Page 20 - Wheat

Biscuit maker Parle Products forays into packaged wheat flour market

Parle-G, set up in 1929, operates in the biscuits, snacks, and confectioneries categories.

Himachal Pradesh procures record 1,00,657 quintals of wheat in rabi season

Himachal Pradesh government has procured a record 1,00,657 quintals of wheat during the ongoing rabi marketing season which started on April 15

Rabi marketing season: Over 125 lakh MT wheat procured in Punjab so far

Over 125 lakh metric tonne wheat has been procured in Punjab so far in the ongoing rabi marketing season

India's foodgrain production to rise 2% in 2020-21: Government

India's foodgrain production is estimated to rise 2 per cent in 2020-21 crop year to an all-time high of 303.34 million tonnes

Wheat sowing increases 4% at 32.53 mn hectare so far this rabi season

The area under the coverage for paddy is down marginally to 14.83 lakh hectare so far this rabi (winter-sown) season from 15.47 lakh hectare in the corresponding period previous year

Commodity picks: December 14 2020

The price is expected to trade lower at Rs 1,400 a quintal following ample wheat supplies

Commodity Picks: 30 November, 2020

Wheat prices in Delhi market are trading at Rs 1,811 per quintal

Commodity picks: 28 September, 2020

Wheat is trading at Rs 1,786 per quintal in Delhi

Egypt to Philippines: Russia's dominance of the wheat world keeps growing

In 20 years, Russia has gone from being reliant on wheat imports to accounting for a fifth of global sales, as its fertile soils generate bigger harvests at attractive prices

Commodity picks: 24 August, 2020

Wheat prices is expected to trade lower towards Rs 1,850 per quintal following record stocks across the value chain and lethargic buying in the open market

Commodity picks: 17 August, 2020

For the week ahead, prices are expected to remain weak and head towards Rs 3,775 and then Rs 3,750 per quintal

Kharif sowing: Labour shortage in Punjab, abundance in UP amid Covid-19

The first of a two-part series looks at the problems cultivators are facing during the pandemic

Wheat procurement season kicks off amid Covid-19 crisis, lockdown curbs

The entire marketing of rabi crops looks problematic due to social distancing norms and dearth of labour

India to export 90,000 tonnes of surplus wheat to Afghanistan, Lebanon

. According to the second government estimate, the country is set to harvest a record wheat production of 106.21 million tonne in the 2019-20 crop year on the back of good rains

Commodity picks: 23 February, 2020

Prices are expected to trade lower towards Rs 1,600 per quintal given the expected new arrivals

UP targets rabi wheat procurement of 5.5 mn tonnes at Rs 1,925/quintal MSP

State allows purchase from share croppers, contract farmers; last year it could log only 3.8 MT of wheat compared to seasonal target of 5.5 MT

Commodity Picks: 09 March, 2020

Soymeal is trading at Rs 31,600 per tonne at the benchmark Indore markets

Record wheat output expected, arranging storage for harvest a worry

India is expected to harvest 291.95 mt of foodgrain in 2019-20

India to harvest record wheat production of 106.21 MT in 2019-20: Report

Wheat is the main rabi crop, harvesting of which will begin from next month

India on course to bumper harvest; wheat acreage touches record high

India's rabi sowing has reached new records this year on the back of strong post-monsoon showers which have ensured adequate soil moisture reducing farmers' expenditure on irrigation