10 per cent import duty scrapped on wheat as domestic prices riseTraders anticipate a pickup in imports of the commodity and global prices to rise 3-5 per cent despite a bumper harvest in Australia, Ukrai...
09 Dec, 2016, 12.52 AM IST
Use of GM mustard may cut edible oil importAn increase in domestic production of mustard through genetically-modified technology, will slightly ease our import dependence.
26 Oct, 2016, 11.48 AM IST
GM mustard will reduce dependence on imports: Edible oil companiesIndia annually spends Rs 65,000 crore to import edible oil. The annual production of mustard oil in the country is 2-2.5 million tonnes, ou...
25 Oct, 2016, 12.43 AM IST
Rising imports pull wheat prices 8-10% lowerSome analysts want the government to scrap the 10% import duty that India levies on the grain, as they expect the local output to miss the ...
11 Oct, 2016, 09.42 AM IST
Maize imports likely to tame prices, help poultry sectorThe international prices of genetically modified (GM) corn are down as the US crop is expected to be good. However, India allows import of ...
01 Jul, 2016, 06.59 AM IST
Monsoon starts off on a shaky note as 22% rain deficit delays crop planting, triggers rise in food pricesVegetable prices, which contributed to the 8% rise in food inflation in May, are likely to remain firm for some time due to a lag between g...
15 Jun, 2016, 06.56 AM IST
After 20% jump in three months, maize prices to remain bullish till OctoberThe spot NCDEX prices of maize in the Sangli market have increased by about 20% during past three months from Rs 1460/quintal on March 14 t...
14 Jun, 2016, 01.15 PM IST
India imports 10,000 tonne soyameal due to high domestic pricesDespite an import duty of 15%, imported soyameal is cheaper than the domestic produce by 7.8%.
02 Apr, 2016, 02.18 PM IST
Traders and companies look to the sky with arrival of rains during harvesting periodThe weather office has forecast rains accompanied with thundersquall with hail over the wheat, corn and mustard belt of north west and cent...
05 Mar, 2016, 03.09 PM IST
Rain and hailstorm forecast over Northern wheat beltTraders said that they were watching the situation and expected price increases in case the weather turns bad.
04 Mar, 2016, 05.46 AM IST
Flour millers ask government to scrap 25% import duty on wheatThe demand has come at a time when global exporters are eyeing India as a possible bulk buyer and flour millers want to plan wheat imports.
29 Jan, 2016, 12.45 PM IST
Poultry sector seeks FY17 maize import allocationIn order to keep the prices controlled during May to August, the industry wants the government to allocate import for 2016-17 by February.
21 Jan, 2016, 03.17 PM IST
Joint efforts needed to bail out farmers: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh BadalBadal said the hard working and resilient farmers of the state had played a vanguard role in making the country self reliant in food produc...
20 Nov, 2015, 04.35 PM IST
- Traders eye new markets in Iran and Iraq as wheat harvest begins
With international wheat companies Cargill, Louis Dreyfus, Olam India, Glencore, and Noble yet to lease godowns, traders and warehouse owne...
05 Mar, 2012, 05.25 AM IST
- Eka Software sees lack of robust risk mgt software an opportunity
It was a complex and absorbing business from the movement of cargo to hedging on derivatives and managing the financial trading. Soon, Garg...
17 Dec, 2010, 01.37 AM IST
- Farmers rue drought of action
Kisan Sabha says PM’s promises not matched by action.
10 Aug, 2009, 02.41 AM IST
- Is trading in commodity futures losing its sheen?
In October, key employees of the commodity division of IL&FS Investsmart left to join equity arm of another financial services company.
18 Dec, 2007, 04.20 AM IST