The paradox of bumper crop and rising cereal prices
By Harish Damodaran Cereal inflation based on the official consumer price index has been ruling at double digits year-on-year since
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COMMODITIES
Punjab Agricultural University develops new wheat variety to boost immunity
By Gurpreet Singh Nibber Punjab Agricultural University, a premier plant research institute that played a key role during the Green
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Need for safety standards in Basmati rice emphasised
A conclave titled ‘Basmati Rice No Compromise’ was organised under the aegis of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of
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Century-low monsoon hits kharif sowing, pulses register sharp fall
By Pallavi Singhal A century-low monsoon in August has adversely impacted Kharif crop sowing, data released by the Ministry of
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Deficient rains pose threat to paddy, cotton crops in Hisar
By Deepender Deswal With around 50% deficient rain in Hisar, farmers are fearing crop failure in the kharif season. Adjoining
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Kerala’s paddy farmers grapple with historic drought
By Rajesh Abraham Titto Varghese, a pokkali rice farmer at Njarakkal in Ernakulam, wears a concerned expression as he gazes
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Basmati’s early variety commands higher prices in Amritsar mandi, faces uncertainty in other markets
By Anju Agnihotri Chaba The Amritsar grain markets are witnessing the arrival of the early variety of Basmati rice, PUSA
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India, Egypt discuss a wheat-for-fertilisers deal after Prez Sisi sought grain
By Rezual H Lashkar India and Egypt are discussing a wheat-for-fertilisers deal to cope with shortages of the two commodities even as
Read MoreHere’s how Indian rice exporters are finding ways to get past the curbs
Indian exporters of basmati rice are negotiating with global buyers to buy it at a rate of $1,200 per tonne
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Rice exports: Exporters who paid duties before ban notification can ship consignments
The government has clarified exporters who have paid the export duty before the issue of notification on the ban on
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