-PTI NEW DELHI: Country's rice production is projected to drop to 92.32 million tonnes in the Kharif season this year due to deficient rains in some states, but the overall foodgrain output is estimated to rise marginally to 129.32 million tonnes in the same period. The rice production stood at 92.76 million tonnes in the kharif (summer) season of the 2012-13 crop year (June-July), while total foodgrain output was estimated at 128.20...
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India may achieve 2nd highest foodgrain output this kharif
-PTI NEW DELHI: India is likely to achieve the second highest foodgrain production at 129.32 million tonnes this kharif season (summer crops) on better monsoon, but rice output is seen declining marginally. Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said a record foodgrain production is expected in full 2013-14 crop year on account of good rain and "there will be a rebound in agriculture growth" from 1.9 per cent in the last financial year. An improvement...
More »Raid threat pulls down onion prices in Maharashtra -Jayashree Bhosale
-The Economic Times PUNE: Onion prices have crashed by 25-30% from the peak of Rs 60 per kg last week after the Maharashtra government threatened onion traders with raids and new harvests eased pressure on supplies. On September 18 and 19, wholesale prices at many APMCs in Maharashtra had risen to Rs 55 per kg. A meeting held by the state's marketing director at Lasalgaon on September 19 suggesting raids if prices...
More »Kharif Foodgrain Output May Surpass 2012 Level: Pawar
-Outlook India's foodgrain production is projected to increase marginally in the kharif (summer) season this year to 129.32 million tonnes after more than half the country received normal monsoon rains. "Total foodgrain production in the kharif season of the 2013-14 crop year is definitely expected to be higher than last year's level at 129.32 million tonnes," Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar told PTI. Foodgrain output stood at 128.2 million tonnes in last year's kharif...
More »Onion price rise may be due to hoarding: Centre -Dipak Kumar Dash
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Onion prices have again hit the roof in Mumbai, Delhi and other major cities after stabilizing briefly in August, leading the Centre to suggest that traders and speculators might be "artificially" increasing onion prices and has asked whether a seasonal shortage in supplies is being exploited. "Governments of Delhi and Chandigarh were addressed to look into the possibility of traders and speculators creating an artificial...
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