Bountiful Monsoon Brings Bumper Paddy Crop Expectation The 2013/14 crop area under paddy is estimated at 19.638 million hectares against last year's 18.424 million hectares, which is a 1.2 million hectare increase. The Government of India (GOI) has set a target to procure 34.5 MMT of rice in MY 2013/14. The procurement was 34 MMT in MY 2012/13 and 35.06 MMT in MY 2011/12.Areas that have reported higher area under paddy include Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Punjab and Arunachal Pradesh while the states of West Bengal, Odisha (Orissa) and Andhra Pradesh have reduced area under paddy.According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), about 83 percent of the country had received normal or excess rainfall from the Southwest monsoon which be...
What You Need to Know Today: Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans continued to accelerate, with USDA reporting another 558 KMT sold to China and 236 KMT to unknown destinations. Combined with sales announced Wednesday and Thursday, the latest purchases bring the three-day total to approximately...
Key Takeaways: With the fall calf run now upon us, producers are finally getting a glimpse of what their realized profits will be for 2026. Some producers may have already obtained a strong estimate of 2026 revenues, especially if calves were forward sold in, for example, the mid-summer...
As fall begins, wild migratory birds are starting their seasonal migration. That has the industry and government officials worried about the potential spread, again, of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Some members of Congress have called for the United States to be prepared for a pote...
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