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Tuesday, April 29, 2003
Agri Prices (April 28)
Sugar S-301150 (1157)
Palm oil371 (371)
Ground ready565 (572)
Coconut oil ready5350 (5400)
Pepper garbled ready7500 (7800)

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Smell that sells!
A girl checking out the king of fruits displayed at the Mango Festival in Mumbai. About 500 farmers from the Konkan region are exhibiting wide range of varieties during the 4-day ... More

RUBBER


Downtrend persists in rubber prices
THE weakening trend in the prices of natural rubber continued, with major consumers not coming to the market nor indicating their offer price to their commission agents. Market sources told Business Line that the current downtrend in ... More

TEA


Cess removed on SEZs tea export
IN an export-friendly move, the Government has exempted all tea produced in the country and exported by units in the special economic zones (SEZ) from the levy and collection of cess. "This move would facilitate tea exports from SEZs," official ... More

Tea prices rise at Coonoor sales
TEA prices improved marginally at the auctions held here this week end compared to last week. A volume of 13.31 lakh kg was offered for sale. "The attendance in the auction room was slightly better with the withdrawal of the lorry strike. The ... More

BIO-TECH & GENETICS


Consumers wary of biotech foods, says US study
An experimental auction has shown that people, on an average, are willing to pay 17-21 cents per unit more to purchase plain-labelled food than `GM-labelled' food. More

JUTE


Panel moots phase-out of jute packaging Act
THE high-level task force on petrochemicals headed by the former Disinvestment Commission Chairman, Mr G.V. Ramakrishna, on Monday presented its report to the Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers, Mr S.S. Dhindsa. Addressing ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS


Geojit launches online pepper futures
WITH the Spices Board Chairman, Mr C.J. Jose, punching in the first trade on the trading terminal in Kochi on Monday, Geojit launched online pepper futures trading for the first time in the country, using the platform of National Multi-Commodity ... More
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