Page 20 - Wheat

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

Wheat sowing up 9.28% to 31.3 mn hectare this rabi season on good weather

Sowing of rabi crops begins in October and harvesting kicks off from March

Area under wheat up 4.28% YoY to 20.25 hectares: Agriculture ministry

As per the ministry's latest data, wheat was sown in 834,000 hectare more area so far in the ongoing rabi (winter) season of the 2019-20 crop year (July-June)

Wheat MSP raised by 4.6% to Rs 1925/qtl, but it's still lowest in 5 years

Minimum support price for wheat will now be Rs 1,925 a quintal, lowest in the last five years

CRISIL SME Tracker: Wheat millers facing the heat as demand slumps

SMEs account for bulk of wheat mills in india in value terms