kharif crop
Urad import rules eased to avert shortage
The industry is expecting a shortage of the lentil and has urged the Centre to remove quantitative curbs on urad.
Governor announces relief to unseasonal rain-hit farmers hit by
Farmers with land up to two hectares will be given up to Rs 8,000 per hectare as compensation for damages to the Kharif crop.
Kharif foodgrain output pegged at 140.57 million tonnes
The production of coarse cereals, however, has been estimated higher at 32 million tonne from 30.99 million tonne.
Govt estimates kharif crop output at 140.57 MT in 2019-20
Foodgrains production stood at 141.71 million tonnes (MT) in the kharif season of the 2018-19 crop year (July-June).
After Kharif, Rabi crop too estimated to come down
The second estimate of Kharif crop too has been tad lower by 2.83 per cent than 140.73 million tonnes of food grains produced in the year 2017-18.
Onion price up at Rs 50-60 per kg; govt says will cool down soon
Onion is being sold at over Rs 50 per kg in the national capital, Mumbai and Kolkata, respectively.
Kharif crop output to drop 2.77 per cent on account of bad rains, floods
In cash crops, production of cotton, oil seeds and jute is estimated to fall and that of sugarcane to go up.
Kharif crop sowing contracts for 2nd straight week: report
So far this season 95.8 per cent of the full-season area has been cultivated -- largely similar to that of last year.