The Center’s organization for promoting agricultural exports, the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), would concentrate on the export of organic millets and hit a target of 2,000 crores by FY26. The expected value of millet exports in 2021–22 is 460 crore, with a 14% increase from the previous year. By exporting…
While U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s hawkish comments restrained additional gains in zero-yielding bullion, gold prices crept up on Thursday in the foreign markets, helped by a modest decline in the dollar.After losing 0.8 percent on Wednesday, spot gold increased 0.2 percent to $1,638.32 per ounce. U.S. gold futures decreased 0.6 percent to $1,640.70….
The government reduced the windfall tax on local crude oil exports on Tuesday from Rs 11,000 per tonne to Rs 9,500 per tonne. The windfall tax on aviation fuel exports (ATF) has, however, been raised from Rs 3.50 per litre to Rs 5 per litre. Diesel fuel now costs Rs. 13 per litre after an…
During the first month of the current procurement season (October–September), rice procurement climbed by 12% to 114.33 lakh tonnes (lt), owing to Punjab and Haryana. Compared to the same time last year, grain purchases are up 8% in these two States. Purchases fell by 60% to 22,557 tonnes in Uttar Pradesh, the state with the…
Agricultural produce marketing committee (APMC) yards and wholesale stores in India have seen wheat prices jump to a record high, despite October 130 arrivals reaching a 7year high. The change coincides with a 5% increase in wheat prices globally on Monday following Russia’s announcement that it was pulling out of the UN-mediated agreement to allow…
The International Nickel Study Group said the world’s primary nickel output will outpace demand in 2022 and 2023, resulting in surpluses of 1.44 lakh tonnes this year and 1.71 lakh tonnes the following year. The International Nickel Study Group (INSG) has predicted that production will be 3.036 million tonnes (mt) this year and will likely…
Oil prices dropped on Monday as a result of worries that expanding COVID-19 restrictions in China will reduce demand, countering indications that production at the largest U.S. shale field is slowing down. After falling 1.2% on Friday, Brent crude futures were down 36 cents, or 0.4%, to $95.41 a barrel. After closing Friday’s trading session…
Major agricultural and processed food exports, which are supported by the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), increased by a quarter to $13.77 billion (1,07,942 crore) in H1 FY23 from $11.06 billion in the same period last year. APEDA products exported a record $25.6 billion in FY22, exceeding the target. Wheat, pulses…
In anticipation of further drops in cotton prices and weak yarn demand, some spinning factories, notably in south India, are observing prolonged holidays for Diwali. Some millers, led by the Tamilnadu Spinners Association (TASMA), have urged Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to prolong the window for duty-free import of cotton until March 31 because the demand…
Oil and gas geopolitics, which are a function of supply and demand, are becoming more volatile. Geopolitical conflicts or war in an energy-producing nation have a major impact on crude oil prices. Energy security, the balance of power between energy importers and exporters, and the military might of key states are all being affected. After…
