Ramganj coriander down on cheap imports, low demand

Prices of coriander fell in Ramganj, Rajasthan, today, as cheaper imports continued to weigh on domestic demand for the spice. In Ramganj, the badami variety was sold at 5,200 rupees per 100 kg and the eagle variety at 5,400 rupees per 100 kg, both down 50 rupees.

Warm spell adds to strain on EU rapeseed crops

A warm, dry spell in Europe may reduce harvest yields for rapeseed, the continent’s most important oilseed crop, by adding pressure on plants that have endured adverse weather since sowing. Hot, dry spell affected flowering, caused too fast growth. Dims hopes of yields offsetting German, Polish area fall. France’s farm ministry estimates the rapeseed area at 1.50 million hectares, up 6.3 percent on last year. But 2017 also saw a record national yield of 3.8 tonnes per hectare.