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

The central government has eased wheat procurement rules for Punjab and Chandigarh for the Rabi Marketing Season 2026-27. This decision fol...

While prices may stay stable for now, better-quality wheat is likely to command a premium, widening price gaps, according to industry execu...

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has directed officials to assess crop losses due to heavy rainfall and hailstorms across s...

Indias wheat harvest in 2026 is projected to increase from the previous year. However, unseasonal rains and hailstorms have impacted the ma...

Punjab faces severe floods affecting thousands of villages. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to rele...

The Punjab government shall ever be committed to the welfare of the farmers and farm labourers, Mann said while asserting that he can very ...

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

During a visit here, RBI chief Raghuram Rajan also cautioned against taking farmer suicides "lightly" and stressed on the need to ensure fo...

Farmer leaders said that they would continue their protest in all the districts of the state by staging sit-ins in front of district admini...

Grain formation in wheat crop has already taken place and rains could cause discolouration in the crop which will ultimately affect quality...

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

Punjab has been eyeing bumper production this season on account of prolonged cold conditions and the absence of any widespread attack of cr...

Sardar Tota Singh also said that about 50 per cent of the potato crop has been affected in the state, and the exact loss in value terms is ...

Punjab and Haryana, which are major foodgrain growing states, have about 35 lakh hectares and 25 lakh hectares of area, respectively, under...

Amritsar district faced maximum crop loss in Punjab because of untimely rains, with overall crop yield getting affected by 5-7%.

Lodging refers to term used to describe crop falling flat on the ground due to heavy rain and winds which causes yield loss in crop.