Tripura’s Food Minister Sushanta Chowdhury reviewed preparations for the 2026-27 Kharif Marketing Season, urging rice millers to complete Custom Milled Rice (CMR)...
Jalgaon farmers have shifted from cotton to maize this Kharif season due to weak cotton prices, rising production costs and labour shortages....
Punjab has urged the Centre to raise monthly wheat and paddy lifting to 12 LMT from the current 5 LMT to ease...
India’s edible oil imports are expected to exceed 16 million tonnes in 2026 despite a June decline, as weak monsoon conditions threaten...
India has intensified contingency measures for the Kharif season as the rainfall deficit improved from 33% in June to 24% in July....
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...
Food and Agriculture Organization warned the new El Niño could weaken India’s monsoon, stressing rice and maize crops during kharif season. FAO...
Thirteen major Indian crops are trading below MSP ahead of Kharif 2026. Ragi showed the steepest discount at 30.3%, followed by maize...
A study by Indian Council of Agricultural Research found El Niño significantly reduced kharif crop yields in India. Paddy output fell over...