Tag: Maize
India’s Early Kharif Estimates Signal Modest Output Rise, but Several Key Crops Trail Last Year
The ministry has framed the numbers as evidence of resilience, but the broader picture...
Farmers are Bearing the Brunt of Consumer-Centric Policies, with Prices of Most Crops Below MSP
Farmers are forced to sell their crops below the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for...
Maize Farmers Face Heavy Losses as Market Prices Fall Far Below MSP Despite Ethanol Push
In the current Kharif season, maize acreage has increased by nearly 12% to over...
85% of Kharif Sowing Completed: Decline in Oilseeds, Farmers Shift Towards Maize
Despite the government's efforts to promote self-reliance in edible oil production,...
Global Grain Output to Rise for Third Straight Year: IGC
Global grain production is set to rise for the third consecutive year in 2025-26,...
Global Cereal Production Up, But Trade Forecast for 2024-25 Down to Lowest Level Since 2019-20
According to FAO's latest monthly report, the drop in forecast—down 5.3 million...
Cereal And Sugar Prices Decline In March, But Veg Oil Up By 3.7% In Global Market
The FAO Cereal Price Index declined by 2.6 percent in March and was down 1.1 percent...
Record Food Grain Production Estimated, but Cotton, Sugarcane and Mustard Output Declines
According to the second advance estimates for 2024-25, total food grain production...
Scheme Notified for Cooperative Sugar Mills to Convert Sugarcane-Based Ethanol Plants to Multi-Feedstock Units
The Department of Food & Public Distribution has notified a scheme for Cooperative...
Cooperative sugar sector discusses strategies to boost ethanol production
The National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories (NFCSF) held a brainstorming...
One lakh farmer families will be engaged in natural farming in one year: CM Sukhu
Himachal CM said that all farms under the Agriculture department in the state would...
Wheat gains momentum, oilseeds lag behind; over 77% of Rabi sowing completed
As of December 6, Rabi crops have been sown over 493.62 lakh hectares, which is...
Cereal Prices Dip in Global Market, But Vegetable Oil and Sugar Prices UP
The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in the international prices...
Animal Husbandry and Dairy Secretary urged Food Secretary for duty free import of maize
Alka Upadhyay, Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairy, has written...
Cereal prices decrease in global market in June, but vegetable oils, sugar and daily products become costlier
The benchmark for world food commodity prices was unchanged in June, as increases...
Kharif Season in India – Changing dynamics and emerging perspectives
The cultivation of the 4 Ms - Millets, Maize, Mustard and Moong - is crucial for...
