Experts say a fall in paddy output could hugely impact cereal prices going forward as wheat stocks in central pool aren't enough to quell any surge in prices
Amidst concerns that a deficient monsoon will adversely affect the kharif crops, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said preparations will have to be made to face any kind of situation.
Till last week, area sown to total kharif crops was down 9.27 per cent at 406.66 lakh hectare as compared to the year-ago period.
Official data showed that among major kharif crops, acreage of pulses was almost 7 per cent more than last year
Shortfall in rains, which was over 40% till June 10, narrowed to 4% by June 24 largely due to a massive downpour in the East and North-East
Analysts expect that the inflated cotton prices will continue to haunt small-sized yarn spinners during the first half of FY23 (H1-FY23). However, a good monsoon season can paint a different story
The actual pick-up in sowing will happen once the monsoon becomes active over Central and Western India
Food Ministry said 209.52 lakh tonne of paddy has been purchased till November 8
India's foodgrain production is likely to touch record 150.50 million tonne in the ongoing kharif season on better rice output amid good monsoon, the agriculture ministry said on Tuesday.
Erratic rains have impacted sowing of kharif crops and unless the monsoon revives quickly, it could have an impact on the final yields, particularly of the crops that were sown late
Area sown to paddy has dipped 1.23 per cent so far in the 2021-22 kharif season due to deficit rains in some states, according to agriculture ministry data released on Friday
Monsoon to become active again after August 15
Relentless monsoon has damaged standing crops as in many places; heavy impact on pulses in Rajasthan, Maharashtra and parts of UP
All eyes on rains in the weeks ahead till August-end to assess final impact
Farmers might shift from soy, cotton and maize if rainfall doesn't improve sufficiently, analysts say
Centre seeks to encourage farmers to move away from paddy to these crops as their domestic output is low and global prices have surged
The Centre on Thursday said it has chalked out a multi-pronged strategy to bring in additional 6.37 lakh hectare area under oilseeds in the forthcoming kharif (summer) season beginning July this year.
The Centre on Thursday said it has chalked out a multi-pronged strategy to bring in additional 6.37 lakh hectare area under oilseeds in the forthcoming kharif (summer) season beginning July this year.
Agriculture is the only sector expected to clock a positive growth in 2020-21 as per the estimates released by MoSPI
Valuations factor in the volume rebound, leaving little upside from the current levels