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SECTOR | 08 May 2025

Govt sets foodgrain production target for 2025-26 at 354.64 mn tonnes

Business Standard

India is targeting 354.64 million tonnes of foodgrain production in the 2025-26 crop year starting July on the forecast of better monsoon rains, a senior government official said on Thursday. In the current 2024-25 crop year (July-June), the government had set a target of 341.55 million tonnes of foodgrain production. Foodgrains include paddy, wheat, coarse cereals and pulses. Already, the country's foodgrain production has reached 330.92 million tonnes in the Kharif and rabi seasons of the current 2024-25 crop year. The production estimates for summer (zaid) sowing are yet to be released. The foodgrain production in the summer season (zaid), sown between February and June which is between rabi harvest and kharif sowing season, stood at 16.5 million tonnes in 2023-24. Among foodgrains, the government has set a target of 147.35 million tonnes of rice production for 2025-26 crop year. Paddy is grown in all three seasons. The country is estimated to have produced 136.44 million tonne

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Agriculture

SECTOR | 08 May 2025

Summer rains raise hopes for improved rubber yield

Business Line

Farmers expect to start tapping activity by May-end

Agriculture

SECTOR | 07 May 2025

Govt hikes rice allocation for ethanol to 52 lakh tonnes

Business Line

Distilleries to benefit from 10,000 crore subsidy on 245 crore litres of ethanol Grain-based distilleries may realise 14,300 crore from selling ethanol from FCI rice

Agriculture

SECTOR | 07 May 2025

IMD: Orange And Yellow Alerts Issued For Thane, Palghar, Mumbai Today; Check Latest Weather Forecast

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A yellow alert has also been issued to most of the districts of Maharashtra on May 8, indicating a strong possibility of thunderstorms but with light to moderate rainfall.

Agriculture

SECTOR | 06 May 2025

Average mandi prices of 3 rabi crops 2-9% below MSPs in March-April

Business Line

Wheat and barley prices rise above MSP, while chana, masur, and mustard prices remain below MSP levels

Agriculture

SECTOR | 06 May 2025

Mumbai Weather Forecast: IMD Issues Thunderstorm Warning Across Mumbai, Thane, Palghar On May 6-7

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After two days of intense rainfall, light rain is likely in Mumbai on May 8. Following this dry weather with partly cloudy sky-like conditions is expected.

Agriculture

SECTOR | 06 May 2025

Monsoon expected to reach south Andaman Sea by May 13, earlier by a week than normal

Business Line

Normally, south-west monsoon advances into extreme south-eastern parts of Bay and south Andaman by May 20

Agriculture

SECTOR | 06 May 2025

Farmers rush to wrap up harvest near J-K's IB amid rising tension with Pak

Business Standard

Farmers living along the nearly 200-km-long International Border in Jammu and Kashmir are racing against time to complete the harvest process amid heightened tension following the Pahalgam terror attack. In the three districts of Jammu, Samba, and Kathua, about 1.25 lakh hectares of agricultural land falls within the shelling range of Pakistan. Villages like Treva, Mahashe-de-Kothe, Chandu Chak, Gharana, Bulla Chak, and Korotana Kalan are witnessing a flurry of activity, with families working day and night to finish harvesting, dry the grain, and pack it for delivery to mills. While over 90 percent of the wheat and other crops have been harvested, the process of harvesting the rest, packaging them and sending them to mills remains. We are racing against time to complete harvesting, Santosh Singh, a 50-year farmer from Treva village in the Arnia sector said, adding there is very little time left. Treva, located just 1.5 km from the border, is directly under threat from Pakistan...

Agriculture

SECTOR | 05 May 2025

FCI wheat procurement exceeds last year's buy of 26.6 million tonnes

Business Line

However, purchases slip in Punjab as private sector mops up stocks

Agriculture

SECTOR | 05 May 2025

97% of claims settled under PMFBY; Andhra Pradesh tops in pending payouts

Business Line

Farmers in Andhra Pradesh are still awaiting claims worth 1,842 crore