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Sanjeeb Mukherjee is a journalist with over 20 years of experience covering various news beats, mainly in the agriculture, commodities, rural, and food policy space. He has worked at several places, including United News of India (UNI), Dow Jones Newswires, and Financial Express. Currently, he is working as the Agriculture Editor at Business Standard. His work has taken him to some of the most remote areas of the country, allowing him to gain invaluable insights into the dynamics of rural agriculture markets. He has honed his skills in analysing and providing commentary on India's farm sector policies, focusing on their impact on different stakeholders and their implications for climate change.
Sanjeeb Mukherjee is a journalist with over 20 years of experience covering various news beats, mainly in the agriculture, commodities, rural, and food policy space. He has worked at several places, including United News of India (UNI), Dow Jones Newswires, and Financial Express. Currently, he is working as the Agriculture Editor at Business Standard. His work has taken him to some of the most remote areas of the country, allowing him to gain invaluable insights into the dynamics of rural agriculture markets. He has honed his skills in analysing and providing commentary on India's farm sector policies, focusing on their impact on different stakeholders and their implications for climate change.
The southwest monsoon is now just 8% below normal,a turnaround from a deficit from around 20% iin end July
This could have a serious impact on prices of edible oil and pulses, the two commodities which are mainly dependent on imports
Panel says CCI should look into this takeover of the grain trade as it has made FCI the biggest hoarder of wheat
Levels in 84 major reservoirs are almost same as last year, should augur well for coming rabi season
Globally, the weather information market is worth around $6 bn
The retraction has been delayed this year due to strong disturbances in the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal
Globally agriculture prices have risen faster as compared to non-agri prices
Experts say higher inflation in agri products not the right way to incentivise farming
Plan to increase rate to almost Rs 23 a kg from Rs 13.50 set a decade back
Market for localised weather forecasting in India offers immense scope credibility of data a concern
128,000 tonnes of skimmed milk powder available against annual demand of 88,000 tonnes
Private sector production has risen from almost 6.5% to nearly 12% now
Excess stocks have been created after government imported around 50,000 tonnes of SMP two years back to tide over domestic shortage
Cooperatives dispute private players' claims of higher milk procurement
Production of pulses is projected to fall to around 5 million tonnes from 6.16 million tonnes achieved earlier
Interview with Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission
As on date country has 128,000 tonnes of SMP stocks, while annual demand is 88,000 tonnes