As more farmers plan to plant the cereal in light of a bullish market, prices of wheat seeds have jumped by more than 10% this year. When compared to the previous year, wheat seeds are selling for over $3,500 per quintal. Breeder seeds purchased from universities cost about 7,000 rupees, according to Sunil Mukhati, a…
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…
The food ministry said on Sunday that while the prices of atta (flour) were steady over the last week, the retail and wholesale prices of wheat and rice had decreased. According to the ministry, “wheat and rice prices have increased more or less in line with the increase in the minimum support price over the…
