India rabi crops sowing up by 620,62 lakh Ha, 4.4% more than last year As of Friday, farmers in India had planted rabi crops on 620,62 lakh hectares, which is 4.4% more than the same time last year. This is according to data from the Union Farm Ministry. At this time last year, the total...
Niti Aayog: MSP can only ensure a stable price, not the best price Ramesh Chand, a member of Niti Aayog, said on Friday that the minimum support price (MSP) for crops can guarantee stable prices, but not always the best prices. The best prices can only be guaranteed by fair competition on...
On Friday, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) voted to raise the minimum support prices (MSPs) for copra by 3–7 percent for the 2023 season. This is because market prices have gone down. For the 2023 season, the MSP for Fair Average Quality milling copra has been set at...
Centre will buy cotton if the prices drop below MSP says, Officials On November 12, the mandi prices of Bt cotton in Sri Karanpur hit their highest point of the year at ₹9,450/quintal. On December 20, they dropped to their lowest point of the year at ₹7,800/quintal, and on December 21...
Exporters say that the Christmas/New Year season won’t be a happy one for the floriculture industry because the margins have been squeezed by an 18% GST levy, a rise in freight rates, and the end of a freight subsidy. Shrikanth Bolla, President of the Growers Flower Council of...
