AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES
POWER
Free power can be limited to food crops: CPI
THE Andhra Pradesh unit of the Communist Party of India (CPI) is of the view that free power need not be provided for cultivation of commercial crops, as it will be an unnecessary burden on the State exchequer and similarly free power should not ...
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RUBBER
Rubber unlikely to rise further
RUBBER prices in the domestic market, ruling at high levels, may not rise any further, in spite of intermittent heavy rains and impending monsoons, experts have said. "There won't be any more increase. In fact, prices would have come down but ...
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Low arrivals buoy up sentiments
SPOT rubber prices moved up on Friday. The covering groups and purchase agents turned active again, chasing the narrow arrivals to fulfil their commitments. Rubber futures were steady with the near-month June delivery quoting at Rs 59.25 ...
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TEA
Sourav to bat for Indian tea beyond boundaries
INDIAN cricket team captain Saurav Ganguly may brew a new hope for the tea sector. According to tea industry sources, efforts are on to get his support in promoting Indian tea for generic promotion and also overseas. If the agreement is ...
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METALS
Tin prices up 13.5 pc on demand-supply gap
TIN prices in the domestic market increased by 13.50 per cent or Rs 59 at Rs 495 per kg on Thursday touching a new level of 2004, in tandem with strong overseas market. At the London Metal Exchange (LME), prices rose by about 43 per cent or ...
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FOODGRAINS
Maize stocks in plenty; no shortage: NECC
MAIZE production in the country has recorded an impressive increase during 2003-04 to reach 140 lakh tonnes - a jump of 20 lakh tonnes over the previous year. Of this, just three lakh tonnes has been earmarked for exports. Maize is available in ...
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SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Southern planters plan to cultivate spices as intercrop
THE United Planters' Association of Southern India (Upasi) Spices Committee held discussions with the officials of the Spices Board on Friday to explore the possibility of cultivating spices and herbal plants in the plantations as ...
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NATURAL CALAMITIES
AP CM's appeal to farmers
HYDERABAD: The Chief Minister, Dr Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, said that the State Government would extend all help to the farmers in distress and appealed to them not to resort to the extreme step of committing suicide. The Chief Minister ...
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