Mandi prices of tur dal is currently ruling 10% above the minimum support price (MSP) of `6,600 a quintal for 2022-23 crop season (July-June), given the decline in production caused by recent rains and wilt diseases reported from key growing region of Karnataka.
Iraq has been known for its date palms since ancient times. They even became the national symbol of Iraq. Palm trees were mainly cultivated in 13 governorates in the center and south of the country, and previous governments gave it importance due to its impact on the local economy and the gross national product of the state.
In the past few days, California has seen excessive rainfall. The Santa Maria area, a year-round vegetable growing region, received between 3 and 5 inches of rain in a short amount of time.
The Florida all orange production forecast is down 10 percent from the December predictions. The Non-Valencia orange production remains unchanged, but the Valencia Orange production is down 15 percent, grapefruit production is down 17 percent and tangerine and tangelo production is down 17 percent as well.
An outbreak of the citrus plant disease Huanglongbing (HLB) has been reported in North Long Beach. HLB eventually kills trees, but trees can be asymptomatic for years. Symptoms can include yellowing leaves, bitter-tasting fruit, and limb and twig dieback.
Seven years after it was launched by the Centre as one of its flagship schemes to provide insurance cover to the farmers for their crops across the country, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab is working on the options to adopt Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY).
The Buenos Aires grains exchange said on Wednesday it could slash its forecast for Argentina’s 2022/23 soybeans and corn production by up to 25% if a prolonged drought in the South American country’s agricultural region continues.
Farmersof Dabad village have urged the district administration to give long-delayedcompensationof soybean crop loss due to NTPC pipeline overflow in their fields. Farmers claimthat a Narmada pipeline laid by NTPC (Selda) is passing through their agricultural land.
Most farmers in Pakistan whose crops were destroyed in last year’s devastating floods do not have any insurance they can fall back on, leaving many thousands facing potential destitution.
In December 2022, the rain deficit was nearly 100%. The dry spell has caused a 20-25 percent loss in rabi crops - wheat and vegetables - in rainfed areas, which account for 75 percent of cultivable land, according to B R Takhi, director of agriculture.
UK winter vegetable production is feeling the effects of the severe cold snap which hit the country in December last year and there seem to be quite a few quality issues in produce currently being harvested.
Somnath farmers are unhappy despite the fact that their saffron mangoes blooming on time. In the past few days, the abundant dew has turned the blooms black. Due to the strange weather, Gir is witnessing a double season.
Following the ample rainstorms, lettuce supplies could be short again this spring. “The biggest challenge is currently working around the atmospheric river of rain we’ve been receiving in California.
Union Agriculture Minister, Mr. Narendra Singh Tomar in New Delhi today cleared pending claims of Kharif 2021 of the farmers of Barmer District of Rajasthan. He decided to make full payment of the pending claims of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana in the district.
A Canadian analyst thinks the market is ‘shrugging off’ threats to crops in South America, the United States and Ukraine.Two grain market factors are weighing on Bruce Burnett’s mind as the calendar flips to 2023.
Wildlife damage is one of the more frustrating sources of crop injury in Illinois — and one that unfortunately lacks a good solution.Duane Friend, University of Illinois Extension educator, says that as deer and raccoon populations have increased, so has their impact on crops.