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G ChandrashekharBusiness Line |

Data drought: Speculators thrive on information arbitrage in the absence of timely data relating to production, processing, export, import, and...

Even as the India-USA Bilateral Trade Agreement negotiations seem bogged down because of market access challenges, the punitive additional tariff of...

In 2024, world crude steel production was 1,885 million tonnes. China is the world’s largest producer at 1,005 million tonnes. India is by far the...

Acreage for cotton crops has stagnated at around 125-130 lakh hectares, and yields have actually declined from the peak of 500 kilograms per hectare...

The remarkable growth in goods trade between India and Vietnam over the last two decades is worth noting. Vietnam’s impressive strides in the field...

It is that time of the year when agriculturists and agri-market participants in our country look skyward for signs of southwest monsoon onset. This...

Tariffs, counter-tariffs, retaliatory tariffs, non-tariff barriers, suspension of tariffs, potential supply chain disruptions, inflation, and risk to...

India should start investing in the mining and production of critical minerals to meet the emerging demand for high-tech applications.

Global commodity markets covering energy, metals and agriculture have gone through turbulent times from the beginning of this month. The imposition of...

The United Nations declared 2023 as the International Year of Millets. We witnessed a lot of promotional work during the year. Some corporates...

China has imposed matching tariffs on US goods. The rates and list of goods targeted appear to be a mirror image of US actions. On March 4, the US...

In a replay of events that unfolded in 2018-2019 during US President Trump’s previous term, a tariff tussle has again broken out. The US has imposed...

The harvest of major Rabi season crops is just a few weeks away. It is time to assess the prospects of major Rabi crops such as wheat, pulses,...

In the Union Budget 2025-26 address, the Finance Minister talked about achieving self-sufficiency (Aatmanirbharata) in pulses over six years in a...

For India to become a credible price setter for bullion large consumption alone will not help, many current challenges need to be addressed.

Gold prices may face downward pressure from dollar strength and geopolitical easing in 2025.

Indian agriculture calls for a holistic approach. Agriculture must show sustained growth in sustainable ways

Stakeholders in the commodity value chain must keep an eye on these mega trends and their impact

Rising incomes, population expansion and current low per capita availability combine to drive commodity consumption in our country
