Reactivated monsoon revived the paddy sowing but pulses and oilseeds still lagged across country
By Jitendra Choubey The revival of the monsoon impact is visible in Kharif sowing areas. The kharif sowing areas have
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OILSEEDS
Soyabean carryforward stocks for oil year 2023-24 seen at record 32.26 lt.
India’s soyabean carryforward stocks for oil year 2023-24 starting October are seen at a record 32.26 lakh tonnes(lt), an increase
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Oilmeals export up by 25.74% in August
Export of oilmeals increased to 3.54 lakh tonnes (lt) in August against 2.81 lt in August 2022, recording a growth
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Rice area highest in 5 years, record output seen; pulses production likely to fall amid sharp drop in area
By Sandip Das Rice production is likely to surpass last year’s record level because of the highest ever acreage in
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Paddy auction: Enquiries pour in as Telangana extends deadline
Enquiries are pouring in from rice exporters as the State Civil Supplies Corporation has extended the late date till September
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From rice to palm oil, Asian crops output forecast lower as El Nino strengthens
By Reuters An unusually dry August has taken a toll on cereal and oilseed crops in Asia as El Nino
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Poor monsoon leads to nearly 15% drop in pulses sowing in Maharashtra, food grain production to be hit
The total area sown under pulses in the 2023-24 Kharif season in Maharashtra has come down to 15.97 lakh hectares
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Farmers in India plant 4.3% more land with rice than last year
By Mayank Bhardwaj Indian farmers have planted 36.1 million hectares (89.2 million acres) with rice, up 4.3% on the same
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Paddy sowing up 5per cent so far; coverage still lags in Odisha, AP & Assam
By PTI Area sown to paddy increased by 5 per cent to 328.22 lakh hectares in the ongoing kharif season
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Kharif Crop Sowing Crosses 915 Lakh Hactare
The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on 4th August
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