Grain Output In India
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After India's Driest August In Over 100 Years, More Grain Export Curbs Likely
India received the lowest August rains since at least 1901, raising concerns about weaker crop output and the potential for more export restrictions following the nation's curbs on rice.
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India Needs To Raise Maize Output To 44-45 Million Tonnes In 5 Years: Union Agriculture Secretary
The Centre today said the country's maize output needs to be increased to 44-45 million tonnes in the next five years amid growing demand for the grain for ethanol production and poultry industry.
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Government Procures Record Wheat From Farmers, Experts Flag Storage Issues
FCI, which buys grain from farmers at a state-set guaranteed price, has bought a record 38.83 million tonnes of wheat
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Government Considering Imposing Import Duty On Wheat
Right now, the arrival of new wheat crop has begun in Madhya Pradesh. The crop is yet to arrive in other growing states, Agriculture Secretary Shobhana K Pattanayak said.
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Grains Output In 2015-16 Seen Lower Than Government Target
India is likely to produce 252.22 million tonnes of grains in 2015-16, 4.5 per cent lower than a target set by New Delhi, the government said in its latest estimate on Tuesday, as two years of drought shrivelled crops.
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India's 2016-17 Wheat Imports Could Surge To A Decade High: ITC Executive
India may import 5 million tonnes of wheat in 2016/17, while the country's output of the grain could decline by an annual 2.3 per cent to about 85 million tonnes, said S. Sivakumar, group head of agri and IT businesses at ITC Ltd.
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Food Grain Output Likely to Rise Marginally in FY16, Says Government
India's food grain production is estimated to increase marginally to 253.16 million tonnes in crop year 2015-16 on likely improvement in output of wheat and pulses despite back-to-back drought.
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India's 2015/16 Summer Rice Output to Drop on Poor Rainfall
The country's food grain production from summer-sown crops is likely to drop 1.8 percent from a year ago to 124.05 million tonnes due to a steep fall in corn production, the government said in a statement on Wednesday.
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Monsoon Rains May Hit Kerala Coast Around May 30: Weather Office
India received deficient rains during the four-month long monsoon season last year, which reduced grains output in the world's second-most populous country.
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Record Grain Output Will Help New Government
Total rice output is expected to hit 106.29 million tonnes in the current crop year, up from 105.24 million tonnes the year before. Wheat output is likely to reach 95.85 million tonnes, compared to 93.61 million tonnes produced a year earlier.
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Rice crop may fall because of below-average monsoon: Pawar
Rice, the main food crop of the country, accounts for about 70 per cent of total grain output in summer.
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After India's Driest August In Over 100 Years, More Grain Export Curbs Likely
India received the lowest August rains since at least 1901, raising concerns about weaker crop output and the potential for more export restrictions following the nation's curbs on rice.
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India Needs To Raise Maize Output To 44-45 Million Tonnes In 5 Years: Union Agriculture Secretary
The Centre today said the country's maize output needs to be increased to 44-45 million tonnes in the next five years amid growing demand for the grain for ethanol production and poultry industry.
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Government Procures Record Wheat From Farmers, Experts Flag Storage Issues
FCI, which buys grain from farmers at a state-set guaranteed price, has bought a record 38.83 million tonnes of wheat
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Government Considering Imposing Import Duty On Wheat
Right now, the arrival of new wheat crop has begun in Madhya Pradesh. The crop is yet to arrive in other growing states, Agriculture Secretary Shobhana K Pattanayak said.
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Grains Output In 2015-16 Seen Lower Than Government Target
India is likely to produce 252.22 million tonnes of grains in 2015-16, 4.5 per cent lower than a target set by New Delhi, the government said in its latest estimate on Tuesday, as two years of drought shrivelled crops.
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India's 2016-17 Wheat Imports Could Surge To A Decade High: ITC Executive
India may import 5 million tonnes of wheat in 2016/17, while the country's output of the grain could decline by an annual 2.3 per cent to about 85 million tonnes, said S. Sivakumar, group head of agri and IT businesses at ITC Ltd.
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Food Grain Output Likely to Rise Marginally in FY16, Says Government
India's food grain production is estimated to increase marginally to 253.16 million tonnes in crop year 2015-16 on likely improvement in output of wheat and pulses despite back-to-back drought.
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India's 2015/16 Summer Rice Output to Drop on Poor Rainfall
The country's food grain production from summer-sown crops is likely to drop 1.8 percent from a year ago to 124.05 million tonnes due to a steep fall in corn production, the government said in a statement on Wednesday.
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Monsoon Rains May Hit Kerala Coast Around May 30: Weather Office
India received deficient rains during the four-month long monsoon season last year, which reduced grains output in the world's second-most populous country.
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Record Grain Output Will Help New Government
Total rice output is expected to hit 106.29 million tonnes in the current crop year, up from 105.24 million tonnes the year before. Wheat output is likely to reach 95.85 million tonnes, compared to 93.61 million tonnes produced a year earlier.
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Rice crop may fall because of below-average monsoon: Pawar
Rice, the main food crop of the country, accounts for about 70 per cent of total grain output in summer.
