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Tuesday, July 09, 2002
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Sugar S-301335 (1335)
Palm Oil (10 kg)335 (330)
Groundnut oil ready426 (420)
Coconut oil ready4575 (4625)
Pepper garbled (ready)7300 (7400)

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Kerala: Exclusive zone mooted to promote fisheries
THE College of Fisheries, Panangad has mooted a proposal for setting up a Fisheries Export Promotion Zone in the coastal belt between Cherthala and Munambam in a phased manner. The creation of such a zone would improve the quality of fish ... More

RUBBER


Rubber rules steady
RUBBER prices ruled more or less steady after a respite on Sunday. The tendency was towards improvement as the price of RSS-4 firmed up further. The sellers have suddenly disappeared watching further progress in the international price. ... More

Rubber Board team for S-E Asia
A 12-member delegation led by a senior official of the Rubber Board left for Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore on Monday for gaining exposure and training in rubber plantations/model technically specified rubber (TSR) processing units in those ... More

SUGAR


Govt petitions SC on sugar release system
A host of sugar mills have allegedly been using the `inability-to-pay-growers' route to obtain High Court orders for offloading their excess sugar stocks. More

`Privatisation of sugar mills thru transparent bids'
THE privatisation process of nine cooperative sugar mills in the State will be through a transparent competitive bidding process and efforts have been made to ensure that the Government realises the true value for these units, the State ... More

TEA


Unilever seen gaining from FDI in tea
THE Government decision to allow 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in tea plantations is unlikely to have any significant impact in the immediate future given that complex and labour intensive nature of tea cultivation that requires ... More

FOODS & FOOD PROCESSING


Karnataka plans to set up new firm for food parks
The Karnatkaka Government has taken upon itself to provide infrastructure such as roads, water, power and cold storages. More

PRECIOUS METALS


Gold dips on investor fatigue
LAST week, the gold market managed to overcome the nervousness that followed the sudden and sharp fall in prices at the end of Comex trading and moved in a narrow range oscillating between $ 311 and 314 an ounce marked by quiet trading. Silver ... More

FOODGRAINS


Food aid shipments top 10 million t
MUMBAI: FOOD aid shipments in 2001-02 under the Food Aid Convention (FAC) 1999 were estimated to be around 10 million tonnes (mt in wheat equivalent), compared with 10.4 mt. in 2000-01. The quantum was well in excess of members' combined ... More

COFFEE


Hoping to reap gains
A coffee grower in Munnar in Idukki district of Kerala engaged in farm management practices as the coffee season is set to commence soon. Last year, coffee growers were hit due to very low prices . Then, some farmers even gave a go-by to ... More
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