AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES
COMMODITY EXCHANGES
Altos launches gold accumulation programme
ALTOS Advisory Services Pvt Ltd has launched a derivative-based gold accumulation programme in tie up with Multi-commodity Exchange of India (MCX). Mr S. Venkataraghavan, Senior Business Manager, Altos Advisory, said that investors can exploit ...
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INSIGHT
India must yield to GM rice
THE INTERNATIONAL Year of Rice is drawing to a close. But rice continues to be `life' for the Asians, in general, and Indians, in particular. Asia cultivates 137 million hectares of rice, of which India has a lion's ...
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FOOD & DAIRY PRODUCTS
US looking at Indian market for niche high value-added foods
CRANBERRY juices, pecans, kettle chips and pets foods are among the high value-added food products for which the US agri-business companies are now seeking a market in India. Ms Bernadette Wiltz, Generic Programme Coordinator of the Southern ...
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Soya trading grinds to halt on mandi stir — Traders protest against e-Choupal
SOYABEAN trading has come to a virtual halt in Madhya Pradesh, the hub of the country's soya industry, on an indefinite strike being observed by traders in various mandis (markets). The traders are protesting against transactions being ...
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RUBBER
Mixed trend in rubber market
THE physical rubber market showed a mixed trend on Thursday. Though the buyers preferred to keep a low profile as the signals from overseas markets were bearish, the prices remained firm in the absence of any selling pressure. RSS 4 improved ...
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TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
Spot gold may test resistance level
SPOT gold prices ended higher on the back of dollar's inability to sustain its recent gains. The Federal Reserve's decision to increase interest rates did not have a major effect on the dollar as the trade deficit data came in much higher than ...
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FOODS & FOOD PROCESSING
Food signposts to help consumer make right choice
WHAT kind of food would you like to eat? High or low fat? Medium or high salt? Low or medium sugar? And if it is saturates, high or low? You do not have to take out your reading glasses or strain your eyes to carefully read the fine print ...
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WOOL
Raymond is top bidder at Melbourne wool sale
RAYMOND successfully outbid several participants at an open auction in Melbourne to buy a bale of 11.8 micron wool in Australia recently. Mr Nabunkar Gupta, Group President and Wholetime Director, said, "We have procured the finest wool ...
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SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Duty-free pepper imports from all origins except Lanka suspended
THE Centre, as part of measures to curb imports, has suspended duty-free import of pepper from all origins, barring Sri Lanka, through the advance licence route against exports of pepper products, including value-added items. "We have now ...
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TRENDS
`Agriculture affected by trade liberalisation'
IN most of the Asian countries, agriculture has been adversely affected by the combination of trade liberalisation, world trade patterns and changes in domestic policies towards the rural sector. "The farmers were caught in a pincer movement of ...
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