The Cotton Association of India (CAI), the industry’s leading organization, has urged the Minister of Commerce, Food, and Textiles, to immediately reduce the 11 percent import duty on cotton. Atul S. Ganatra, president of CAI, wrote to Goyal to demand that the government reduce the duty on cotton because domestic prices are 15% higher than…
Lead prices have risen by 9% in the last month, which has improved the forecast for the metal for the rest of this year and the first quarter of 2023. A rise in Chinese activity has been “the most significant driver of this transition,” according to a commentary from research firm Fitch Solutions Country Risk…
The Reserve Bank of India’s decision to permit Indian companies to hedge their gold price risk on recognized exchanges in the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) will increase liquidity in bullion derivatives traded on the NSE International Financial Service Center and the India International Exchange, both of which are promoted by the BSE. Additionally, the…
As the market anticipated a possible U.S. recession in 2023, crude oil futures dropped below $80 a barrel on Wednesday morning. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), December crude oil futures were trading at $6,177 in the first hour of trading on Wednesday morning, up from the previous close of $6,153 by 0.39 percent, and…
Growers are reluctant to sell their products at the current pricing as farmgate prices for arabica coffee have dropped by a fifth over the past two months. Growers are currently harvesting the premium and mild types in important producing regions of Karnataka, the State with the highest production, adding to their troubles as a result…
On forecasts of a mild rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve on December 13–14, gold prices have begun to nudge up to a 4-month high. The Fed has raised interest rates by 3.75 percentage points so far this year, with each of the last four rate increases totaling 0.75 percentage points. On the basis…
Ahead of the commencement of the harvest season, the price of tur (pigeon pea/red gram) dropped by 10% to 15% during the past month, to about the minimum support price (MSP) level of $6,600 a quintal. This has led to growers calling for a quick start on the purchase of the pulses. Additionally, the price…
Gold prices edged up on December 5 in the international markets and hovered near the key $ 1,800 level, as a softer U.S. dollar made the greenback-priced bullion cheaper for buyers holding other currencies. spot gold increased 0.1 percent to $1,800.02 per ounce. In the previous session, prices rose to $1,804.46—their highest level since August 10. At…
With the price of Russian oil capping and the currency weakening, crude oil prices rose last week. In addition, for the week ending November 25 in the United States, the commodity energy was drawn from stocks at a higher rate than anticipated. In contrast to the predicted loss of just under 3 million barrels, the…
Comparing October to September of 2022–2023 to the same time last year, rice procurement climbed by 12.2% to 218.73 lakh tonnes (lt). Thanks to the 15.91 lt acquired in Chhattisgarh with purchases starting a month earlier than the initial schedule, purchases in November were 11.73 lt greater than the level of the previous year. 121.91…
