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Thali costs rise in April on higher tomato, vegetable oil, LPG pricesHome-cooked vegetarian and non-vegetarian thali costs rose 2% year-on-year in April, primarily due to increased prices of tomatoes, vegetab...
India allows 25 lakh tonnes additional wheat exports, total reaches 50 lakh tonnesIndia has made a strategic move by approving the export of an additional 25 lakh tonnes of wheat, marking a total of 50 lakh tonnes now per...
El Niño and geopolitical tensions cloud India’s rural economy: A somber 2026 outlookIndia’s rural economy faces pressure in 2026 from a likely El Niño-driven weak monsoon and rising input costs due to US-Iran tensions. Lowe...
Wheat acreage up slightly at 341.13 lakh hectare so far this rabi seasonAccording to the latest data, the area under coverage for wheat has risen to 341.13 lakh ha till January 20 of the current rabi season of t...
Wheat acreage jumps 5-fold to 7.56 lakh hectares so far this rabi seasonIn case of oilseeds, about 47.10 lakh hectares coverage has been reported as on November 4 of this rabi season, compared to 40.72 lakh hect...
Rabi sowing touches new record at 67.5 million hectaresThe paddy acreage has also gone up sharply by 15.24% from last year but significantly down by more than 28% as compared to average area dur...
Govt data shows note ban hasn't hit sowingLatest sown area data seems to indicate that the fear of demonetisation leading to a drop in farm yields due to cash-strapped farmers inabi...
Wheat sowing climbs 7 per cent, pulse acreage grows 11 per centPulse acreage has grown to 155.35 lakh hectares, from 139.93 lakh hectares. Oilseed sowing area has risen to 81.47 lakh hectares, from 75.0...
Rabi crops acreage jumps by 7 per cent in just a week: MinistryAccording to the Central Water Commission, which monitors 91 major reservoirs in the country, the levels in key reservoirs are higher than ...
Rabi acreage shows 2.9 per cent drop at 59.15 million hectaresWith sowing set to end soon, rains over northwestern India, particularly the grain-bowl states of Punjab and Haryana, could benefit the rab...
- Rabi rice production in current fiscal is expected to be higher by 3.5%
Rabi rice production in current fiscal is expected to be higher by 3.5% at 12.35 million tons as against 11.93 million tons produced during...
Wheat acreage increases to record 31.36 mn ha so farArea under wheat cultivation has risen by over 6 per cent to an all-time high of 31.36 million hectares so far in the ongoing rabi season.
- Rabi acreage falls to a three-year low at 29.3 lakh hectare
Scarce rains has taken a toll on kharif acreage; summer sowing may also be affected.
- Low prices may cut Rabi potato acreage by 15 to 20 per cent
Potato acreage in India is likely to drop by 15-20% in the new season. Farmers suffered last year due to a decline in prices following a hi...
- Government fails to incentivise farmers
Government has failed to incentivise the farmer in boosting acreage under Rabi rice upward from 47.69 lakh hectares in Rabi 2008.
- Area under wheat crop dips by 1.48 pc so far in Rabi season
Wheat acreage has dropped by 1.48 per cent to 268.54 lakh hectares so far this season from 272.54 lakh hectares (LH) in the year-ago period...
- Rabi crops may get rainfall booster
The National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF) has forecast fairly widespread snowfall/rain over J&K and HP in the next ...
- Rabi acreage likely to rise by 30 lakh hectares
Planting in the rabi season is targeted to exceed last year's coverage by 30 lakh hectares (LH) at 532.94 LH, compared with 502.87 LH in th...
- Higher acreage fails to rein in maize prices
Maize prices have continued to show a marked uptrend though the fact remains that acreage has risen and the country is expected to witness ...
- Wheat acreage up by 57 pc this year
Higher MSP announced by the govt has encouraged wheat growers up acreage of Rabi crop by 57.26% to 1.84 lakh hectares.