Due to increased global demand, cumin prices are rising
In response to rising domestic and international demand, the price of the common spice cumin (jeera) has increased significantly by at least ‘300 per 20 kg in the past week. The commodity’s price increased from 4,800 to 5,100 to 5,100 to 5,500 in just the past week. According to market experts, this bull run is…
As a winter storm strikes, crude oil prices rise on constrained US stockpiles.
As a cold front approaches the United States and traffic is expected to spike throughout the holiday season, U.S. crude, heating oil, and jet fuel stockpiles were considered as tight on Thursday, driving up oil prices for a fourth straight day. At 01:45 GMT, Brent crude futures increased by 27 cents, or 0.3%, to $82.47…
Rupee is projected to weaken in the near future and could break through the 85 level in 2023; USDINR will trade in this range.
On Thursday, the Indian Rupee is most likely to weaken due to an increase in the price of crude oil. After data revealed a larger-than-anticipated drop in US crude stockpiles, oil prices surged. A significant decline in the local currency may be avoided, though, due to the dollar’s weakness and the upbeat outlook for the…
Despite China’s Covid wave, copper continues to maintain steady
On Wednesday, copper prices stayed around $8,350 a tonne as expectations that China’s relaxation of Covid-19 limits will eventually boost demand were countered by an increase in infections that are short-terming consumption.Due to its rigorous zero-Covid policy, which hampered economic growth and caused copper prices to drop as low as $6,955 in July after reaching…
Sugar mills in Maharashtra pay 82% of the remunerative price
Farmer payments totaling 82% of the fair and remunerative price (FRP) have been made by the 189 sugar mills currently processing sugarcane through September 2023. By December 19, these mills had crushed 236.69 lakh tonnes (lt) of sugarcane, according to information provided by the Maharashtra Sugar Commissioner office, and they still owed FRP of $7,407.20…
Focus on M.P. and Odisha to reach the target; rice procurement up 11%
All eyes are on Odisha and Madhya Pradesh, who combined contributed over 13% to the Central Pool last year, to make up for the deficit in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, as overall rice procurement has increased by 11% so far this season. As the procurement in the State is projected to be on par with…
First bullion bourse tries to shine
High gold prices, a lack of participant interest, and inadequate liquidity, according to traders, have made trading on Indian International Bullion Exchange (IIBX), the country’s first international bullion platform, lackluster. Beginning in July, IIBX is operating out of the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) building in Gandhinagar’s Gujarat International Finance Technology City (GIFT City). Given…
CAI decreases cotton production and consumption projections
The cotton crop in India for 2022–2023 is expected to be 4.25 lakh bales (each weighing 170 kg) lower than the previous year, when 307.05 lakh bales were produced, due to forecast declines in production in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Haryana. The CAI predicted a decrease in cotton production for November in Punjab (0.75 lakh…
Central government is asked to invest money in the coffee co-operative
As prices fluctuate during the current harvest, struggling coffee growers believe that now is the ideal time for the Center to strengthen the only multi-state co-operative Coffee Marketing Co-operative Ltd (COMARK) by providing financial support to the growers’ organization to engage in market intervention activities. Farm gate coffee prices have decreased by approximately a fifth…