ARTICLE 2 #India Agri Market News

14 July 2025, New Delhi: The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), Pusa, has issued a warning to maize-growing farmers across India about a rising infestation of the Fall Armyworm (FAW), a destructive pest known to cause significant damage to maize crops. According to IARI experts, early signs such as wilting plants and holes in the leaves indicate the presence of this invasive pest, which can rapidly spread and devastate entire fields if not managed promptly.

MUMBAI -- Rice traders in India, the world's biggest supplier of the staple, are paring back their forecasts of record exports as buyers struggle to take on the glut of rice unleashed by the lifting of the country's export curbs. This comes as Indian exporters find themselves in a similar situation to their peers in Thailand and Vietnam, who have been hit by the drop in prices caused by the Indian oversupply. India's Rice Exporters Association has cut its growth forecast of total rice exports for 2025 to 11%, amounting to about 20 million tons, down from its earlier forecast of a 25% jump to 22.5 million tons, B.V. Krishna Rao, the group's president, told Nikkei Asia.