AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES
COMMODITY EXCHANGES
Sugar futures turn weak
Lifting of sugar export ban failed to enthuse traders on the commodity futures market on Friday. Sugar futures for January delivery on NCDEX opened up by Rs 15 at Rs 1,594 per quintal, it gained further strength to the day's high of Rs 1,630 but ...
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RICE
Paddy procurement: AP reaps gains, thanks to women SHGs
60 pc of total procurement made by SHGs
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INSIGHT
COMMODITY COMMENTARY
Fall in crude prices may affect bio-fuel industry
Vegetable oils may witness a major price correction
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COMMODITIES
Inflation up on costlier food items, fuel products
Wholesale Price Index of all commodities at 208.1 points
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HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES
Kodagu orange
TANGIER ONE: Orange crop being harvested at Shanivarasanthe in Kodagu district, Karnataka. Orange is grown as an intercrop in coffee plantations. These oranges are greenish yellow in colour and have a tangy taste unlike their better-known Nagpur ...
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RUBBER
Sheet rubber prices decline
Physical rubber prices weakened on Friday. The players seemed to be nervous and bit more cautious listening to rumours and news on imports which might have serious implications on the market. RSS 4 declined to Rs 96 a kg against Rs 97 and Rs ...
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SUGAR
Maharashtra likely to gain from lifting of sugar ban
Tamil Nadu is the only other State from where exports are feasible
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Move to help mills tide over current crisis
Piling stock, bumper crop and declining price levels had been worrying the Indian sugar mills due to ban on sugar exports. The Cabinet's decision on Thursday night to scrap the ban is now expected to bail out the industry from the crisis it ...
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TEA
Kochi to host tea tasting competition
Final tasting session will be held on March 21
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SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Pepper futures decline on lack of buying support
Pepper futures market declined on Friday for want of buying support from both domestic and international markets. There was no selling pressure in the spot. According to some US brokers, Indian exporters currently visiting the US are said to ...
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