HAFED will conduct an online open market tender for 67,000 tonnes of wheat

The 67,363.62 tonnes of wheat that the Haryana State Cooperative Supply and Marketing Federation (HAFED) commercially purchased from Haryana and Madhya Pradesh during the previous harvesting season (April–June) are now up for sale. It will this time be offered for sale online. The NCDEX e Markets (‘NeML’), Star Agribazaar Technology (‘Agribazaar’), and E­ Tech Innovative…

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Central government is asked to invest money in the coffee co-operative

As prices fluctuate during the current harvest, struggling coffee growers believe that now is the ideal time for the Center to strengthen the only multi-state co-operative Coffee Marketing Co-operative Ltd (COMARK) by providing financial support to the growers’ organization to engage in market intervention activities. Farm gate coffee prices have decreased by approximately a fifth…

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Commodity participants’ body tells SEBI chief to announce new cotton contract norms soon

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch has been urged by the Commodity Participants Association of India (CPAI) to request that MCX swiftly disclose the new cotton futures contract specification. The present contract will expire on December 30, according to CPAI President Nariender Wadhwa, who noted that MCX informed on…

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Bangladesh wants to import Indian rice

Bangladesh has asked India to provide at least 0.5 million tonnes (mt) of parboiled rice on a government-to-government (G2G) basis for distribution through ration shops. The Sheikh Hasina Wajed administration has contacted India’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh for the supply, according to trade sources, even though Dhaka has issued two tenders for the importation of…

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The high-density cotton planting method “promises 30 to 50% higher yields.”

Telangana-based researchers have successfully tested the high-density planting system (HDPS), which has the potential to boost cotton yields by 30 to 50%. In approximately 3,642 hectares spread over 26 districts in Telangana, researchers from Prof. Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU) and the State Agricultural Ministry have started HDPS demonstrations in farmers’ fields. It’s like…

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