Page 4 - Rabi Crops

Chhattisgarh govt cuts acreage of paddy to zero for coming rabi season

The state wants to encourage farmers for crop diversification and go for wheat, gram, and peas in this season

Rabi sowing tracker: Mustard covers 72% of normal area, wheat spikes

Mustard is usually sown in 6.4 million hectares, and sowing in almost 4.6 million hectares is complete till Friday

Solvent Extractors Assn seeks release of 100 kg GM mustard for this rabi

Edible oil body plans sow the seeds in 200 out of the 1,000-odd model mustard farms that it plans to set up this season

Scientists say GM mustard production can start from this rabi itself

An official clarification made later says approval has come from GEAC, which is authorised to do so, and not from MoEF

Sowing hope: Nearly 54% jump in early wheat planting, shows data

However, this year, traders and market sources are hopeful that there could be a 10-15 per cent rise in wheat acreage

Rabi sowing starts better than last year; but wheat sowing yet to begin

Harvesting of paddy has been delayed in the main states of Punjab, Haryana, UP and even Madhya Pradesh because of late withdrawal of southwest monsoon which has left the fields wet

MSP hike of Rabi crops will further energise agriculture sector: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday the hike in the minimum support price of several Rabi crops will further energise the agriculture sector. The government on Tuesday hiked the minimum support price (MSP) of six Rabi crops by up to 9 per cent, with Rs 110 per quintal increase for wheat crop to boost domestic production and farmers' income. Wheat MSP has been raised by 5.45 per cent to Rs 2,125 per quintal from Rs 2,015 per quintal to encourage more area under the crop amid tight government stock position owing to low procurement, fall in production and higher exports. Modi noted that farmers are important partners in the country's development and said the government has approved increase in the MSPs of all essential Rabi crops, including wheat, lentils, and barley.

Mustard gains in initial rabi sowing, markets bullish on wheat

Wheat is usually sown in around 31 million hectares, mostly in the northern belt

Surge in retreating rains may hit harvest for UP, Haryana farmers

On September 25, according to the IMD, western Uttar Pradesh received around 29.7 mm of rain, 889 per cent more than the normal for the day

Farm sector clocks 4.5% growth in Q1 on robust rabi harvest, price rise

Growth at current prices which touched a high of 17.4 per cent mainly due to sharp spikes in almost all farm commodities in the first quarter of the 2022-23 financial year.

Higher food prices to aid farm income, even as costs rise: BofA Securities

A normal monsoon will help raise agri output while higher food prices will help increase farm incomes, says the report

Agri trade beyond the Ukraine war

India's chances of becoming a stable supplier of wheat are limited in the absence of a long-term policy on foodgrain exports

Govt procures 6.92 mn tonnes wheat at MSP for nearly Rs 14,000 cr

Out of the total procurement, Punjab contributed 32,16,668 tonnes, Haryana 27,76,496 tonnes and Madhya Pradesh 8,98,679 tonnes

Telangana to step up pressure on Centre for entire paddy procurement

The Chief Minister has convened a meeting of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Legislature on March 21 to chalk out the strategy in this regard

Rabi season wheat, gram, mustard crop likely to touch a record high

Foodgrains production is estimated to reach an all-time high of 316.06 million tonnes (kharif and rabi crops), which is 1.71 per cent more than last year

GDP report card: Agriculture sees 4.5% growth in second quarter

In 2020-21, pulses production went down by 6.65 per cent between the first and fourth advance estimates

Wheat sowing up 3.36% so far, says Agriculture Ministry

Rabi sowing begins from October while harvesting starts from March onwards

Govt considering Rs 28,600 cr increase in fertiliser subsidy: Report

A cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi may approve the enhanced subsidy for winter-sown crops as early as this week.

MSP hikes need to be supplemented by higher yields, say experts

Business Standard looks at the MSP hikes of main rabi crops in the last 10 years and their percentage rise compared to previous years

Centre raises wheat MSP for 2022-23 by 2%; Mustard and lentil top MSP rise

Hikes are in line with long-standing govt policy of encouraging oilseeds and pulses cultivation to meet rising demand and deter farmers from growing wheat and rice which are already in abundance