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Friday, February 10, 2006
Agri Prices (Feb 09)
Sugar S301970 (1980)
Groundnut oil (ready)438 (438)
Coconut oil (ready)4900 (4900)
Pepper garbled (ready)7050 (6950)


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SEEDS


Set to meet demand
Farmers preparing a land for producing vegetable seeds at Ithalar near Udhagamandalam in Tamil Nadu. The gap between demand and supply for vegetable seeds in the country has decreased on private sectors' participation in hybrid seeds production. ... More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES


Mushroom fair on Feb 14 in Thiruvananthapuram
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute (TBGRI) is organising a mushroom fair in the city on February 14. The three-day fair focuses on the usage and cultivation of mushrooms. Besides an exhibition, ... More

Govt chalking out plans to boost grape farming
GRAPE cultivation is being given a boost with the proposal to set up four nurseries and an increase of 1,000 hectares in acreage in Maharashtra. These would be in Nashik, Pune, Nagar, Solapur, Kolhapur, Sangli and Satara. Disclosing this here ... More

RUBBER


Global recovery keeps spot rubber steady
PHYSICAL rubber turned steady following recovery in international futures. Covering groups and purchase agents were slightly vigilant in the absence of quantity sellers in the main marketing centres. Traders in the spot market seemed to be ... More

SUGAR


TN asks private sugar mills to pay SAP
SUGARCANE farmers in Tamil Nadu are in for a windfall as private sector sugar mills have been asked to pay the State Advised Price (SAP) for sugarcane. This will mean farmers could earn Rs 50-100 more on each tonne of sugarcane, depending on ... More

TEA


Firm prices at Coonoor sale spell good times for tea sector
AFTER a prolonged depressed spell, market sources perceive a reversal in the fortunes for the tea industry. There was certain buoyancy in the Coonoor market on Thursday, as prices firmed up by at least Rs 3-4 a kg. Market sources foresee this ... More

45 pc rise in entries for Upasi tea competition
THE second edition of the Golden Leaf India Awards Southern Tea Competition — 2006 (TGLIA) hasevoked an overwhelming response, according to the convener of the Organising Committee, Mr N. Dharmaraj. A total of 32 categories have been ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS


Gold may test support level
SPOT gold prices corrected sharply lower following a sell-off by investment funds that toppled everything from gold to oil to agri-commodities from their lofty prices. Spot gold prices corrected lower after showing exhaustion and lack of ... More

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT


FDI in rubber processing has growers worried — Income loss feared; small units, crumb rubber units feel threatened
  • Foreign players could disturb the dealers' network
  • It could eliminate sheet rubber production
  • Farm-gate price for the commodity could get reduced More



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