Sreekumar Raghavan, Commodity Online

Stories by Sreekumar Raghavan, Commodity Online

India set for Soybean boom

India set for Soybean boom

Rediff.com   7 Aug 2007

Following good rains and high global edible oil prices, soybean acreage is likely to touch a record 84 lakh hectares in the current kharif season.

Adani Group to setup horticulture supply chain

Adani Group to setup horticulture supply chain

Rediff.com   7 Aug 2007

Adani group is all set to launch fruits and vegetables supply in a big way.

Co-generation is the key for sugar mills

Co-generation is the key for sugar mills

Rediff.com   7 Aug 2007

Saddled with huge losses due to a glut in the industry, sugar mills are going all out for co-generation and distilleries now.

Cambodia beckons Indian rubber growers

Cambodia beckons Indian rubber growers

Rediff.com   7 Aug 2007

Want to make it big in rubber? Cambodia beckons you. The war-torn country has opened up its rubber belts for foreign direct investments.

MCX launches jute futures

MCX launches jute futures

Rediff.com   1 Aug 2007

The rolling out of the raw jute futures contracts comes close on the heel of the successful launch of Kufri Jyoti potato futures contract from MCX.

How India is emerging as world's oil refiner

How India is emerging as world's oil refiner

Rediff.com   1 Aug 2007

India's oil and gas industry is estimated to be a US$ 110 billion and it is one of the largest contributors to the central and state exchequers.

Govt to examine RIL gas pricing formula

Govt to examine RIL gas pricing formula

Rediff.com   1 Aug 2007

Committee of secretaries is working on the formula and it is understood that EAC is also being asked to go through the formula.

FMC may start differential margins soon

FMC may start differential margins soon

Rediff.com   1 Aug 2007

FMC chairman B C Khatua said differential margins were being considered as the perceived risk of hedgers and speculators was different.

Corporates to help promote Indian tea abroad

Corporates to help promote Indian tea abroad

Rediff.com   1 Aug 2007

For the purpose the ministry will rope in the private sector companies to give a boost to Indian tea abroad.

Rising demand from India, palm oil futures rise

Rising demand from India, palm oil futures rise

Rediff.com   31 Jul 2007

Traders in Mumbai said palm oil futures in Malaysia, the benchmark for the commodity, has been icreasing thanks to rising demand from India, the world's second biggest buyer of vegetable oils.

Rice import: Russia wants to test Indian labs

Rice import: Russia wants to test Indian labs

Rediff.com   31 Jul 2007

Nearly two weeks after lifting the ban on rice imports from India, Russia has said that it wants to inspect Indian laboratories that test and certify the grain for safety and quality.

Jute Futures on MCX platform

Jute Futures on MCX platform

Rediff.com   31 Jul 2007

With the new season beginning in August-September, the MCX jute Futures contract is likely to help the industry lock in a raw jute price for hedging.

Increase farm growth: Ficci survey

Increase farm growth: Ficci survey

Rediff.com   31 Jul 2007

The survey has called the government to immediately address the issue so that the country's worsening inflation problems could be solved.

Global rush to mine Gold in India

Global rush to mine Gold in India

Rediff.com   31 Jul 2007

Southern India's Deccan region has been surveyed as having one of the richest deposits of the yellow metal.

Derivatives Exchange for IP rights

Derivatives Exchange for IP rights

Rediff.com   31 Jul 2007

As a result, necessary IP rights are not effectively transferred, the "best price" for IP is rarely achieved, and the process itself inhibits the market adoption of new technology based products and hence their companies' economic growth.

Big leap in spices exports

Big leap in spices exports

Rediff.com   31 Jul 2007

In value terms, the exports increased by 36 per cent to touch Rs 967.30 crore (Rs 9.67 billion) during the quarter.

Baring India to invest $35 million in JRG

Baring India to invest $35 million in JRG

Rediff.com   27 Jul 2007

JRG Securities Limited is a brokerage in India, and Baring will invest through a preferential issue and warrants for a minimum stake of 44.8% in the company.

Online grading of diamonds in India

Online grading of diamonds in India

Rediff.com   24 Jul 2007

The Surat-based Indian Diamond Institute has taken the initiative to start the online service for verifying the diamond grading documents.

The swing factor in commodity markets

The swing factor in commodity markets

Rediff.com   23 Jul 2007

Every one knows that International politics plays a key role in deciding the 'power centers' among nations and a few know that there exists a relationship between international politics and commodity markets that had existed from time immemorial.

'Physical delivery essential in futures contracts'

'Physical delivery essential in futures contracts'

Rediff.com   23 Jul 2007

India's apex Forward Markets Commission says physical delivery is essential for the transparent functioning of the commodity exchanges.