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Oil prices surge from Iran conflict boosts global biofuel demandGlobal oil prices are surging due to a war in the Middle East. This is increasing demand for biofuels made from crops. Countries in Asia ar...21 Apr, 2026, 11.41 AM IST- Fuel shortages from Iran war threaten Asia’s biggest food stapleIran War: Farmers across Southeast Asia face a crisis as missiles flew in th Middle East. Soaring fuel and fertilizer prices, driven by the...11 Apr, 2026, 11.29 AM IST
- Iran conflict sparks global rush for critical fertilizersGeopolitical tensions in the Middle East are driving up fertilizer prices globally, impacting farmers like Chet Edinger in South Dakota who...07 Mar, 2026, 10.28 AM IST
- E20 fuel campaign on social media was paid and politically targeted, alleges Nitin GadkariNitin Gadkari addressed concerns about E20 fuel, dismissing social media campaigns as politically motivated and clarified that SIAM and the...11 Sep, 2025, 06.47 PM IST
- India's ethanol drive imperils its push for edible oil self-sufficiencyIndia's ethanol production push, fueled by corn and rice, is inadvertently creating a DDGS surplus, undermining oilseed cultivation. Farmer...12 Aug, 2025, 06.57 AM IST
- India’s soybean acreage to decline as farmers shift to corn, sugarcaneIndian farmers are expected to decrease soybean cultivation this year, potentially shifting to corn and sugarcane due to better profitabili...27 May, 2025, 04.12 PM IST
- Crop diversification to fetch farmers MSP for pulses, cottonThe Union government plans to procure pulses, maize, and cotton at the minimum support price (MSP) to encourage diversification from rice. ...08 Mar, 2024, 11.57 PM IST
- The global sugar shortage is about to ease thanks to a corn supply boomFor consumers fighting rampant food inflation, the plunging sugar prices will be a respite. The global sugar shortage had caused prices of ...25 Sep, 2023, 09.42 AM IST
- Soaring rice prices stretch budgets for billions in Asia, AfricaThe grain accounts to 60% of total calorie intake for Southeast Asia and Africa and about 70% in countries like Bangladesh.10 Aug, 2023, 09.48 AM IST
- Rising water crisis forces Indian farmers to rethink their crops selectionFarmers love rice and wheat primarily because of stable prices and assured state purchases. These two staples, along with another thirsty c...22 Jul, 2020, 08.54 AM IST
- Record-high stock levels to keep food prices low during 2017: RabobankStaple food commodities like wheat, corn and soybeans - a key part of livestock diets across the world - are being stored in record volumes...28 Nov, 2016, 01.17 PM IST
- Increase in demand from India, China to drive up food prices: ObamaUS President Barack Obama today highlighted the need to develop biofuels out of things that do not involve fuel chain.18 Aug, 2011, 01.13 PM IST
- Global rally makes Indian corn popGiven poor yields, high minimum support prices and matching local demand, it is invariably more expensive than American or Argentinian corn.18 Oct, 2010, 12.26 AM IST
- Rice, cotton prices may go up on low inventoriesRice and cotton prices are likely to soar in the coming decade as prices of agricultural commodities boom because of declining inventories ...15 Oct, 2009, 12.24 AM IST
- Corn futures jump to record after rain threatens to slow plantingCorn prices climbed to a record just below $6 a bushel on Wednesday as cold, wet weather in the US corn belt threatened to slow planting, a...03 Apr, 2008, 12.38 AM IST
- US cotton plantings seen declining to 25-year lowUS cotton plantings this year are seen dropping to a 25-year low and the recent violent gyrations in commodity markets will have little eff...28 Mar, 2008, 12.20 AM IST
- New wor(l)d meaning: Upside of recessionIt’s increasingly clear that much of our standard economic vocabulary needs revising, supplementing or at least explaining.26 Apr, 2007, 03.49 AM IST
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