Commodity Markets
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Centre allows export of 60 lakh metric tonnes of sugar in 2022-’23
The Union government had imposed restrictions on the item’s export on June 1 to control price rise.
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Wheat and rice stocks drop to five-year low in October, shows government data
The stocks of the grain totalled 511.36 lakh tonnes as on October 1, the lowest since the same month in 2017 when it was 433 lakh tonnes.
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India bans export of broken rice to curb price rise
The government also imposed a 20% export duty on various grades of rice to boost domestic supplies.
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India relaxes wheat export ban on shipments awaiting customs clearance
As a result of the sudden ban last week, thousands of trucks were left queued up outside ports as exporters were unsure of the fate of their consignment.
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India bans wheat exports amid rising domestic prices
The food and public distribution ministry lowered estimates for procurement of wheat to 198.12 metric tonnes from 439.92 metric tonnes.
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India’s ambition to ‘feed the world’ has jacked up wheat prices at home
Domestic prices have risen by 15%-20% as the country exports wheat to Yemen, Afghanistan, Qatar, Indonesia and others.
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