-The New Indian Express Onion production is estimated to have risen to 31.70 million tonnes in 2021-22 from 26.64 million tonnes in the previous year, according to the government data. NEW DELHI: The government has procured 2.5 lakh tonnes of onion from farmers to create buffer stocks for 2022-23 and will intervene in the market in case of rise in retail prices of onion. Onion production is estimated to have risen to 31.70...
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High fertiliser prices shock farmers even as ministry denies shortage reports -Shagun
-Down to Earth Farmers in different states have protested against unavailability of fertilisers Global rise in fertiliser prices due to shortage has dealt a severe blow to farmers across India, which is the second-largest importer of fertilisers. Many states have seen cultivators erupting in protest, even as the Centre dismissed news of low availability of fertilisers. Dattaraye P Darekar from Vinchur village in Maharashtra is worried about his soybean and maize crops sown...
More »Garlic prices lose pungency, farmers irked in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh -AM Jigeesh
-The Hindu With government yet to begin procurement, many are forced to destroy their yield unable to meet even the transport cost Exactly five years after a police firing claimed the lives of six garlic farmers in Madhya Pradesh’s Mandsaur who were protesting demanding minimum support price for their produce, farmers in the districts bordering Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan are up in arms against the State and Union governments for price as...
More »Average retail price of atta up 13% from last year
-TheNewsMinute.com The Union government’s wheat procurement is set to decline by more than half to 19.5 million tonnes in the current rabi marketing year amid higher exports and likely fall in output. The average price of wheat flour in retail markets stood at Rs 32.91 per kilogram on Monday, a nearly 13% increase compared to the year-ago period, according to official data. The all-India average retail price of wheat flour or atta...
More »Mandi prices of key rabi crops above MSP on strong demand -Sandip Das
-Financial Express Traders told FE that for mustard, the biggest domestic oilseed variety, prices at Bharatpur mandi, Rajasthan, are currently ruling around Rs 6,800 per quintal against the MSP of Rs 5,050 a quintal, while wheat in Sehore mandi, Madhya Pradesh, is currently being sold at Rs 2,150 a quintal against MSP of Rs 2,015 a quintal. As market arrivals have peaked, mandi prices of key rabi crops — wheat and mustard...
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