China is expanding its offshore oil and gas scene, undeterred by compliance, transparency, corruption or environmental issues that plague so many oil-rich countries. Chinese development banks are willing to lend billions to oil-producing countries in Latin America and Africa, and its state-run oil companies are willing to invest in projects others fear to touch. This […]
Global coffee consumption will exceed production in the 2019 to 2020 coffee year, creating a global deficit of about 502,000 bags, the International Coffee Organization (ICO). “Despite a slowdown in growth, consumption is predicted to overtake production during the course of the year,” the report said. World production in coffee year 2019/20 is projected to […]
India’s crude steel output fell 3.4 per cent to 9.089 million tonnes during October this year, according to World Steel Association (worldsteel). The country had produced 9.408 million tonnes crude steel during the same month a year-ago, the global industry body said in its latest report. Global steel output stood at 151.494 million tonnes in […]
High cotton production due to greater-than-average rainfall in the country and increased sowing by farmers may adversely impact prices. As per Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) estimates, cotton production is likely to increase 13.6 per cent to 35.5 million bales (170kg) for the October 2019-to-September 2020 season. Area under cotton cultivation has increased by 6 […]
Global sugar production for 2019/20 is estimated down 6 million tonnes to 174 million primarily due to the 5-million tonne drop in India resulting from lower area and expected yields, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) said in its latest report. Brazil and India are essentially tied as top producers. […]
World production in coffee year 2019/20 is projected to fall by 0.9% to 167.4 million bags, according to the International Coffee Organization (ICO), While Robusta output is projected to rise by 1.5% to 71.72 million bags, Arabica output is anticipated to decrease 2.7% to 95.68 million bags, it said in a statement, adding that the […]
OPEC admitted that demand for its oil over the next few years could be drastically weaker than it previously thought, due to a combination of a weakening economy, rising supply elsewhere, and pressure from climate activists. In its World Oil Outlook, OPEC said that demand for its oil may only reach 32.8 million barrels per […]
The Indian poultry industry is strongly opposed to the government’s proposed move to sign the bilateral treaty with the United States amid fears that cheap imports from the US after the treaty will lead to closure of lakhs of domestic chicken farms and processing units, thereby rendering about 4 million people jobless, reports Business Standard. […]
The World Trade Organization has agreed to establish a panel to settle a disagreement over India’s decision to impose retaliatory import tariffs on 28 US products. This comes almost a month after India blocked the first request by the US to set up a panel to decide on New Delhi’s decision to impose additional duties […]
The Mittals-owned ArcelorMittal is evaluating a potential sale of some of its iron ore operations, as the world’s biggest steelmaker seeks to cut debt by divesting non-core businesses, reports Bloomberg. The company is reviewing its iron ore assets in Canada, Brazil and Liberia. ArcelorMittal is reported to be speaking with financial advisers about options including […]
