"Soyabean prices have been low as the crushing of our own crop was less due to higher imports of cooking oils. Low import duties and low pr...

This comes after retail inflation hit 7.8 per cent in April and the wholesale prices crossed 15 per cent reflecting the input cost pressure...

A good start to the monsoon season — average rainfall till July 17 was 10% above normal — and sowing that was 21% more than a year earlier ...

The commerce ministry asked the industry associations whether product-specific export promotion councils for processed food were required t...

US agricultural exports to India totalled nearly $ 1.6 billion in 2017 while from India to US it was $2.6 billion, said USDA officials.

Palm oil has the highest share in Indian edible oil imports, soya oil is the second largest.

India should open up to US investment in the agriculture sector, Sindelar said, adding that the government’s intervention in the cotton see...

India made its domestic agricultural support disclosure at the WTO in Sep which showed it was close to breaching min permitted subsidy limi...

While the Modi government talks up overall economic sentiment, the picture for the rural economy is far more uncertain.

The lower prices will lead to an increase in consumption from the normal 18 million tonnes of vegetable oil per annum to 20 million tonnes ...

German farm equipment manufacturer Lemken, is looking to double its sales to 1000 farm equipments by next year.

It suggested focusing on cultivation of maize and soyabean in Punjab and pitched for stable trade policy for agricultural crops to ensure a...

Currency fluctuations could be the new wild card in India's food inflation as it becomes more expensive to import inputs.

Corn and soyameal exporters may be allowed to import goods duty free up to 10% of the value of their export under VKGUY, up from 5%. Sugar ...

The Centre has put a halt to its plans of importing up to 10 lakh tonnes of edible oil for PDS after prices plunged in global markets.

US, among the largest producers and consumers of biofuels, is sure to come under pressure from countries hit by global food crisis to gradu...

While India has become a net importer of food, Chinese farmers have sprung a surprise. For the first time in seven years, China has turned ...