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CropsTamil Nadu has limited how much tur and urad wholesalers, retailers, millers and importers may hold for three months from 13 November, after wholesale prices rose by up to 53% in a year.
AgribusinessAgricultural and allied exports reached $4.47 billion in October while imports of five major farm categories rose 21.3% to $6.25 billion, led by vegetable oil and cotton.
AgribusinessIndia's edible oil demand could reach about 30 million tonnes by 2031 while domestic output rises only to 13.5-14 million tonnes, Atul Chaturvedi told a palm oil conference in Bali, calling edible oils a strategic food security issue.
Uttar Pradesh has not yet announced its State Advisory Price for sugarcane for 2026-27, although mills have started crushing and retail sugar is about 35 per cent dearer than a year ago.
In a Rural Voice column, Vinay Nair argues that artificial intelligence can turn scattered weather, satellite, soil and field data into timely pest, irrigation and harvest advice for Indian farmers, if the data layer underneath is built first.
AgrotechResearchers at BITS Pilani's Hyderabad campus have built a low-cost system in which black soldier fly larvae turn kitchen and food waste into protein-rich feed for poultry, pigs and fish in about two weeks.
AgribusinessThe Union Cabinet has set aside Rs 62,370.02 crore in nutrient-based subsidies on phosphatic and potassic fertilisers for Rabi 2026-27, Rs 24,417.73 crore more than last winter, as import costs swing.
CropsUSDA's Foreign Agricultural Service puts India's 2026/27 wheat at 121 million tonnes and rice at 147 million tonnes, while corn, oilseeds and cotton lose ground after rains 13 per cent below normal.
LivestockA USDA Foreign Agricultural Service report puts India's 2027 milk output at 226.5 million tonnes, up 2 per cent, as drought squeezes feed and fodder, with dairy exports expected to shrink.
LivestockIndia's two largest milk brands are raising prices from 12 November as milk collection falls and fat prices climb 20-25 per cent, an unusual rise at the time of year when supply normally peaks.
CropsFAO's latest Crop Prospects and Food Situation report expects India's wheat area for the 2026-27 rabi season to reach a record, helped by the minimum support price and fertiliser subsidies, with the final crop depending on weather until April-May 2027.
FlowersPampore growers expect 4,000-5,000 kg of saffron this season as cooler nights help flowering, though thin rainfall has cut flower numbers and price, cash and land pressures remain.
OpinionIn a Rural Voice column, ISMA director general Deepak Ballani argues that sugar mills are becoming biorefineries that make ethanol, power, bio-CNG and aviation fuel from recycled atmospheric carbon, and asks India to add a sugarcane ethanol methodology to its carbon market.
