Punjab is grappling with a critical foodgrain storage shortage, with government and private storage facilities already full. The crisis has delayed rice...
India’s kharif paddy area may decline as below-normal monsoon rainfall and the return of El Niño slow sowing. Reduced acreage could lower...
Retail rice prices in Andhra Pradesh have risen ₹200–300 per 26-kg bag due to higher paddy prices driven by reduced supplies and...
Cambodia exported 568,912 tonnes of milled rice worth $327.43 million during January–May 2026, led by shipments to ASEAN, China and Europe. Fragrant...
Telangana farmers continue favouring paddy cultivation despite government push for crop diversification, as paddy remains the state’s most profitable Kharif crop. Telangana...
Bhagwant Singh Mann urged the Centre to de-notify problematic hybrid paddy seeds, ensure fertilizer supply, grant wheat seed subsidies and support crop...
India raised MSPs for 14 Kharif crops for 2026-27, with the biggest hikes for sunflower seed (+₹622/quintal) and cotton (+₹557). Common paddy...
Tensions flared in Nalgonda as a rice mill refused to unload paddy citing high moisture levels. Farmers faced delays until officials intervened,...
India’s summer (Zaid) crop sowing has reached 42.68 lakh hectares as of March 20, about 2% lower than last year. While pulses...