By mid-2023, according to the president of the Cotton Association of India (CAI), cotton prices could reach Rs 75,000 per candy. This is because there is a significant gap between the crop’s current-season production and the high demand from both domestic and foreign markets. India will soon cease to be a net exporter of cotton…
The commodities market experienced positive momentum the whole week, with the exception of gold, with most commodities posting weekly gains ranging from 1.5% to 3.0%. Due to traders locking in their profits during the recent advance, gold prices gave up all of their weekly gains and ended up slightly lower last week. As traders monitored…
Even though shipments into the country climbed by 22% during that time, the palm group of oils remained to dominate the vegetable oil import basket, making up 63% of all imports from November 2022 to March 2023 of the current oil year to October. Data from the Solvent Extractors’ Association of India (SEA) show that…
The cotton sector is expected to have a strong year, which is encouraging for the seed industry. Farmers have received high prices for cotton fiber for the previous two growing seasons, and an average monsoon is expected, according to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). “Due to lesser production, cotton is in high demand, thus everyone…
Following additional indications that U.S. inflation was slowing, gold prices increased for a fourth straight session on Friday. Demand for the yellow metal as a safe haven was also supported by ongoing concerns about a 2023 recession. A day after data revealed that consumer price inflation also decreased, information released on Thursday revealed that the…
Oil prices increased on Friday as supplies tightened and Russian production appeared to be declining. The market was anticipating the IEA’s monthly report, which would provide more insight into the forecast for global demand, later in the day. The price of Brent crude futures had increased by 34 cents, or 0.39%, to $86.43 per barrel….
This season (October 2022–September 2023) will likely see cotton exports reach a 19-year low due to weak demand from importing nations as a result of the slowing economies in the U.S. and Europe. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) projects that Indian cotton exports will fall by 500,000 bales this month to 1.8 million (U.S….
As stockpiles in London Metal Exchange (LME) warehouses fell to 56,800 tonnes, the lowest level since 2005, supply concerns caused copper to end yesterday up 0.96% at 782.5. The global physical inventories have reached their lowest point in 14 years, according to Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), and the copper supply market is still experiencing a…
A near-record amount of natural gas was produced for the month, which kept prices under pressure. Yesterday, natural gas prices decreased by -3.63% to 172.8 in anticipation that milder weather would lower the need for heating. The United States Energy Information Administration (EIA) predicted that due to milder weather, the country’s power consumption will decrease…
The 125 lakh hectares of natural fiber in India are planted with cotton, but only 12% of that cotton is organic. With the organic variant, though, islands of ongoing studies show promise. In order to obtain 400 tonnes of organic cotton during the 2022–2023 kharif season, 3,000 tribal farmers have gathered under the auspices of…
