Page 639 - Commodity News

Better days ahead for coffee growers

As Brazil is headed for a lower crop, bean prices are likely to move up further in 2015

NCDEX to expand basket for trading in forward segment

Will include commodities like tur, urad and jute which are not available for trade on the futures platform

Gold prices gain Rs 70 to hit one-month high on festive demand

Traders said pick-up in buying by jewellers and retailers, driven by the ongoing festive season

Vegetable oil imports up 21% in September

Solvent Extractors Association demands import duty hike

Concern over rubber supply as September output drops 25%

Falling global prices force farmers to move away from rubber production

Oil prices see small rebound in Asia

Market-watchers have blamed the slump in demand on weak growth in China

UP sugar crisis gets bitter: Private mills approach HC

The mills have sought direction to the state government to devise a permanent cane price formula

Escalation in raw material costs hits glass manufacturers

While most glass makers have reported a dip in margins as well as production, in some cases margins have turned negative

Diamond jewellery to become costlier by 5% on rough price rise

De Beers raises rough diamond prices by 3-5%, to affect consumers' robust festive mood in India

Country's groundnut output likely to be 30% down

Trade body estimates total kharif production at 3.3 mt as farmers shift to other cash crops

Sharp rise in gold, silver imports

Steel demand rises at slowest pace in decade

Poor demand and higher imports led steelmakers to cut prices in October

Rejection of Vannamei shrimps by EU worries Odisha exporters

EU cites excess use of banned antibiotics, returns ten containers

Mentha oil up 0.4% on rising demand

Tight supplies from producing belts and some export enquiries further fuelled the uptrend

Nickel up 0.5% on global cues

Metal for delivery in November gained 0.52%

Gold up 0.5% on firm global cues

Analysts attributed the rise in gold futures to a firming global trend

Refined soya oil up 0.4% on spot demand

Oil for delivery in October traded higher by 0.31%

Chana up 1.2% on spot demand

Commodity for delivery in November traded higher by 0.28%

Palm oil up 0.2% on spot demand

Oil for delivery in November edged up by 0.07%

Copper up 0.1% on global cues, spot demand

Metal for delivery in November edged up by 0.12%