Due to strong export demand and predictions of lower stock levels at the end of the current marketing year, jeera yesterday settled higher by 1.62% at 54510. Prices increased as concerns about the harvest grew owing to hailstorms and unseasonal rains in Rajasthan, the state that produces the majority of the food. Demand from domestic…
On improving sowing expectations, mentha oil yesterday decreased by -0.72% to reach 898.1. The price impact will be exacerbated by reports of expanded acreages and slow menthol exports. The price will be under pressure from rising menthol imports as well as China’s restricted purchasing. When compared to the exports of 170.22 tonnes of mentha in…
As the Kharif sowing acreage is anticipated to decline during the current season, turmeric prices yesterday increased by 5.85% to 9548. The expected drop in Maharashtra’s sowing area is between 10% and 20%. The acreage is anticipated to drop by 10% to 15% in Tamil Nadu (NS: TNNP). A reduction in acreage between 18% and…
As investors continue to track the amount of gas flowing to US LNG export plants and weather predictions, natural gas prices yesterday decreased by -4.94% to 207.7. As households and businesses turn up their air conditioners to escape the first heat wave of the summer of 2023, power use in Texas is anticipated to set…
commodity exchange After ceasing to trade the commodity in 2009, the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) would resume offering groundnut futures contracts the following week. The trading of groundnut futures contracts will resume on June 20 and continue through the months of July through September 2023. The exchange will continue to introduce new contracts…
The US Federal Reserve’s hawkish comments yesterday caused gold to decline by -0.33% to settle at 59157. In its most recent report to Congress, the Fed said that while inflation in important segments of the US services industry “remains elevated and has not shown signs of easing,” it decided to leave interest rates steady but…
The National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange’s (NCDEX) Jeera July contract prices just crossed the 52,000 mark, signalling a strong bullish trend in the market. This price increase is the result of a number of fundamental issues. The reduced production levels seen over the last two years are one of the main factors affecting the jeera…
As the Kharif sowing acreage is anticipated to decline during the current season, turmeric prices yesterday increased by 2.01% to 8832. The expected drop in Maharashtra’s sowing area is between 10% and 20%. The acreage is anticipated to drop by 10% to 15% in Tamil Nadu (NS: TNNP). A reduction in acreage between 18% and…
In anticipation of increased crude demand from Chinese refineries, crude oil yesterday finished up 0.72% at 5877. According to data, China’s throughput at oil refineries increased by 15.4% in May compared to the same month last year, making it the country’s second-highest monthly total ever. According to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) most recent Oil…
The price of gold yesterday increased by 0.1% to 59355 as traders analyzed the most recent changes to monetary policy. The Federal Reserve stopped it’s tightening drive but made a suggestion that interest rates might rise again this year. At the same time, the ECB announced a further 25 bps increase in borrowing costs and…
