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RUBBER


Rubber trading remains weak
THE rubber market continued to rule weak on Thursday as there was little activity in the market. Ungraded rubber and latex concentrate remained steady since arrivals dropped. Trading continued to be in low volumes. The futures market showed a ... More

WATER


Reservoirs storage at alarming low
EVEN as the south-west monsoon is yet to gain momentum, as many as 16 out of the country's 71 major reservoirs in key agricultural areas of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat are virtually dry. According to data released by the ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL


Agro Tech to focus on ricebran oil
AGRO Tech Foods Ltd (AFTL), a subsidiary of global food major ConAgra, will be focusing on its recently introduced Sundrop Heart edible oil this year to increase its share from the existing 5 per cent to 15 per cent of its flagship Sundrop ... More

COFFEE


Coffee exports hit 9-year low
THE coffee export earnings in 2002-03 have fallen to a nine-year low, following a decline in the volume of shipments and the price fetched, according to the latest information available with the Coffee Board. The earnings in 2002-03 dipped to ... More

TOBACCO


Hot weather leaves tobacco farmers red
TOBACCO farmers in Andhra Pradesh may have lost more than Rs 100 crore due to the delayed auction process and consequent damage to the crop at the farm level due to the extreme temperatures this summer, Dr Y. Sivaji, President of AP Tobacco ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS


US likely to face pepper shortage
A 15-20 days delay in harvesting of Indonesia pepper is likely to lead to shortage of its availability in the US market in the coming weeks, according to international trading sources. Even though the strike by the workers of a US steamship ... More

EVENTS


IPC plenary session on Sept 5-6
COONOOR: The 31st Plenary session of the International Pepper Community (IPC) will be held at Casino Hotel, Kochi, on September 5 and 6. The 11th Pepperexim meeting for the exporters, importers and processors would be held on ... More

MARKETING


SQL bags M.P. e-agri market project
NEW DELHI: SQL Star International Ltd has informed the BSE that the company has bagged an "e-agricultural marketing" project on a build-Own-Operate (BOO) basis, worth Rs 80 crore from the Madhya Pradesh Agricultural Marketing Board. ... More

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