Page 2 - Rabi Crops

Mustard gains in initial rabi sowing, markets bullish on wheat

Wheat is usually sown in around 31 million hectares, mostly in the northern belt

Surge in retreating rains may hit harvest for UP, Haryana farmers

On September 25, according to the IMD, western Uttar Pradesh received around 29.7 mm of rain, 889 per cent more than the normal for the day

Farm sector clocks 4.5% growth in Q1 on robust rabi harvest, price rise

Growth at current prices which touched a high of 17.4 per cent mainly due to sharp spikes in almost all farm commodities in the first quarter of the 2022-23 financial year.

Higher food prices to aid farm income, even as costs rise: BofA Securities

A normal monsoon will help raise agri output while higher food prices will help increase farm incomes, says the report

Agri trade beyond the Ukraine war

India's chances of becoming a stable supplier of wheat are limited in the absence of a long-term policy on foodgrain exports

Govt procures 6.92 mn tonnes wheat at MSP for nearly Rs 14,000 cr

Out of the total procurement, Punjab contributed 32,16,668 tonnes, Haryana 27,76,496 tonnes and Madhya Pradesh 8,98,679 tonnes

Telangana to step up pressure on Centre for entire paddy procurement

The Chief Minister has convened a meeting of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Legislature on March 21 to chalk out the strategy in this regard

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

GDP report card: Agriculture sees 4.5% growth in second quarter

In 2020-21, pulses production went down by 6.65 per cent between the first and fourth advance estimates

Wheat sowing up 3.36% so far, says Agriculture Ministry

Rabi sowing begins from October while harvesting starts from March onwards

Govt considering Rs 28,600 cr increase in fertiliser subsidy: Report

A cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi may approve the enhanced subsidy for winter-sown crops as early as this week.

MSP hikes need to be supplemented by higher yields, say experts

Business Standard looks at the MSP hikes of main rabi crops in the last 10 years and their percentage rise compared to previous years

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

Cabinet approves increase in MSP for all mandated Rabi crops for 2022-23

Oilseeds and pulses get higher MSP raise; MSP for wheat upped by 2%; barley 2.2%, gram 2.5%

Govt procures record 43.33 MT wheat in 2021-22 rabi marketing season

The government has procured record 43.33 million tonne of wheat in the 2021-22 rabi marketing season, the Food Ministry said on Monday. Wheat marketing season is from April to March, but bulk of procurement is normally done in the first 3-4 months. The previous record was 38.99 million tonne (MT) in the 2020-21 rabi marketing season. "Hitting an all-time high, 43.33 million tonne of wheat has been procured from most of the wheat procuring states after conclusion of current marketing season 2021-22," the ministry said in a release. About 49.15 lakh farmers have already benefitted from the current procurement operations with an MSP (minimum support price) value of Rs 85,581.39 crore, it said. However, procurement of paddy grown in the kharif season of 2020-21 is still continuing. Kharif paddy is procured between October and September. The ministry said paddy buying is continuing smoothly and so far 86.98 million tonne of paddy has been purchased as against 75.92 million tonne in th

Govt procures record 43.32 million tonnes wheat, paddy in 2021-22

The previous record in wheat procurement was 38.99 mt achieved in the 2020-21 season

Smoke signals

Farm fires are likely to exacerbate this year

Will rabi harvest and procurement script rural recovery amid farmers' stir?

A sharp drop in returns could exacerbate farmers' woes and fuel the ongoing protest; rabi crops currently being harvested are grown mostly in the Northern parts of the country, the hotbed of the stir

India likely to harvest bumper wheat, mustard & chana crops in 2020-21

Foodgrain production is expected to rise 2% in 2020-21 season to record 303.34 mt, says govt

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