Indonesia relaxes levies on palm oil
Indonesia has relaxed rules on levies for palm oil and derivative products effective immediately following a drop in palm oil prices, according to the …
Drastic fall in onion prices are affecting farmers across India, adversely
Onion cultivators are now forced to throw away their crop as prices of Onion have seen a fall in the past two weeks due to oversupply caused by release of old …
India’s wheat output in 2019 likely to fall on deficit rainfall
Wheat production in India may fall in 2019 from record output this year as scanty rains and high temperatures have curtailed water supplies in canals in key …
Indian economy likely to grow at 7-7.4 per cent in FY19: NCAER
Indian economy is projected to grow at 7-7.4 per cent in the current fiscal, economic policy think-tank NCAER said. According to a report by the National …
Indian traders to import 180,000 cotton bales in current season
Indian dealers have signed contracts to import around 180,000 bales (1 bale = 170 kg) of cotton so far in the current season starting 1 October. The imports …
Sugar prices in India crash on low domestic and export demand
In the past one month due to subdued domestic and export demand, sugar price in India has declined by as much as 5.5 percent, with some grades of the sweetener …
As sugar stockpile grows, India needs sugar reforms, says industry body ISMA
India’s sugar sector is in urgent of reform as stocks climb and high cane prices keep production costs far above those of its rivals, the Indian Sugar Mills …
IGC trims 2018-19 world grains production forecast
With small adjustments for wheat, maize and sorghum, the International Grains Council (IGC) has lowered its forecast for world total grains production in …
India to give 5% subsidy on non-basmati rice exports
India, the world’s biggest rice exporter, has decided to give 5 per cent subsidy for non-basmati rice exports for four months from November 26 till March 25, …
Global carbon emissions reached record high in 2017, says UN agency
Carbon emissions reached a record high in 2017, increasing for the first time in four years, according to a United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report. …