AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES
INSIGHT
Farm sector: Another food crisis ahead
INDIA'S agriculture sector has for long been held to be a success story. That India is able to feed itself without having to wait for the next shipload of PL480 wheat, as was the case in the 1950s and the 1960s, is a ...
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RUBBER
Rubber market appears aimless
RUBBER rates continued to stagnate consecutively for the fourth day on Tuesday. Market appeared aimless in the absence of quantum buyers or sellers. Transactions were low as the arrivals also showed considerable decline since last Wednesday. ...
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TEA
Teas tumble at Coonoor sale
THE prices at the auctions conducted by the Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA) tumbled for the second consecutive week on account of contingency deposit and the low asking price. Some teas lost up to Rs 5 a kg over the previous week. ...
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AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
FCI sops may impact banks' profit: Crisil
THE Government's decision to reduce interest rates on bank loans to Food Corporation of India (FCI) and allowing it to borrow funds directly from the market could impact the pre-tax profits of public sector banks by 4.5 per cent in the near term, ...
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COTTON
Price discovery thru futures trade — NCDEX plans pilot project for TN cotton farmers
THE National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange Ltd (NCDEX) has planned a pilot project for Tamil Nadu cotton growers on price discovery through futures/options trade in commodity. The project, to be implemented by the exchange as part of its ...
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OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
Small edible oil refineries protest excise waiver for big Kutch units
SMALL and medium-sized edible oil refineries across western and northern States are rather upset with the rapid setting up of massive refining capacities in the Kutch region of Gujarat. They apprehend a significant loss of investment apart from ...
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POULTRY
Bird flu: Govt urged to ban livestock imports
THE domestic poultry industry has sought a complete ban on import of all livestock, poultry products and live vaccines following the outbreak of avian influenza in a host of East and South-East Asian countries. "The Department of Animal ...
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EVENTS
31 nations to take part in World Spices Congress
THE Seventh World Spice Congress is scheduled to be held in Hyderabad from Jan 29-31, 2004 with the theme "Spices... .flavours and beyond." Over 130 international delegates from 31 countries have confirmed their participation in the 3-day ...
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Five-day farm fair from Apr 9 in Hyderabad
THE Andhra Pradesh Department of Agriculture and Hyderabad International Trade Expositions Ltd (HITEX) would jointly hold AGRITEX - 2004, a five-day international trade fair and direction programme on agriculture, here from April 9. The ...
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