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Onion Prices Surge In India As Heavy Rainfall Damages Crops

Buying vegetables at a small market on the outskirts of Mumbai, Shubhangi Patil laments the recent rapid rise in the cost of everyday essentials, from cook...

India Doubles Export Incentives For Onion Farmers To 10%

The Indian government has doubled export incentives for onion farmers to 10%, following steep drops in recent weeks in prices for onions, a staple food in...

UAE Bans Fruits From Indian State After Nipah Virus Outbreak

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has banned imports of fresh vegetables and fruits from the southern Indian state of Kerala where 13 people have died due to...

Banknote Ban May Ease India Food Prices As Retailers Buy Less

India’s wholesale inflation may ease further as bulk buying of fruit and vegetables at Delhi’s largest market fell by more than 30% after Prime...

World’s Second-Largest Sugar Crop To Drop On Rainfall Shortage

Sugar production in India, the second- biggest grower, will probably drop this season after below-normal rainfall cut yields in the nation’s top grow...

Top Palm Oil Buyer Cuts Imports First Time In A Year On Reserves

Palm oil purchases by India probably fell in December, the first decline in 2015, as record stockpiles in the world’s largest buyer prompted traders...

Biggest Indian Sugar Refiner Files for Debt Protection in Brazil

Shree Renuka Sugars, the biggest Indian refiner, filed for bankruptcy protection in Brazil as a slump in sugar prices and a weakening real widened losses....

India Boosts Cooking Oil Imports as El Nino Hurts Oilseed Crops

Cooking oil purchases by India rose in August after palm oil prices slumped to a six-year low and a dry spell hurt domestic oilseed crops. Imports, includ...