AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
Automated peeling machine A solution to sago, starch-making sector
Mr Dhandayuthapani's invention would bring in the much-needed solution to the problems faced by the sago manufacturing units in the unorganised, small-scale sector
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COMMODITY EXCHANGES
Brent crude commands premium over WTI
Points to lack of depth in the commodity futures market
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CLIMATE & WEATHER
Bay system may remain stationary
The fresh `low' over north Bay of Bengal off the north Orissa-West Bengal coast became well marked and persisted on Friday, as a resident low over southwest Madhya Pradesh showed signs of re-intensification. The National Centre for Medium Range ...
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COMMODITIES
Marginal dip in inflation on lower food prices
WPI for all commodities stays unchanged at 204.1 points
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Commodities drive ocean freight rates sharply up
Baltic dry freight index goes up 40 per cent
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EXCISE AND CUSTOMS
Customs duty on palm group of oils cut
Landed cost likely to be lower by over Rs 2,000/tonne
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RUBBER
Rubber recovers on short supply
The uptrend in spot rubber continued, fuelled by short supply. An all-round decline in international markets mainly on TOCOM following news on aborted terrorist attempts failed to make any visible impact in the domestic physical market. Sheet ...
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Facing resistance
STAGNANT PRICES: Women engaged in a rubber processing unit near Kochi. Though sheet rubber prices have begun to rise on short supply, latex rates are stagnant on resistance from consumers. On Friday, latex was quoted at Rs 73.67 a litre, at Rs 5 ...
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SUGAR
Gasohol programme may come to a halt in South
As oil firms, sugar mills wrangle over ethanol pricing
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GOLD & SILVER
Selling pressure on dollar to help gold
Weak physical demand poses risk
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METALS
Uncertainty in copper market over mine stir
Problems likely on concentrate shortage
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`Metal industry needs trained resources'
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DAIRY & DAIRY PRODUCTS
Kurien calls for resolution of GCMMF, union spat
Mehsana threatens to virtually pull out of Federation and set up parallel distribution network
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POULTRY
Egg processors seek 5 pc export incentive
For sustainability of EoUs
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SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Pepper futures fall
Fall-out of liquidation of black pepper by Marketfed
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AGRICULTURAL POLICY
80 per cent subsidy on farm pumpsets in AP
State Govt extends ban on Maoist groups
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