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Methi (fenugreek) at Rs 1.82 to Rs 3.00 per bunch is the cheapest followed by spinach, tomato, corriander, cauliflower, cabbage and green peas. Nashik Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) general secretary

Bumper harvest causes fall in Nashik vegetable prices

Arun Kale said that, there was good harvest everywhere including villages nearer to Mumbai.

16 Feb 2018 4:50 AM IST

Representational image of farmers cutting and gathering the sugarcane stems while harvesting.

India likely to pay cane growers to help sugar mills: sources

Government officials insist India's plans to directly pay cane growers would not contravene WTO rules.

10 April 2018 10:56 AM IST

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Govt hikes sugarcane price by Rs 20 per quintal to Rs 275

Sugar production in India is estimated to reach a record 32.25 million tonnes in the current 2017-18.

18 July 2018 3:42 PM IST

Giving much-needed relief to stressed sugarcane farmers, the government on Wednesday announced Rs 6,268-crore subsidy for exporting 6 million tonnes of sugar during the marketing year 2019-20 that starts from October.

Sugarcane crushing season begins November 22

Sources said that the sugar commissioner's office had, however, proposed that the crushing season start from November...

20 Nov 2019 2:21 AM IST

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Sugarcane arrears to growers to come down by Rs 9,000 cr: ISMA

Sugar cane arrears to farmers have crossed Rs 20,000 crore in the current marketing year 2018-19.

1 March 2019 2:22 PM IST

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Indian mills contract to export 2.7 million tonnes sugar: Trade body

Mills have already shipped out 1.7 mn tonnes of sugar, Praful Vithalani, chief of All India Sugar Trade Association,...

11 April 2019 12:09 PM IST

PDS sugar rate for select groups is also hiked from Rs 15 per kg to Rs 20.

India to produce record sugar, stocks to rise further: Trade body

India's money-losing sugar mills have run up a record USD 4.38 billion in arrears to 50 million cane farmers.

4 May 2019 1:08 PM IST

The organic hub plan for the Northeast seeks to encourage natural farming of crops, vegetables and fruits in the eight states without the use of fertilisers and pesticides. (Representational image)

Kharif sowing hit by deficit rains; acreage down 27 pc so far

Rice, the main kharif crop, was sown in 52.47 lakh hectare till last week, down from 68.60 lakh hectare in the year-ago...

7 July 2019 12:18 PM IST

Income support schemes the Congresss Nyay for 20 per cent of the poorest households and the BJPs PM Kisan scheme for farmers with less than two hectare of land, are both progressive social protection measures.

Monsoon deficit narrows; kharif sowing progressing well: Agri Min

India Meteorological Department (IMD) has projected overall monsoon to remain normal.

9 Aug 2019 3:20 PM IST

Mills are expecting revenue realisation of over Rs 5,000 crore from sale of ethanol to OMCs during the 2017-18 sugar season.

Closed sugar mills may see revival soon as govt mulls ethanol...

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said land of the sugar mills can be utilised for ethanol production from sugar.

23 Sept 2019 6:51 PM IST

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Malaysia to buy more sugar from India to help resolve palm oil spat:...

The company bought around 88,000 tonnes of raw sugar from India in 2019.

23 Jan 2020 10:38 AM IST

Sugar is distributed on subsidised rate through fair price shops.

Sugar output expected to jump on decent monsoon

India was forced to import 500,000 tonnes of sugar in the 2016-17 crop year.

31 May 2017 4:42 PM IST