Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Saturday, January 29, 2005
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Saturday, January 29, 2005 |
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AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT New hybrid pearl millet variety developed FARMERS growing pearl millet in Haryana and Rajasthan need not fear the downy mildew (DM) disease any longer. A new hybrid — HHB 67-2, which is resistant to the disease, has been developed jointly by the International Crops Research ... More COMMODITY EXCHANGES Record volumes in MCX Jeera futures JEERA futures contracts on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) witnessed record volumes of Rs 6.5 crore on January 25. The previous day's trading volume was Rs 4.5 crore. Jeera futures were launched on January 17. Traders in Delhi, Rajasthan ... More RICE Cauvery Delta farmers irked by DPC move on coarse paddy FARMERS in the Cauvery delta region are worried over the refusal of direct purchase centres (DPCs) to procure paddy varieties like `Jothi'. According to the General Secretary of the Cauvery Delta Farmers Welfare Association, many farmers have ... More CULTIVATION 
Farmers in actionFarmers are seen winnowing ragi. Adequate and timely rains in Karnataka this year have resulted in about 30 per cent increase in yields compared to last year, growers say. Ragi prices have fallen to Rs 400-Rs 430 per quintal from Rs 500-550 last ... More RUBBER Spot rubber continues to fall THE Friday spot rubber market witnessed further losses in most of the grades amidst strong buyer resistance. According to sources, dealers were in a dilemma and selling their stocks to save taxes and the market appeared to be reeling under ... More SUGAR 12 lakh t sugar released under free sale quota for Feb THE Government has released 12 lakh tonnes (lt) of sugar as free sale quota (FSQ) of mills for February. This includes the one-lt of additional release that was announced by the Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Mr ... More TEA Tea advisory panel discusses action plan AT its first meeting held in Kolkata on Thursday, the newly formed Tea Advisory Committee (TAC) discussed several aspects of the tea industry. The high-powered committee has been formed to monitor implementation of the action plan prepared at ... More WATER Fiat against Vellayani lake conversion THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The State Human Rights Commission has stayed a State Government-sponsored move to promote paddy farming on a portion of the Vellayani Lake flanking the Capital City. The Commission member, Mr S. Varghese, issued a ... More SPICES & CONDIMENTS Cardamom slips further on poor buying support DOWNWARD trend continued in cardamom prices in Kerala and Tamil Nadu auctions during the week for want of buying support both from up-country dealers and exporters. Contrary to expectations, the North Indian dealers were not active during the ... More
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