Poultry sector to seek reduction in import duty on maize & soyabeanBroken rice and maize are the main components of poultry feed. The industry fears that the prices of maize and broken rice would spike in t...
14 Dec, 2023, 12.18 AM IST
Wheat prices may touch a fresh high in few days“The current wheat prices are the highest ever recorded. During the past four months, prices have gradually increased from `23/kg to Rs 29/...
04 Dec, 2022, 11.38 PM IST
India eyes bumper wheat harvest in 2023 as record prices lead to more sowingIndia, also the world's second-biggest consumer of wheat, banned exports of the staple after a sharp, sudden rise in temperatures clipped o...
29 Nov, 2022, 08.33 PM IST
Wheat prices up 4%, more hikes expected on festive demandDenying some reports claiming that India was going to import wheat, the Department of Food and Public Distribution issued a statement on Su...
23 Aug, 2022, 09.06 AM IST
Bangladesh-bound 6,000 wheat trucks stranded at borderIndia banned exports of wheat on May 13 to cool the food grain's local prices, but later allowed shipments where banks had already opened l...
07 Jun, 2022, 09.38 AM IST
Government relaxes wheat export ban, allows 1.67 lakh tonnes to be loadedThe four vessels allowed additional wheat already had 80,368 tonnes loaded before the ban on May 13. MV XIN YI HAI will carry 55,000 tonnes...
17 May, 2022, 11.57 PM IST
India sells record 1.4 million tonne wheat in April, could export 1.5 MT in MayIndia is the only major supplier of wheat at this time of year, and its exports of the grain have surged since Russia invaded Ukraine in la...
11 May, 2022, 12.00 AM IST
After five record crops, heat wave threatens India's wheat output, export plansThe government is yet to formally revise its production estimates, but an official note, seen by Reuters, said the output could fall to 105...
03 May, 2022, 03.49 PM IST
India's wheat export boom brings a bonanza to farmers, and budget reliefBefore the nearly 50% surge in global wheat prices, India struggled to export the grain due to annual increases in the MSP to placate the p...
29 Apr, 2022, 08.46 AM IST
India's wheat exports hit record 7.85 million tonnes in 2021-22: TradersEarlier this month, a top government official said India would export a record 7 million tonnes of wheat in the 2021-22 fiscal year as a ra...
05 Apr, 2022, 01.24 PM IST
India signs deals to export 500,000 T wheat, as global prices surgeIndia guarantees producers about $257 a tonne for domestic sales, while benchmark European wheat jumped above 400 euros ($435) on Monday an...
09 Mar, 2022, 09.08 AM IST
India's wheat exports set to surge amid Black Sea supply uncertaintyIndia, which exported 6.12 million tonnes of wheat in 2021 against 1.12 million tonnes a year earlier, is likely to sell 4 million tonnes o...
01 Mar, 2022, 10.03 AM IST
India's record rice crop brings problem of plenty for farmers juggling protestThe sit-in against controversial agriculture reforms is taking place in the capital, miles away from the five acres (2 hectares) of lush gr...
26 Oct, 2021, 01.25 PM IST
Amid coronavirus chaos and protests, India's farmers eye record wheat cropIndia's farmers are on track to gather a record 109 million tonnes this year, posing more headaches for a government that some experts say ...
29 Apr, 2021, 11.21 AM IST