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Hindustan Zinc raises sale price
HINDUSTAN Zinc Ltd, a major zinc and lead producer, has raised its sale prices by Rs 5,300-8,500 a tonne. The prices are applicable from Friday. The company has raised the prices by Rs 8,500 a tonne on zinc products and Rs 5,400 a tonne for ... More

RUBBER


Rubber improves on covering purchases
PHYSICAL rubber prices showed a better trend on Friday. According to sources, the market was reacting to the covering purchases at lower levels following a marginal recovery in international rubber futures. Covering groups and purchase agents ... More

AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS


International agri body to work on improving output
THE Alliance formed by CGIAR (Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research) affiliated international agricultural centres would carry out coordinated effort specific research in five areas to improve agricultural productivity. The ... More

COTTON


Cotton users seek change in fertiliser bags colour
ONE of the serious contaminants affecting cotton used by the textile industry is traced to the synthetic fertiliser bags used by the farmers and the notorious contaminant is the polypropylene thread of the fertiliser bags that are white in ... More

COFFEE


Coffee farmgate prices rise on global trend
FARMGATE prices of coffee have improved this week, keeping in tune with the global trend. However, buyers of Indian coffee find it a little high to make commitments. "Farmgate prices are up this week compared with last week. This is since ... More

POULTRY


Meet on poultry products today
COIMBATORE: A national meet on poultry products exporters will be held in Namakkal on Saturday. The meet is to be attended, among others, by the chairman of the Agricultural Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), Mr ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS


NeST to market `Flavourit' spices
THE public sector STCL Ltd and Kochi-based NeST Condiments Ltd have entered into an agreement under which the latter will market the `Flavourit' branded premium spices, procured, processed and packed by the former, both in Indian and ... More

Buying support keeps cardamom prices steady
THE cardamom market ruled steady during the week to Thursday on buying support but without any improvement in prices at the auctions held in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Arrivals continued to remain high due to a bumper crop. Active buying by ... More




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