AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES
CLIMATE & WEATHER
Kollam is the wet spot
IN nearly two months following the withdrawal of monsoon year 2003, only Kollam district accounted for `excess' rain recorded for the season. According to the Agromet Advisory dated February 26, issued by the Met Office, Thiruvananthapuram, ...
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PLANTATIONS
Campco ships arecanut consignment to Kabul
IN a bid to expand its overseas market, the Central Arecanut and Cocoa Marketing and Processing Cooperative (Campco) Ltd on Thursday despatched the first trial consignment of one 40-ft container arecanut to Siraj Miraj Ltd in Kabul, Afghanistan. ...
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RUBBER
Rubber declines on selling pressure
RUBBER rates declined on Thursday as selling at higher levels put pressure on the prices. Major manufacturers slowed down their purchases. All the grades except RSS 5 and latex surrendered while RSS 4 closed at Rs 56.50 against Rs 57 on ...
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SUGAR
Sugar industry to utilise export quota to US
WITH domestic prices on a roll, the sugar industry is not particularly enthused over the allocation of 8,000 tonnes of raw sugar for exports to the US under the Preferential Raw Cane Sugar Tariff Rate quota for the fiscal year 2004 (October 1, ...
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TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
Spot gold may test support level
GOLD prices fell to its lowest in more than three months on back of reports that the European central Bank was ready to intervene in the markets to slow the Euro's unstoppable rise against the dollar. This was prior to calls from the German ...
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WATER
On the brink
Wells being the sole source of potable water in the suburban and rural areas of Palakkad district, the Kerala Water Authority conducted quality tests on 978 wells in various grama panchayats. Of the 10,037 samples collected, about 2,800 had ...
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SILK
Karnataka panel wants curbs on silk sector to go
IN a bid to streamline the silk industry and make Karnataka world class silk producing centre, the Revenue Reforms Commission set up by the State Government has come with recommendations that seeks removal of all modes of licensing and controls. ...
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POULTRY
Bird flu scare: NECC seeks relief measures
THE Chairperson of the National Egg Co-ordination Committee (NECC), Ms Anuradha Desai, has urged the Union Government to immediately formulate and implement a relief and rehabilitation programme for the poultry farmers who have incurred heavy ...
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Suggestions to bail out poultry sector
EXTENDING the facility of Kisan Credit Cards to small poultry farmers and grant of at least Rs 25 crore for education & promotion campaign to restore consumer confidence in chicken and eggs following the scare of `bird flu' have been suggested by
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SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Weak demand keeps cardamom low
CARDAMOM prices continue to rule at lower levels on weak demand, though they tended a increase a tad on Wednesday. The rise was on account of buying by exporters at auctions in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. In general, prices continue to remain flat ...
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EVENTS
Workshop on ornamental fish to begin in Kochi today
THE School of Industrial Fisheries of the Cochin University of Science and Technology is organising a three-day workshop on `Breeding, farming and management of ornamental fishes' to create greater awareness among the student community, faculty ...
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