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CLIMATE & WEATHER


Monsoon brings good rains in most areas
ITS delayed advent notwithstanding, the current year's southwest monsoon is turning out to be a pretty good one, providing much needed relief to debt-burdened farmers, demand-starved corporates and the financially beleaguered Centre and State ... More

CULTIVATION


Groundnut sowing begins in Gujarat
THE southwest monsoon has been active over major parts of Gujarat and groundnut sowing in Saurashtra region has been carried out over a larger area under kharif season 2003. Groundnut sowing in Saurashtra, a major groundnut-producing region, ... More

RUBBER


Rubber declines on shortage of raw material
RUBBER prices nosedived in search of new bottoms on Friday. All the grades except latex fell drastically. Raw material scarcity continued unabated; but it was difficult to find out a buyer even for a low quantum. Because of the successive ... More

SUGAR


Sugar mills deny move to take quota issue to court
THE Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) and the National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories Ltd (NFCSFL) have said that there is no move by any mill to approach the courts to sell sugar beyond the free sale quota released to them by the ... More

TEA


Industry plea for help in all tea exports
THE tea industry wants the Union Government to go beyond the `incremental concept' in the scheme for direct assistance to exporters approved for the Tenth Plan period. Put simply, the industry wants assistance on the total exports. How has the ... More

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    OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL


    Imported crude palmolein — Govt mulls strict standards
    A CHANGE in the quality specifications of imported crude palmolein is on the cards. The Government is likely to tighten the standard relating to the level of free fatty acid (FFA) or acid value of the vegetable oil. A minimum limit on FFA ... More

    COCONUT & COPRA


    A mi(g)ty fall
    Tender coconuts are being sold for Rs 2-3 each at a wholesale market yard in Maddur in Karnataka while the same is charged Rs 9-10 in Bangalore city. Rampant mite infestation in the trees for the last two years has resulted in a steep fall in ... More

    SPICES & CONDIMENTS


    Kerala HC rejects pepper exporter plea to stay licence cancellation
    THE Kerala High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition filed by one of the exporters for staying the cancellation of its export registration certificate by the Spices Board. Dismissing the petition, the court said that there were provisions ... More
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