Punjab govt may find it tough to recover dues from rice mills.
Assam paddy area 1.7 mln ha as of today, dn 6.3% on year.
Assam paddy area 1.7 mln ha as of today, dn 6.3% on year.
Vietnam Jan-Aug rice exports rise 22.7% on year.
Vietnam Jan-Aug rice exports rise 22.7% on year.
Tamil Nadu farmers asked to check leaf blight on rice.
Tamil Nadu farmers asked to check leaf blight on rice.
Local rice stocks arrive in Sri Lanka market.
Local rice stocks arrive in Sri Lanka market.
Caterpillars’ attack spotted in Punjab’s rice crop.
Caterpillars’ attack spotted in Punjab’s rice crop.
CBOT wheat firms on bargain buying after contract lows.
CBOT wheat firms on bargain buying after contract lows.
Japan offers to buy 125713 tonnes of food wheat via tender.
Japan offers to buy 125713 tonnes of food wheat via tender.
Romania exported 6.7 MMT of wheat in the 2016/17 season.
Romania exported 6.7 MMT of wheat in the 2016/17 season.
Russia wheat inventories up 11% year-on-year.
Russia wheat inventories up 11% year-on-year.
Egypt to decide on fate of Romanian wheat cargo after Eid holiday.
Egypt to decide on fate of Romanian wheat cargo after Eid holiday.
Russia to export 200,000 tn wheat to Bangladesh.
Russia to export 200,000 tn wheat to Bangladesh.
Australia, Ukraine wheat prices down on global glut.
Australia, Ukraine wheat prices down on global glut.
Tunisia tenders to buy 100000 MT soft milling wheat.
Tunisia tenders to buy 100000 MT soft milling wheat.
NCDEX to levy 5% additional margin on chana.
The National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange impose a 5% additional margin on chana on both buy and sell positions from Friday. The margin imposed on all running and yet to be launched contracts. The most active September contract of chana on NCDEX ended down 1.3% from the previous close.
MMTC to auction masoor, tur via NCDEX e-Markets.
MMTC offer 10,992.06 tonne of masoor imported from Canada and 1,846.97 tonne of tur imported from Kenya and Mozambique for auction through NCDEX e-Markets. The pulses are stocked at warehouses in West Bengal, Gujarat and Maharashtra.
Food Corp to auction masoor, chana via NCDEX e-Markets.
The Food Corp of India will offer 46.37 tonne of masoor and 4.20 tonne of chana for auction on Thursday through NCDEX e-Markets. The pulses are stocked at warehouses in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.
Tur down in Gulbarga on weak demand from millers.
Prices of tur in Gulbarga, Karnataka, were down because of weak demand from dal millers. Arrivals were steady at 5,000-6,000 bags (1 bag = 100 kg). In the benchmark market of Akola, prices were steady, as low demand offset a decline in arrivals.
ICE raw sugar down due to higher output in Brazil.
Futures contracts of raw sugar on ICE fell due to higher output of the sweetener in Brazil. The most-active October contract was down 0.6% at 13.74 cents per pound.
Centre-South Brazil Aug 1-15 sugar output 3.16 million tonne, up 6% on year.
Mills in Brazil’s Centre-South region produced 3.16 million tonne of sugar in the first fortnight of August, up 6% compared with 2.98 million tonne in the year-ago period. Centre-South Brazil accounts for over 90% of the country’s total sugar output. Mills in the region crushed 45.29 million tonne of cane during Aug 1-15, up 0.3% on year. The Centre-South region also produced 13.52 bln ltr of ethanol during the period, compared with 14.82 bln ltr in the year-ago period. Of the total cane crushed, around 48.7% was used for sugar production, while 51.3% was used to make ethanol. Mills in the region are likely to produce 35.2 million tonne of sugar this season, compared with 35.6 million tonne in 2016-17 (Apr-Mar).