Cane Cane mills in center-south Brazil are back, churning out sugar in early July, after wet conditions in June slowed crushing of the record crop that is source to half the world’s exports of the sweetener, local industry association Unica said on … Continue reading
Posted by admin on August 5, 2013
Posted by admin on July 9, 2013
Agri Policies The Central government has extended the ambit of employment for workers registered under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) to sectors such as dairy farming, fishing, Khadi and coir industry in Kerala. Guar acreage up by … Continue reading
Posted by admin on July 8, 2013
Grains Outlook The outlook for the coming season for supply of grains is good, but the projected surplus depends strongly on the US corn output.However, considering the worldwide level and the distribution of stocks, the situation remains fragile, despite the … Continue reading
Posted by admin on June 13, 2013
Weather Weather office forecasts normal monsoon this year for a country where rains decide status of an exporter or im-porter of farm goods and where fortunes of both farmers and political parties swing with tide. Pre-monsoon showers have hit Kerala … Continue reading
Posted by admin on June 13, 2013
Coffee Vietnam exported 110,000 tons, or 1.83 mln 60-kg bags, of coffee in May 2013, down 46% from 204,000 tons in the same month. Cameroon exported 3,343 tons of Robusta coffee in April 2013, down 35.7% from 5,198 in the … Continue reading