The actual acreage and production have decreased for all major crops, despite the government’s promotion of millets. When farmers receive guaranteed irrigation, experts claim that the only thing that will prevent them from switching to other crops is better returns. Ragi, bajra, and jowar’s total production have decreased by 7% to 15.6 million tonnes over…
This season (October 2022–September 2023), India’s production of chillies is anticipated to increase by 23%, and jeera (cumin) and pepper production are also anticipated to rise. According to reports presented at the International Spice Congress 2023 (ISC 2023), however, turmeric production will probably be lower due to waterlogging of the fields during the monsoon. Jeera…
Due to the east Asian Lunar New Year vacation, which thinned down early trading on Monday, oil prices dipped lower. However, they managed to hold onto the majority of last week’s gains due to the likelihood that China, the world’s top oil consumer, will experience an economic revival this year. The price of Brent crude…
The Government of India has been requested to impose a standard import charge on all crude edible oils the Solvent Extractors’ Association (SEA) of India. Ajay Jhunjhunwala, president of SEA, stated in a monthly letter to association members on Friday that the association sent a representation to the government in its pre-budget memorandum covering numerous…
After the Central government banned exports on May 13 of last year, at least 1.75 lakh tonnes of wheat that had been stored in warehouses near various ports around the nation were sold on the local market. After reaching record highs, wheat prices have since fallen. “After the government forbade exports last year, at least…
On January 19, gold prices increased slightly in early Asian trading as investors assessed the likelihood that the US Federal Reserve will decrease the rate at which it raises interest rates. Gold’s spot price increased by 0.2% to $1,907.18 per ounce. To $1,909.40, US gold futures increased by 0.1 percent. Deveya Gaglani, Research Analyst –…
At the beginning of January, there was a decrease in the arrivals of tur (red gram, arhar, or pigeon pea) in agricultural produce marketing committee (APMC) yards in the important producing States of Karnataka and Maharashtra. Prices are therefore rising compared to the same time last year due to concerns that production will likely drop…
The expectation that China’s harsh COVID-19 regulations will be relaxed will result in a rebound in gasoline consumption in the world’s largest oil importer drove up oil prices on Wednesday, extending gains from the previous session. Following a 1.7% gain in the prior session, Brent crude futures were up 52 cents, or 0.6%, at $86.44…
India’s export of oil meals increased by 60% over the first nine months of the 2022–23 fiscal year, thanks to an increase in the export of rapeseed meal and soyabean meal. The country exported 28.25 lakh tonnes (lt) of oil meals between April and December of 2022–23, up from 17.67 lt during the same period…
Goldman Sachs Group Inc predicts that the price of commodities, particularly crude oil, would be largely determined by when China reopens following the Lunar New Year celebrations later this month. If China and other Asian economies entirely remove coronavirus limitations, a barrel of Brent oil may hit $110 by the third quarter, according to Currie….
