12-12-2009| Source:Reuters
Water levels in India's main reservoirs rose above average on Thursday, the first time since end July, reducing the risk to the wheat and rapeseed crops from a failed monsoon and boosting hydro power
09-12-2009| Source:Reuters
The government may lower the price for wheat sold by the state procurement agency to domestic flour mills, the junior farm minister said on Wednesday, with government stocks at more than double
03-12-2009| Source:Moneycontrol.com
Food price inflation rose to 17.47% from 15.58% a week ago. As a result of the weak monsoon, a steep price rise was seen in commodities such as potatoes and onions that were up 94.17% and 30.89% respectively as compared to the previous year.
25-11-2009| Source:Reuters
The government expects wheat supply and prices to remain manageable but the country may decide to import rice after the size of the harvest is known in two months, a top adviser of Prime Minister
24-11-2009| Source:Reuters
The government expects wheat supply and prices to remain manageable but the country may decide to import rice after the size of the harvest is known in two months, a top adviser of Prime Minister
24-11-2009| Source:Reuters
Indian importers have bought small volumes of Australian wheat in recent weeks, the first such purchases in two years, but bulk purchases are unlikely as stockpiles amount to nearly 3 times reserve
24-11-2009| Source:Reuters
The government has 30 million tonne of wheat at government warehouses against a target of 16.2 million tonne, Farm Minister Sharad Pawar told parliament on Tuesday.
23-11-2009| Source:Reuters
Fans of serious cinema gathered at this coastal resort town as curtains go up on India's most prestigious film festival with a screening of Chinese historical drama 'Wheat'.
13-11-2009| Source:CNBC-TV18
There have been major moves in the agro commodities with the food inflation jumping up by 13% in the past month. Moreover, the 2009-10 wheat crop could be late because of late rice harvesting. CNBC
11-11-2009| Source:Reuters
Organized cultivation of food crops like wheat and barley began about 10,000 to 12,000 years ago in the Fertile Crescent, what is now the Middle East.
06-11-2009| Source:Business Line
The Centre has fixed the minimum support price (MSP) for the current years wheat crop (to be harvested from April next) at Rs 1,100 a quintal.
03-11-2009| Source:Business Line
Wheat prices in the domestic market have raced to a record Rs 1,400 a quintal with the Centre fixing a higher price for selling the grain under the open market sale scheme.
20-10-2009| Source:NewsWire18
While wheat futures have been hitting new highs on the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange, declining trade volumes due to frequent government interventions clearly has the market regulator
24-09-2009| Source:Business Line
The Centre will take a call on easing plant quarantine restrictions currently applicable on wheat imports once a clear picture emerges on the size of the paddy crop due for harvest from next month.
22-08-2009| Source:CNBC-TV18
of wheat and rice. "The government of India today has a stock of next 13 months of wheat and rice."
21-08-2009| Source:CNBC-TV18
With about 246 districts, or around half the country being affected by drought, the government has stepped in again by hiking the minimum support prices (MSP) of key foodgrains paddy and wheat.
21-08-2009| Source:Moneycontrol.com
, Crude Palm Oil, Wheat and pulses will remain firm. As a result, the coming quarters will witness a bullish trend on Tata Steel, Hindalco, Nalco, Ruchi Soya, Cairn India, Petronet LNG, GAIL, Hind Zinc
20-08-2009| Source:CNBC-TV18
Home Minister P Chidambram says the government has enough stocks of rice and wheat for procurement. "The government has rice, wheat stocks for 30 months."
19-08-2009| Source:CNBC-TV18
With as many as 207 districts across India drought-hit and the governments worst fears on the drought front coming true, it is taking a number of measures to moderate prices of wheat, rice, sugar
18-08-2009| Source:CNBC-TV18
Faced with a severe drought and its consequent impact on national food security, the government is taking a number of measures to moderate prices of wheat, rice, sugar and edible oil, as well
