All posts tagged "Kharif season"
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60Maize News in EnglishJalgaon: Farmers Shift To Maize As Cotton Acreage Drops 20% This Kharif Season
Jalgaon farmers have shifted from cotton to maize this Kharif season due to weak cotton prices, rising production costs and labour shortages....
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88Wheat News in EnglishPunjab Seeks 12 LMT Foodgrain Lifting to Ease Storage Crunch
Punjab has urged the Centre to raise monthly wheat and paddy lifting to 12 LMT from the current 5 LMT to ease...
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133Edible Oil News in EnglishSEA expects India’s edible oil imports to increase in 2026
India’s edible oil imports are expected to exceed 16 million tonnes in 2026 despite a June decline, as weak monsoon conditions threaten...
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88Wheat News in EnglishCentre urges farmers to shift to short-duration crops amid monsoon deficit
India has intensified contingency measures for the Kharif season as the rainfall deficit improved from 33% in June to 24% in July....
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252Rice News in EnglishKharif Sowing Begins in India; Rice and Bajra Acreage Shows Early Growth
India's 2026-27 kharif sowing reached 84.60 lakh hectares as of June 12, slightly below last year's 88.04 lakh hectares. Rice planting rose...
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183Maize News in English
El Nino may hit India’s monsoon, rice and maize output: FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization warned the new El Niño could weaken India’s monsoon, stressing rice and maize crops during kharif season. FAO...
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201Wheat News in EnglishMSP safety net under pressure as 13 key crops trade below support prices
Thirteen major Indian crops are trading below MSP ahead of Kharif 2026. Ragi showed the steepest discount at 30.3%, followed by maize...
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225Wheat News in EnglishEl Nino Affected Kharif Crops Production Across India, ICAR Study Finds
A study by Indian Council of Agricultural Research found El Niño significantly reduced kharif crop yields in India. Paddy output fell over...
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312Maize News in EnglishGovernment raises Maize MSP to Rs. 2410 per quintal for Kharif 2026-27
India has raised the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for maize to ₹2,410 per quintal for the 2026-27 kharif season, ensuring farmers a...
