Due to lower arrival quality and rumors of a larger crop, turmeric prices have fallen to about 5,000 per quintal in some areas of Maharashtra. Due to significant stockpiles held by consumers and stockists, prices in other regions of the country are generally lower than they were during the same time last year. Turmeric prices…
At the beginning of January, there was a decrease in the arrivals of tur (red gram, arhar, or pigeon pea) in agricultural produce marketing committee (APMC) yards in the important producing States of Karnataka and Maharashtra. Prices are therefore rising compared to the same time last year due to concerns that production will likely drop…
While growers who stuck to urad, moong, bajra, and ragi were unable to realize the MSP, farmers who sold cotton, soyabean, paddy, and jowar crops in the agricultural produce marketing committee (APMC) markets from October to December 2022, the crucial harvesting season, earned an additional 8,241.6 crore over the combined minimum support price (MSP) value….
Due to weak demand and record production in the 2021–22 crop year (July–June), dealers claim that turmeric has reversed the gains seen after Diwali. “Shortly after Diwali, turmeric prices in Telangana and Maharashtra marketplaces increased by $300–$400 per quintal. However, due to a decline in demand, they have already returned to their pre-Diwali levels. This…
The Cotton Association of India (CAI), the industry’s leading organization, has urged the Minister of Commerce, Food, and Textiles, to immediately reduce the 11 percent import duty on cotton. Atul S. Ganatra, president of CAI, wrote to Goyal to demand that the government reduce the duty on cotton because domestic prices are 15% higher than…
A dedicated 100-acre market area with top-notch infrastructure, banking, storage, processing, and packaging services all under one roof, alternatives for offline and online trading, legalization of field trade, and farmer ownership. These are a few of the intended characteristics of the private agriculture market that Sahyadri Farmer Producer Company is launching (FPC). The FPC has…
Traders predict grim futures for the export of the fibre crop as domestic cotton prices continue to dominate higher than rates in the international market. At the same time as key producing regions are seeing an increase in cotton arrivals at agricultural produce marketing committee (APMC) yards, However, farmers would rather hold back their produce…
Wheat, rice, and mustard, three important rabi crops, continued to be sown early by farmers as their coverage increased as of Friday, according to data from the Ministry of Agriculture. In contrast, the area planted with coarse cereals, particularly maize, green gram (moong), and groundnut, lagged behind. The area planted with all rabi crops has…
Basmati exporters are optimistic about global demand and have purchased paddy at rates that are 12–24% higher than a year ago. This optimism has been stoked by an increase of 11% in the shipments of fragrant rice during the first half of the current fiscal. Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) yards have seen the buying…
Agricultural produce marketing committee (APMC) yards and wholesale stores in India have seen wheat prices jump to a record high, despite October 130 arrivals reaching a 7year high. The change coincides with a 5% increase in wheat prices globally on Monday following Russia’s announcement that it was pulling out of the UN-mediated agreement to allow…
