The next decade will be very good for commodity prices, and for agricultural prices in particular. This is despite our producers battling in international markets against competitors who are protected by trade barriers and who exist to a large extent because of state subsidies. It's vitally important we get our policy settings right, because this country, and agriculture in particular, faces some great opportunities. Listening to your concerns and talking with farmers up and down the...

KOLKATA: For their role in employment generation, textiles (including handlooms), readymade garments, handicraft, leather, marine and processed agricultural products have been granted, under the latest export incentive package, 3% hike in DEPB rates on FOB value of their exports and on packing materials, to ward off the rupee appreciation. KOLKATA: For their role in employment generation, textiles (including handlooms), readymade garments, handicraft, leather, marine and processed...

These products give Texas a value between $162 million and $250 million, with California right behind with values between $142 million and $296 million in agricultural sales. Facts aimed at rural Texas realities. The state is also rich in its agricultural production, Pena noted. Pena explained that 26 percent of the state s entire population is employed in the agriculture industry 13 percent are employed in metro areas; and of all employment, 14 percent of jobs in Texas are handled, first,...

Nath also highlighted the need to improve overall agricultural productivity since there was an increasing domestic demand for agricultural products and exports are not possible unless the domestic demand is met. Infrastructure remained a major problem confronting the Indian agriculture in general exports in particular, he said. The government, Nath said, would give a major thrust to the export of organic agro-products and take up the issue of greater market access for agricultural products...

Welcome to wild weather markets where if you are lucky, you can make a lot of money, but is it worth the risk? The corn market is still a demand market and as we have seen the last couple of weeks with the export sales, there is value down at these prices and you will find customers willing to step out and buy much lower markets. As one veteran grain trader has been saying the last couple of weeks, I hate weather markets, you can t be smart enough. Weather remains the only real news out in...

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Shri Kamal Nath, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, while chairing the Parliamentary Consultative Committee of his Ministry on the subject of Infrastructure for agro-exports , last evening stated that the agricultural exports have a crucial role to play in the long-term as it has the potential to provide farmers a better price for their produce. Shri Kamal Nath, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, while chairing the Parliamentary Consultative Committee of his Ministry on the subject...

Grain at a depot July 16 (Bloomberg) -- Australia, the world's third-largest canola exporter, may produce 8.4 percent more of the oilseed than forecast because of good growing conditions in the east of the country. Grain production in Australia is forecast to rebound this harvest as drought conditions ease, with near ideal growing conditions at the start of the season in Victoria and South Australia states, the federation said. Farmers in Canada are also increasing the area planted to...

In his keynote address on appointment by the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa as its first chairman, Mr Annan pledged to work with fellow Africans in a new effort to comprehensively tackle the challenges holding back millions of small-scale farmers in Africa. In his keynote address on appointment by the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa as its first chairman, Mr Annan pledged to work with fellow Africans in a new effort to comprehensively tackle the challenges holding back...