IST
- Monsoon 11 per cent below normal: IMD
India received 11 per cent less rains than normal for the June 1-23 period even as south-west monsoon, which has been virtually stationary ...
24 Jun, 2010, 06.03 PM IST
- Despite 50% deficient rainfall Punjab and Haryana government not ready to declare drought
Even as the states of UP, Manipur, Nagaland, Assam, Jharkhand and MP declared districts as drought hit, government officials in the breadba...
28 Jul, 2009, 08.25 PM IST
- Food prices pose new challenges: S&P
Soaring global food prices constitute a negative exogenous shock for numerous rated sovereigns, says Standard & Poor’s in a new report.
02 Jul, 2008, 02.32 PM IST
- World's breadbasket faces food crisis
Many parts of America, long considered the breadbasket of the world, are now confronting a once unthinkable phenomenon: Food rationing.
23 Apr, 2008, 01.29 AM IST
- CII calls for robust industrial policy
Visionary leadership, good governance, holistic approach and skilled human resource are critical enablers to put the industry in Punjab on ...
05 Sep, 2007, 09.45 PM IST
- World food prices rising due to diversion of US grain: EPI
The diversion of US grain to produce ethanol to fuel cars has led to an increase in world food prices and the developing countries like Ind...
21 Mar, 2007, 08.50 AM IST