With the arrival of wheat in terminal markets, all is not well as the weather still hold the keys. The partly cloudy weather in two major wheat producing states, Punjab and Haryana, has the farmers worried. According to the Meteorology Department, Chandigarh — there are chances of light to moderate rainfall after a couple of days in few parts of Punjab and Haryana. Officials in Haryana Agriculture Department said rain was not...
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Parties ask UP Govt to consider wheat export by Arvind Singh Bisht
With wheat production expected to touch a new high during the ongoing Rabi season, a demand for its export has gained ground in UP. The export, is seen as the only way to help ease the problem of plenty and also to ensure remunerative prices to farmers. Incidentally, India's overall wheat production is also estimated to go up substantially. This comes at a time, when there is a global slump with...
More »Higher MSP for cotton, sunflower soon by Anindita Dey
The Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices may recommend higher prices in its report. The Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) may recommend higher minimum support price (MSP) for cotton and sunflower in its report. “Cost of production for most crops have gone up by 10-30 per cent over the last year, due to higher inputs costs like labour and fodder. Cotton has fetched higher market prices compared to its MSP...
More »Water shortage worries farmers
Most farmers are worrying over the sudden shortage of water supply to the paddy crop which is currently being grown over 10 lakh acres in the Godavari districts, which accounts for the bulk of the rice procured in the state by the Food Corporation of India (FCI). Some farmers even staged a protest against water scarcity in West Godavari on Sunday. Farmers’ leaders alleged that shortage of water mostly affected...
More »Haryana gears up for lifting wheat
Haryana government has made all arrangements for smooth procurement of wheat during the Rabi season-2011. The state government was committed to make the payments to farmers within 48-72 hours, said state minister for food and supplies minister HS Chattha here on Thursday. The minister said the state arranged cash credit limit of R7,373 crore for purchase of wheat from Reserve Bank of India. Chattha said that wheat procurement season had been notified...
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