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May rice futures touch Rs 1,000 mark
RICE May 2004 futures prices at the Ahmedabad-based National Multi-Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (NMCE) reached Rs 1,000 a quintal, mainly due to fresh buying interest from northern traders. "Rice May contracts ended up by Rs 5 to Rs 1,009 a ... More

PESTS


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Kerala: Paddy farmers will have to guard against pests
AGROMET Advisory for four days from December 18 issued by the Met Office, Thiruvananthapuram, has warned that the paddy crop in Kerala might have to deal with the situation arising out of persistent stem borer infestation. In cases where such ... More

AQUACULTURE


CIFT sets up hi-tech unit to screen seafood quality
THE Veraval Research Centre of the Central Institute of Fisheries Technology has established a sophisticated seafood quality monitoring facility - LC MS MS (liquid chromatograph - Mass spectrometer) for the benefit of fisheries and food ... More

AP fishermen's campaign
VISAKHAPATNAM: The traditional fishermen of Andhra Pradesh are planning a boat campaign to highlight their demands from February 20 under the auspices of the National Fishworkers' Forum (NFF), covering all coastal districts from Srikakulam ... More

RUBBER


Rubber industry urged to focus on global markets
THE State Agriculture Minister, Ms K.R. Gouri Amma, has called upon the rubber industry to have an increased focus on global activities, quality improvement and emphasised the need to tap the international market. To retain the competitive ... More

Rubber dips on selling pressure
THE rubber market weakened on Friday. Traders and growers came forward to sell rubber and the rates melted corresponding to the world market sentiments. Buyers retreated to the sidelines while the selling pressure increased amidst better ... More

SUGAR


Balrampur Chini sugar complex gets under way
SUGAR major Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd has consolidated its numero uno position in the industry by commissioning its first greenfield project - an integrated sugar complex - at Haidergarh in Uttar Pradesh on schedule. According to a ... More

TEA


Nilgiris tea recovers amid sales tax dispute
WHILE it may still be a "stalemate" over the TNGST (Tamil Nadu General Sales Tax) issue, a recovery in the price of tea at auction centres has lent a note of optimism to the tea industry. Over the last two-three weeks, the price of plain teas ... More

DAIRY & DAIRY PRODUCTS


NDDB forks out Rs 78 cr to import milk powder
THE National Dairy Development Board's (NDDB) subsidiary, Mother Dairy, has incurred a total cost of Rs 78 crore (on cost, insurance, freight basis) in the import of milk powder. The Board had placed orders for import of about 9,460 tonnes of ... More

JUTE


`AP should take pro-active role in promotion of jute'
DESPITE being a major producer of jute and mesta in the country, Andhra Pradesh is not providing adequate support for the overall development of the sector, the Union Jute Commissioner, Mr Subhakirti Majumdar, said here on Friday. Virtually ... More
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