Tantrum of a problem child might cool India's economic engineThe IMD has retained its forecast for a below-normal monsoon in 2026, with El Nino expected to dominate the June-September season and rainf...
30 May, 2026, 12.35 AM IST
Rs 10 sugarcane FRP hike: Small raise, big questions for farmers and millsFarmers call the hike inadequate while industry warns of rising cane arrears
12 May, 2026, 08.56 AM IST
Government's foodgrain stocks hit 604 lakh tonnes, nearly three times buffer requirementIndia's food reserves are robust. Wheat and rice stocks in FCI godowns are nearly three times the mandatory buffer. This ensures ample supp...
06 May, 2026, 04.41 PM IST
Extreme heat threatens global food systems, UN agencies warnFarmers and fishers are struggling as heatwaves become more frequent and intense. Yields are falling, and harvests are failing. The United ...
24 Apr, 2026, 10.34 AM IST
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...
04 Apr, 2026, 12.16 AM IST
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...
03 Apr, 2026, 03.44 PM IST
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...
31 Mar, 2026, 12.55 AM IST
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...
30 Oct, 2022, 02.15 PM IST
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 ...
24 Jul, 2019, 01.30 PM IST
Maize rates likely to remain low despite fall in crop acreageThe lower production outlook is expected to help the price of the kharif harvest.
11 Sep, 2017, 10.41 AM IST
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...
21 Oct, 2016, 02.12 PM IST
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...
06 Apr, 2015, 07.32 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
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...
27 Sep, 2014, 12.59 PM IST
- Stronger rupee will cut into exports' margin
A rising rupee makes rice, maize, soya feed exports costlier and reduces export margins.
05 Oct, 2012, 07.49 AM IST
- Gene variation ups vitamin A source by 18-fold in maize
A team of scientists has discovered rare variations of a maize gene (crtRB1) that can lead to an 18-fold increase in beta-carotene content ...
24 Mar, 2010, 01.18 PM IST
- Maize output to touch 13.1 mt on rise in acreage
The 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 ...
30 Nov, 2007, 01.45 AM IST