AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES
FARM CREDIT
Rate war spills over to farm loans sector
THE rate war is on. Not just in home loans but in priority sector lending and farm loans in particular. The nationalised banks are competing with each other to offer a better rate to the farm sector. The Agriculture Development Branch (ADB) of ...
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RUBBER
Rubber prices continue to fall
RUBBER prices continued to surrender on Wednesday. Selling from certain nervous traders and growers pushed down the prices even though the transactions were low. Buyers seemed to be comfortable on the sidelines as all the grades except latex and ...
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DAIRY & DAIRY PRODUCTS
Better milk quality urged
KOCHI: The Central Committee of the People's Dairy Development Project (PDDP) has urged the Government to make necessary amendments to the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act introduced about half a century ago. The PDDP Chairman, Fr ...
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Milk price in Dakshina Kannada to go up
MANGALORE: People of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts may have to pay more for "Nandini" milk supplied by the Dakshina Kannada Milk Producers' Union. According to the President of the union, Mr K. Diwakar Shetty, increase in the price ...
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FOODGRAINS
`Wheat for exports being diverted to domestic market'
A FEW flour millers-cum-exporters in Maharashtra and Gujarat have allegedly diverted the supply of wheat obtained from the Food Corporation of India (FCI) for export purpose to the domestic market, according to Mr Kanhaiyalal Gidwani, a member of ...
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COTTON
Cotton likely to rule firm in near term
COTTON prices in the domestic market are expected to rule firm in the near term, thanks to sustained demand from leading cotton millers and exporters, while the domestic arrivals are touching one lakh bales daily, according to trade sources. ...
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`Chinese buys to sway global cotton market'
CHINA's consumption requirement and import demand will be the most important factor to influence the global cotton market in the coming months even as tighter world supplies are expected to boost prices, according to Mr William B. Dunavant Jr, ...
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OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
Sesameseed exports may top 2.5 lakh t
WITH rebound in output and excellent demand from the international market, sesameseed exports from the country are booming as never before. Not only are the processors and exporters enjoying good margins, growers, too, have been able to obtain ...
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MARKETING
AP rythu bazaars: A success with vast scope
IT has been five years since the Andhra Pradesh Government has set up rythu bazars with the purpose of providing essentials, especially vegetables, to the common man at cheaper rates and also to benefit the farmers by eliminating the ...
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