Philippine Statistics Authority Rice inventory down 13% in May.
Ram Gopal Yadav (8 years ago)

The country rice inventory as of May 1 declined by 13 percent to 3.21 million metric tons (MMT), from 3.69 MMT recorded a year ago. Of the rice inventory as of May 1, the PSA said 46.38 percent were with the households, 45.21 percent were in commercial warehouses, while 8.41 percent were in the NFA depositories. Nearly 75 percent of NFA stocks consisted of imported rice.

India Govt raises maize MSP by 60 rupees to 1,425 rupees/100 kg.
Ram Gopal Yadav (8 years ago)

The government has increased the minimum support prices on major crops including paddy, maize, tur, urad, moong, soybean and cotton. Maize get a minimum support price of 1,425 rupees per 100 kg, 60 rupees higher than last year. This comes at a time when the country is facing a glut in major crops and vegetables, which had resulted in subdued prices, leading to widespread protests among farmers in major growing states.

US corn down 1.3 percente.
Ram Gopal Yadav (8 years ago)

Corn gave up 1.3 percent on easing concerns over dryness in the U.S. The corn market is giving up gains as there is pressure on crude oil prices and the weather is looking better. Corn prices often track movements in the crude oil market with rising use of crops to make alternative fuels.

India year to September 20117 cotton export tops govt view of 5 million bales.
Ram Gopal Yadav (8 years ago)

India cotton exports in the year ending September are already at around 5.2 million bales, well above the Cotton Advisory Board estimate of 5.0 million bales for the whole year, though lower than 6.9 million bales the previous year. According to trade estimates, over 2.0 million bales have been shipped to Bangladesh, around 1.0 million bales to Pakistan, 900,000 bales to China, and 600,000 bales to Vietnam. the country still has 4 million bales of inventory and if prices fall below 20,000 rupees a bale, exports could gain pace in the coming months. As India is staring at a rise of at least 20% in output next year, prices are expected to fall sharply in the coming months.

MCX cotton hits a 5-month low on higher output forecast.
Ram Gopal Yadav (8 years ago)

Futures contracts of cotton on the MCX hit a five-month low of 19,820 rupees per bale (1bales=170kg) in early trade due to expectations of higher domestic crop. Farmers in the country have sown cotton across 1.41 million ha as of Jun 8, up 42.4% on year. However, cotton June contract on the MCX recovered from the low and was trading at 19,960 rupees, up 0.5% from the previous close.

U.S. Wheat rises to six-week high on concerns of dry weather on U.S. crop.
Ram Gopal Yadav (8 years ago)

Wheat climbed to its highest since early May with the market on track for a second week of gains as dry weather in parts of North America threatens to reduce yields. Wheat earlier rose to as much as $4.58-1/4 a bushel, the highest since May 2. Wheat is rallying on concerns that recent dry weather will curb the output of the U.S. spring crop. North American spring wheat crops remain too dry and weather forecasters do not expect that to change.

NCDEX coriander up over 1% on supply shortage.
Ram Gopal Yadav (8 years ago)

Futures contracts of coriander rose over 1% on NCDEX because arrivals in the spot markets of Rajasthan were declining. The most-active July contract traded at 5,120 rupees per 100 kg, up 1.3% from the previous close. In the benchmark market of Kota, the Badami variety of coriander traded at 5,700-5,850 rupees per 100 kg, while the Eagle variety was quoted at 5,900-6,000 rupees. Prices of both varieties were up 200 rupees from previous close. Arrivals in Rajasthan were 3,300 bags (1bag=40kg), down 1,100 bags from the previous day.