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Cabinet raises Minimum Support Prices for 14 kharif crops

The Union Cabinet has approved significant hikes in Minimum Support Prices for 14 Kharif crops for the 2026-27 marketing season. Sunflower Seed sees the largest absolute increase. Cotton and other oilseeds also receive substantial boosts. MSPs for all notified Kharif crops are set at least 50% above production costs. Common…

The Economic Times

Release water from Ramanpad to protect standing crops: Jupally

Telangana Minister for Excise and Culture Jupally Krishna Rao instructs irrigation authorities to release water from Ramanpad project to protect Kharif paddy crops.

The Hindu

Rabi crop cultivation makes brisk progress

Despite lack of water in reservoirs, cultivation of Rabi crops in Telangana gains momentum with groundwater usage.

The Hindu

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Paddy raised in record extent of 65 lakh acres this Kharif season: Minister

Kharif season in Hyderabad saw 1.38 cr acres of crops raised, incl. 12 lakh acres of horticultural crops. Govt. expects Rabi cultivation to be in 75-80 lakh acres. Paddy cultivation in record 65 lakh acres, incl. 24,000 acres in Nagarkurnool. Crop loan waiver of 11,812.14 cr for 21.3 lakh farmers…

The Hindu

Odisha hopes for a revival of Kharif crop following a poor start

The Odisha government hopes to revive the Kharif crop in a fortnight after the total crop coverage area under different crops was estimated at 17.52 lakh hectares, about dismal 28.35% of the total cultivated area by the second half of July.

The Hindu

Ryots pray for skies to open up in Andhra Pradesh’s arid Prakasam district

Farmers in drought-prone Prakasam district hope to go for sowing of Kharif crops with revival of southwest monsoon in July. Rainfall activity picked up in July, but crop coverage was only 5% of normal. Weathermen predict increased rainfall in coming fortnight, allowing farmers to sow pulses, oilseeds, coarse grains, red…

The Hindu

Kharif sowing covered on 97% of targeted area in Bidar district

Kharif sowing in Bidar district has exceeded targets for red gram, soya bean, and cotton. Farmers have completed sowing on 4,01,069 hectares (97%) of land, with cereals, pulses, and oil seeds all surpassing their targets.

The Hindu

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Delayed rains hit cultivation of pulses, prices on the rise

Rains have caused woes for those living in low-lying areas, but have helped Kharif crops gain momentum in Telangana. Prices of processed pulses have risen 10-20% in the last 3-4 weeks.

The Hindu

Time running out for sowing Kharif crops as rain deficit continues

With hardly 10 days of the right time left for sowing of major Vanakalam (Kharif) crops in Telangana, reaching the planned extent of crops such as cotton, maize, soybean, redgram, greengram and blackgram appears to be getting increasingly difficult as the State suffers an average rainfall deficit of 35% as…

The Hindu

Poor rainfall in Gangetic plains may spike food inflation in near-term: report

According to the Agri ministry's first advance estimate for FY23, Kharif food production is 3.9% lower at 149.92 million tonne

The Hindu

Immediately order girdawari of damage to crops, give interim compensation: Mahila Kisan Union to Punjab govt

JALANDHAR: Mahila Kisan Union president has demanded compensation for the farmers as thousands of acres of Kharif crops across the Punjab have been flattened, submerged and ruined due to the incessant rains since the past two days.

The Times of India

Andhra Pradesh: Kharif crop acreage records a fall due to lack of water in Prakasam district

Crop coverage is put at 1.31 lakh hectare as against the normal of 1.71 lakh hectare, suggests data compiled by Agriculture Department

The Hindu

Rice production short of target in kharif season: Centre

However, there could be an increase in maize and sugarcane production, say agriculture estimates

The Hindu

India imposes 20% export duty on non-Basmati rice

Move comes in the wake of concerns about lower paddy sowing by farmers this Kharif season

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The Hindu

Paddy cultivation sees decline

5.62% decrease in the area covered in 2022 compared to the previous year, data show

The Hindu

Deficient rains threaten Kharif crop production in U.P.

Uttar Pradesh’s 67 districts recorded deficient rainfall this monsoon

The Times of India

Rain damages kharif crops on 2,500 hectares in Pune

PUNE: Kharif crops sown on 2,500 hectares across Pune district have been damaged because of rain over three weeks of July, a preliminary report from the district agriculture office has revealed.

The Hindu

Rains impact Kharif cultivation badly

Damage to crops is high with less revival chances

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Government announces hike in MSP for Kharif season

Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Modi increases rates for all varieties of 14 kharif crops

The Times of India

Karnataka: Farmers protest inadequate supply of fertilisers

DHARWAD: Rationing of DAP and urea fertilizers by officials at Dharwad Taluk Agricultural Produce Cooperative marketing Society in APMC yard here on Wednesday sparked off protest by farmers who had come to purchase the fertiliser. Good pre-monsoon rains has created conducive atmosphere for the Kharif sowing operations to commence early.

The Hindu

Andhra Pradesh: Water released to Godavari delta to irrigate 10.13 lakh acres in kharif

Early release will help farmers save crops during cyclones usually experienced in winter, says Water Resources Minister

The Hindu

CM Jagan credits ₹3,758 crore Kharif investment aid to farmers

If ryots are good, the State will flourish, says CM

The Hindu

Govt. plans to encourage cotton farming in over 70L acres in next Kharif

1,332 clusters identified for cotton cultivation in 2022-23 season

The Times of India

Central team checks crop loss in Jaisalmer

JAISALMER: A10-member central inter-ministerial team has reached Jaisalmer to assess the Kharif crop damage due to drought.

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