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Saturday, November 15, 2003
Agri Prices (Nov. 14)
Sugar S301321 (1320)
Palm oil415 (411)
Groundnut oil ready460 (455)
Coconut oil ready7060 (7050)
Castor BSS356 (354)
Pepper garbled6800 (6900)

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FARM CREDIT


Rajnath for rate cut on coop farm loans
THE Union Agriculture Minister, Mr Rajnath Singh, has asked co-operatives to discuss ways of reducing the rate of interest on farm loans. Inaugurating the 50th All India Co-operative Week celebrations, organised by the National Cooperative ... More

Nabard reduces refinance rates
NATIONAL Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has reduced the rate of interest on refinance by 100 to 125 basis points and also reduced loan slabs for refinance from four to three. The revised rates are applicable from November 12, ... More

CULTIVATION


AP allows more acreage for rabi paddy cultivation
THE irrigation authorities have given permission to farmers to raise paddy on one million acres in the Godavari delta for the rabi season after assessing the water availability in the river. It has brought cheer to the farming community in the ... More

RUBBER


Rubber rises on moderate purchases
RUBBER rates flared up on moderate purchases from the covering groups. Sheet rubber RSS 4 closed at Rs 54 a kg against Rs 53 on Thursday. ISNR 20 and latex remained unchanged on buyer resistance. Major buyers, including the exporters, did not ... More

WATER


Water released from Vaigai dam
MADURAI: THE Public Works Department has released an additional 150 cusecs of water from Vaigai dam. According to Mr P. Ramaraju, Joint Director (Agriculture), the water has been released to enable the farmers to prepare the land for ... More

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    OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL


    Edible oil imports top a record 51 lakh t — Highest after shipments have come under OGL
    In view of the reduction in duty difference between crude and refined oils, import of RBD palmolein has started increasing. More

    SPICES & CONDIMENTS


    JRG Securities to launch vanilla insurance policy
    JRG Securities Ltd, which recently got the insurance broking license from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority, is planning to launch a new policy in a month's time to cover vanilla cultivation in the State. Discussions in this ... More

    Spices Board to test chillies export for aflatoxin level
    THE Spices Board has decided to collect samples of all varieties of whole chillies to be exported for laboratory tests, to ensure that the chilles do not contain aflatoxin above the tolerance limit. Besides, samples from export consignments of ... More

    EVENTS


    Coconut, spices meet to draft action plan
    The two-day sub-sectoral meeting of the Bangaldesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Thailand (BIMST) Economic Cooperation would be held here on November 17 and 18. The meeting, organised by the Spices Board in association with the Coconut ... More
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