India's 2026 kharif basmati acreage is expected to increase as strong prices and export demand encourage farmers to shift from conventional paddy....
A delayed monsoon and prolonged dry spell have disrupted paddy transplantation in Jammu’s RS Pura Basmati-growing region. Dry canals, inadequate irrigation and...
Persistent rainfall delayed South Africa's maize planting and harvest by up to six weeks, with only 6.4 million tonnes delivered by mid-July...
Indian rice export prices rose for a third consecutive week as higher OMSS reserve prices and weak monsoon rains raised concerns over...
Maharashtra’s kharif sowing crossed 10 million hectares (70% of normal area), boosted by recent rains but still below last year’s pace. Nearly...
Strengthening El Niño conditions and forecasts of below-normal rainfall threaten India’s rain-fed oilseed and cotton regions despite kharif sowing reaching 53.13 million...
Maharashtra's Kharif sowing reached 86.92 lakh hectares (60% of normal) by July 13, trailing last year's pace. Heavy rains damaged 6,673 hectares...
Paddy transplantation in Nepal's district has reached 58% of the 10,500-hectare target, up from 45% by mid-July last year. Authorities expect 95%...
Andhra Pradesh faces severe drought as El Niño weakens the southwest monsoon, threatening 50.51 lakh hectares of crops with delayed Kharif sowing...