Chicago Board of Trade Chicago Board of Trade was established in 1948 and has trading in agricultural produce, interests, Dow, metals and US treasuries. Soya complex, wheat and corn prices across the world are referenced here. It has both electronic as well as open cry. It trades both in futures as well as options. In …
Description Zinc is a not too hard metallic element, bluish white in color that is used in the formation of various alloys and also in electrical fuses, meter cases, roofing, gutters etc. In the scientific periodic table, zinc has the atomic number 30 and is known by the symbol Zn. Normally it is found in …
Description Dry pea is an annual pulse, legume crop that is consumed throughout the globe. It is usually used in split form and forms integral part of various cuisines of the world. The pea is obtained as seeds from the pod that occurs on the pea plant and is dried in the sunlight to produce …
Description Urad or black gram is small sized pulse having black seed coat that is used in the preparation of fermented foods mainly in the south Indian recipes and other regional foods. Black gram comes from the family of Leguminoseae and belongs to the sub family of Papilionaceae. It is a good source of phosphoric …
Description Wheat is a cereal grain that belongs to the grass family of the genus ‘Triticum’. A dry, one seeded fruit named kernel is obtained from this spiky grass like grain, which is ground to make flour and is consumed throughout the world as one of the most important staple food. It is the second …
Description Turmeric is a 5000 years old herb, that belongs to, Zingiberaceae,the family of Ginger. Its rootstalk, in powdered form, is used as a spice (also a dye) throughout the world. This tropical herb plant is usually 3 to 5 feet in height having flowers of dull yellow color and is largely cultivated in the …
Description Pigeon pea or tur plant is an annual crop, cultivated for its sweet tasting legumes, which is consumed as a popular staple diet in many countries. It belongs to the family of ‘Fabaceae’ and is also known as Cajanus Cajan. This plant is a single, woody stemmed plant reaches about 4 meters in height …
Description Sugar or sucrose is a carbohydrate that is derived as an end product of the process called photosynthesis, a process from which plants convert sun’s energy to produce their food. Sugar is used by the plant cells as a source of energy. That is why it naturally occurs in all the fruits and vegetables.Generally …
Description Steel is an alloy that constitutes iron as the basic metal and contains other basic elements in small quantities. These elements include 2% silicon, 1% manganese, and small quantities silicon, phosphorus, sulfur and oxygen. Steel is largely required in the infrastructure development related purposes mainly construction and also for mechanical uses. The alloy possesses …
Description Soybean belongs to the legume family of East Asia and is related to peas and clove. It is an oilseed bean, oval in shape, which is produced on a bush-like, green soybean plant. Size of soybean is like the size of a common pea. As, it provides oil and protein in bulk; soybean is …
