AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES
RICE
Par-boiled rice exports to Africa on the rise
AT least one lakh tonnes of par-boiled rice have been exported, mainly to West and North African countries, in small lots during the last couple of months. With the Government yet to decide on the scheme to promote foodgrain exports, exporters ...
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SEEDS
Amendments to seed law — Yet to germinate fully
THE Andhra Pradesh Government has sought amendments to the Seed Act, 1952 in the light of the ongoing farm crisis in the State following the failure of seeds in cotton, maize and other crops (The Hindu, October ...
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VFPCK to quadruple veg seed production
THE Vegetable and Fruit Promotion Council Keralam (VFPCK), a State Government company, plans to produce 20 tonne of vegetable seeds in the current fiscal, quadrupling its production. The `Truthfully Labelled' seeds, which have 99 per cent ...
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HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES
Tamarind prices may go up on demand
TAMARIND prices are likely to go up further in the short-run on good domestic demand and depleting ready stocks, despite reports of a higher new crop. Prices in the Navi Mumbai wholesale market have increased sharply to Rs 4,500 - Rs 6,000 ...
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RUBBER
Spot rubber steady
AMIDST narrow purchases from the covering groups and purchase agents, spot rubber prices closed almost unchanged on Wednesday. The NMCE futures continued its downfall quoting the December delivery at Rs 51.12 against Rs 51.27 a kg with ...
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WATER
AP Govt urged to take up Janjhavati project
THE Visakhapatnam chapter of Indian Meteorological Society and the local centre of the Institute of Engineers have appealed to the State Government to take up Janjhavati project after resolving the pending inter-State issues with the Orissa ...
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GOLD & SILVER
US gold exchange traded fund debuts on NYSE
AFTER more than a year's delay awaiting approval of Securities Exchange Commission, the US version of the gold exchange traded fund (ETF) - StreetTRACKS Gold Shares - listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on November 18. The fund has ...
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COTTON
Cotton contracts not supportive of delivery-payment links: SICA
THE South India Cotton Association (SICA) has called for a higher transparency in cotton marketing from national associations in all cotton-producing economies in the world. SICA has also sought the cotton economies to evolve a suitable ...
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AGRICULTURAL POLICY
A rustic touch
The Union Minister for Agriculture, Mr Sharad Pawar, interacts with MPs from Kerala sitting on a dharna outside Parliament to protest the fall in prices of cash crops and other farm products on the first day of the winter session on ...
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