There is immense pressure on GOI to allow the trade of GM crops in India as such trade will continue to rise with full implementation of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) over the next few years. Non-GM imports are increasingly more expensive, and India will not be able to source them from any locations if it wishes to do so from the world market. Rabi Sowing Down; Winter Not Very Cold India’s winter (rabi) sown area stands at 59.151 million hectares, down 2.9 percent against last year’s 60.931 million hectares. Following are the areas planted to specific crops as of 28 January 2016 compared with a year ago:
Wheat totals 29.252 million hectares against 30.594 million hectares, down 4.38 percent. Pulses cover 13.908 million hec...
What You Need to Know Today: Commodities were mostly lower across the board today after yesterday’s Federal Reserve meeting hinted at a potential interest rate hike later in 2026. The dollar index reached its highest level in over a year, and a strong dollar makes U.S. agricultural expor...
Tomorrow is the Juneteenth federal holiday, and the USDA, along with the rest of the federal government and the CME, will be closed, so the monthly Cattle on Feed report was released a day early. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity on 1 June amounted...
