AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES
INSIGHT
Transparency in selling cattle products
THE US President, went for a quail hunt to celebrate the start of 2004. Talking to newsmen soon after, he advised the citizens to continue eating beef. A few weeks earlier, the Secretary (that is, Minister) of ...
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HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES
Horticulture seminars in Thiruvananthapuram
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Agricultural Products Export Development Authority (Apeda) and National Institute of Nutrition and National Horticultural Board will be co-sponsoring two major seminars to coincide with the 34th flower and ...
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RUBBER
Upasi plea to continue rubber export sops
UPASI has suggested that the export incentive scheme for natural rubber (NR) should continue during the 10th Plan period for maintaining demand-supply balance in the country and for ensuring international price parity. Export of 55,000 tonnes ...
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SUGAR
`Diversion' of sugar to domestic market — Maharashtra told to take action against defaulting exporters
THE Central Government has directed the Maharashtra Government to take immediate action against the defaulting sugar exporters and sugar co-operative mills under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, on the alleged diversion of sugar meant for ...
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TEA
Mixed trend at Kochi tea sale
A MIXED trend persisted for almost all varieties of tea at the Kochi tea auction. Though the dust sale witnessed a good general demand, it was comparatively low for leaf varieties. Of the quantity of 8,87,000 kg on offer in the dust category, ...
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TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
Cotton futures in for correction
NYCE cotton futures finished slightly lower on Wednesday, on some profit taking in very thin trading ahead of Monday's USDA supply/demand report. Market has been on the sidelines waiting for this crucial report for further direction. As for ...
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COIR
`Coir pith potential not fully exploited'
COIR pith, so far considered useless waste, has now acquired tremendous export potential with more value addition because of its use as soil conditioner and an effective medium for plant growth. Currently, Sri Lanka has a monopoly on the supply ...
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TOBACCO
Plea to ban import of global cigarette brands
THE tobacco farmers of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka have urged the Union Government to withdraw the permission given to international cigarette multinationals for export of their brands to India. This would encourage a back-door entry for foreign ...
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