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Opinion
Formula for Keeping Prices of Food Products Low despite MSP Hike

Formula for Keeping Prices of Food Products Low despite MSP Hike

We need to achieve self-sufficiency in edible oils and pulses. However, the government...

Agribusiness
ISMA revises sugar output estimate to 340 LT from 330.5 LT; 255.5 LT produced till Feb

ISMA revises sugar output estimate to 340 LT from 330.5 LT; 255.5 LT produced till Feb

Sugar production in the country till February 29, 2024, was around 255.5 lakh tonnes...

International
FAO Food Price Index declines further in February but sugar prices go up

FAO Food Price Index declines further in February but sugar prices go up

The benchmark for world food commodity prices declined for the seventh consecutive...

Latest News
Marginal drop in sugar output at 25.53 MT so far this marketing year: ISMA

Marginal drop in sugar output at 25.53 MT so far this marketing year: ISMA

The country's sugar production dropped by 1.19 percent to 25.53 million tonne so...

Cooperatives
National Federation of Cooperative Sugar discusses key issues with Union Food Secy

National Federation of Cooperative Sugar discusses key issues with Union Food Secy

The National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories (NFCSF) met Union Food Secretary...

Agribusiness
Now Sugar Industry Presses for Increase in Sugar MSP

Now Sugar Industry Presses for Increase in Sugar MSP

The Central Government recently announced a Rs 25 increase in the Fair and Remunerative...

Latest News
Food inflation eases to 6.85pc in Jan

Food inflation eases to 6.85pc in Jan

Inflation in vegetables was 19.71 per cent in January, down from 26.3 per cent in...

International
FAO projects record 2023-24 cereal output at 2.836 bn ton

FAO projects record 2023-24 cereal output at 2.836 bn ton

Global coarse grains and overall cereal production in 2023-24 are projected to reach...

Latest News
India’s Sugar production crossed 148 lakh tonnes

India’s Sugar production crossed 148 lakh tonnes

As many as 509 sugar factories across the country have produced 148.70 lakh tonnes...

International
FAO Food Price Index declines in December, Rice Price Index registered 21 percent increase

FAO Food Price Index declines in December, Rice Price Index registered 21 percent increase

The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in the international prices...

Latest News
Sugar output falls 7.7pc to 112 lakh tons in Oct-Dec: NFCSF

Sugar output falls 7.7pc to 112 lakh tons in Oct-Dec: NFCSF

Sugar production in the country fell by 7.7 per cent to 112 lakh tonnes in the first...

National
Farmers lose as government rushes to control food inflation for consumers

Farmers lose as government rushes to control food inflation for consumers

The Narendra Modi-led government at the Center is leaving no stone unturned to prevent...

Latest News
Oil Cos offer Rs 6.87/lit incentive on ethanol made from C-heavy molasses to shore up supplies

Oil Cos offer Rs 6.87/lit incentive on ethanol made from C-heavy molasses to shore up supplies

Government Petroleum Marketing Companies (OMCs) have increased the prices of ethanol...

National
India's Oct-Nov sugar output down 11pc to 4.32 MT

India's Oct-Nov sugar output down 11pc to 4.32 MT

India's sugar production was down by 10.65 per cent at 4.32 million tonne during...

National
Prices of essential food items to remain stable in festival season: Govt

Prices of essential food items to remain stable in festival season: Govt

Prices of essential food items, including sugar and edible oils, will remain stable...

International
Sugar prices hit 13-year high in int'l market; wheat, rice, edible oils cheaper

Sugar prices hit 13-year high in int'l market; wheat, rice, edible oils cheaper

The prices of edible oils, dairy and meat products decreased in the international...