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Saturday, December 27, 2003
Agri Prices (Dec. 26)
Sugar S30 1286 (1298)
Palm oil 414 (414)
Groundnut oil ready 507 (505)
Castor BSS 376 (377)
Coconut oil ready 6850 (6850)
Pepper garbled ready 6900 (6900)

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TN Govt urged to take steps to change cropping pattern
THE Cauvery Delta Farmers' Welfare Association has urged the State Government to initiate steps for the development of a cropping pattern suited to specific regions for ensuring optimum use of groundwater. Mr S. Renganathan, General-Secretary ... More

AQUACULTURE


On a rough patch
A fisherman mends his nets on the Chellanam beach. The fishing community is finding it difficult to make the ends meet these days as the catch has gone down due to depletion in resources. ... More

RUBBER


Rubber prices stay unchanged
KOTTAYAM: Rubber prices were static on Friday, with the market continuing to remain in festive mood. There was no visible improvement in arrivals too. Sheet rubber RSS 4 closed steady at Rs 53.50. In the international market at Bangkok, ... More

PRECIOUS METALS


Losing glitter
Work on at a gold processing unit in Kochi. With ornament gold prices skyrocketing to Rs 6,165 per 10 gram, sales have fallen by 50 per cent, say traders. However, they expect sales to pick up soon on start of the marriage season. ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL


It's wait-n-watch attitude among farmers now
SUNIL Mukhati, a farmer in Dewas district of Madhya Pradesh, held back his soyabean crop last year despite the prices ruling firm at around Rs 13,500 a tonne. During June this year when sowing began, he sold his stocks at 18,000 a ... More

TOBACCO


`Cyclone-hit AP tobacco farmers left in lurch'
THERE has been extensive damage of tobacco crop in the coastal districts due to the recent cyclone but the Tobacco Board has not made an accurate assessment or reported the damage, as a result of which farmers are suffering hardship, according to ... More

POULTRY


Excess broiler stocks haunt poultry producers
``One of the reasons for the current excess broiler supply is early maturity of the broiler birds." More

TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS


Farmers' bodies plan anti-globalisation stir
THE All India Kisan Sabha and the All India Agricultural Workers' Union (AIAWU) have decided to chalk out joint agitation programmes to protest globalisation of the farm sector and the Centre's move to rollback land reforms. The President of ... More

CO-OPERATIVES


Amul to launch value-added milk
THE Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) is working on a major image-make over for good old milk and reaching for that glass of milk could just be the most stylish thing to do to work your way to health, the coming ... More
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