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Saturday, September 06, 2003
Agri Prices (Sept. 5)
Sugar S301336 (1341)
Palm oil354 (359)
Ground ready466 (468)
Coconut oil ready6175 (6175)
Pepper garbled ready7100 (7100)

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Kerala to set up AEZ for medicinal plants
The proposed areas under AEZ are in Palakkad, Thrissur, Ernakulam, Idukki, Wayanadu and Thiruvananthapuram districts. More

  • AP kharif crop coverage records 96 pc

    RUBBER


    Mixed mood in rubber market
    SHEET rubber RSS 4 once again closed at Rs 48 against Rs 47.75, while the rubber market continued to move in a mixed mood on Friday All other grades remained static except ISNR 20 which lost 75 paise to close at Rs 45 in the absence of buying ... More

    SUGAR


    Global sugar prices may edge up
    WORLD sugar prices are likely to increase in 2003 and 2004 as supplies are curtailed and stocks reduced. Prices are projected to average about $0.16 per kg (16 cents/kg) in 2003 and 2004, up from 15 cents/kg in 2002. The longer-term price ... More

    TEA


    Southern tea workers demand wage dues
    "We have waited for more than 2 years. No sop is forthcoming from the Government. We continue to suffer." More

    TN tea industry seeks 6-month tax holiday
    A TEN-member delegation from the tea industry in the Nilgiris met with the Tamil Nadu Minister of Commercial Tax, Mr Venusamy, and the State Finance Minister, Mr Ponniyan, in Chennai on Friday, in a bid to resolve the ongoing crisis in the South ... More

    COTTON


    Area under cotton may rise 12 pc — Bt cotton coverage likely to treble
    "Farmers are reported to have consumed more certified seeds this year compared to last year." More

    SILK


    Silk sector shifting focus on high-yielding bivoltine sericulture
    WITH the high fashion-centric European customers demanding finer silk and the competition looming large from China once the global textile quota regime is terminated by 2004, the Indian silk industry is gearing itself by shifting its focus from ... More

    OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL


    Demand to keep vegoil prices firm
    PRICES of vegetable oils and fats are expected to rise almost 7 per cent in 2003, which gives cumulative increase of 20 per cent since 2001, World Bank said in its 2004 edition of Global Economic Prospects. The price increase is expected to be ... More

    SPICES & CONDIMENTS


    IPC to take steps to bring non-members into its fold
    IPC plans generic promotion of pepper, with a focus on new emerging markets such as China, CIS countries and Africa. More

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