India’s wheat procurement likely to be at 3-year high in 2024-25

[ad_1] An early start to wheat procurement has helped the Indian government to purchase 31 per cent of the arrival until March 31. In comparison, the purchase was less than 13 per cent of the arrivals in the year-ago period....

Cotton Corporation of India’s procurement at MSP 32.85 lakh bales so far this season

[ad_1] The Cotton Corporation of India has procured about 32.85 lakh bales (of 170 kg each) of the natural fibre crop at the minimum support price (MSP), so far, in the current 2023-24 marketing season. “Bulk of the procurement, about...

Rains delay India’s wheat harvest, put off procurement

[ad_1] Wheat procurement by the Food Corporation of India (FCI) is yet to start due to low arrival of the crop in the market following recent rains which delayed the harvest. Now that Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan both have declared...

Govt purchases 95% of rice produced in Chhattisgarh, open market availability dips

[ad_1] Chhattisgarh has procured 95 per cent of the State’s rice production this year, aided by a ₹900/quintal bonus paid by the Vishnu Deo Sai Government above the minimum support price (MSP) of paddy resulting in rice millers and traders...

‘India needs to focus on coalition building at WTO to keep protecting farmers, fishers’ interest

[ad_1] India managed to protect its interests in agriculture and fisheries at the 13th WTO Ministerial Conference in Abu Dhabi last week but needs to focus more on coalition building to keep new issues out of the multilateral framework and...

‘India needs to focus on coalition building at WTO to keep protecting farmers, fishers’ interest’

[ad_1] India managed to protect its interests in agriculture and fisheries at the 13th WTO Ministerial Conference in Abu Dhabi last week but needs to focus more on coalition building to keep new issues out of the multilateral framework and...