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COMMODITY EXCHANGES


ONGC, BPCL keen on trading in NCDEX natural gas futures
NCDEX may also seek Forward Markets Commission approval for launching derivatives market on natural gas. More

Dubai commodities exchange ties up with Chicago Board of Trade
THE Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), with the aim of working together for the mutual benefit of markets and customers. The MoU, signed by ... More

AQUACULTURE


US decision on anti-dumping duty on Indian shrimp before weekend
THE US-based International Trade Commission will decide whether to revoke the anti-dumping duty imposed on Indian shrimp exports to the US after undertaking a Changed Circumstances Review. The commission decided to conduct the review after the ... More

COMMODITIES


Where is gold heading to?
GOLD seems to be interestingly poised. There is the distinct possibility that it can move either way - up or down from the current level. Already, the yellow metal has shed around $10 an ounce in the last few days with long liquidation ... More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES


Banana growers worried over outbreak of fungal diseases
WATER-logging and floods are unlikely to affect the banana crop, particularly in the Tiruchi belt. According to the scientific community, the damage has been limited, at least as far as the banana crop is concerned. "It was water-logged. Now, ... More

Nafed to sell onions at Rs 12/kg in Delhi
NEW DELHI: Arrivals of onion at Azadpur, the main vegetable market of the national capital, have picked up in the last few days, resulting in a downslide of the commodity's prices in retail markets. With fresh arrivals in the market, ... More

RUBBER


Rubber production likely to fall short of target
NATURAL rubber production in the country may fall short of the projected four per cent growth in 2005-06 going by the two per cent increase in the first half of the fiscal, but the Rubber Board is confident that the production will pick up in the ... More

Low arrivals prop up rubber
Speculative buying from traders and covering groups extended further support to all grades including latex as the arrivals were extremely narrow. Heavy overnight rains were reported to be disrupting the tapping process putting further pressure ... More

PRECIOUS METALS


Muthoot Finance re-launches gold loan scheme
MUTHOOT Finance (P) Ltd, the flagship company of the Rs 300-crore Muthoot Group, has re-launched its gold loan as `Gold Power' by describing it as lifestyle loan product. A personal loan against gold security, Gold Power is packed with ... More

COIR


Going places
A worker taking bundles of coir rope to the Thrissur municipal market in Kerala. The market for coir products is growing due to diversified uses of the fibre and its eco-friendliness. During 2004-05 fiscal, coir exports touched a record high of ... More

CASHEW


H1 cashew exports value up; volume down
EXPORTS of cashew kernels during the first half of the current fiscal has declined in terms of volume, while in terms of value it has increased by Rs 102.80 crore, thanks to the increased unit value realisation. During April - September, the ... More

POULTRY


Poultry expo at Tirupati
HYDERABAD: A two-day poultry and dairy expo will be organised in Tirupati on November 6 and 7. The publishers of the Telugu language poultry journal, `Kokrokko', is conducting the expo, marking the 70th birth anniversary of late ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS


Marketfed says pepper subsidy inadequate, fears Rs 13-cr loss
THE Kerala Cooperative Marketing Federation (Marketfed), which has procured 4,800 tonnes of black pepper at Rs 75 a kg directly from the growers so as to ensure a remunerative price to them, is likely to incur an estimated loss of Rs 13 crore as ... More

EVENTS


German foodtech fair evokes Indian interest
NEWER food technologies and innovative products are likely to be on display at the fourth `Anuga Foodtech 2006' scheduled to be held in the premier German city of Cologne during April 4-7 next year. The world's biggest food technology trade ... More

MARKETING


Why retail sector needs FDI
SOME OF the parties supporting the UPA Government are opposed to foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail trade. One school of thought is that they are doing this as one never knows when they will have to take on the ... More



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