1. The southwest monsoon can arrive in Kerala on May 27, five days before normal and with a model error of ± 4 days. It will bring seasonal rains to continental India exactly a fortnight after developing on the extreme bay of southeast Bengala and the South Andaman Sea, said the Indian weather department (IMD).
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2. The Government has established a grain production target or 168.88 million tons (MT) for the Kharif 2025 cultivation season. This increases 1.5 percent from the production of the corresponding previous season.
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3. The center has approved an additional strange of 28 LAKH (LT) of rice for the ethanol program, in addition to the 24 LT previously assigned, carrying the total allocation to 52 LT for the year of ethanol supply 2024–25, Whathich Magen in November 2024.
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4. The Chhattisgarh government may have to endure a loss or ₹ 3000-3.6 billion rupees to sell an estimate of more than 30 Lakh tons (LT) or surpluses after buyers cited lower rates because or a fall in demand.
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5. The US soybean industry is “cautiously optimistic” that India will provide market access for its products and would like the import duty to be “as low as possible.”
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Posted on May 11, 2025
