Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) here has now reintroduced PBW-343 in a new avatar, by incorporating two pairs of leaf and yellow rust-resistance genes — Lr37/Yr17 and Lr76/Yr70 — that make it possible for farmers to cultivate […]
Tunisia buys 250,000 tons of wheat, durum and barley
Tunisia’s state grains agency purchased around 100,000 tons of soft milling wheat, 50,000 tons of durum wheat and 100,000 tons of feed barley in an international tender. The soft wheat was bought at the lowest price […]
Japan receives no offers for feed-quality wheat, barley tender.
Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said it received no offers for feed-quality wheat or barley in a simultaneous buy and sell (SBS) auction. The ministry had sought 120,000 tonnes of feed wheat and 200,000 […]
CBOT Wheat at 6-week low on dollar strength.
Chicago wheat futures lost more ground with prices dropping to a six-week low as a stronger dollar raised concerns over U.S. exports, which have been facing competition from the Black Sea region. The most-active wheat contract […]
Chana up on NCDEX on short covering on 4-week low.
Futures contracts of chana were up on NCDEX due to as traders covered their short positions after prices hit a four-week low of 3,988 rupees per 100 kg in early trade. The most active November contract […]
Tur prices rise in Latur on firm demand, Akola unchanged
Prices of tur rose in Latur, a key market in Maharashtra, due to firm demand from stockists. In Latur, tur was sold at 3,750 rupees per 100 kg, up 50 rupees. Prices also rose on expectation […]
Maharashtra extends registration deadline to procure moong, urad
The Maharashtra government has extended the deadline for registering to procure moong, urad and soybean under the minimum support price to Nov 15. Earlier, the deadline for procurement of moong and urad was Oct 24, while […]
Paddy procurement picks up pace in Punjab
Punjab procures 52 lakh MT paddy till Oct 23. The state procured 52,09,257 metric tonnes (MT) of paddy till Tuesday evening. Of the total, the government agencies procured 51,55,934 MT of paddy, while 53,323 MT has […]
Paddy procurement picks up pace.
With the weather becoming conducive, the pace of paddy harvest has increased. District mandi officials have said that 1,90,018 tonnes of paddy has been procured by different government agencies. Private buyers have purchased 2,28,923 tonnes of […]
China has added five more rice mills in the list for accredited units for import of non-basmati rice.
In May, officials from China had inspected facilities in India for export of non-basmati rice to the country, and registered 19 mills and processing units for import of the rice. In June, a protocol on phyto-sanitary […]
Maize prices steady in Davangere, demand sluggish
Maize prices steady in Davangere, demand sluggish. Prices of maize in Davangere, a key market for the coarse grain in Karnataka, remained steady despite higher arrivals as demand was sluggish. Spot price of the coarse grain […]
CBOT Corn ease as harvest supplies loom.
Corn fell for a second consecutive session as freshly harvested U.S. crops hit the market. Corn lost 0.3 percent to $3.67 a bushel, after ending the previous session 0.5 percent weaker. A stronger dollar makes the […]
Ukrainian corn sinks to 12 month low of $162.75/mt on low buying, high global stocks
Ukrainian corn was assessed at $162.75/mt by S&P Global Platts, 50 cents lower on the day, taking it to a twelve month low as buyers remain on the sidelines and global stocks mount. Prices have now […]
CBOT Corn falls as US harvest picks up
Corn drops after two sessions of gains. Corn was down 0.4 percent at $3.68-3/4 a bushel, having gained 0.2 percent in the previous session. Wheat fell 0.2 percent to $5.08-1/4 a bushel. U.S. farmers will try […]
Punjab rice arrival speed up
Arrivals of the fresh crop of rice are gradually picking pace in the key growing state of Punjab. The price of the new crop of Pusa basmati 1121, arrivals of which started just four days ago, […]
India maize market steady
Price of maize in Davangere, Karnataka, were steady at 1,100-1,400 rupees per 100 kg, depending on the quality. Earlier this month, arrivals of the new kharif maize crop had started in the state, with the moisture […]
Philippine to bid import contracts for 703,000 MT of rice in a week
The Philippine government will attempt to secure suppliers for the 703,000 metric tons (MT) of imported rice in a couple of bidding processes all set for next week. Instead of three separate bidding processes in two […]
Karimnagar Paddy procurement by Government to begin
The district administration has decided to open about 187 paddy procurement centres in various parts of the district to procure the produce by providing the minimum support price fixed by the government. All the government agencies […]
USA lentils area down by 30%: AAFC
In the US, the area seeded to lentils for 2018-19 is forecast by the USDA at below 0.8 million acres, down almost 30% from 2017-18 due to lower area seeded in Montana. With normal yields and […]
USA dry peas area down by 24%:AAFC
In the US, area seeded to dry peas for 2018-19 is forecast by the USDA to decrease by 24% from last year to 0.9 million acres. This is largely due to an expected fall in area […]