FUTURE OF COMMODITY Click to edit Master subtitle style MARKET IN INDIA

Mani Prakash 10MBMA40 School of Management Studies University of Hyderabad

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Commodity Market

commodity is

anything for which there is demand, but which is supplied without qualitative differentiation across a
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Global classification of commodities

Precious Metals: Gold, Silver, Platinum, etc. Other Metals: Nickel, Aluminum, Copper, Zinc,

etc.
Agro-Based Commodities: Wheat, Rice, Corn,

Cotton, Oils, Oilseeds, etc.

Soft Commodities: Coffee, Cocoa, Sugar, etc. Petrochemicals: High Density Polyethylene,

Polypropylene.

Energy: Crude Oil, Natural Gas, Gasoline, etc.

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Future of Commodity Market

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India is among top 5 producers of most of the Commodities, in addition to being a major consumer of bullion and energy products. Agriculture contributes about 16% GDP of Indian economy. It employees around 57% of the labor force on total of 163 million hectors of land Agriculture sector is an important factor in achieving a GDP growth of 810%. All this indicates that India can be promoted as a major centre for trading of commodity derivative. 4/8/12

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