AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES
CULTIVATION
Foodgrains sowing slips, oilseeds area up
SOWING of foodgrains has begun to slacken, while that of mustard/rapeseed, groundnut and coarse cereals has picked up during the current rabi season. According to the Agriculture Ministry, 100.46 lakh hectares (lh) have been brought under ...
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Drive to `save' methods of rice cultivation
THE Thiruvananthapuram-based non-governmental organisation Thanal is spearheading a campaign to `save' rice in the rice-growing States of the country. This year has been declared the `International Year of Rice' and the campaign is part of a ...
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INSIGHT
Banks fail to meet farm credit target
TWO thirds of the public sector banks in the country have not been able to meet the agriculture-lending target fixed by the Reserve Bank of India. Loans to farmers are considered a priority sector item. Banks are expected to extend 18 per ...
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COMMODITIES
Cheaper fuel prices keep inflation rate static
THE annual wholesale price index-based inflation remained unchanged at 7.34 per cent for the week ended November 20, according to data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Friday. The year-on-year inflation was unchanged at the ...
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RUBBER
Steady trend in rubber prices
Though sellers withdrew reacting to the reports on improving overseas markets, buyers were reluctant to enhance their quotations. According to sources the market is showing signs of at least a short-term recovery. RSS 4 closed at Rs 50 a kg as ...
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SUGAR
Restructuring, price rise boost sugar stocks
SUGAR companies stocks prices jumped across the board on Friday due to rise in sugar prices and on news report of restructuring of sugar industry. In today's trading, stock prices of companies such as Balrampur Chinni Mills (up 7.56 per cent ...
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COTTON
Cotton Corpn agrees to pay transport bill in AP
THE Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) has agreed to bear the transportation charges incurred on taking cotton from the market yards to ginning mills in such places in Andhra Pradesh where the ginning mills were not available for the cotton ...
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POULTRY
Good potential for egg exports to Gulf
INDIAN eggs have a good market in the Gulf countries with more potential for growth and, in fact, it enjoys almost a monopoly in the region with a daily shipment of three containers. Of the total exports, 16 per cent goes from Namakkal ...
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