AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES
COMMODITY EXCHANGES
Guar gum prices crash
GUAR gum spot and futures prices at the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) have crashed by over 20 per cent in just nine days on reports of fresh round of rainfall in the guar-seed producing areas of western Rajasthan. Trading ...
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FARM CREDIT
Nabard to launch pilot scheme for loans to small, marginal farmers
IN tune with the national thrust on agriculture, the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) is launching a pilot scheme to give loans to small and marginal farmers through `rythu mitra' groups. Nabard will implement this ...
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ANIMALS & LIVESTOCK
Meat exports on the rise
THE rising trend in export of meat and preparations seen in the last two years is expected to continue in the current fiscal too with growth in demand occurring in both traditional and emerging markets. Large investments are said to be flowing ...
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AQUACULTURE
KSIDC working on revival plan for seafood units
THE scores of seafood units in the State struggling to find their feet in the changing scenario on the export front may well turn to the Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC) which is working on a revival plan for them. The ...
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TEA
Low offtake at Coonoor tea sale
FLOOD situation in the western part of the country submerged the demand for tea when a volume of 11.56 lakh kg was offered for sale at the auctions conducted by the Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA) here. Barring a strong purchase from ...
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Kochi teas spurt on good demand
A GOOD general demand resulted in the spurting of prices of almost all varieties of tea at the Kochi tea auction. Of the quantity of 9,30,000 kg on offer in the dust category, there was a good demand for CTCs at barely steady to firm level. ...
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TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
Cotton futures to move up
NYCE cotton futures closed lower on Friday, on speculative sales amid thin volumes as market participants waited on the sidelines for USDA supply/demand report due next week. Cotton futures recovered from recent lows on higher than expected ...
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AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
`Watershed works of Nabard progressing well'
WATERSHED development works in over 300 projects in seven States, including Tamil Nadu, implemented by Nabard in water-deficient areas, are progressing well, according to the Nabard Executive Director, Mr Amaresh Kumar. Speaking to newspersons ...
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COTTON
Meet on cotton research in Hyderabad
HYDERABAD: A three-day national symposium on `Changing world order - Cotton research, development and policy in context' will be held here beginning on August 10. The Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Cotton Research and ...
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POULTRY
TN broiler prices under strain amidst rising maize costs
THE live chicken price has come under further strain in recent weeks even as the maize, the principal raw material for the poultry feed, has kept its price spiral causing worry among both the broiler and layer farm operators in Tamil Nadu. The ...
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SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Pepper declines on poor buying
PEPPER prices fell by Rs 100 a quintal in spot sales while the futures except for August and January 5 delivery, also witnessed a decline on Saturday compared to last Monday. Spot prices of MG 1 and ungarbled stood at Rs 7,100 and Rs 6,800 a ...
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CO-OPERATIVES
Consultancy team blocked by Kerala Co-op bank employees
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Members of a private consultancy team, who were holding talks with officials of the Kerala State Cooperative Agricultural and Rural Development Bank here, was forced to cut short their visit following protests by the ...
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