In an announcement on March 26, the food ministry allocated a monthly sugar quota of 25 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) for April 2024, which is 3 LMT higher than the quantity allocated in April 2023 (22 […]
Govt’s wheat stocks fall to 16-year low, 30-32 MT of procurement target for the season
Due to Food Corporation of India (FCI)’s active sale of grains on the open market during this fiscal year and minimal procurement over the previous two years, wheat inventories in the central pool dropped to a […]
Brazil’s Surging Soybean Exports to China Signal Market Shift
In the opening months of 2024, China’s soybean import landscape experienced a seismic shift, with imports from Brazil skyrocketing by over 200% compared to the previous year. Data from China’s General Administration of Customs (GACC), released […]
Impact of Rainfall and hailstorm on Winter Crops especially on Wheat
An intense ‘western disturbance’ — a wave of moist winds from the Mediterranean region that impacts north India — impacted the region from Feb 29 to March 4, causing hail and thunderstorms in the plains and […]
IMD predicts snowfall in Himalayas, rain in plains; wheat crop may suffer
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) stated in a statement on Sunday that two western disturbances are anticipated to bring showers, thunderstorms, and gusty winds to the plains and snowfall to the higher elevations of the Himalayas […]
Ministry releases Second Advance Estimates of Major Agricultural Crops for the year 2023-24
The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has released Second Advance Estimates of Major Agricultural Crops (Kharif & Rabi Season) for the year 2023-24. From the last agricultural year, the summer season has been segregated from […]
Food grain production to decline 6% in 2023-24, says govt; wheat output projected at record 112 MT
The agricultural ministry announced on Friday that the production of food grains in the 2023–24 crop year (July–June) is predicted to decrease by 6% to 309.34 million tonne (MT), from 329 MT in the previous crop […]