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Cultivation of maize, mustard, moong need to be promoted: ICAR chief

He said instead of focusing on wheat and rice, cultivation of 3Ms maize, moong and mustard should be promoted as it can help the country attaining self-sufficiency and enhancing income of farmers

Ukraine crisis: Most crops trade above MSP save chana and some other pulses

Gains for farmers, but retail and wholesale inflation likely to be impacted

Rabi season wheat, gram, mustard crop likely to touch a record high

Foodgrains production is estimated to reach an all-time high of 316.06 million tonnes (kharif and rabi crops), which is 1.71 per cent more than last year

Mustard area jumps by 30% on high prices, shows data

Overall, rabi crops have been sown in around 26.06 million hectares till November 11, which is 21.43 per cent more than the area covered during the same period last year

Centre raises wheat MSP for 2022-23 by 2%; Mustard and lentil top MSP rise

Hikes are in line with long-standing govt policy of encouraging oilseeds and pulses cultivation to meet rising demand and deter farmers from growing wheat and rice which are already in abundance

India cuts import tax on crude palm oil to 27.5% as food prices rise

India imports around 9 million tonnes of palm oil annually, mainly from Indonesia and Malaysia.

Commodity picks: 4 May, 2020

For the month ahead mustard prices are expected to head towards Rs 4,400

Commodity Picks: 17 February, 2020

Mustard seed prices are expected to trade with a downward bias in the coming days

Commodity picks: December 16, 2019

Chana prices are expected to move higher on the back of delayed crop and weather risk supporting the sentiments

Central agencies to procure mustard, masoor from Madhya Pradesh

For chana, officials said a decision on direct purchase could be taken in the next few days. The procurement would be done through NAFED, SFAC, and Food Corporation of India