Rainfall over the country as a whole for the 2019 southwest monsoon season (June to September) is most likely to be NORMAL (96% to 104% of long period average (LPA)). Quantitatively, monsoon season rainfall for the […]
Slow wheat procurement gains attention, raises eyebrows about domestic availability
Relatively cool temperatures in March month and untimely April rains have delayed the wheat harvest in parts of North India. Rains and storms in Haryana Punjab, Northern Rajasthan and Western UP slowed down the harvest, resulted […]
Weekly roundup of Agri Commodities
Grains Maize: Prices of maize continued to remain range-bound in the past week; domestic arrivals in past week increased slightly week-over-week; however supply shortage and high demand from South Indian bulk buyers is keeping the prices up. Rice: Basmati rice prices […]
Weekly roundup of Agri Commodities
Grains Maize: Prices of maize maintained their price levels in the past week because of supply shortage and high demand from South Indian bulk buyers. Rice: Export price of Indian origin rice dipped slightly from the past week, mainly due to […]
IMD’s forecast of Normal monsoon is good news, in short term at least
India Met Department’s first forecast of the season indicated Normal monsoon in 2019 with well-distributed monsoon rainfall during June-September period; emphasizing on the very little impact that El Nino might have on monsoon. We are noticing […]