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Dry Days Ahead: Monsoon likely to be below normalIndia anticipates below-average monsoon rains this year, with precipitation expected to be less than 90% of the long-period average. This f...- Decoding govt’s wheat strategy: Can higher procurement push and export quota hike lift the sector?Experts say wheat procurement may be constrained by limited storage, while exports remain largely uncompetitive globally.
- Punjab expecting bumper paddy yield despite kharif season marred by floodsPunjab is expecting a bumper output of paddy crop this year, despite floods during the kharif season 2023-24. The state, known as the food ...
- Falling groundwater levels driving farmers in Punjab to move away from paddyTo produce a kilogramme of rice, 2,500-5,500 litres of water is needed, as per the Indian Council of Agricultural Research.
- Paddy purchase for food security may fall 8%The state government had pegged the total output of paddy at around 200 lakh tonnes this year, after the initial crop estimates indicated a...
- Millers double non basmati purchase in PunjabThis year millers have already bought around 2 lakh tonnes of paddy compared to 1.5 lakh tonnes in the entire procurement season in the las...
- Lesser paddy purchase in Punjab, Haryana as basmati acreage rises"Paddy procurement in Punjab is likely to remain more or less what has been purchased so far as crop arrivals have now been negligible in g...
- BJP, Congress engaged in blame-game over prices of paddyThe BJP that is going alone into the contest will have to make inroads into the rural vote bank to outperform rivals in the party.
- Basmati crop likely to fetch lower prices on higher supplyWith the Punjab government emphasising on crop diversification programme, area under basmati crop surged by 55 per cent to 8.62 lakh hectar...
- Erratic monsoon poses challenge to kharif cropParts of north and east India face drought while others have been hit by floods. A report on how farmers are coping with unusual weather.
- Scanty rainfall drives up costs for farmers in Punjab, HaryanaFarmers in rain-deficient Punjab and Haryana have been forced to pay through their nose to protect their standing paddy crop from damage.
- Steady export demand may keep basmati prices firmSteady export demand and increased buying by domestic traders are expected to keep basmati prices bullish. Production of both traditional a...
- Government's rice procurement begins; aims to buy record 40 million tonsThe government aims to procure a record 40 million tonnes of rice from farmers in the ongoing 2012-13 marketing year that started this mont...
- West Bengal kharif paddy production expected to fall 16%Paddy production in drought- affected West Bengal is likely to fall by over 16 per cent during the current kharif season to 87 lakh tonnes.
- Punjab gives good feedback on paddyThe only silver lining to the paddy chapter of the monsoon story so far could come from Punjab.
- Punjab: Rice output unaffected for now, water depletion a concernPunjab may show no dip in terms of foodgrain output this year compared to 2008-09 but that will come at a very hefty long term cost that co...
- Punjab defies drought, paddy output may riseAgronomists are once again hoping an unexpected increase in production of paddy as it happened in familiar drought like condition in 2002-0...
- Centre mulls hefty bonus on support price for grain, caneCentre is now mulling a substantial boost in the procurement price for paddy through announcement of a bonus of Rs 100 over the support pri...
- Punjab, Haryana to focus on maize, pulsesThe governments of Punjab and Haryana have estimated to raise area under cultivation of maize, pulses and cotton in the range of 25 to 150%...
- Rice procurement to be 2 mn tonnes lowerThe government has acknowledged that procurement of rice this kharif marketing season (KMS 07-08, Oct-Sept) is estimated to be up by slight...
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