Commodity - Food & Edible Oils
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September 11, 2020, Friday
India's August palm oil imports drop 14% as Covid hit demand: Trade group
India's palm oil imports in August dropped 13.9% from a year earlier to 734,351 tonnes, a leading trade body said, due to a ...
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May 02, 2018, Wednesday
EU frets over use of antibiotics in India's primary shrimp production
A miffed Union wants Indian authorities to control overall production, so shrimps meant for domestic market don't end up in
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May 02, 2018, Wednesday
Kerala's cashew industry seeks central, state support to stay afloat
Nearly 90% of the 865-plus factories have shut down, over 80% of 3,00,000 workers are jobless; most units have become NPAs
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April 19, 2018, Thursday
Foodgrain procurement under MSP regime not as costly as feared; no rush
The Centre has declared MSP for 23 crops including cereals, pulses, oilseeds and millets
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April 16, 2018, Monday
Sugar prices decline as govt looks to crack down on mills for arrears
The central government's threat of strong action against sugar mills for mounting arrears of payment to cane farmers has come ...
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April 11, 2018, Wednesday
No immediate plan to give production-linked subsidy to sugar sector: Govt
Asked factories to export 2 million tonnes sweetener, even at loss, to liquidate surplus stock and improve domestic prices
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April 10, 2018, Tuesday
Cane payments: Paswan asks states to penalise defaulting sugar mills
Ram Vilas Paswan, the Union food minister, has written to the chief ministers of all major sugar producing states to take strict ...
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April 10, 2018, Tuesday
Sudden rain spares standing wheat crops in Punjab, Madhya Pradesh
The crop could be at risk if the rains return with bigger intensity in the next few days
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April 10, 2018, Tuesday
Agri input firms expect double-digit growth in sales, net profit in FY19
Normal monsoon and MSP hike to boost profits
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March 26, 2018, Monday
Chana April futures prices rise 4% on export sop, MSP procurement talk
Under MEIS, exporters get access to a scrip which they can invoke as and when they imports a similar quantity
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March 14, 2018, Wednesday
February palm oil imports seen climbing on strong summer season demand
Total vegetable oil purchases decreased 5.4 per cent to 1.2 million tonnes
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February 26, 2018, Monday
Commodity Picks: 25 February 2018
Barley is trading at Rs 1,473 per quintal in Jaipur, Jeera is trading at Rs 18,168 per quintal in Unjha market
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May 16, 2017, Tuesday
Centre directs states to lift stock holding limit on pulses
Food Minister Ramvilas Paswan today said that the Centre has directed all state governments to lift all sort of stock holding ...
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May 03, 2017, Wednesday
Pulses import grew 20 per cent to 5.67 million tonnes in FY17
With record high production of 22.14 million tonnes, availability increased by 27.8 mn tonnes
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April 21, 2017, Friday
Best may be behind for sugar stocks
UP-based sugar producers better placed to continue with a stronger balance sheet on declining debt
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April 21, 2017, Friday
Basmati sowing likely to go up 25% in FY18 on high demand, normal monsoon
The industry expects Iran to purchase at least 1 million tonnes this financial year
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April 20, 2017, Thursday
Sugar futures fall after Cabinet extends cap on stocks by 6 months
The price of the contract had breached the 4,000-rupee level to reach a record high in February
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April 15, 2017, Saturday
Profit margins draw edible oil makers to the premium segment
Premium oils category margins are around 25%, compared with 10% for conventional oils
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April 15, 2017, Saturday
Edible oil processors upbeat on govt move
The area under palm plantations is likely to increase significantly in the coming years, with the government's relaxation in ...
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March 04, 2017, Saturday
Madhya Pradesh eyes second spot in wheat output
Record 20 million tonnes of production is expected
