Wheat, rice, and mustard, three important rabi crops, continued to be sown early by farmers as their coverage increased as of Friday, according to data from the Ministry of Agriculture. In contrast, the area planted with coarse cereals, particularly maize, green gram (moong), and groundnut, lagged behind. The area planted with all rabi crops has…
As supply remains constrained and demand worries continue to exceed them, crude oil prices are rising. The MCX crude oil futures (continuous contract) and the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Brent crude futures both saw gains last week, closing at $98.62 and 7,556 per barrel, respectively. The risks are inclined to the upside. With the G7 agreeing…
Tin’s prognosis has dimmed as a result of deteriorating macroeconomic fundamentals, a strong currency, and increased inflation. As a result, analysts have decreased their prediction for the metal’s price for 2023 and this year. Tin’s prices have fallen by 11% over the previous month due to the bleak prognosis for the metal, which is used…
Basmati exporters are optimistic about global demand and have purchased paddy at rates that are 12–24% higher than a year ago. This optimism has been stoked by an increase of 11% in the shipments of fragrant rice during the first half of the current fiscal. Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) yards have seen the buying…
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…
