Lack of govt control on retail outlets blamed for soaring onion prices
With onion prices selling at around ₹100 a kg in some parts of the country, the lack of government control
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Tag: kharif crops
Mandi prices indicate higher production in soyabean, groundnut
The prices in agriculture market yards (mandis) in the last 30 days signal that the output of at least four
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Urad prices drop below MSP in some regions as excess rain impacts crop quality
Arrivals of kharif urad (black matpe) have begun in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh but the quality of the
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India pegs 2023-24 foodgrain production at record 332.4 million tonnes
The Government on Wednesday released the final crop estimates of the last crop year (July 2023-June 2024) which showed that
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Impact of extended monsoon and heavy rain on kharif crops
The monsoon is the backbone of Indian agriculture, sustaining 55 per cent of the country’s net sown area and supporting
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Major Indian reservoir storage rises for 9th week in a row
The water level in the 155 major reservoirs in the country continued to rise for the ninth week in a
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Cotton gains on tight supplies, lower area, likely delayed arrival of new crop
Cotton prices have gained in the recent days on factors such as tight supplies, decline in kharif sowing and reports
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Australian weather agency predicts ENSO neutral conditions to continue till Dec-end
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) is predicting that neutral El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) conditions will continue till the end
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La Nina unlikely to emerge before October 1st week, says Australia’s weather agency
La Nina, rain-bearing weather event in Asia and India in particular, is unlikely before the last week of September 2024,
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IMD Predicts Normal August, Above-Normal September Rainfall; Risk to Kharif Crop.
India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday predicted normal rainfall in August, but also forecast ‘above normal’ precipitation during August-September period,
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