AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES
FLORICULTURE
TN Govt has big plan to make Nilgiris a `floriculture district'
"We are now identifying small growers and the self-help groups. We are giving subsidies as well. We have proposed to train 550 farmers this fiscal."
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Blooming trade
A flower vendor arranges `golden rod' flowers at Osmangunj wholesale flower market in Hyderabad on Thursday. According to the traders, most of the decorative flowers are brought from neighbouring ...
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RUBBER
Rubber exporters fret over cut in quantity for subsidy
RUBBER exporters have expressed the concern that the Government's decision to limit rubber export subsidy to 34,000 tonnes for the current fiscal would further impact the already slowing exports of the commodity. "There is no doubt that exports ...
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Most rubber grades down on lack of buying interest
THE domestic spot rubber market witnessed a mixed trend, while most of the grades declined in the absence of fresh buying interest. Sheet rubber RSS 4 closed steady at Rs 50 as covering groups continued their purchases in limited quantums. ...
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`No curbs on rubber exports'
KOTTAYAM: The Rubber Board has denied that the Government has imposed restrictions on exports of rubber. Stating that reports in this regard were "misleading and baseless", the Rubber Board said in a press release that the Government ...
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SUGAR
Sugar prices may rise on demand, lower free sale quota
SUGAR prices are expected to go up this month on strong seasonal buying and lower free sale quota announced by the Government. Ready prices of small grade-30 in Mumbai moved up Rs 20 at Rs 1,616/1,650 per quintal past two days. Medium grade-30 ...
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Scrap monthly sugar release system: Tuteja panel
IN a major step towards de-control, the Tuteja Committee for revitalisation of the sugar industry has called for scrapping the monthly release mechanism for free sale sugar with effect from the 2005-06 crushing season ...
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TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
Spot gold may test resistance level
SPOT gold prices continues to head higher as the dollar gets battered making record lows against the Euro in particular and against other major currencies as well in spite of the US economic figures coming in at the higher end of market ...
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GOLD & SILVER
Gold output may slip on low supply from mines
IN the past, high gold prices have provided encouragement to mines to expand gold production; but over the next few years gold output is unlikely to rise, despite current high rates. In the medium term, global mine output of the yellow metal is ...
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SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Spices Board hikes airfreight subsidy for cardamom exports
CARDAMOM prices ruled stable at auctions held in Kerala and Tamil Nadu on buying support especially from the export segment, which has been active following the announcement of airfreight assistance to exporters by the Spices Board for one month ...
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EVENTS
High-level meet on farm issues in Kerala
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