DAP ‘shortage’ has Punjab farmers worried ahead of rabi season
2 months, 3 weeks ago

DAP ‘shortage’ has Punjab farmers worried ahead of rabi season

Hindustan Times  

Ahead of the wheat sowing season, the ‘low availability’ of Di-Ammonium Phosphate, an essential chemical fertiliser for rabi crops, has left the farmers worried. State agriculture director Jaswant Singh, however, denied a shortage of DAP but he was reluctant to share data on the current stock available with the state. Official sources said that in 2023, the central government had fixed 1.10 lakh tonne of fertiliser for the state in the month of August, of which 90,876 tonnes was received by Punjab. Muktsar CAO, the home district of the state agriculture minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian, Gurnam Singh said that against the requirement of 34,000 tonnes for the forthcoming rabi sowing season, a total of 6,150 tonnes has arrived.

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Rabi sowing on, Punjab still faces DAP shortage of 1.28 lakh tonnes
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Rabi sowing on, Punjab still faces DAP shortage of 1.28 lakh tonnes

Hindustan Times  

Punjab is facing acute shortage of di-ammonia phosphate, a key soil nutrient required for growing crops sown at the onset of winters, even as the rabi sowing season has started. Punjab’s annual requirement of DAP is 8.5 lakh tonnes. As on date, the state has 3.52 lakh tonnes of DAP against the rabi’s sowing season requirement of 4.8 lakh tonnes, …

Record Foodgrain Production Despite Fertiliser Shortage: Centre
2 months ago

Record Foodgrain Production Despite Fertiliser Shortage: Centre

Hindustan Times  

Despite the challenges posed by the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran, the Centre on Saturday expressed confidence in achieving record foodgrain production in the 2024-25 rabi season. The state has a sufficient supply of key fertilisers, such as urea and diammonium phosphate (DAP), despite the delay in shipments due to geopolitical tensions and disruption of Red Sea routes.

India reaps record wheat output despite drop in area
5 months, 2 weeks ago

India reaps record wheat output despite drop in area

Hindustan Times  

Despite a fall in area under cultivation, India’s wheat production touched an all-time high of 112.92 million tonnes in the 2023-24 rabi season, which is 2.9% higher than the previous year. India’s wheat production touched an all-time high of 112.92 million tonnes in the 2023-24 rabi season, which is 2.9% higher than the previous year. According to data released by …

Punjab readies for glut of wheat crop after slow start to procurement
8 months, 1 week ago

Punjab readies for glut of wheat crop after slow start to procurement

Hindustan Times  

Fifteen days after the start of wheat procurement in the current rabi season, crop arrivals are still negligible. Owing to the slow harvest this season, the state food department and state agricultural marketing board officials have predicted a glut in the upcoming weeks. A top official of the state food department said, “The expectations are that the crop will ripen …

Punjab govt.’s anti-pollution promise set for ‘field trial’
1 year, 2 months ago

Punjab govt.’s anti-pollution promise set for ‘field trial’

The Hindu  

As paddy harvesting gains momentum in parts of Punjab, the Aam Aadmi Party government’s immediate challenge is to curb stubble burning – which every year causes a spike in air pollution in the northern States, including the national capital. While the Bhagwant Singh Mann-led Punjab government has committed to reducing paddy stubble burning incidents by at least 50% this year …

With rise in temp, southwest Punjab dists see sharp surge in wheat arrivals
1 year, 8 months ago

With rise in temp, southwest Punjab dists see sharp surge in wheat arrivals

Hindustan Times  

BATHINDA : As wheat harvesting is in full swing in southwest Punjab, Mansa is leading among the seven districts of the region with more than 1.57 lakh tonnes of grain arriving in mandis till Saturday, according to officials. As wheat harvesting is in full swing in southwest Punjab, Mansa is leading among the seven districts of the region with more …

Rising temperatures cast a shadow on wheat production, prices, says report
1 year, 10 months ago

Rising temperatures cast a shadow on wheat production, prices, says report

The Hindu  

If the prevailing high temperatures continue through March, then the rabi wheat crop will be impacted and yields will at best be on a par, or even lesser marginally, than last year's low, warns a report. In Uttar Pradesh, which accounts for around 30% of wheat production, the eastern part is expected to have relatively good yields due to timely …

Punjab: Wheat procurement starts on April 1, food dept expects fall in arrivals
2 years, 8 months ago

Punjab: Wheat procurement starts on April 1, food dept expects fall in arrivals

Hindustan Times  

Chandigarh : The wheat procurement in Punjab for the rabi marketing season will start across 1,892 centres of the state agricultural produce marketing board from April 1. The wheat procurement in Punjab for the rabi marketing season will start across 1,892 centres of the state agricultural produce marketing board from April 1. The state food and civil supplies department, four …

Urea Shortage Due to Suspension of Freight Trains to Hit Sowing of Wheat, Vegetables in Punjab
4 years, 1 month ago

Urea Shortage Due to Suspension of Freight Trains to Hit Sowing of Wheat, Vegetables in Punjab

News 18  

Chandigarh: The suspension of freight trains in Punjab has caused acute shortage of urea for wheat and vegetable crops in Punjab, with the state authorities saying rabi crop sowing is likely to be hit because of it. Farmers require urea, a key fertiliser for rabi crops, and DAP for sowing wheat and other vegetable crops like potato, an official of …

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