All posts tagged "farmers"
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760Wheat News in EnglishIndia sets new record for grain production
India’s 2024–25 grain harvest hit a record 357.7 million tonnes, driven by sharp increases in rice (150 million tonnes) and wheat (113.2...
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369Maize News in EnglishTelangana to disburse Rs 588 cr for maize procurement
Telangana agriculture minister said payments to 55,904 farmers will be deposited from Friday, with all arrangements in place for direct transfers. Despite...
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364Sugar News in EnglishMaharashtra : Shetti claims mills have Rs 2,000 crore sugar cane FRP dues
Farmers’ leader Raju Shetti said 129 Maharashtra sugar mills still owe ₹2,005 crore in FRP despite 40 days of crushing. Only 34...
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603Ethanol & Bioenergy News in EnglishEthanol-blended petrol saves ₹1.4 lakh crore in forex, boosts farmer income: Minister tells Lok Sabha
India’s ethanol-blended petrol programme has saved over ₹1.40 lakh crore in foreign exchange and boosted farmer incomes with ₹40,000 crore paid for...
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262Wheat News in EnglishSouth Africa’s Wheat Farmers Face Surging Input Costs and Slumping Global Prices
South African wheat farmers warn that soaring production costs and falling global prices are pushing the sector into crisis. Grain SA says...
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914Sugar News in EnglishThai cane farmers switching to cassava amid cane price plunge, disease, Green Pool says
Thai cane farmers are shifting to cassava as sugar prices drop and white leaf disease hurts yields. With the 2025/26 cane price...
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381Sugar News in EnglishBangladesh: State-run sugar mills face fund crisis as BSFIC struggles to pay farmers
Bangladesh’s state-owned sugar mills face severe financial strain as BSFIC lacks Tk 3.30 billion to pay cane farmers. Only 31 percent of...
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308Sugar News in EnglishKarnataka HC declines to stay higher price for sugarcane growers in setback to mills
The Karnataka High Court declined to stay the state’s November 8 order granting sugarcane growers a price above the Centre’s FRP. Mills...
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320Rice News in EnglishPhilippines : NFA rice auction frees warehouse spaces for local palay buying
The Philippine Department of Agriculture said the National Food Authority freed warehouse space by auctioning nearly 16,000 MT of aging rice stocks....
