White House unveils massive US-China accords on trade and Iran, silences Taiwan flashpointThe White House released details of President Trump's China visit. Major trade deals were struck, including aircraft purchases and agricult...
18 May, 2026, 05.29 PM IST
SOPA urges government to block GM soybean meal imports from USIn a passionate plea, India's soybean processors are calling on the government to halt the flow of genetically modified soybean meal from t...
23 Oct, 2025, 07.17 PM IST
SOPA seeks 10% hike in edible oil import duty to support farmersThe Soybean Processors Association of India (SOPA) has appealed to the government to increase import duties on edible oils by at least 10% ...
07 Sep, 2025, 11.18 AM IST
Area under soybean cultivation shrinks on-year owing to rain impact, shift to other cropsSoybean cultivation in India has decreased by 2.63% this year due to crop shifts and heavy rains during sowing. While Maharashtra and parts...
19 Aug, 2025, 01.22 PM IST
Significant rise in acreage of oilseeds, pulses in Uttar PradeshUttar Pradesh's Lucknow is experiencing a surge in oilseed and pulse cultivation during the Kharif season. Sesame, groundnut, and soybean a...
24 Jul, 2025, 01.52 PM IST
Trends of 2024 pinch farmers, Maharashtra soybean cultivation area to drop by 2 lakh hectaresMaharashtra anticipates a decrease in soybean cultivation by two lakh hectares. Farmers are discouraged by last year's low returns and gove...
25 May, 2025, 04.06 PM IST
SOPA urges government to delay soybean sales until July 15 to protect farmers from price dropSOPA urges Agriculture Minister to delay soybean sale until after July 15 to prevent a further fall in prices, which could discourage farme...
25 Feb, 2025, 03.27 PM IST
Rahul forced Centre to hear everyone in Parliament, says Surjewala; bats for soybean farmersCongress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala accused the BJP of stifling parliamentary discussions and stated that Rahul Gandhi had compelled th...
16 Nov, 2024, 04.58 PM IST
Soyabean production in country reaches 126 lakh tonnes: Trade bodySoybean production in India has increased by about 6% to nearly 126 lakh tonnes due to favorable weather and improved farming methods. The ...
15 Oct, 2024, 12.38 PM IST
Bayer signs MoU with ADM to help soyabean farmers with crop management scheduleBayer aims to reach twenty-five thousand soybean farmers in ADM’s network in the first year. During the period, Bayer will provide a specia...
23 Jun, 2022, 04.54 PM IST
India set to plant more land with soybean crops as prices rallyIncreased production of India's main summer-sown oilseed could help the world's biggest vegetable oil importer trim costly purchases from B...
21 May, 2019, 01.41 PM IST
SOPA urges government to increase import duty on Soyabean oilSOPA chairman Davish Jain has said that the soybean processing industry has been going through one of its toughest periods for the last 3 y...
10 Aug, 2016, 04.17 PM IST
Soyabean cultivation drops 9% to 100 lakh hectares"There is a possibility that area under soybean this year will remain between 100 to 110 lakh hectares," said Davish Jain, chairman, SOPA.
17 Jul, 2015, 03.30 PM IST
Processors looking for ways to fight out speculation in soybean pricesDavish Jain, chairman of the association said that these factors put together have resulted in heavy negative margins in soybean crushing.
02 May, 2015, 02.58 PM IST
Excessive rains may bring down production, yieldAbove-normal rainfall across central, south-peninsular & western India could affect yield & production of crops in kharif growing states.
26 Sep, 2013, 11.08 AM IST
Hike in MSP may not result in higher output in kharif seasonGovernment's announcement of hike in the minimum support price (MSP) for the new kharif season (starting October 2012) may not significantl...
18 Jun, 2012, 02.54 PM IST
- Kharif oilseed production likely to rise 20% in FY-08
Kharif oilseed production is expected to go up by around 20 per cent to 16.1 million tonnes in the ongoing financial year as against the es...
06 Nov, 2007, 01.44 PM IST