India’s kharif rice acreage fell 15.56 lakh hectares, or 3.5%, to 433.62 lakh hectares by October 2, the sharpest decline among major...
SunBridge BioEnergy has started commercial production at its 300 KLD grain-based ethanol plant in Seoni, Madhya Pradesh, with 11,000 KL storage capacity....
Sugarcane acreage in India declined marginally to 58.46 lakh hectares as of August 28, 2026, from 58.87 lakh hectares a year earlier,...
Haryana rice millers staged an indefinite protest in Chandigarh, seeking acceptance of around ₹2,800 crore worth of pending Custom-Milled Rice by FCI...
India’s food commodity markets are closely watching August rainfall as pulses, edible oils and maize face supply risks from lower kharif acreage....
Madhya Pradesh recorded a 23% increase in kharif maize acreage to 23.37 lakh hectares, helping offset declines in Karnataka and Maharashtra, where...
India concluded 2026–27 wheat procurement at a five-year high of 35.76 million tonnes, exceeding the 34.6 million-tonne target. Around 68% was procured...
Delayed monsoon rains have postponed soybean sowing by nearly two weeks across major producing states including Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan, raising...
AIREA opposed expanding Basmati rice’s GI area to include Madhya Pradesh, intensifying a long-running dispute. Traditional producing states support maintaining current boundaries,...