India to initiate sugar imports to China despite a heavy import duty
Following a purposeful meeting amongst Indian and Chinese representatives, China has agreed to India’s import of 1 to 1.5 million tonnes of raw sugar to …
World cotton ending stocks may fall by 6 per cent in 2018-19: USDA
Global cotton stocks are forecast to decrease following last season’s relatively small increase, according to the latest US Department of Agriculture (USDA) …
U.S. Commerce Department finds welded pipe from four countries subsidized; India to be penalized with maximum duty
The U.S. Commerce Department announced a preliminary finding that imports of large-diameter welded pipe from China, India, South Korea and Turkey were …
Cotton yarn prices climb on strong export demand from China and weak rupee
Cotton yarn prices rose over 10 per cent in two weeks, due to a sharp increase in demand from markets abroad, following rupee depreciation. Along with yarn, …
China regulator gives go-ahead for corn, cotton options
China’s securities regulator has given the green light to launch corn options on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) and cotton options on the Zhengzhou …
Global apple production seen falling in 2017/18; India’s output seen higher, says USDA
World production for 2017/18 is forecast down 2.7 million metric tons (tons) to 77.3 million due to early spring frosts severely affecting orchards throughout …
India hopes to export more than 1 MT of rice every year to China in new deal
As a sign of thawing bilateral relations, New Delhi and Beijing have agreed to get into a trade relationship that might see India exporting over a million …
Global cereal stocks raised sharply on historical revisions to maize inventories in China
FAO’s forecast for world cereal stocks at the close of seasons ending in 2019 now stands at 772 million tonnes, up nearly 37 million tonnes from the …
China’s new renewables policy to hit solar manufacturers, says Fitch
China’s decision to replace the feed-in-tariff (FiT) mechanism with a bidding process for most new wind and solar power projects will lower tariffs and …
Chinese deleveraging would test commodities-dependent emerging markets, says Fitch
The slowdown in the Chinese economy that would be necessary to stabilise its corporate debt ratio over the medium term would have significant knock-on effects …