Wheat Production

Govt hikes wheat import duty to 40% from 30% to support farmers; local prices had fallen over 11%

The hike in duty is likely to make imports of wheat unviable for flour mills even after recent declines in global prices, potentially dragging further on global grain markets.

India to become largest milk producer in 2026: UN-OECD report 

UN report said that over the first quarter of the 21st century, milk production in India will be nearly tripled

Uttar Pradesh has seen record production of pulses and oil seeds: Agriculture minister Surya Pratap Shahi

Uttar Pradesh Agriculture Minister Surya Pratap Shahi said that there has been a record production of pulses and oilseeds in the state, which is four times higher than the production of last year

ISIL's latest economic weapon in Iraq: Controlling wheat supplies

Fighters from the Islamic State have overrun large areas in five of Iraq's most fertile provinces, where the United Nations food agency says around 40 percent of its wheat is grown.