As India, US head towards a new relationship, here are the numbers that matterIndia-US trade deal: The framework targets balanced trade, supply chain resilience and deeper technology cooperation. India intends to buy ...
08 Feb, 2026, 05.30 AM IST
Farm jam: Budget bets on nuts, cocoa, fisheries to boost agri valueIndia's latest budget places a strong emphasis on high-value agricultural products and supporting industries. This forward-thinking approac...
02 Feb, 2026, 12.50 AM IST
Your cup of morning joe is about to shock youIf anything, the only question is why retail coffee prices aren’t much higher already. In nominal terms, wholesale green coffee beans are c...
21 Jan, 2025, 10.01 AM IST
Wheat, coffee, sugar, other food prices are rising due to bad weatherThe Bloomberg Agriculture Spot Index saw a significant monthly gain, reflecting crop shortfalls and heightened market uncertainties. If tre...
01 Oct, 2024, 09.43 AM IST
Robusta coffee rises most since 2010 on Vietnam rain concernsCoffee futures rose, with robusta in London rising to the highest levels since the year 2010 amid concerns around supply from Vietnam.
22 May, 2024, 09.33 AM IST
Why the world of chocolate is in crisisFor the world’s chocolate makers, the crisis is here. Plants have been forced to shutter from Malaysia to Germany and Chicago.
22 Apr, 2024, 09.54 AM IST
Cocoa, coffee reach new highs on fear of aging treesRobusta coffee settled at a new high in London on worries that poorer output in top-producer Vietnam will fuel bean shortages.
13 Apr, 2024, 09.55 AM IST
World’s top food producers push back on deforestation rulesThe consumers worldwide may end up footing the bill as producers pass on the new costs to them.
10 Aug, 2023, 09.49 AM IST
Cost of your caffeine and sugar fix to stay high on El NiñoPrices of soft commodities have been outperformers this year, surging about 24% while the broader agriculture index eased 3% weighed by fal...
10 Jun, 2023, 01.19 PM IST
Customs authorities to monitor imports under FTAs to curb duty evasionCustoms authorities would be closely watching imports of these products coming from countries with which India has FTAs, from September 21,...
16 Sep, 2020, 12.47 AM IST
How Asian chocolatiers are winning over with artisanal sweet treatsChocolate-makers in the Philippines are mixing soy sauce with their sweets.
27 Mar, 2019, 05.12 PM IST
India lifts import ban on six commodities from VietnamVietnam had yesterday removed suspension on imports of five commodities from India after it was satisfied with the corrective action to imp...
22 Mar, 2017, 05.55 PM IST
Lifting of ban on import of pepper and coffee from Vietnam: Indian exporters confusedThe ban had put the pepper and instant coffee exporters in India in a fix.
21 Mar, 2017, 06.51 PM IST
Cashew industry facing tough year as costly raw nuts, wage hike shadows profitabilityWithdrawal of export incentive has left the exporters in a quandary despite the shipments of Rs 5,545 crore in 2014-15 reaching an all-time...
30 Apr, 2015, 10.41 AM IST
After record cashew export, farmers feel the pinchCashew nut prices are hovering around $1,300 per tonne. Except for a brief period, the prices of raw nut bought from Ghana and Ivory Coast ...
25 Jul, 2014, 11.01 AM IST
Amul, Cadbury Kraft, Nestle unlikely to cut chocolate prices; profits to be used for capacity buildingAmul, Cadbury Kraft, Nestle, Britannia and Parle are unlikely to cut prices because, some of them say, the dip in the cost of raw materials...
14 Dec, 2012, 11.07 AM IST
- Vietnam coffee harvest to drop 9.4% on dry weather
Coffee production in Vietnam is poised to decline from a record as dry weather cuts yields, bolstering prices.
12 Oct, 2012, 06.00 AM IST