Mon, Jan 08, 2024
The Indian government's decision to curb rice exports was prompted by escalating domestic prices and the desire to ensure adequate supply for the country.
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Wed, Dec 27, 2023
World rice supplies tightened this year already after the El Nino weather phenomenon cut into production, prompting India, by far the world's biggest exporter, to restrict shipments.
Wed, Dec 20, 2023
Rice export from India was 22.24 million tonne in 2022, which accounts for 40.63 per cent of the world's rice exports.
Tue, Dec 19, 2017
According to official data, India had exported 5.66 million tonnes of non-basmati rice in 2016-17 and the shipments were 3.51 million tonnes in the first six months of the current fiscal.
Fri, Dec 23, 2016
Sowing of wheat grew by 7.42% at 278.62 lakh hectares, while pulses (138.25 lakh hectare) and oilseeds (78.08 lakh hectares) recorded growth of 9.95% and 11.35% respectively.
Fri, Sep 23, 2016
A record high production of 135.03 million tonnes (MT) of Kharif food grains has been estimated by the Ministry of Agriculture on Thursday. The first advanced estimates for 2016-17 showed that the production of these foodgrains this year is up by 11.02 MT.
Fri, Jul 22, 2016
This comes as good news as the rise in prices of pulses is one of the reasons that has pushed retail inflation up in recent months.
Fri, Jul 15, 2016
Some of the main Kharif crops in which sowing has increased include rice, pulses, coarse cereals, oilseeds and sugarcane.
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