Shrinking bowl: Rising input cost & low returns force cut in rice cultivation
By Pranesh Sarkar A disturbing trend has emerged in the rice belt of Bengal — comprising East Burdwan, Birbhum and
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Wheat Falls from Double Digit Morning Gains to End the Session Lower
Written by Alan Brugler for Barchart The wheat complex quickly faded from the early double digit gains as losses were reported across the
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Tamil Nadu: Tiruchy exceeds pulse cultivation target by 240 acres
By D Vincent Arockiaraj Even though the government set a target of 2,717 acres for pulse cultivation in the district
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Tamil Nadu: Incessant rainfall hits harvest-ready paddy in 600 acres, farmers seek aid
With heavy downpour lashing the district for the past few days, paddy farmers of Chellampatti region rued harvest loss stating
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Vietnamese rice exports skyrocket at high-end markets.
Most notably, rice exports to the French market saw a sharp rise with 18,200 tonnes worth US$19.1 million, representing a
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Edible oil imports declined 1st half of oil year.
By Sandip Das The imports of edible oils – palm, soybean and sunflower — declined by 12% to 7.14 million
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India’s food inflation continues to be stubbornly high, vegetables and pulses prices soar
By Sapna Das In April 2024, vegetable prices went up by 27%, a tad below the 28.3% inflation clocked in
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Indonesia needs over 31 tonnes of rice in 2024
Indonesian President Joko Widodo on May 13 revealed that the realisation of rice imports through State Logistics Agency (Bulog) was
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Bangladesh: Rice price sharply declining in city markets
Prices of most rice varieties were found to be declining sharply in the city markets for the last two weeks,
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Wheat stocks in govt warehouses at 16-year low after record state sale
By Reuters Wheat stocks in India’s government warehouses on May 1 were down 10.3% year on year to their lowest
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