Nomura expects consumer staples to deliver a strong start to FY27, forecasting double-digit sales growth for several companies in the June ...

India's crucial monsoon rains are delayed, disrupting the nation's $300 billion farm economy just as planting season begins. This agricultu...

A potential super El Niño is expected to disrupt global weather patterns and threaten agricultural output in the coming months, but large e...

India's government warehouses hold record rice stocks, up 15% from last year. Wheat inventories are at a five-year peak. These abundant res...

Australia's weather bureau has warned of an El Nino forming in the tropical Pacific. This weather pattern could become one of the strongest...

A developing El Niño event thousands of miles away poses a significant threat to India's agriculture. This weather phenomenon is linked to ...

Global food prices edge lower in May as FAO forecasts a 2% decline in world cereal production for 2026-27.

India holds a substantial 43 lakh tonnes pulses buffer that will protect against supply disruptions and price hikes due to a potential El N...

The IMD has retained its forecast for a below-normal monsoon in 2026, with El Nino expected to dominate the June-September season and rainf...

Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan termed it the highest-ever foodgrain output in the country's history.

The government is closely monitoring the prices of essential food commodities. At present, prices have remained stable and largely range-bo...

Global supply chain disruptions, exacerbated by international conflicts, are making essential farming inputs scarce and unaffordable for sm...

India's wheat output for the 2025-26 crop year is stable. The agriculture ministry assures resilience despite unseasonal rains and hailstor...

India's wheat output for the 2025-26 crop year is expected to be between 110 and 120 million tonnes. Unseasonal rains and hailstorms have i...

A strong El Nino is expected in the second half of 2026. This will bring hotter, drier weather to Asia. Crops and food supplies will be aff...

Despite Middle East tensions, which have previously supported grain costs, traders noted farmers' reluctance to sell due to inflation. Mean...

This brings the total export quota to 5 million tons. The move aims to support local markets. Wheat supplies from the new season crop have ...