Consequently, production of onion — the key kitchen staple — is estimated to increase to 24.45 million tonne this year from 22.81 million tonnes in the 2018-19 crop year.

Experts have suggested activating the oilseed mission and creating an oilseed development fund while looking at possibility of allowing GM oilseeds into the country

To cost corporate users 20-30% more than kitchen consumers

Prices of green vegetables started rising steadily since October but almost doubled in December on reports of flood-ravaged kharif crop damage in Maharashtra and delay in planting of rabi crop

Rice output in 2019-20 is expected to decline by 8.2 per cent over last year and maize by 11.9 per cent

Weak domestic and export demand is expected to weigh on prices in the near term

Iran is the largest buyer of Indian basmati and shipments had stood at nearly $1.5 billion in 2018-19

The move comes against the backdrop of remarks by Malaysia on the new citizenship law and Kashmir issue

Jeera is trading at Rs 16,217 per quintal in Unjha