Foodgrain

Govt pegs wheat production at record 106.21 mn tonne in 2019-20 on increase in acreage, good monsoon rains

Wheat production has been estimated at a record level for this year as acreage under wheat crop has increased substantially due to better soil moisture following good monsoon rains.

Govt eyes record 285.2 MT foodgrain output in 2018-19 despite deficit rains so far this monsoon

India harvested a record 284.83 MT of foodgrain in the 2017-18 crop year (July-June).

Govt pegs 2.77% fall in kharif foodgrain output at 134.67 mt

India's foodgrain production is estimated to decline by 3.86 million tonnes to 134.67 mt this kharif season on account of poor rains as well as floods in some parts of the country

Madhya Pradesh farmer protest: Loan waivers are worst form of populism, they won't solve real issues

Farmers must be encouraged to grow crops that require less water like pulses and millets, which are more nutritional too. Instead, the government is incentivising rice and wheat cultivation, as it procures only these

Many LPG consumers back in subsidy net: Will Modi's call to give up food subsidies appeal to more Indians?

Clearly, the “Give-it-up” appeal by PM Modi is slowly losing its charm – if prices rise further, more people could opt back for the subsidized cooking gas cylinder

WPI inflation may be negative between March-September 2015. Here's why

WPI inflation continues to be benign and could even turn negative some time between March and September, as long as oil prices behave.

Don't panic, price rise to be checked despite below normal monsoon: Paswan

Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan told Lok Sabha that there was no shortage of supplies but hoarders are taking huge cuts and the government has already initiated steps to sternly deal with them.<br />

CCEA seeks secretaries' committee views on doubling FCI buffer stock

According to existing norms, the FCI can maintain a maximum foodgrain stock of 26 million tonnes. The limit has not been revised since April 2005.

CCEA allows allocation of extra 5 MT foodgrains to BPL families

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today cleared a proposal to allocate additional 5 million tonnes of foodgrain to BPL families this fiscal, entailing a subsidy of about Rs 9,471 crore.

World food prices jumped 10% in July: World Bank

World food prices jumped 10 percent in July as drought parched crop lands in the United States and Eastern Europe, the World Bank said in a statement urging governments to shore up programs that protect their most vulnerable populations.<br /><br />