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- Markets, IndiaAfter a good harvest season, foodgrain prices seen falling by 10-15%Industry expects prices of pulses, grains and edible oils to fall by 10 to 15% after a good harvest, as retail food inflation eased to 9.43% in November.
- Markets, United StatesFive facts about agriculture in the USThe US produced over $390 billion of agricultural products and exported over $139 billion in 2019, according to the USDA, and family-owned operations make up over 97% of its farms.
- Markets, IndiaShift in the cropping patternIndia's cropping pattern has shifted with prices and technology, with the food to non-food crop area ratio moving from 74:26 in 1950-51 to 73:27 in 2013-14.
- Markets, MaharashtraNo fluctuation in demand for fruits and vegetables in Maharashtra even after partial lockdownDemand for food grains, groceries, fruit and vegetables in Maharashtra has stayed stable under the partial lockdown, with none of last April's panic buying.
- Markets, IndiaDecrease in tea production in the country due to the raging pandemicTea Board data show India's tea output fell by about 151.6 million kg, or 12.8 per cent, on the January to October 2019 level, with the lockdown and poor weather blamed.
- Markets, IndiaBidding to be done for supply of 15,000 tonnes of imported red onions by November 20NAFED invited importers to bid to supply 15,000 tonnes of imported red onions by November 20 to bolster domestic supply as its buffer stock depleted.
- Markets, IndiaIran begins clearing dues of Indian basmati rice exportersIran has started paying more than Rs 1,700 crore owed to Indian basmati exporters since 2019, with about Rs 900 crore received so far through UCO and IDBI banks.
- Markets, IndiaIncrease in sugar production by 42% in the October to December periodIndian mills produced 110.22 lakh tonnes of sugar from October to December, about 42 per cent more than a year earlier, helped by higher cane output and early crushing in Maharashtra.
- Markets, IndiaIndia leading in the consumption of sugar; the amount expected to only increase in the coming timeIndian sugar mills have begun an online campaign to raise domestic consumption and absorb surplus output, as India plans to export 6 million tonnes of sugar in 2020-21.
- Markets, MaharashtraMaharashtra’s sugar factories federation chairman says cane crushing season delayed due to rainHeavy rain in Maharashtra's cane belt has disrupted roads near sugar factories and delayed the start of crushing, according to the state cooperative sugar factories federation.
- Markets, IndiaPotato prices at an all-time low of Rs 5-6/kg in both producing and consuming areasA good rabi harvest has pushed potato prices in India to Rs 5-6 a kg, with wholesale rates in 25 key producing areas 50% lower on March 20 than a year earlier.
- Markets, Andhra PradeshFarmers get as little as Re 1 per kg of tomato at Pathikonda marketTomato prices at Pathikonda market in Kurnool fell to Re 1 a kg on Sunday, with farmers saying they received even less, as untimely rain hit quality.
- Markets, IndiaRise in paddy procurement under same MSP for kharif marketing season 2020-21Government agencies bought over 84.46 lakh tonnes of paddy from 7.38 lakh farmers early in kharif marketing season 2020-21, and approved procurement of pulses, oilseeds and copra.
- Markets, IndiaRise in poultry prices by 50% in a year due to increase in animal feed pricesPoultry prices have risen 50% in a year as soya meal, a main animal feed ingredient, rose 82%, while exports of soybean meal grew almost fourfold.
- Markets, GlobalTop 10 jute-producing nations in the worldIndia and Bangladesh lead world jute production, followed by China, Uzbekistan, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Sudan and Egypt.
- Markets, IndiaOnion prices at varied rates in the country; highest and lowest at Rs 100 per kg and Rs 35 per kgRetail onion prices across 114 cities ranged from Rs 100 a kg in Bengaluru to Rs 35 in Udaipur and Rampurhat, with an all-India average of Rs 70 on 2 November.
- Markets, IndiaAgoro Carbon Alliance, India’s first grower-centric sustainable agriculture programme, launches in IndiaYara-backed Agoro Carbon Alliance has launched in India to help farmers earn extra income from carbon cropping and link them to companies with climate pledges.
- Markets, IndiaTwofold increase in sugar output to 42.9 lakh tonnes in October-NovemberIndian sugar production reached 42.9 lakh tonnes early in the season, against 20.72 lakh tonnes a year earlier, because crushing started early, industry body ISMA said.
- Markets, India2020-21 summer crops estimated at 144.52 MT, would boost FY21Government estimates put India's 2020-21 kharif crop at a record 144.52 million tonnes, helped by larger paddy acreage and better yields of pulses and coarse cereals.