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Friday, November 14, 2003
Agri Prices (Nov. 13)
Sugar S301361 (1361)
Palm oil411 (412)
Groundnut oil ready455 (455)
Coconut oil ready7050 (7000)
Castor BSS354 (354)
Pepper garbled6900 (6900)

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SRI to boost cultivation of paddy: Experts
SYSTEM of Rice Intensification (SRI) is going to revolutionise paddy cultivation in Andhra Pradesh and the country by bringing about remarkable improvements in yields besides saving water and other precious resources. This was stated by experts ... More

INSIGHT


Bt cotton fiasco — Pushing farmers into a `booby' trap
THE failure of Bt cotton, and that too in its very first year of planting is well-documented. So much so that even a Parliamentary Committee has put its stamp over the scientific blunder. According to an official ... More

FERTILISERS


Marketfed to set up organic fertiliser factory
KOCHI: The Kerala State Co-operative Marketing Federation (Marketfed) has proposed to expand its activities by setting up an organic fertiliser factory and also to start marketing of value added spices. The new ventures had been ... More

RUBBER


Rubber rates improve on renewed buying
THE rubber market improved further on Thursday. RSS 4 closed at Rs 530 against Rs 52.50 a kg on Wednesday. While ISNR 20 and ungraded rubber moved up on renewed buying interest, latex concentrate lost Re 1 to close at Rs 41.50 due to low demand. ... More

TEA


Central-State ST imbroglio resurfaces at Coonoor tea sale — TN taxmen slap recovery notice on eight brokers
THE sceptre of the Central and State Government sales tax issue has resurfaced, with the Commercial Tax authorities slapping a recovery notice on eight leading tea brokers in Coonoor, for their teas sold at Coonoor and Coimbatore auctions. The ... More

METALS


BME announces copper wire bar price at Rs 113/kg
THE Bombay Metals Exchange has announced the monthly benchmark price of copper wire bar on the basis of the same formula as adopted by Hindustan Copper Ltd (HCL), Birla Copper Ltd and Sterlite Copper Ltd for copper cathodes and CC rods. As per ... More

FOODGRAINS


Delay in FCI stock delivery, inadequate rake availability — Foodgrain exporters are a worried lot
FOODGRAIN exporters are a harried lot today, with roughly Rs 1,200 crore of their payments stuck with the Food Corporation of India (FCI) against undelivered wheat and rice from the latter's godowns. "Despite having valid release orders for ... More

AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS


Nabard cuts rates on refinance for farm investments
THE National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has slashed interest rates on refinance to banks for spurring private investments in agriculture in Andhra Pradesh. The new rates have come into effect from November 12. In a ... More
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