Tag: MSP

Agribusiness
India’s Oilseed Output Hits Record High, but Edible Oil Imports Reach $18.3 Billion

India’s Oilseed Output Hits Record High, but Edible Oil Imports Reach $18.3 Billion

India’s oilseed production has touched a record high in 2024–25, with major gains...

States
MSP Gambit Tests Nitish’s Tenth Term

MSP Gambit Tests Nitish’s Tenth Term

The NDA’s MSP guarantee is therefore a gamble. If executed, it could redefine MSP...

National
Food Prices Crash, Farmers Bear the Brunt as Inflation Hits Record Low of 0.25 pc

Food Prices Crash, Farmers Bear the Brunt as Inflation Hits Record Low of 0.25 pc

In mandis across these states, tomatoes, onions and potatoes are selling below the...

Opinion
Farmers are Bearing the Brunt of Consumer-Centric Policies, with Prices of Most Crops Below MSP

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...

National
Maize Farmers Face Heavy Losses as Market Prices Fall Far Below MSP Despite Ethanol Push

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...

National
Soybean Production Drops 16 pc, Yet Farmers Struggle to Get MSP

Soybean Production Drops 16 pc, Yet Farmers Struggle to Get MSP

Despite the fall in production, soybean prices remain much below the Minimum Support...

National
Cotton Crop Hit by Rains, Floods and Pests; Farmers Need Relaxation in CCI Quality Norms

Cotton Crop Hit by Rains, Floods and Pests; Farmers Need Relaxation in CCI Quality Norms

The Jodhpur-based South Asia Biotechnology Centre (SABC) has written to Union Textile...

Opinion
How a Six-Year Low Inflation Rate Is Hurting Indian Farmers

How a Six-Year Low Inflation Rate Is Hurting Indian Farmers

The strategy of reducing food inflation through cheap imports is turning out to...

National
Govt to Sell Wheat and Rice under OMSS; ‘Bharat’ Flour and Rice by Private Mills Not Permitted

Govt to Sell Wheat and Rice under OMSS; ‘Bharat’ Flour and Rice by Private Mills Not Permitted

The central government has decided to sell wheat, rice and coarse grains from government...

States
Haryana Sets Target of 1 Lakh Acres for Natural Farming, Mandi Established in Gurugram for Crop Procurement

Haryana Sets Target of 1 Lakh Acres for Natural Farming, Mandi Established in Gurugram for Crop Procurement

To facilitate the procurement of crops produced through natural farming, the state...

Opinion
Inflation Tamed by Imports, But at Farmers’ Expense

Inflation Tamed by Imports, But at Farmers’ Expense

While inflation might seem like good news for consumers, it paints a troubling picture...

Latest News
Govt. Approves Procurement of Summer Moong Under PSS in Haryana, UP, Gujarat and Groundnut in UP

Govt. Approves Procurement of Summer Moong Under PSS in Haryana, UP, Gujarat and Groundnut in UP

Red gram procurement extended in Andhra Pradesh by 15 days for Kharif 2024-25

International
Opening India’s Farm Market to U.S. May Trigger Rural Distress, Says Trade Think Tank

Opening India’s Farm Market to U.S. May Trigger Rural Distress, Says Trade Think Tank

According to GTRI, the idea of using tariff reductions to bridge short-term supply...

National
Farmers Must Get a Minimum Assurance of Price – Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Farmers Must Get a Minimum Assurance of Price – Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Union Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, is...

International
Under IMF Pressure, Pakistan Ends Wheat Procurement and MSP System

Under IMF Pressure, Pakistan Ends Wheat Procurement and MSP System

Due to the non-announcement of wheat MSP for this year, the wheat cultivation area...

Latest News
Govt Hikes MSP for 14 Kharif Crops; Paddy MSP Increased by ₹69

Govt Hikes MSP for 14 Kharif Crops; Paddy MSP Increased by ₹69

The government has raised the MSP for soybean by 9%, setting it at ₹5,328 per quintal....