By Sutanuka Ghosal, ET Bureau Synopsis: Rice prices have dropped considerably after the festive season. This is due to a larger kharif rice harvest this year. Common non-basmati rice prices are down, and specialty varieties like Gobindobhog have seen a sharp fall. Basmati prices have also decreased. Exporters are exploring new markets like Japan and […]
Principal crop paddy sees sowing in 8.11 lakh hectares reaching 55% of seasonal target, maize, ragi, bajra performing well with sowing percentages of 88, 89, and 72 respectively; Chittoor district leads State with 167% of its seasonal normal area sown. G.V.R. Subba Rao Andhra Pradesh has completed sowing in 16.19 lakh hectares during the ongoing […]
Kharif sowing has increased by 31.73 lakh hectares compared to last year, with rice and pulses leading the growth. However, oilseeds and cotton have seen a decline in coverage despite overall positive trends. Saurabh Shukla India’s Kharif sowing for the 2025-26 season has shown promising progress, with a notable increase in the total cultivated area […]
Overall kharif acreage up 4.1% as of mid-July; pulses and oilseeds show mixed trends. Ishaan Gera Timely and well-distributed monsoon rainfall in northern and western India is beginning to reflect in early kharif sowing data, with signs pointing to a healthy agricultural season. Rice sowing jumped 12.4 percent year-on-year, accelerating from 11 percent growth recorded […]
Farmers began agricultural operations earlier than usual, increasing the cultivated area by 1.51 lakh acres compared to the same period last year. VIJAYAWADA: Crop cultivation is progressing steadily across Andhra Pradesh this Kharif season, aided by timely rainfall and adequate water availability. Farmers began agricultural operations earlier than usual, increasing the cultivated area by 1.51 […]
By Rakshit Sharma, Ludhiana The remaining 10 percent area or so hasn’t been covered yet as it had standing crops like summer maize or moong; it is only after these are harvested that sowing will begin on this chunk of land. Over 90 per cent of the area expected to be under paddy cultivation this […]
