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AQUACULTURE


Boat operators accuse exporters of manipulation
THE Kerala State Fishing Boat Operators Association has demanded that seafood exporters should make clear their stand on the issue of buying prawns in the wake of the controversy over the rejection of consignments of prawns exported to European ... More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES


Vegetable prices tick up on Cauvery stand-off
IF the dry spell triggered a zoom in vegetable price levels a couple of months back, now it is the Cauvery issue which is seen prompting another hike in the southern markets. Daily arrivals at the Mettupalayam vegetable mundy in Tamil Nadu ... More

PLANTATIONS


Monkeying around
The fierce looking monkeys that cling to the trucks heading for the cocoanut plantations in Thailand are not pets, but an efficient no-complaint labour force that is the backbone of the local industry. The five southern provinces produce close ... More

TEA


CTCs lower at Kochi auction
A FAIR general demand persisted for almost all varieties of tea at the Kochi tea auction. Of the quantity of 7,96,000 kg on offer in the dust category, CTCs were lower by Rs 1-3 and sometimes more. Orthodox remained steady and tended to ... More

PRECIOUS METALS


Gold eases, but no selling pressure seen
POLITICAL developments and favourable movements in the equity market and US dollar impacted gold last week with prices moving down and trading in a narrow range. True to its perceived vulnerability in the previous week, gold fell back below $ 320 ... More

FOODGRAINS


Truant monsoon to hit global rice production
LOWER rice production in India during 2002-03, following drought conditions, will lead to a decline in global rice output during the year. India, the world's second largest rice producer, is likely suffer a sharp reduction of over 13 million ... More

COTTON


Cotton futures to move up
NYCE cotton futures finished lower on Friday on speculative and fund pressure due to a bearish USDA monthly production report. In its October supply-demand data, USDA raised world cotton ending stocks to 39.83 million (480-lb) bales, from ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL


Edible oil prices on the upswing
The fluctuations in sunflower oil prices have hit the refiners, particularly the branded oil manufacturers. More

POULTRY


Poultry farmers look to higher maize output
POULTRY farmers in Andhra Pradesh are expecting a higher output of maize, a major ingredient of poultry feed, this year on account of a significant increase in the area under the crop. Maize has been sown in an area of 1.02 lakh hectares ... More
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