May 15, 2009
The Curious Rise Of Metal Prices
There has been no revival of demand, but metal prices have gone up substantially

May 08, 2009
Rubber: The Pain Of Volatility
The rubber market is playing high on speculation. Just about a month ago, the RSS-4 grade...

May 01 2009
Edible Oil : Hoarding For The Future
Duty cuts on edible oils have led to higher imports, but not lower prices

April 25, 2009
Cement: Under Cartel Control?
Cement prices are going up despite fall in production costs

April 25, 2009
Defying Trend
Weak production estimates are pushing farm product prices higher

April 10, 2009
Sugar: Facing The Bitter Truth
Cuts in sugar import duties will tide over the summer, but not solve the shortage

Mar 27, 2009
Orphaned Husk
India has failed to manage indigenous products like Isabgol

Oct 24, 2008
Market-Driven
Why the cooling of commodity prices is good news for the government

Aug 22, 2008
Golden Drop
Is the commodity cycle peaking? The past one month witnessed across-the-board fall

May 09, 2008
Commodities: Stench Of Wheat
In a general resolution on 9 May, the Maharashtra government allowed its district collectors to issue tenders inviting wheat flour mills to purchase about...

May 09, 2008
Sugar: A Bitter Pill To Swallow
Maharashtra sugar co-operatives are in deep trouble

April 25, 2008
Commodities: Warehouse Banking
ICICI Bank renews interest in collateral management

April 18, 2008
Metal Prices: Price Of A Strategy
User industries are at the receiving end of Hindalco's pricing strategy

March 29, 2008
Agriculture: Who Wil Feed India?
We need a second Green Revolution to be self-reliant in foodgrain production

March 29, 2008
Statistics: Slipping Out Of Hand
Myopic strategies and faulty pricing mar Indian agriculture

March 29, 2008
Moneylending: Life And Debt
Millions in rural India still live in the grip of money-lenders

March 29, 2008
Solutions: Beckoning Solutions
Solutions to India's agricultural woes are unsexy, but tempting

March 06, 2008
Commodities: When Gold Breaks Above $1,000, Then What?
Should the the price of gold burst through the $1,000-per-ounce barrier, which...

March 03, 2008
Gold Prices: Of Glitter And Sheen
Despite low demand, gold prices in India have touched a record high, both in...

January 21, 2008
‘Ban Helped Nobody’
Interview: B.C. Khatua, chairman, FMC

January 21, 2008
Grain Drain
Vested interests and bureaucratic inertia have left India’s rich history in commodities trading with a bungled present and a fractured future

January 08, 2008
Sweet Comeback
After a six-year turmoil with falling sales, rising interest burden and mounting losses, Sakthi Sugars is back on track.

April 10, 2006
Cane Wars
Sugar is suddenly hot. And so is the fight for capacity and leadership.

August 29, 2005
Brokers-Bullish on Commodities
Commodity futures turnover grew 900 per cent between 2002 and 2005. How India's big equity brokers plan to get a piece of the action.