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Eggs, chicken may turn costlier by 30% by December as poultry feed prices soarEgg and chicken prices in India could rise 25-30% by December as maize and broken rice, key poultry feed ingredients, have become significa...
Fuel, forex and farmers: Why India is betting big on maizeA grain that once fed chickens now fuels cars and, soon, planes. The harder question is whether Indian farms can keep up with the demand it...
India may import more food, feed and farm commodities as drought hits cropsAmid predictions of drought in India this financial year, food and agricultural imports are anticipated to rise sharply. With serious reduc...
Chana sowing holds key to pulses inflationChana, India's most consumed pulse, which is central to making everything from salty snacks to nutritious meals, needs adequate soil moistu...
India’s monsoon risks may raise food industry costs: D&BIndia is experiencing agricultural risks attributed to monsoon conditions, which could impact food processors and poultry producers. Procur...
Double trouble at the dinner table: When will food prices normalise for Indians?India’s food inflation: Food prices are rising unevenly, impacting household budgets, while inflation is projected to persist in upcoming m...
Foodgrain target for 2026-27 cut to 374 MT amid El Nino concernsThe Centre has also assured states of adequate availability of fertilisers, certified seeds and financial resources for the 2026-27 rabi se...
Foodgrain output target cut over El Nino impactOf the overall target, 177.72 mt is expected to come from the rabi season, agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, said at the National...
El Nino fears: Govt cuts foodgrain target by 2.63 MTIndia has announced a reduced foodgrain production target of 373.93 million tonnes for the 2026-27 crop year. The decision comes amidst con...
Kharif data gives India a pleasant advance glimpse of the year's pickings; full picture a little while awayKharif cultivation this season has fallen from last year, but exceeded the five-year average despite lower rainfall. The number coming abov...
Smart rice policy would be niceIn the 2026-27 cycle, India's rice production is projected to fall by 6.5% compared to the previous year, largely due to monsoon rainfall b...
Maharashtra drought deepens, crop output crisis mountsState agriculture minister Dattatray Bharane has confirmed a large contraction in the production of cotton and soybean, while the agricultu...
India gets the rain in August, but monsoon deficit still widensIndia's monsoon rainfall deficit has widened to nearly fourteen percent. Erratic rainfall has hurt kharif crop sowing across several region...
India produced record rice, wheat, maize in 2024-25, estimates CentreIndia achieved record rice, wheat, and maize production in the 2024-25 kharif season, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers'...
Will the government impose an export curb on maize?As per market sources, the Ministry of Food Processing Industry has written to the Commerce Ministry proposing a ban after starch manufactu...
Kharif crop production this year to be higher than last year's 141.71 mn tonnes: Parshottam RupalaThe minister said kharif crops were affected in some states because of floods but it would not have much impact on the overall production.
Government asked to import 1 million tonnes of maize to check local priceIndia is traditionally a maize or corn exporter and has not imported the crop in the past two years.
Record crop sends maize crashing 25%This is mainly because the area under kharif maize saw a 7.1% year-on-year jump to 84.26 lakh hectare this year. Besides, a drought in Karn...
- Maize prices in India rises by 12% as Brazil supply slows down
Maize prices in India have risen by around 12% in last one month as demand for Indian maize spurts in export market.
- Karnataka heading for a bumper maize crop
Karnataka is clearly heading for a bumper maize crop in the ongoing kharif season.