NCDEX will resume round futures from December 15
Mumbai, Ta. 14 December 2020, Monday
Commodity Exchange at the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) tomorrow. Round futures will resume from December 15. At the same time, one more commodity will be added to the futures range of various agricultural commodities offered by NCDEX. Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh will be the main delivery center in Gol's futures.
The resumption of jaggery futures has met the industry's long-standing demand. India leads the world in jaggery production with 40 per cent share. But so far no benchmark price of jaggery has been available for producers or traders.
Now that the jaggery futures have started, its true and timely price will be found. Once market executives start meeting benchmark prices, their business risk management and decision making becomes easier, smoother and more accurate.
India is the largest producer of jaggery and Brazil is the largest exporter of jaggery in the global market. The United States, China and Indonesia are the major importers of jaggery. According to the available data, the total global production of jaggery in the year 2015 was 1.4 million tonnes.
Out of which, India's production alone was 41.50 lakh tonnes. Uttar Pradesh tops the list with 8% of India's total production. While Maharashtra has 31 per cent, Karnataka eight per cent and Tamil Nadu five per cent. Jaggery is also used in medicine as well as in distilleries but there is currently no benchmark for jaggery trade, be it quality or price.
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