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124India’s Kharif crop area trails by 16 lakh hectares as uneven monsoon hits rice, maize sowing
India’s kharif sowing reached 1,056.70 lakh hectares, down 1.5% from last year. Rice, maize and ragi acreage declined, while pulses increased and...
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145India’s sugar output seen at 306 LMT, down 10.8% from initial estimate
India’s 2025-26 sugar production is estimated at 306 LMT, 10.79% below the initial 343 LMT projection, due to crop diseases and excess...
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79India govt offers broken rice at ₹2,100/quintal under OMSS policy for July-Sept quarter
The Indian government has fixed a reserve price of ₹2,100 per quintal for broken rice sold under the OMSS-D scheme. The price...
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116El Niño to hit palm oil production with a 12–16 month lag
El Niño expected in late 2026 may reduce Malaysia and Indonesia’s palm oil output in 2027–28. Tight vegetable oil supplies, Indonesia’s B50...
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84Telangana deploys Greyhounds, OCTOPUS soldiers to crack down on defaulting rice millers
Telangana has deployed 28 trained Greyhounds and OCTOPUS personnel to intensify action against defaulting rice millers through surprise inspections and criminal proceedings....
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102Australia to produce aviation fuel from sugarcane residues
Australia’s Project Lion will use sugarcane tops, leaves and other harvest residues to produce up to 125,000 tonnes of SAF annually in...
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87KNBS: Kenya produces more sugar, but consumers still pay higher prices
Kenya’s record sugar production and 36.2% rise in cane deliveries have failed to reduce retail prices, which climbed to Ksh167.41/kg in July....
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121ESY 2025-26: OMCs receive 93.5 crore litres of ethanol in July; ethanol blending remains at 20%
India’s OMCs received 93.5 crore litres of ethanol in July 2026 and blended 100.4 crore litres, maintaining the 20% ethanol blending target....
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122Brazil seen producing second-largest sugar cane crop on record
Brazil’s 2026/27 sugarcane crush is forecast at 705.2 million tonnes, the second-largest on record, supported by higher yields. However, lower sugar concentration...
