Production of pulses, whose prices had soared last year due to supply shortage, are all set to see record growth this year. Wheat and coarse cereals are also estimated to witness record production, which should help further ease the food inflation, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has said. According to third advance estimates of the agriculture ministry, these food items will catapult foodgrain production
The cotton industry is likely to face an acute shortage of seeds this season. The availability of seeds is likely to remain between 34 and 35 million units, against an estimated demand of 45
The Ministry of Textiles scaled down cotton output estimates by five per cent after its apex body the Cotton Advisory Board (CAB) met industry officials and traders in Mumbai on Saturday.
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has taken back the power for registration, inspection and clearance of cotton exports from the Textile Commissioner under the textile ministry. DGFT
World-wide area under cotton cultivation is expected to go up eight per cent this season, the first increase in four years. As a result of this, world cotton output is expected to be 24.8 million
Cotton output may fall short of the Cotton Advisory Board (CAB) estimate due to adverse climate in Punjab, the fifth-largest producing state, and crop disease in Maharashtra, the largest grower in
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