AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES
COMMODITY EXCHANGES
NCDEX delivers 45 t of pepper
NATIONAL Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Ltd (NCDEX) has achieved another landmark in enabling physical delivery of agricultural commodities on their platform in demat form. On the expiry of the August contract, 45 tonnes of pepper (Malabar ...
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AQUACULTURE
4 panchayats to gain from export zone relaxation
THE relaxation of the threshold limit for `Towns of Export Excellence', announced in the Foreign Trade Policy, will significantly help Kerala's seafood processing areas located in Alappuzha district. Four panchayats in the district can now ...
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COMMODITIES
Commodity prices up on demand-led growth
BASE metals and precious metals prices as also the energy markets have all been moving up over the last several weeks, nay months. Is the current trend of rising commodity prices a `bubble' fuelled by a combination of speculation and reflation? ...
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RUBBER
Mixed trend in rubber market
THE domestic spot rubber market showed a mixed trend on Wednesday. Sheet rubber lost 50 paise to close at Rs 55 on buyer resistance. RSS 5 was quoted steady and latex improved by Rs 1 on consistent demand. The inflow of the raw material ...
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TEA
Tea industry, trade seek 4 pc VAT
TAXATION of tea continues to be a burning issue for both the industry and the lawmakers. The domestic tea industry's attempts to get the value added tax (VAT) rate on tea to be pegged at 4 per cent has almost come a cropper, with most States keen ...
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AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
ADB-Icrisat initiative to strengthen tie-ups
THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) have launched an initiative to strengthen partnerships for more effective planning, research and development in South ...
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JUTE
Textile Ministry sets new norms for jute packaging
THE Union Ministry of Textiles has prepared a new set of regulations for the dilution of the mandatory packaging orders currently followed by the jute industry under the Jute Packaging Materials (Compulsory Use in Packing Commodities) Act, ...
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SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Pepper prices decline on lack of buying support
Buyers are keeping away from the market on talk that Indian production will top 1 lakh tonne, Sri Lankan pepper inflow is due and a good carry forward stock is available.
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EVENTS
Meet on dryland farming at Hyderabad
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