The Kharif 2022 crop has been estimated by the Soyabean Processors Association of India (SOPA), the leading trade organization for the industry, at 120.39 lakh tonnes (lt), up from 118.89 lt in the prior year. The Ministry of Agriculture’s initial advance estimates of 128.92 lt is lower than SOPA’s projections for the crop. Despite a…
According to government data, India’s Kharif or monsoon sowing of groundnuts decreased by 0.3 million hectares (MH) for the 2022–23 season, falling to 4.51 MH from 4.86 MH, representing a 7.2% decrease across the country. According to Atul Chaturvedi, president of The Solvent Extractors Association of India (SEAI), “a huge number of farmers have switched…
Production of soyabean is in full swing in the key growing areas of central India with the monsoon picking up in the region. As per the latest production figures released by the Soyabean Processors Association of India (SOPA), the oilseed has been cultivated on over 70 lakh hectares (lh) across the country. With brisk production…
The Soybean Processors Association of India (SOPA) has urged the Union government to gradually roll back the exemption of customs duty on edible oils to stem the falling domestic prices of soybean. The fall in edible oil prices has also contributed to a substantial fall in soybean prices in the domestic market. In a letter…
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved 4% to 9% increase in the Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) of kharif crops for the 2022-23 crop year (July-June) with sowing just starting on the onset of the monsoon. The benchmark rates have been fixed to increase farmers’ income as the guiding principle of 50% profit over cost has…
Poultry feed producers such as Godrej Agrovet and IB Group have reduced prices following the government’s recent action to allow more soyabean meal imports. Other feed producers are likely to follow the action. Soyabean meal is a crucial ingredient in the poultry feed along with maize. Feed prices had been on an upraising over the…
The recent policies of the government affecting the pulses sector are betraying New Delhi’s chaotic thinking and knee-jerk reaction. First, as part of the agricultural market reform package, the government placed lentils outside the ambit of the law to intimidate other essential commodities such as oilseeds. The move sought to justify the removal of stock…
Changes in duty structures made by both Indonesia and India this week should provide a boost to demand in Palmyra, and have arrived “at the right moment,” easing concerns about oversupply in the second half of the year, according to market participants. The Indonesian government has announced a reduction in the ceiling rate on its…
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Crop Progress Report, U.S. soybean farmers have planted an average of five years more than last year, between dry conditions in the Midwest. Crop quality deteriorated further than last week. Poor US soybean crop quality will reduce overall productivity forecasting and stock distribution concerns. According to USDA’s Crop…
Chicago corn futures fell 1.5% on Monday as rains eased traders’ worries about limited global distribution and put pressure on prices. Soybeans fell 1%, while strong Chinese demand saw lower losses, while wheat was lower. Tobin Corey, director of the Commonwealth Bank’s agricultural strategy, said: “Weekend rains in arid regions will reduce crop stress for…
