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Sunday, December 14, 2003
Agri Prices (Dec. 13)
Sugar S301290 (1296)
Palm oil426 (426)
Groundnut oil ready490 (486)
Castor BSS387 (391)
Coconut oil ready6825 (6775)
Pepper garbled ready6900 (6900)

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COMMODITY EXCHANGES


PM launches futures trading in wheat, rice
The Ahmedabad-based NMCE is offering futures trading in both rice and wheat for four monthly contracts to begin with. More

INSURANCE


Exploit agri sector potential, says IRDA
THE Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) has urged insurance companies to take note of the changes that have lately taken place in Indian agriculture, giving rise to new areas of risk. The authority, which would like insurers ... More

RUBBER


Validity of duty-free licences on rubber import extended
THE Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has extended the validity of certain duty-free licences that had been issued for import of natural rubber. A circular issued by DGFT said that duty free licences issued on or after February 20, 1999 ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS


Palm oil may correct lower
MALAYSIAN crude palm oil futures on MDEX closed lower on Friday after continuous gains in the week. Sudden drop in the overnight soya oil futures also weighed on the markets. Data from MPOB came against expectations and contributed to the ... More

COTTON


High cotton prices may drive up output
AFTER hitting a high of 80 cents per pound, world cotton prices are beginning to come off. During the first four months of the 2003-04 season beginning August 2003, the average Cotlook A-Index was 68.5 cents per pound. Supply and demand ... More

AGRICULTURAL POLICY


Govt to freeze grains procurement price
THE BJP-led Government is all set to accomplish something that no previous administration at the Centre has attempted before. For the first time since the institution of the minimum support price (MSP) regime in the early 1960s, farmers will ... More

EVENTS


Govt keen on farmers, food processing industry tie-up
THE Government is keen on bringing farmers and food processing units together to exploit business opportunities in food processing. Addressing reporters after inaugurating Foodpro 2003, an exhibition on food processing here on Saturday, Mr N.T. ... More
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