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- Food inflation to continue if West Asia war goes on: UNGlobal food prices surged in March to their highest point since September, driven by rising energy costs from the West Asia conflict. The U...
- World food price rise set to continue if Israel-Iran war lasts, FAO saysGlobal food prices surged in March to a multi-month high. The United Nations warns of further increases if the Middle East conflict persist...
- Govt cracks down on diversion, black marketing of fertilisersTo safeguard agricultural stability, the government is intensifying efforts to eliminate fertiliser diversion and illicit marketing. Compan...
- New crop arrival begins to build pressure on Maize pricesMaize prices would continue the downward journey and may further correct to Rs 1,900 in the upcoming days. Prices would trade weak unless i...
- Poultry industry may slash output to pare lossesIn the past few months costly maize, the main ingredient of poultry feed, increased the cost of production, with the result that farm-gate ...
- Maize rates likely to remain low despite fall in crop acreageThe lower production outlook is expected to help the price of the kharif harvest.
- 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...
- Delayed harvest keeps corn prices high: USGCGlobal corn ending stocks for the 2014-2015 marketing year are projected to be at 185.3 million tonne, highest since 1999-2000, when the st...
- 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...
- Madhya Pradesh Government signs MoUs with three agriculture companies at Krishi ExpoThe agreements were signed with Maschio-Gaspardo of Italy, Kubota of Japan, and Fiat (India) Private Limited of New Holland, an official re...
- Stronger rupee will cut into exports' marginA rising rupee makes rice, maize, soya feed exports costlier and reduces export margins.
- Gene variation ups vitamin A source by 18-fold in maizeA team of scientists has discovered rare variations of a maize gene (crtRB1) that can lead to an 18-fold increase in beta-carotene content ...
- Maize output to touch 13.1 mt on rise in acreageThe world corn production is expected to reach a record 768 mt in 2007-08, up almost 10% over the previous year's level, according to USDA ...
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