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- Markets, IndiaAs Kenyan tea floods global market, Indian planters hope for price recovery at homeIndian tea planters hope for firmer prices at home as cheaper Kenyan tea, at around $1.8 to $2 a kg, gains ground in global markets.
- Markets, IndiaWith new crops in the market, a declining slope of vegetable prices has been observedPrices of vegetables such as onion, tomato and potato have started to fall as new winter crops arrive, after rain damage had pushed up vegetable and pulse prices.
- Markets, GlobalThe impact of the pandemic on agriculture and food productionCovid-19 lockdowns disrupted input supplies, markets and farm labour, causing food shortages and price rises, while pushing wider use of drones, precision farming and automation.
- Markets, United KingdomUK wheat markets rally: global supply tightness and currency shifts drive 18-month highsUK wheat prices have risen to their highest in over a year on weaker Black Sea, Australian and US supply prospects and a soft pound that has lifted export demand.
- Markets, IndiaIndia to export 3.5-4 million tonnes of wheat to neighbouring countriesIndia could export 3.5 to 4 million tonnes of wheat by March, up from 0.18 million tonnes the previous year, as weaker crops in Russia and Ukraine open up markets.
- Markets, IndiaNational Stock Exchange to launch first agricultural commodity futures contractThe National Stock Exchange will launch its first agricultural commodity futures contract, for crude degummed soybean oil, on December 1, with a trading size of 10 tonnes and Kandla as the price basis.
- Markets, IndiaSugar mills in crisis begin export ahead of Centre’s announcement of policyA Maharashtra cooperative mill has contracted 2,500 tonnes of sugar exports for 2020-21 and asked the food ministry to clarify export policy, which the industry still awaits.
- Markets, United KingdomWeekly grain roundup: barley markets firm on malting premiums, oilseed rape weakens on Canadian competitionIn the week to 22 November 2025, UK feed barley firmed £3 to 5 a tonne on strong malting premiums, while oilseed rape fell £8 to £385 a tonne under pressure from Canadian canola.
- Markets, IndiaGovernment continues with procurement of paddy, highest bought from PunjabKharif paddy procurement rose 18.78% to 310.61 lakh tonnes, with Punjab supplying 202.65 lakh tonnes, or 65.24% of the total, the Union food ministry said.
- Markets, IndiaJanuary witnesses a drop in winter vegetables’ pricesA bumper harvest and softer farm-gate costs cut seasonal vegetable prices by about 25 per cent, prompting retailers such as Grofers and BigBasket to offer discounts.
- Markets, GlobalTop agriculture countriesRanks China, the United States, Turkey, India and Brazil as the top five agricultural producers on 2019 USDA production data and outlines each country's farm sector.
- Markets, IndiaThe agro flight of 2020-21Agriculture was the only sector to grow in 2020-21, by 3.4% at constant prices, lifting its share of GDP to 19.9%, after record foodgrain and horticulture output in 2019-20.
- Markets, United KingdomUK farm carbon credits average £27 per tonne as voluntary market expands: what this means for regenerative farmersWoodland Carbon Code credits averaged £26.85 a tonne in 2024, up from £11.02 in 2020. Explains how UK farmers can earn verified soil carbon credits and what it involves.
- Markets, IndiaInflation on retail prices of vegetables breaks August record to reach peak in September; consumers sufferRetail inflation rose to 7.34 per cent in September from 6.69 per cent in August, driven by vegetable prices, with food inflation at 10.68 per cent.
- Markets, IndiaWarehousing agricultural produce in IndiaExplains India's farm storage capacity and the role of public agencies, the limits of single-commodity cold stores, and how warehouse receipts could widen farmers' access to credit.
- Markets, IndiaCentre buys paddy at MSP, benefitting around 93.93 lakh farmers so far in the kharif seasonThe Centre had bought 651.07 lakh tonnes of paddy at MSP, worth about Rs 1.23 lakh crore, by February 19 in the 2020-21 kharif marketing season, up 15.91% on last year.
- Markets, IndiaIndia expects bumper harvest: witnesses record crop planting since last yearCrop planting in India rose 4.8% on last year to a record 111.68 million hectares, with kharif foodgrain output estimated at 144.52 million tonnes.
- Markets, GlobalTop 8 wheat producing countriesReviews the 2020/21 wheat season in the eight largest producing countries, from China, India and Russia to Ukraine, using USDA forecasts of output, yields and exports.
- Markets, GlobalTop 8 global leading fruit producers in the worldChina, India, Brazil, the US, Spain, Mexico, Italy and Indonesia lead world fruit production, with China producing some 242.79 million metric tons in 2020.