With the trade dispute between the United States and China unresolved, Brazilian officials feel there is an opening that could be filled by Brazilian soybean processors. That was the take away message form a meeting last […]
US tiff clears China plate for soybean
China The US has imposed three rounds of tariffs on Chinese products this year, totalling goods worth $250 billion. hina, the largest importer of soybean, is likely to open its door for the oilseeds from India following […]
India maize remain steady.
Prices of maize in Davangere, a key market in Karnataka, remained steady at 1,100-1,400 rupees per 100 kg. Around 2,000 bags (1 bag = 100 kg) of new maize crop arrived in Davangere. Higher minimum support […]
Ukraine some 190 Th ha of corn got covered with snow.
The first snow fell in Kyiv yesterday, November 14. The precipitation streak stretched through central Ukraine and parts of southern Russia. Up to 4 cm of snow has been staying on the ground for 24 hours […]
India Spot wheat prices slightly up.
Price of wheat in the key wholesale markets of Delhi and Kota slightly up due to poor supplies and steady demand from flour mills. In Delhi, mill quality wheat was sold at 2,050-2,060 rupees per 100 […]
NCDEX Dec chana up on fall in arrivals in Delhi.
The December futures contract of chana on NCDEX rose due to a fall in arrivals in Delhi, the benchmark market for the pulse. The most-active December contract was 0.6% higher at 4,582 rupees per 100 kg. […]
Madhya Pradesh offers 500-1,300 rupees/100 kg subsidy on chana seed.
Madhya Pradesh government is giving subsidy of 500 rupees per 100 kg to farmers on purchase of certified desi chana seeds and 1,300 rupees a kg for its kabuli variety for sowing in this rabi season.
Climate change impact on moong farmers.
Moong farmers in India have sown 34.36 lakh hectares in the current kharif sowing season, and there is an increase over the previous period by 2.37 lakh hectares. But climatic conditions—lower rainfall during the growth period […]
Tur and chana farmers in Maharashtra to get Rs 480-crore grant.
The Maharashtra government has decided to give a grant of Rs 480 crore to Chana and Tur farmers who had registered under the government’s procurement scheme last season but their produce was not procured. The government […]
Ukraine plans to export 27 mln tonnes of corn in 2018/2019 MY.
Ukraine expects to export 27 million tonnes of corn in the 2018/2019 marketing year. Ukraine’s bumper crop and low prices are helping it ship out corn faster than expected. Exports should mainly go to the European […]
US corn inspected for export down 11.5% on week, but up 179.5% on year.
The amount of US corn inspected for export in the week ended November 8 totaled 1.134 million mt, down 11.5% from the previous week. The most recent reporting period’s total was 179.5% higher than the year-ago […]
CBOT wheat falls on improved US crop ratings, slow exports.
Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures closed lower on Wednesday for a second straight session, pressured by a surprise improvement in US winter wheat condition ratings and sluggish export demand. CBOT December soft red winter wheat […]
Iraq to send delegation to inspect possibility of Russian wheat imports.
The Iraqi Trade Ministry is looking to approve Russian wheat imports in its tenders and said it will send a delegation to Russia. The delegation will inspect Russia’s wheat quality and production and logistics to understand […]
Japan to import 15,500 tonnes feed wheat via tender.
Japan will import 15,500 tonnes of feed-quality wheat for livestock use via a simultaneous buy and sell (SBS) auction. The ministry had sought 120,000 tonnes of feed wheat and 200,000 tonnes of feed barley to be […]
Punjab and Haryana procure over 215 lakh tonne paddy so far.
Punjab and Haryana together have so far procured over 215.65 lakh tonne of paddy this kharif season. Punjab alone has procured over 150.37 lakh tonne of paddy. Out of this 149.44 lakh tonne has been procured […]
India exporters may ship out 10,000 tn rice to China by Mar end.
Indian exporters are likely to ship out around 10,000 tn non-basmati rice to China by the end of this financial year. A delegation from India, comprising senior officials from the government and the rice industry visited […]
Drought seen impacting kharif pulses.
After languishing for almost two years, the prices of pulses such as tur/arhar and urad have rebounded over the past few weeks as production has been impacted by scanty rains in the key growing regions of […]
Gujarat is set to witness lower urad crop this kharif season.
Gujarat is set to witness lower urad crop this kharif season owing to reduced acreage following water shortage due to weak rains, which have been lower by 23 per cent. The total area under urad for […]
Rising demand lifts chana futures by 2%.
Chana prices went up by 2 per cent to Rs 4,641 per quintal in futures trade, driven by rising demand at the spot market. At the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange, Chana for November moved up […]
Madhya Pradesh govt aims to procure 534,000 tn of kharif pulses.
The Madhya Pradesh government aims to procure 534,000 tn of pulses comprising urad, moong and tur harvested in the 2018-19 (Jul-Jun) kharif season at the minimum support price. Procurement is underway from registered farmers in different […]