AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES
PLANTATIONS
Upasi sees coffee, tea prices rising
THE United Planters' Association of Southern India (Upasi) expects tea and coffee prices to increase this year. Pointing out that last year, tea estates in the South lost Rs 15.50 on every kg produced as the average price was only Rs 45.50 ...
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POWER
Free power — Cauvery farmers happy
MADURAI: The announcement of free power supply by the State Government has made farmers, especially those who have started kuruvai plantation in the Cauvery delta region, happy. According to sources, with no canal irrigation in ...
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TEA
Russia wants South Indian tea producers to step up marketing
A DELEGATION from Russia, which visited tea plantations in South India, has urged tea producers to step up marketing activities to dispel perceptions about the quality of Indian tea in its country. "We see here that a lot of things have been ...
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TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
Bullish reversal for cotton?
NYCE cotton futures ended lower on Friday, due to options related selling. Overnight falls in cotton prices in China, which has emerged as a major buyer of the US cotton, added to the negative sentiment felt in futures. China, whose purchases ...
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TECHNOLOGY
IICCI moots indigenous model of Israel's kibbutz
APPRECIATING Andhra Pradesh for according special focus on agriculture, the Indo-Israel Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IICCI) has suggested that the Government establish indigenous version of Israel's kibbutz in the State. Kibbutz is a ...
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OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
Limited downside seen to high vegoil prices
"The old-crop fundamentals may be too tired at this stage to support a rally to new highs, but the cash market is likely to remain exceedingly tight, providing underlying support to prices," commented an analyst.
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AGRICULTURAL POLICY
Quota for milk powder, maize import hiked
IN WHAT may have been one of the last decisions of the outgoing National Democratic Alliance (NDA) regime — made just a day before counting of votes— the Government has permitted import of up to 1.5 lakh tonnes (lt) of milk powder and ...
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EVENTS
Rotterdam to host meet on warehouse receipts
AN international conference on "Warehouse Receipts Financing" will be held in Rotterdam during June 29-30. The meeting will focus on building and using sustainable, viable and profitable finance and collateral management solutions for the 21st ...
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CO-OPERATIVES
`Educate farmers on co-op movement'
THE former President of the Central Arecanut and Cocoa Marketing and Processing Co-operative (Campco) Ltd, Mr K. Rama Bhat, has said that farmers should be educated about the importance of co-operative movement in agriculture sector. He was ...
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NATURAL CALAMITIES
AP Govt seeks report on farmers' suicides
PERTURBED over the growing number of suicides by farmers, the Andhra Pradesh Government has directed all the District Collectors to submit a detailed report by Monday analysing the reasons for their suicides and asked them to take steps to instil ...
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