In fact, the govt has tried to protect farmers through import tariff hikes and MSP-procurement operations though the latter has…
Many decrees of governments all over the world—though deemed to be issued in public interest—may not be innocent of causing…
Indian authorities have reacted prudently to this situation, in a bid to outsmart the international sellers pushing their value-added refined…
The period before Socrates’s in Greece—of the Sophists—that dates back about 2,600 years, believed that right and wrong were relative…
But the frequently-changed import duty will help MNC traders more than local traders as they can take advantageous positions at…
With surplus foreign exchange earnings by the precious metal and precious stones sector, the notion of depletion or pressure in…
The Indian agri export statistics include all plantation crops, meat, poultry, dairy and marine products.
Russian wheat supremacy and bearish values create a dilemma of duty for India.
Right now, international prices are supportive and thus imports with viable duty can soften domestic values
There are whispers in the market that Iranian buyers are yet to pay for 1.25 lakh tonnes of rice—valued at…
The resurrection of MMTC, STC and PEC will be rewarding if they are empowered to “trade” in the real sense
A broad analysis of the sugar market from 2009 onwards till July 2017 reveals that a trend of sugar prices…
UPA-era talks on FCI delivering rice to Bangladesh failed because of the PSU’s limitations. Indian private rice trade partnering FCI…
Algorithmic application for import duties would create a more transparent environment. Even though imposition of duties would still be the…
MSP should be raised to augment higher production without neglecting importance of higher yields while attending to the vulnerabilities of…
India’s farm produce is private; mills are private; traders are self-employed who arrange financing privately; market risk of profit and…
Indian sugar business has four prime stakeholders—farmers, sugar mills, consumers and the government. Despite deregulation of sugar industry in 2013,…
There is a rise of 30% in value of imports of three essential agro items, namely wheat, pulses, vegetable/edible oils—indicative…
