AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES
HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES
AP signs pact to develop fruits and vegetables market
THE State Government has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indian Railways and the National Dairy Development Board for the development of fruits and vegetables markets at a cost of over Rs 100 crore, according to the ...
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PLANTATIONS
TN Governor to take up planters' plea with CM
THE Tamil Nadu Governor, Mr P.S. Ramamohan Rao, has assured the planters in the State that he would take up with the Chief Minister, Ms J. Jayalalithaa, their pleas listed by Mr D. Hegde, Chairman of the Planters' Association of Tamil Nadu (PAT) ...
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RUBBER
Rubber prices firm on renewed interest
PURCHASES from traders against delivery in the futures market strengthened the physical sheet rubber prices on Tuesday. The covering groups and purchase agents were active, while scattered enquiries from the general rubber goods sector were ...
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TEA
Tea trade, industry spat over mandatory sales
EVEN as the Tea Board has said it will introduce e-auctions at all the six auction centres in the country by December at a cost of Rs 23 crore, the industry and trade are divided on the very use of auctions as the principal mode of selling teas. ...
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Trade body seeks steps to improve Indian tea image
THE Tea Trade Association of Kochi has urged the Tea Board to take positive and urgent steps in changing the impression that Indian tea is of poor quality in comparison to other countries. There is a general perception in the Russian market ...
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DAIRY & DAIRY PRODUCTS
TN private dairies form a team to sell branded milk
SELECT milk processing dairies in the private sector from Erode, Madurai, Tiruchy, Kancheepuram and Chennai have come together to market their product under a single brand name `Navaa Milk'. Navaa Milk promoted by Aamazzing Agro Products ...
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COTTON
Cotton trade in a tricky situation as prices dip
THE cotton trade is faced with a tricky situation as global prices are declining. In the domestic market, the rates are even lower than the minimum support price (MSP) fixed by the Government for the crop this year. "It is a piquant situation ...
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JUTE
Brazil pares dumping duty on Indian jute imports
THE jute industry has finally succeeded in reducing the anti-dumping duty imposed by Brazil on import of jute goods from India after a legal battle lasting for seven years. This was announced by Mr A.K. Bal, Secretary of Jute Manufacturers' ...
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SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Netherlands— key player in global cardamom trade
THE Netherlands plays a central role in world cardamom trade by importing whole cardamom for cleaning and processing and re-exporting primarily to the US, Eastern Europe and West Asia. The total demand for cardamom in the Netherlands is around ...
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WTO
`WTO must ensure interest of small farmers'
THE Minister of State for Agriculture, Mr Kantilal Bhuria, has asked the Asian Farmers' Group for Coordination (AFGC) to suggest ways and means to safeguard the interests of farmers in developing countries at the WTO negotiations on agriculture. ...
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`Govt to support campaign against farm sops by West'
THE Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Mr E.V.K.S. Elangovan, has said that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government at the Centre is committed to opposing higher farm subsidies being given by the developed ...
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EVENTS
Seminar on agri-export zones at Vizag
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