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Rallis India commissions new automated 8000 metric tonnes WSF plant in Maharashtra
09-May-2024 - 0 Comments.
Rallis India Limited, a Tata enterprise and a leading player in the Indian Agri inputs industry, announces the establishment of a new automatic 8000 metric tons Water-Soluble Fertiliser (WSF) plant in Akola, Maharashtra.
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Alltech release Agri-Food Outlook on global feed production, influential trends in agriculture
02-Apr-2024 - 0 Comments.
Global animal feed production remained steady in 2023 at 1.29 billion metric tons (BMT), a slight decrease of 2.6 million metric tons (MMT) — or 0.2% — from 2022’s estimates, according to the 2024 Agri-Food Outlook, released today by Alltech.
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Louis Dreyfus Company, Instanta inaugurate instant coffee JV in Vietnam
29-Sep-2023 - 0 Comments.
Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) and Instanta Sp. z o.o. (Instanta) today inaugurated ILD Coffee Vietnam, a joint venture freeze-dried instant coffee facility located in Binh Duong province, Vietnam, with annual production capacity of 5,600 metric tons of freeze-dried instant coffee.
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India paid INR 2.37 lakh crore MSP to over 1.63 crore farmers during 2021-22
01-Feb-2022 - 0 Comments.
While presenting the Union Budget 2022-23 in the Parliament today, the Indian Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Mrs Nirmala Sitharaman said “the procurement of wheat in Rabi 2021-22 and the estimated procurement of paddy in Kharif 2021-22 will cover 1208 lakh metric tonnes of wheat and paddy from 163 lakh farmers, and INR 2.37 lakh crore direct payment of MSP value to their accounts”.
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Import of de-oiled GM soya cake explained
29-Aug-2021 - 0 Comments.
Centre allows import of 12 lakh metric ton GM soya cake after the Director General of Foreign Trade issued the necessary notification. However, poultry industry, Farmers organization and environmental activist expressed different reaction on import decision.
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India exports 24MT groundnuts to Nepal
08-Jun-2021 - 0 Comments.
Opening a window of possibilities of boosting groundnut exports from the eastern region, a consignment of 24 metric tonnes (MT) of groundnuts was exported to Nepal from West Bengal.
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India's seafood exports down 10.88% at 1.14 MT during 2020-21
02-Jun-2021 - 0 Comments.
The COVID pandemic and sluggish overseas markets cast their shadow over India’s resurgent seafood sector as the country exported 1.149 million tonne (11,49,341 metric tonne) of marine products worth INR 43,717.26 crore (US$ 5.96 billion) during FY 2020-21, registering a contraction of 10.88 per cent in volume as compared to a year earlier.
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Organic certified jackfruit exported to Germany
25-May-2021 - 0 Comments.
In a boost to exports of organic products, a consignment of 10.20 metric tonnes of value-added products of organically certified gluten-free jackfruit powder & retort packed jackfruit cubes were exported to Germany from Bengaluru today via sea route.
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Tripura based Krishi Sanyoga exports 1.2MT jackfruits to London
21-May-2021 - 0 Comments.
In a major step towards harnessing the export potential of agricultural and processed food products from the north-eastern region, a shipment of 1.2 metric tonnes (MT) of fresh jackfruit was exported from Tripura to London.
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NCDEX gets 41 FPOs registration as clients, trade over 3000 metric tonnes of agri commodities
25-Jan-2021 - 0 Comments.
In order to facilitate farmers with more avenues to sell their crops, NCDEX consistent efforts is now getting results after over 41 FPOs registered on their platform trader over 3000 tonnes of food grains.
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Paddy procurement touches 506 lakh tonnes during 2020-21 Kharif Marketing Season
06-Jan-2021 - 0 Comments.
In the ongoing Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2020-21, paddy procurement has recorded an increase of 24.98% at 506.00 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) as on 4 January 2021, against the last year corresponding purchase of 405.10 LMT.
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Govt companies record 111.61 lakh MT of fertilisers sale to farmers during April-June 2020
03-Jul-2020 - 0 Comments.
Amid National level covid -19 lockdown, government owned fertilizer companies has recorded a whopping 82.81 percent growth at 111.61 lakh metric tonnes during April-June 2020, as compared to 61.05 lakh metric tonnes recorded during same quarter last year.
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RCF made available more than 200,000 metric tonnes of imported fertilizers for the kharif season
02-Jul-2020 - 0 Comments.
Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited (RCF) even in the most challenging times of COVID-19 ensured the availability of its top brand Fertilizers like ‘Ujjwala’ Urea and ‘Suphala’to the farming community for Kharif sowing season.
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Sadananda Gowda reviews progress of Talcher Fertilizers project
24-Jun-2020 - 0 Comments.
Indian minister of chemicals and fertilizers DV Sadananda Gowda took stock of the progress of Talcher Fertilisers Limited (TFL). The plant is developing a urea unit of 12.7 lakh metric tonnes per annum capacity at Talcher, Odisha.
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HIL India delivers 25 MT Malathion 95% ULV Insecticides to Iran under locust control programme
15-Jun-2020 - 0 Comments.
HIL (India) Limited has supplied 25 metric tonnes (MT) Malathion 95% ULV to Iran under government-to-government initiative under locust control programme.
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India extend import deadline for 250,000 tonnes of black gram to May 31
14-May-2020 - 0 Comments.
Looking at the hardship faced by importers during the ongoing COVID crisis, India has extended the deadline for importing 250,000 metric tonnes of Urad (block gram or bean, scientific name Vigna mungo) till 31 May 2020.
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Food Corporation of India purchase 233.51 lakh MT of wheat during Rabi season 2020-21
10-May-2020 - 0 Comments.
During the Rabi marketing season 2020-21, Food Corporation of India (FCI) has procured a total of 233.51 lakh metric tonnes of wheat, of the 241.36 lakh metric tonnes of wheat arrived.
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Akola farmers groups sold INR 8.5 Cr worth of fruits, vegetables through direct marketing during lockdown period
29-Apr-2020 - 0 Comments.
Farmers groups in Maharashtra’s Akola district sold 850 metric tonnes of fruits and vegetables worth INR 8.5 crore during the lockdown period through direct marketing
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USDA forecast 105 MT Indian wheat harvest during 2020-21
04-Apr-2020 - 0 Comments.
India is heading for a fourth consecutive record wheat harvest, with marketing year (MY) 2020/21 (April/March) production forecast at 105 million metric tons (MMT). MY 2020/21 rice production is forecast at a near record 117 MMT with average yields.
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World feed production increased by 3 percent to 1.10 BT, says 2019 Alltech Global Feed Survey estimates
30-Jan-2019 - 0 Comments.
The 2019 Alltech Global Feed Survey, released today, estimates that international feed tonnage has increased by a strong 3 percent to 1.103 billion metric tons of feed produced in 2018, exceeding 1 billion metric tons for the third consecutive year.
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Bihar is the top litchi producing State with 40% share
07-Jun-2017 - 0 Comments.
Bihar is the top litchi producing State in the country. In Bihar, about 300 thousand metric tonnes of litchi is being produced from 32 thousand hectares of area, Indian Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
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World feed production exceeds 1 billion metric tons, says 2017 Alltech Global Feed Survey
26-Jan-2017 - 0 Comments.
The 2017 Alltech Global Feed Survey, released today, estimates that international feed tonnage has exceeded 1 billion metric tons for the first time.
