Maize arrivals start in India while prices remain firm

Maize stocks have started arriving at yards, while prices of the produce remained firm during the previous week in the wholesale markets across the country.
Maize harvest in India continues and stocks are arriving at the market yards, but the prices remain high. (Reuters)
2tMaize stocks have started arriving at yards, while prices of the produce remained firm during the last week of April in the wholesale markets across the country, according to US Grains Council. “Maize harvest in India continues and stocks are arriving at the market yards, but the prices remain high,” USGC Representative for India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka Amit Sachdev said.
Delivered prices of corn from Bihar to the south region of the country were quoted at Rs 15,800-16,200 per tonne.
In the global markets, corn sowing has started in the US and about 6 per cent of the corn has been sown. The sowing is behind 5-year average, but it is just the beginning and the planting is expected to catch up, Sachdev said. In the US, prices decline during the last week in the range of 3.14–3.81 per cent on future prices as the market was under pressure due to developments in Brazil, where the sowing is in full swing due to good weather, he added.
Source: financialexpress