West Asia conflict deals a double whammy to India’s farm sector: pre-harvest cost pressures, post-harvest shipping delaysSupply shocks, export disruptions, and labour shortages caused by the Iran war are beginning to strain India’s agriculture despite ample fo...
09 Apr, 2026, 10.01 AM IST
Prices of onions, pulses, cotton hit 3-year lowPrices of essential commodities like onions and pulses have plummeted to multi-year lows due to increased imports and reduced exports. A su...
26 Sep, 2025, 12.13 AM IST
Government selling wheat to millers as prices rise over 8% in 2 weeksWheat prices have surged over 8% in a fortnight, hitting ₹32-33 per kg in wholesale trade, raising inflation concerns. Despite government e...
07 Jan, 2025, 11.24 PM IST
Uneven rainfall disrupts pulses, horticulture, and rice productionRainfall during the ongoing southwest monsoon season covered up for the deficiency in the initial phase, reaching an excess of 7.3% as of A...
21 Aug, 2024, 12.10 AM IST
Dun & Bradstreet to help make farmer producer organisations export readyThe D-U-N-S Number is recognised, recommended and required by over 240 governments, trade, and industry organisations around the globe. The...
26 Oct, 2023, 10.53 AM IST
Diplomatic row with Canada unlikely to impact India's lentil importsIndia's diplomatic dispute with Canada is unlikely to affect its lentil imports as the country has diversified its sources and is no longer...
21 Sep, 2023, 12.15 AM IST
Likely damage to sown crops stokes food inflation worriesThe damage to the moong, urad, groundnut and soybean crops could range 10-15%, leading to concerns about a significant increase in prices o...
11 Jul, 2023, 01.08 AM IST
Tardy monsoon pushes back kharif sowing; India 37% rain deficientThe slow onset of monsoon in India has delayed sowing of key crops such as paddy, oilseeds and pulses, as the country has received deficien...
19 Jun, 2023, 06.34 AM IST
Agriculture experts see a shift to mustard, lentilsWhile farmers in the eastern areas of Uttar Pradesh may opt for mustard, the western region of the state will likely choose wheat. Madhya P...
19 Oct, 2022, 11.11 PM IST
September deluge stalls kharif harvesting, damages crops"The impact of this untimely rain will not be good for the standing crop. The quality will go down and the colour will change. The marketin...
11 Oct, 2022, 01.01 AM IST
Kharif output may take big hit: ExpertsThere is a 52.98% % deficit in the sowing area, from 99.73 million hectares in 2021 to 46.897 million hectares as on August 12, according t...
17 Aug, 2022, 11.13 PM IST
Rice output may drop by about 10 million tonnes in 2022-23The output of wheat dropped due to an intense heat wave in March. Lower output and increased private trade also led to a 56% drop in the go...
12 Aug, 2022, 01.32 PM IST
Masur prices may remain range bound as Govt cuts import duty"The basic customs duty has been reduced from 10% to nil on Lentils (Masur) originated in or exported from countries other than the USA. Al...
26 Jul, 2021, 08.00 PM IST
Duty cut on palm oil to cool prices of cooking oilDuties on import of refined palmolein and refined palm oil have also been reduced from 45% to 37.5%. However, these oils are in the restric...
30 Jun, 2021, 09.03 AM IST
Pulses' prices decline in India after government opens up importsAlong with the changes made in import policy, the Centre has asked state governments to monitor pulses under the Essential Commodities Act ...
20 May, 2021, 08.13 PM IST
Import duty cut on lentils for limited period upsets tradersThe government had reduced the import duty on lentils in June to 10% for a period of three months from June 2 to August 31. Farmer leaders ...
18 Sep, 2020, 06.43 PM IST
Monsoon loses steam in Northern and Central India, raises concerns about crop outputBountiful rainfall in June prompted farmers to speed up crop planting, which remains much higher than this time last year, but farmers who ...
31 Jul, 2020, 07.02 AM IST