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Commodity prices, mandi and market moves, exports and agri-trade developments — newest first (page 2 of 3).
India's retail inflation rose to a six-month high of 4.38% in June as food inflation crossed 5%, led by a 50% surge in ginger prices.
IndianAgri Desk · 13 July 2026 · 3 min read
Rice shipments hit nearly $1 billion in June 2026, up 16.48% YoY, but tea, coffee, spices and oilseeds all recorded export declines.
IndianAgri Desk · 13 July 2026 · 3 min read
SFAI warns a 60–100% price spike in soluble fertilisers — driven by China curbs and West Asia tensions — is a bigger risk than erratic rains this Kharif.
IndianAgri Desk · 12 July 2026 · 4 min read
GTRI report flags India's 1.6% UK market share and outlines how CETA can boost agri, seafood and processed food exports — if compliance gaps are addressed.
IndianAgri Desk · 12 July 2026 · 3 min read
India and New Zealand sign dairy, kiwifruit and food tech agreements and target NZ$7 billion in bilateral trade by 2030 during PM Modi's visit.
IndianAgri Desk · 11 July 2026 · 3 min read
USDA's July report trims global wheat, rice and coarse grain forecasts while retaining India's record 121 MT wheat and 150 MT rice output for 2026-27.
IndianAgri Desk · 11 July 2026 · 4 min read
Wheat, chana, barley, and maize all sold below MSP during April–June rabi harvest; mustard outperformed at 8% above the floor price.
IndianAgri Desk · 11 July 2026 · 3 min read
SOPA expects soybean acreage to rise 5-7% in kharif 2026 as prices at ₹6,700-6,900/quintal draw farmers back to the oilseed crop.
IndianAgri Desk · 10 July 2026 · 3 min read
TNAU forecasts maize farmgate prices at ₹2,200–₹2,400/quintal for Oct–Nov 2026 harvest, potentially below the ₹2,410 MSP.
IndianAgri Desk · 10 July 2026 · 4 min read
India's ethanol programme hits 68% of contracted volumes by June 2026, with grain sources dominant but sugar-based distilleries leading on contract fulfilment.
IndianAgri Desk · 9 July 2026 · 3 min read
TNAU projects maize farmgate prices at ₹2,200–2,400/quintal for Oct–Nov harvest, near the kharif MSP of ₹2,410/quintal.
IndianAgri Desk · 8 July 2026 · 4 min read
Australia suspends 44 Indian fumigation providers — 60% of the total — risking A$700–A$1,200 per-container re-treatment charges for agri exporters.
IndianAgri Desk · 7 July 2026 · 3 min read
Paddy's kharif acreage deficit narrows to 13% after 35% surplus rains in July's first five days, but oilseeds and cotton remain sharply lower.
IndianAgri Desk · 7 July 2026 · 3 min read
India's May 2026 tea output fell 3.54% to 131.60 million kg as South India's production crashed 25% on deficit pre-monsoon rains.
IndianAgri Desk · 6 July 2026 · 2 min read
Makhana spotted growing wild in Kamla river's stagnant waters near Darbhanga could open Bihar's abandoned river channels to large-scale cultivation.
IndianAgri Desk · 6 July 2026 · 3 min read
In Koraput, tribal farmers grow coffee beneath an intact forest canopy — yet the EU's EUDR could shut them out for lacking maps of land they never cleared.
IndianAgri Desk · 5 July 2026 · 3 min read
India's spice export volumes dropped 29% year-on-year in April 2026, with chilli and cumin leading the decline amid quality concerns and rising global competiti
IndianAgri Desk · 5 July 2026 · 3 min read
India grows 50% of the world's mangoes but consumes 90% domestically. Japan's rejection of shipments signals a certification crisis.
IndianAgri Desk · 4 July 2026 · 3 min read
The Centre raised onion buffer procurement price to ₹2,125/quintal — the fifth hike this season — yet only ~2,000 tonne procured since June 1.
IndianAgri Desk · 4 July 2026 · 3 min read
Coromandel-JPMC settle Q3 phosphoric acid at $1,700/t P₂O₅ CFR, up 25% on the quarter, as Indian sulfur prices spike 49%.
IndianAgri Desk · 4 July 2026 · 3 min read