AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES
CLIMATE & WEATHER
Alert for high winds, hail in Northwest India
High winds, hail and widespread precipitation have been predicted for Northwest India over a period of the four days from Monday in what meteorologists consider to be the last of the late winter/early spring storms of 2007. A high-pressure ...
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CULTIVATION
Special region, special solutions
Plans for the revival of the Kuttanad wetland region should be welcome as it is not only a highly productive ecosystem and source of biodiversity but also a symbol of the State's social and cultural vibrancy.
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RUBBER
Tripura takes up `rubber fencing' on pilot basis
Ministry asks for technical report by April end
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SUGAR
Credit-starved UP sugar mills piling up payment arrears
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AP Govt fiat to sugar mills
The Andhra Pradesh Government has asked sugar mills to crush the entire agreed amount of cane at the earliest and advised them to take up the crushing of excess cane also. The State Minister for Sugar, Dr J. Geeta Reddy, ...
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TEA
Industry told to step up orthodox tea output
Plan to follow Kanan Devan model to reopen closed gardens
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Rs 1.33-cr worth teas unsold at Coonoor auction
Teas worth about Rs 1.33 crore went unsold out of the nearly Rs 3.07 crore worth on offer in the postponed Sale No: 10 of the Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA) here. The sale was postponed last week because only the unsold portion of the ...
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TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
Gold may test resistance level
Gold futures ended higher on Friday, on a slew of positive data bought investors back into gold. A rise in US consumer prices, along with the weaker dollar worked to keep gold's strength intact. Investors have started to regain confidence after ...
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Palm oil could head lower
Malaysian crude palm oil futures ended mixed in thin trading waiting for fresh leads for direction. This was despite, a positive outlook by Industry officials, at a price outlook conference in Kuala Lumpur, which ended on Wednesday. Surging ...
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CASHEW
India's cashew recipes interest Japan food industry
Likely to boost export of broken grades
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SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Sri Lanka implements IPC pepper project
Aims at marketing of value-added products
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Positive trend seen for investing in pepper
There appears to be good opportunity now to invest in pepper given the tight supply position and the potential demand. Big investors are very active in the market selling futures and buying spot NCDEX delivered. This might push up the stock ...
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COMMODITY MARKETS
Investor interest unabated in commodities
Investor interest in commodities is unabated. Contrary to belief prompted by concerns over price volatility in early 2007 that commodity sector might see a withdrawal of investor interest, more funds are actually flowing into the ...
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INTERVIEW
Traders' response to e-mode has been encouraging: NYBOT
With the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT), one of the oldest exchanges in the United States, stepping on to the electronic platform from the open cry system on February 2, its Senior Vice-President, Mr Joseph O'Neill, who was in Mumbai this week, ...
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OUTLOOK
Potential for gold to gain $20-25 an ounce
Support seen from currency factor, uncertainty over Iran issue
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TRENDS
Limping back to normalcy
WOMEN AND CHILDREN going for fishing at Khejuri near Nandigram, one among the disturbed villages in Purba Medinipur district of West Bengal. The clash between police and protestors on the issue of land aqcuisition for the proposed SEZ killed and ...
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