India’s central-pool rice stocks remain exceptionally high at over 47 million tonnes despite record offloads for open market sales, ethanol production, and...
Grain- and sugarcane-based ethanol producers in India face overcapacity as OMC purchases lag at 11–12 billion litres versus 17 billion litres of...
Excess rainfall and delayed monsoon withdrawal have damaged kharif crops across northwest India, especially Maharashtra, Punjab, and Rajasthan. Maharashtra saw 6.8 Mha affected,...
India’s rice stocks with FCI have hit a 10-year high of 36.3 million tonnes, over 2.5 times the buffer. Robust procurement and crop...
Grain-based ethanol makers have urged the government to halt fresh investments in new units until a clear long-term blending roadmap is set....
India’s food subsidy for FY26 is set to exceed the budget estimate of Rs 2.03 lakh crore by over Rs 22,000 crore,...
India’s agricultural and processed food exports rose nearly 10% to \$10.03 billion in April–August 2025-26, driven by rice, buffalo meat, and fruits...
India has projected 2025-26 foodgrain output at 362.5 MT, up 2.4% from last year despite floods and surplus rainfall impacting Punjab, Himachal,...
The US has imposed a 50% import tariff on Indian aromatic rice, affecting about 0.3 MT of exports, while Pakistan faces only...