A decades-old tobacco settlement is drying up, and Americans may feel the financial hitTobacco settlement funds in the U.S. are under pressure as payments linked to the 1998 tobacco settlement may decline. About $206 billion w...
26 Feb, 2026, 06.54 PM IST
India's rice stocks surge to record high, boosting export prospectsRice reserves, including unmilled paddy, in state granaries totalled 44.1 million metric tons on Dec. 1 against a government target of 7.6 ...
14 Dec, 2024, 11.15 AM IST
No business leaders invited for G20 dinner, PIB rubbishes reportsEarlier reports had suggested that India's richest businessmen, including Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani, would be attending the dinner. Th...
08 Sep, 2023, 11.43 AM IST
Global food inflation gets reprieve as wheat to palm oil tumblePalm oil slumped further into a bear market, dropping about 9% on Monday and another 1.8% on Tuesday, as top shipper Indonesia ramps up shi...
21 Jun, 2022, 12.39 PM IST
Record wheat crop, high stocks to help India meet rising global demandIndia's new season wheat harvest is underway, with this year's production pegged at a record 111.32 million tonnes - making it the sixth se...
12 Apr, 2022, 02.10 PM IST
India's wheat exports surge as world prices soarRussia's invasion of Ukraine has fanned fears over supply disruptions from the Black Sea region, which accounts for 30% of global wheat exp...
09 Mar, 2022, 07.37 PM IST
National Commodities Management Services Limited (NCML) sets up public silo storage facility at SonipatThe four flat-bottom silos have a storage capacity of 12,500 MT each. It includes a flat bottom silo of 4000 MT capacity, two hopper bottom...
08 Jul, 2021, 03.25 PM IST
Saudi plans economic overhaul with $3.2 trillion investmentThe announcement by de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman underscores an effort to jumpstart the domestic economy as the top crud...
31 Mar, 2021, 09.52 AM IST
FCI inks pact with Adani Group for construction of 2 silosAs part of the agreement, Adani Agri Logistics will construct silos at Kotkapura in Punjab and Katihar in Bihar in the next two years, a se...
09 Jun, 2016, 05.27 PM IST
Pakistani leaders knew Osama's location but US has no proof: Hillary Clinton"There was never any evidence that we could uncover that led directly to the top of the Pakistani military and intelligence service. I beli...
03 May, 2016, 11.01 AM IST
High yields leave US farmers with 80 per cent crop unsold, piles lure bearish betsMoney managers are holding their most-bearish bets on grain prices since the government started tracking the data in 2006.
12 Jan, 2016, 04.00 AM IST
Saudi Drought spells end of desert wheatFor the first time, Saudi Arabia will rely almost completely on wheat imports in 2016, a reversal from its policy of self-sufficiency.
05 Nov, 2015, 10.34 AM IST
With Kerala going free of booze, hooch may make a comebackKerala, which has India’s highest per capita consumption of alcohol, has announced a phased prohibition policy that will see it going booze...
23 Aug, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Automated food kiosk serves organic food in ChicagoThe growing appetite for healthier snacks and on-the-go food has opened up a new market catering for the environmentally aware.
17 Apr, 2014, 09.58 AM IST
India seeks clear norms from Iran for wheat exportIndia hoped to export 3 million tonne of wheat to Iran this year, but no transaction has taken place as Iran is unsure about the quality of...
23 Nov, 2012, 05.43 AM IST
- India's overflowing grain bins may lead to crisis, warns key farm panel
A key government panel has warned that the country's overflowing grain bins will lead to a crisis if the government did not come up with a ...
24 Mar, 2011, 07.12 AM IST
- Comfortably-placed China good for grain, oil markets
The world carefully tracks what China grows due to the sheer size of its food market. China buys food worth $12 billion from USA alone.
11 Sep, 2008, 04.12 AM IST