The return of monsoon rains in portions of the important agricultural regions of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and West Bengal has caused a decrease in the paddy sowing imbalance over the past four weeks. The imbalance in paddy-sown regions has decreased to 4.9% compared to the same period last year, according to data issued by the…
The government announced on Wednesday that it would aim to produce 328 million tonnes (mt) of food grains during the crop year 2022–2023 (July–June), which is 4% more than the previous year’s record output of 315.7 mt. In the crop year 2022–2023, rabi crops like wheat, mustard, and chana (gram) would contribute 164.8 mt to…
Despite concerns over production, the government set the estimated amount of rice it will purchase for the central pool at 518 lakh tonnes (LT), an increase of 1.60 percent from the previous year. In a meeting presided over by Union Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey here, the estimates were finalized following discussions with state food secretaries…
With a severe deficiency of monsoon rainfall in the eastern regions hitting paddy sowing activities, the country’s rice production for the 2022-23 crop year (July-June) may turn out to be at least 10 million tonnes (MT) less than last year’s record level of 129 MT, according to trade sources. Paddy sowing has been adversely impacted…
