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Asian buyers struggle with high price of onions after India's export ban

The world's biggest exporter of onions banned shipments on Dec. 8 after domestic prices more than doubled in three months following a drop in production.

Share of agriculture in India's GDP declined to 15% in FY23: Govt

The decline is brought out not by the decline in agricultural GVA but a rapid expansion in industrial and service sector GVA, Union Agriculture Minister Arjun Munda said

PM-KUSUM: Baton handed to states to customise agriculture-solar goals

Scheme likely to go off-Budget as targets linked to discom reforms

Sugar production continues to fall, output till Dec 15 dips by 10.7%

Co-op sugar factories estimate full-year production to be 12% less in FY23-24

FCI sells 429,000 MT wheat, 14,760 MT rice in West Bengal via e-auction

According to the official, differentiation in the quantum of purchase of wheat and rice through the e-auction route has also been made for big and small processing units

Govt issues revised order to allow use of sugarcane juice to make ethanol

"No diversion of sugarcane juice and B heavy molasses is allowed for production of rectified spirit and extra neutral alcohol," the directive said

India to allow diversion of up to 1.7 million tons of sugar for ethanol

"A quota will soon be allocated for sugar mills and distilleries," said a senior government official, who preferred not to be named, following official rules

Urea, DAP fertilizers availability comfortable in ongoing rabi season: Govt

Currently, sowing of rabi crops like wheat and pulses is underway. Sowing begins from October and harvesting from March onwards

Embassy REIT expects SEZ regulation tweak to boost its finances from FY25

Embassy, which has business parks at SEZs in Bengaluru and Noida, saw its consolidated profit fall 46% to 236.8 million rupees ($2.84 million) in the September quarter, while its revenue grew about 4%

Bengal's Malda district, known for its mangoes, grows oranges in a first

He claimed that the oranges that he grew were tastier than the ones grown in Maharashtra's Nagpur

Louis Dreyfus eyes deeper engagement with agritech startups: Sumeet Mittal

Inflation in 2023-24 and 2024-25 won't be as impactful as it was last year

Government defends onion export ban as Opposition rakes farmers' issues

Government on December 8 banned exports of onion till March next year to increase domestic availability and keep prices in check, which is currently selling at about Rs 60 per kg

India exported 7.3 MT non-basmati, imported 1.9 MT pulses in Apr-Oct: Govt

India's total rice production stood at 1,357.55 lakh tonnes in 2022-23 as against 1,294.71 lakh tonnes in the previous year

Sugar companies, govt eye truce on ethanol ban from sugarcane juice

No rollback of December 7 order; firms call for one-time waiver

Centre aims for onion prices to drop below Rs 40 per kilogram by January

Justifying the ban, Consumer Affairs Secretary also noted that other major onion-producing nations, such as Egypt and Turkey, have banned exports, putting pressure on the Indian crop

Centre to buy unsold onions: Maha Dy CM amid protests against export ban

The Centre has banned onion exports till March 31 next year to increase domestic availability and to keep prices in check

Govt extends export ban on de-oiled rice bran till March-end 2024

"Export prohibition of de-oiled rice bran is extended till March 31, 2024," the directorate general of foreign trade has said in a notification

SAD chief seeks PM's intervention to ensure cotton procurement at MSP

Badal said the repeated stoppage of procurement was forcing farmers to sell their crops to private players who were purchasing the produce in the price range of Rs 5,000 to Rs 5,200 per quintal

Agri-commodities exports decline to 1.79 million tonnes in Sept: APEDA

In value terms, the export of farm items declined to Rs 14,153 crore during September from Rs 18,128 crore in August of this fiscal

Government approves 100% packaging of food grains in diversified jute bags

The reservation norms in present proposal would further protect the interest of domestic production of raw jute and jute packaging material in India