AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES
INSIGHT
Data protection a must for sustainable agriculture
THE Third Patent (Amendment) Bill provides for product patent in a number of critical, knowledge-intensive sectors, including agrochemicals. Simply put, this will give the patentee exclusive rights to manufacture and ...
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SUGAR
No Govt control over hoarding sugar
WHILE the Government can employ the release mechanism to force mills to sell adequate quantities of sugar in the open market, there is no corresponding weapon in its hands now to prevent hoarding or accumulation of stocks by dealers. This was ...
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TEA
Erratic trend at Coonoor tea sale
ERRATIC trend prevailed at the auctions conducted by the Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA) when a volume of 7.78 lakh kg was offered for sale. The market opened with a strong demand for the good liquoring teas but as the sale progressed, ...
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Orthodox teas firm at Kochi auction
A GOOD general demand resulted in the spurting of prices in the Kochi tea auction. Of the quantity of 6,60,000 kg on offer in the dust category, high price teas tended to ease. Medium teas steady to irregular. Bottom teas steady to firm and ...
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TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
Cotton to test resistance levels
NYCE cotton futures ended slightly lower on Friday, as market participants adjusted positions in the May contract rolling over to the advancing July contract before first notice day for delivery on Monday. Short covering in May contract ...
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COTTON
Cotton researchers admit to gaps in tech transfer
COTTON researchers admit to a big gap in transfer of technology from lab to land. Discussing the issue at length at the Cotton Scientists Meet at the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), the former Director of Research, Dr Karivaradaraju, ...
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SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Spot pepper slips on weak demand
DOWNWARD trend continued in pepper prices with the spot falling by Rs 300 a quintal while the futures from Rs 401 to Rs 571 from that of April 17 at the terminal market here. Spot MG 1 was sold at Rs 7,200 while ungarbled at Rs 6,900 a quintal ...
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