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COMMODITY EXCHANGES


MCX files for IPO with SEBI
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX) filed its draft red herring prospectus with SEBI on Thursday. The exchange is entering the capital market with a public issue of 50 lakh shares of face value of Rs 10 each through a 100 per cent book ... More

NMCE rubber contracts delivery near 20,000 t
Physical delivery of rubber stood at 2,174 tonnes at the National Multi-Commodity Exchange (NMCE) for the March 2006 series. This accounted for 1.62 per cent of the total volume of 1,33,830 tonnes traded at the exchange. With this, the total ... More

CONTRACT FARMING


Nafed begins contract farming of potato
To increase onion exports for bailing out growers More

AQUACULTURE


Karnataka CM to open ice plant at Malpe
The Karnataka Chief Minister, Mr H.D. Kumaraswamy will inaugurate an ice plant of the Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts Cooperative Fish Marketing Federation at Malpe fisheries harbour in Udupi district on March 18. Addressing presspersons ... More

RUBBER


Rubber market quiet on hartal
Spot rubber prices were flat on Thursday. Market activities came to a standstill owing to a hartal announced by rubber brokers following the death of a leading rubber broker. Sheet rubber RSS 4 was quoted steady at Rs 79.50 and Rs 79.75 a kg ... More

TEA


Brooke Bond flavours 3 Roses
In a bid to increase its share in the Rs 6,400-crore tea market, Brooke Bond (Hindustan Lever Ltd's umbrella tea brand) has introduced a natural variant of Brooke Bond 3 Roses. Mr Anand Ramachandran, Marketing Manager, Brooke Bond, said that ... More

Glendale tea fetches record price
STGFOP Clonal Special tea of Glendale Tea Estate, Nilgiris, fetched a record price of Rs 350 per kg at the leaf sale of Kochi tea auction, held on Wednesday. In all, 140 kg of this tea was sold at the auction, J. Thomas and ... More

AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS


Cabinet okays issuing special securities to FCI in lieu of dues
The Cabinet today approved the proposal of issuing special securities to make good the accumulated dues of Food Corporation of India (FCI). Briefing newspersons, the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, said the initial estimates of the ... More

COFFEE


In full bloom
THANKS TO TIMELY SHOWERS: Coffee flowers in full bloom in Karnataka's Kodagu district. The flowers attract passers-by, thanks to their wafting fragrance. Timely showers during the first week of this month have not only helped coffee blossom but ... More

Tata Coffee opens outlet in Kochi
Tata Coffee Ltd has announced the launch of Tata Mr Bean Coffee Junction in Kochi on Thursday. Tata Mr Bean Coffee Junction offers customers the opportunity to taste the blend under one roof, said Mr M.H. Ashraff, Managing ... More

POULTRY


Take care of birds: Pune farmers' SOS to Govt
`We cannot afford to feed them beyond two days' More

Bird flu: Govt raises surveillance area
Ms Upma Chowdhry said surveillance would be carried out in 38 districts in Maharashtra over the next two weeks. More

INTERVIEW


Zinc price hike in line with global trend: HZL
Hindustan Zinc has increased zinc prices by Rs 1,600 per tonne, and has cut lead prices by Rs 100 per tonne. Director-Corporate Strategy at Hindustan Zinc, Mr Dhanpal Jhaveri says that they have hiked the price of zinc keeping in line with the ... More



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