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An interview with Arya, an Indian post-harvest firm, looks at how farmers store grain on the farm rather than selling at harvest. About one-third of India's 300 million tonnes of grain reaches traditional mandis.
Farmers often sell at lower prices when fresh arrivals flood the market.
Farm-level storage can reduce harvest-time price pressure and smooth Indian grain marketing. The effect on global commodity prices is limited.
thehindubusinessline.comTR VivekJul 3, 2021After 49 past logistics events, Rough Rice moved a median -0.9% over 5 sessions (39% higher; middle half -2.6% to +1.1%), and +2.0% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
