Page 17 - Wheat

Heat to singe India's wheat supplies, adding to world food shortage worries

That's spurring estimates that yields have slumped 10% to 50% this season, according to almost two dozen farmers and local government officials surveyed by Bloomberg

Statsguru: Six charts show India may see another bumper crop year

Wheat procurements may fall this year as exports and the private market have become more lucrative

India's wheat export boom brings a bonanza to farmers, and budget relief

For international wheat markets, India's sales are helping offset a supply shortfall resulting from Ukraine-driven disruptions in Black Sea region, crop cuts in Canada, quality downgrades in Australia

India can still export 8-10 mn tons of wheat: NITI Aayog member Chand

The situation is not at all alarming on the procurement front, says expert in interview.

Wheat procurement under MSP likely to be lowest in last 10 years

India was till last week headed to a record production but the heat wave that started in March and continued in April over northwest India is set to affect produce, especially in Punjab and Haryana

Wheat export push under cloud as procurement drops by over 35% till Apr 24

Production too is estimated to be lower than the earlier projection of 111 million tonnes

Natural farming need of the hour, says NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant

Addressing the 'National Workshop on Innovative Agriculture' organised by NITI Aayog, Kant further said India is now an exporter of wheat and rice

Banning sale of wheat residue outside state dictatorial decision: Congress

The Congress on Sunday hit out at the BJP-led Haryana government, saying the decision to ban the sale of wheat residue, which is used as cattle fodder, outside the state is a "dictatorial" decision.

Demand for MP wheat shoots up globally amid Russia-Ukraine conflict

Madhya Pradesh State Agricultural Marketing Board's Managing Director Vikas Narwal said that the government procurement of wheat dipped by 30 per cent due to a sharp rise in prices in the open market

Cheap Indian wheat faces quality checks, high freight cost for Egypt export

Traders also said freight costs would be a challenge for Indian suppliers, adding that the lowest freight cost on Tuesday stood at $70 a tonne

Wheat export: Madhya Pradesh stays one jump ahead of Punjab, Haryana

The bulk of the wheat exported from India, trade and industry sources say, is being sourced at rates significantly higher than the state-mandated price of Rs 2,015 per quintal in MP, UP and Gujarat

Egypt approves India as wheat supplier; to import about one million tonnes

240,000 tonnes to be shipped in April itself; export approved after rigorous process of field visits and checks in quarantine facilities

Wheat purchase reaches record 17 lakh tn in Punjab this season so far

Punjab has made arrangements for procuring 135 lakh MT of wheat in the ongoing season

Egypt eyes adding India as a wheat import origin this month, says ministry

Russia's invasion of Ukraine in late February has driven up global wheat prices and disrupted Black Sea shipping, though wheat shipments from Russia continued in March

Record wheat crop, high stocks to help India meet rising global demand

India's new season wheat harvest is underway, with this year's production pegged at a record 111.32 million tonnes - making it the sixth season in a row that the country has produced a surplus.

Wheat crop on 200 acres destroyed in fire in Haryana's Karnal district

A fire broke out on the farms of Kachhwa village in Haryana's Karnal district on Sunday destroying standing wheat crop spread over 200 acres.

Wheat exports hit record 7.85 million tonnes in FY22, say traders

India achieved its target of exporting 7 mt of wheat on March 21, according to the Indian government, which is yet to issue wheat shipment data for the last 10 days of March

Govt procures 34,917 tonnes of wheat in Rabi marketing season so far

A quantity of 34,917 tonnes of wheat has been procured till April 3, benefitting 3,510 farmers with MSP value of Rs 70.36 crore

Farm exports topped $50 bn in FY22, driven by cereals, marine products

Goyal says wheat exports in FY23 will be over 10 million tonnes

Wheat exports likely to cross 10 mn tonnes this fiscal: Piyush Goyal

The country's wheat exports are likely is cross 10 million tonnes during 2022-23, due to increasing demand for the commodity in world market, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal