Ukraine invasion fallout: Food, energy price rise to continue till 2024-end, says World Bank

Shift to more costly trade patterns has begun; transition to cleaner energy could be delayed

Will Bitcoins unleash fresh round of volatility in global commodity markets?

Cryptocurrencies are not just guzzling energy or cornering investments; they have been recently granted entry into the world’s commodity markets

Not a sweet deal

RAVLEEN KAUR attends a meeting where farmers rail at government’s sugar pricing policy

How commodity exporting countries like Ghana have been hit by COVID-19

Between January and April 2020, industrial production dropped by 30% in EU and and 20% in US — two major trading destinations for Ghana.

Growth in sub-Saharan Africa to slow down in 2016

The fall in commodity prices caused a significant shock for a region for which commodities make up a large share of exports, the report said

India pins hopes on Myanmar pulses

Desperate to check growing prices, the country plans to encourage domestic players to grow pulses in Myanmar despite having bad experiences in …

Period of high agricultural commodity prices most likely over

The OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook says that with rising incomes, especially in the emerging economies, demand for meat, fish and poultry will grow

Is the commodities super cycle slowdown a shock for Africa?

From Nigeria to Angola, South Africa or Zambia, decline in commodity prices is deflating growth and the ripple effect is affecting the reality of …

Gamble for guar, soy

Despite demand and production, farmers lose to futures trading

IPES report highlights global hunger crisis amid high debt

World’s poorest countries saw the costs of servicing their debt increase by 35 per cent in 2022

Poor governance, weak institutions threat to agricultural commodity markets: FAO

Ministers have been asked to discuss how commodities should be related to post-2015 development goals

Why Russia pulled out of its grain deal with Ukraine — and what that means for the global food system

Ukrainian grain is important for feeding the world and the the Black Sea is a vital route to getting it to people who need it.

COVID-19: Global trade to decline 27% in Q2, warns UNCTAD

Global trade value slumped 3% in first quarter of 2020, according to the report

Essential Commodities (Amendment) Ordinance: A strong EC Act is still needed

The ordinance does not expressly define ‘extraordinary circumstances’: Such legislative ambiguity makes one question the entire …