According to Geojit, The United Nations food agency's world price index fell in August to a new two-year low, reversing a rebound seen the previous month, as a decline in most food commodities offset increases for rice and sugar.
According to Geojit, Maharashtra has reported total area under kharif crops, as on Monday, at 14.1 mln ha, amounting to 98.9% of the normal area of 14.2 mln ha.
According to Geojit, Maharashtra has reported total area under kharif crops, as on Monday, at 14.1 mln ha, amounting to 98.9% of the normal area of 14.2 mln ha.
According to Geojit, Farmers in Gujarat have sown kharif crops over 8.45 mln ha as of today, up 1.5% from 8.32 mln ha a year ago, according to state government data.
According to Geojit, Farmers in Andhra Pradesh have sown kharif crops over 2.05 mln ha as of Wednesday, down 25% from 2.73 mln ha last year, according to data from the state government.
According to Geojit, The area under kharif crops across the country in the 2023-24 (Jul-Jun) season so far is at 107.8 mln ha, a tad higher than 107.3 mln ha a year ago, according to data from the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
According to Geojit, The area under kharif crops across the country in the 2023-24 (Jul-Jun) season so far is at 107.8 mln ha, a tad higher than 107.3 mln ha a year ago, according to data from the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
According to Geojit, Data from the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare show that 105.4 million hectares of land have been planted with kharif crops so far in the 2023–24 (Jul–Jun) season, up from 105.0 million ha during the same time last year.
According to Geojit, Crude Oil: On Monday, the Department of Energy (DoE) reported that crude oil inventories in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) rose by another 600,000 barrels in the week ending August 21, with the SPR inventory still sitting at a near 40-year low of 349.5 million barrels.
According to Geojit, India received 7.4 mm rainfall on Thursday, 4% below the normal weighted average of 7.7 mm for the period, according to data from the India Meteorological Department.
According to Geojit, Rainfall in India has been 36% below normal so far in August as the El Nino weather phenomenon has already set in over the country and is expected to intensify further, an official from the India Meteorological Department told Informist.
According to Geojit, Farmers in Gujarat have sown kharif crops over 8.21 mln ha as of Monday, up 2.7% from 8.0 mln ha a year ago, according to state government data.
According to Geojit, Rainfall activity is likely to be above normal over east India during the last week of August, beginning Thursday, the IMD said in its extended forecast update.
According to Geojit, The dependence of Indian farm sector on rainfall during the southwest monsoon season for sowing crops has declined in recent years amid an improvement in irrigation infrastructure in India, according to a Reserve Bank of India staff paper.
According to Geojit, Farmers in Gujarat have sown various kharif crops over 8.0 mln ha, as of Monday, up nearly 2% from 7.9 mln ha a year ago, according to state government data.
According to Geojit, The US Department of Agriculture has projected global oilseed output for 2023-24 (May-Apr) at 663.7 million tonnes, down from 667.3 million tonnes forecast in July. Production of oilseeds in the US has been scaled down by 3.6 million tonnes to 124.01 million tonnes this month, according to the agency's report.
According to Geojit, Farmers in Telangana have sown paddy over 3.6 mln acres (1 acre = 0.40 ha) in the current kharif season, up to Wednesday, a sharp rise of 68.5% over the previous year's figure of 2.1 mln acres, according to official data.
According to Geojit, Private weather forecaster Skymet expects the monsoon rainfall over the country to slip into negative territory in the coming days as the impact of El Nino will be felt during Aug-Sep.
According to Geojit, Profit booking was witnessed in NCDEX turmeric futures on Wednesday, while jeera and coriander futures gained on firm demand.
According to Geojit, India's 2023-24 (Jul-Jun) kharif acreage was steady at 91.5 mln ha as of Friday, according to data from department of agriculture and farmers welfare.
According to Geojit, India's 2023-24 (Jul-Jun) kharif acreage was steady at 91.5 mln ha as of Friday, according to data from department of agriculture and farmers welfare.
According to Geojit, India received 61.6 mm rainfall in the week ended Wednesday, 4% below the normal weighted average of 64.4 mm for the period, according to the India Meteorological Department.
According to Geojit, India received 5.6 mm rainfall on Tuesday, 37% below the weighted average of 8.9 mm, data from IMD showed.
According to Geojit, India received 3.9 mm rainfall on Monday, 55% below the weighted average of 8.6 mm, data from IMD showed.
According to Geojit, NCDEX Jeera futures pared gains to end Friday’s session marginally down, while coriander and turmeric futures gained.