AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES
COMMODITY EXCHANGES
FMC forms panel to study hurdles in commodity futures
THE Forward Market Commission (FMC) has constituted an 11-member co-ordination committee to sort out issues related to futures trading in commodities. The main objectives of the committee will be to discuss and resolve roadblocks, which affect ...
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CONTRACT FARMING
Nabard okays Rs 66-lakh loan for gherkin projects in Karnataka
Nabard would also conduct sensitisation programmes for farmers, bankers, research institutions, promoters and exporters.
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AQUACULTURE
Matrix Bio plant goes on stream
MATRIX Biosciences Ltd has announced that its shrimp feed plant at Rajanagaram, near Rajahmundry in East Godavari district, has gone on stream during the second half of March. Matrix has set up a feed mill with total capacity of 20,000 million ...
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RUBBER
Rubber moves up on low arrivals
The covering groups lifted prices further amidst low arrivals. All the grades except latex moved up on better quotations offered by covering groups and purchase agents. "The news about the scarcity of rubber guide market movers to offer higher ...
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GOLD & SILVER
Silver hits all-time high of Rs 12,270
SILVER prices soared at the local bullion market on Friday to touch an all-time high of Rs 12,270 per kg, gaining Rs 430 per kg in a single day. The local market tracked the steep rise in silver prices at the overseas market. The metal touched ...
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COIR
Alapuzha coir cluster gets modified ratt
THE SBI Project Uptech in collaboration with Senior Experten Services (SES), Germany, has introduced a modified mechanised ratt in the Alapuzha coir cluster on Friday. The modernised ratt, designed by Mr Richard Schuster, a German expert on ...
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CASHEW
Price fall knocks off cashew exports' value
CASHEW exports during 2003-'04 are expected to touch last year's level in terms of quantity, but in terms of value, it is likely to drop on decline in the unit value. Export of cashew kernels in the last fiscal is expected to touch the previous ...
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COFFEE
Rain brings relief to coffee growers
THERE'S a glimmer of hope for coffee growers especially in Wayanad, Kodagu and Chickamagalur areas, with these regions experiencing rainfall during the last one week. "Till last week, the scenario was frightening, particularly with regard to ...
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POULTRY
Poultry sector buys bajra to counter maize price surge
IN view of soaring prices of maize, a primary feed ingredient, poultry feed producers, especially in Tamil Nadu, have started to look towards bajra as an alternative. Major integrated poultry feed companies, especially those linked to broiler ...
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WTO
`Distortions in farm trade must be addressed'
THE persistent distortions in global agricultural trade as also protectionist barriers on certain industrial products where developing countries possess a competitive advantage remain as issues that need to be addressed urgently if the wider ...
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