RUBBER
Mixed trend in rubber prices
The prices tended stabilise, as sellers stayed back expecting the prices to recover partially in the days ahead. Buyers were meagre and RSS 4 weakened to Rs 49 from Rs 49.50 on Monday. RSS 5 also lost 50 paise, while the other grades were ... More

SUGAR
Mills may gain from zero duty raw sugar imports
DOMESTIC sugar mills are likely to benefit substantially from the Government's decision to allow them to import duty-free raw sugar, under the advance licence scheme (ALS) and sell the processed white sugar in the domestic market. On Monday ... More

AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
Icrisat launches Strategy 2010
THE International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (Icrisat) has launched Strategy 2010 to strengthen research and research delivery to improve agricultural production and livelihoods in the dry land areas of Asia and ... More

COTTON
Cotton rates ease on hopes of bumper crop
COTTON from the new crop has begun to hit key terminal markets and the prospect of a sobering price is likely in the face of a projected bumper crop this season. The daily volume of the new arrival into these markets is currently estimated in ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
10% cut in tariff values of edible oils likely
A CUT in the tariff value or base price on which import duty is levied on edible oils is now almost certain. "Tariff values will be adjusted and new prices would be announced tomorrow," the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, said after a ... More

Record area under oilseeds
Yields are likely to suffer due to long dry spell during July. More

Sesame prices likely to remain firm
SESAME seed prices, especially in Gujarat, may remain firm in the next few days following reports of crop damage, continued export demand and emergence of local buying interest. Sesame seed prices are ruling higher at Rs 750-800 per 20 kg ... More

COCONUT & COPRA
`Include coconut in horticulture list'
THE United Coconut Growers Association of South India (UCGASI) has sought the State Government's intervention for inclusion of coconut growing in the Horticulture List. (Currently, coconut cultivation is in the Section of Seed of Oil in Tamil ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Pepper continues to dip
THE declining trend in pepper prices continued for want of buying support as a result of reported reduction in prices by Brazil and other producers in the international market. Also, transportation of pepper from the primary market directly by ... More

EVENTS
Panel meet on Sept 20 to discuss AP farm crisis
THE Commission on Farmers' Welfare, headed by Prof Jayati Ghosh of Jawaharlal Nehru University, will hold its first meeting here on September 20 to discuss the agricultural crisis in Andhra Pradesh. The commission comprises 13 members and eight ... More