Iran war: Fuel price surge squeezes dairy, poultry value chainsIndustry officials say rising fuel costs, coupled with geopolitical disruptions affecting commodity markets, are squeezing farmer margins a...
09 Jun, 2026, 11.31 AM IST
Science at scale: India’s journey from food security to global leadershipToday, India is the world’s largest producer of milk, pulses, and spices; the largest exporter of rice; and among the leading producers of ...
08 Jun, 2026, 07.45 PM IST
Godrej Agrovet bets on new crop launches to revive growthGodrej Agrovet is boosting its crop protection business. The company is adding more crops to its offerings and launching new products. A ne...
27 Feb, 2026, 05.53 PM IST
Caught in a maize: In India’s ethanol blending ambitions, eggs are an unlikely casualtyThe government wants to use maize to cut its fuel import bill. While this has strategic advantages, it puts a question over egg production ...
13 Apr, 2024, 09.50 AM IST
Mayank Cattle Food shares list with 7% premium on BSE SME platformShares of Mayank Cattle Food listed with a premium of 7.4% on the BSE SME platform on Monday. The stock debuted at Rs 116 as against an iss...
05 Feb, 2024, 10.02 AM IST
Mayank Cattle Food IPO allotment: Check status, GMP, listing date and other detailsMayank Cattle Food is expected to finalize the IPO allotment today. Investors can check the allotment status on the registrar's official we...
01 Feb, 2024, 11.13 AM IST
Mayank Cattle Food IPO: Check price band, issue size and other detailsMayank Cattle Food IPO, a fresh equity issue, opens for subscription with a price band of Rs 108 per share. The company aims to raise Rs 19...
29 Jan, 2024, 12.15 PM IST
A Karnataka-based firm is giving Maize, the world’s second-most widely grown crop, an AI boostThe SaaS platform collects data from three main stakeholders — farmers, buyers and logistics — to assess the quality, pricing, sales, deliv...
16 Jul, 2023, 09.34 AM IST
India will achieve 20% ethanol-blended petrol target by 2025; maize to play important role, says Piyush GoyalThe minister highlighted that the blending of ethanol with petrol has increased to 10 per cent in 2021-22 marketing year from just 1.53 per...
02 May, 2023, 09.47 PM IST
Maize kharif futures up by Rs 16 per quintalParticipants enlarged their position at the physical markets as maize prices went up by Rs 16.
12 May, 2017, 01.04 PM IST
Sell maize immediately on harvest: TNAU's advice to farmersTNAU said maize grains with moisture content of less than 12 per cent, damage free, mature and impurity free are considered to be of good q...
14 Jan, 2015, 02.41 PM IST
Darjeeling tea faces tough competition in GermanyGerman buyers are trying to develop a 'Himalayan brand' with Nepalese tea, which is priced much less than Darjeeling tea.
02 Jul, 2014, 10.52 AM IST
Cargill wants to expand business in Maharashtra: David MacLennanCargill India plans a big expansion of its soyabean oil business and maize business in Maharashtra.
24 Jan, 2014, 02.46 PM IST
- Maize prices spurt on brisk buying
At the National Commodity and Derivative Exchange, maize for most active July contract jumped up by Rs 41 to Rs 1,375 per quintal.
29 May, 2013, 04.26 PM IST
- Hybrids push corn yields up 250%
Multinational seed companies are helping Indian farmers push up corn yields 250% with hybrid technology.
28 Sep, 2010, 12.40 AM IST
- MCX launches futures contracts in six agri-items
Leading commodity bourse MCX on Wednesday launched futures trading contracts in six agricultural commodities, which will expire between Sep...
21 Jul, 2010, 07.57 PM IST
- NCDEX to launch spot trading in Guar and Castor seed
Online commodity exchange NCDEX has drawn up plans to start spot trading in Guar seed and Castor seed in this Kharif season.
22 Aug, 2009, 04.24 PM IST