AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES
SUGAR
52 sugar cos offer 1,061 m litres of ethanol to oil firms
For 5% blending with petrol
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TEA
Tea prices up on Kochi, Kolkata sale demand
But higher offerings dampen sentiments in Coonoor
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TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
Gold could consolidate, rise
Gold futures ended higher on Friday, owing to a weakening dollar and the unresolved row between Iran and Britain. Though the uncertain conditions in West Asia prompted a sharp rise in crude oil prices, the reaction in gold was relatively muted. ...
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GOLD & SILVER
Gains for gold, crude on geo-political fears
Further consolidation likely in yellow metal
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Silver performance seen down
Study of seasonal trends shows interesting patterns. April marks the beginning of the second quarter of the calendar year, which is usually registers strong growth in commodity consumption. Historically, commodity performance shows a divergent ...
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COFFEE
Centre for encouraging organic coffee cultivation in Araku valley
The Coffee Board will extend all assistance to double the coffee cultivation area (75,000 acres) in the Araku Valley of Visakhapatnam district in the next five years and the output (currently 4,000 tonnes) will also be doubled, according to the ...
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EVENTS
C'wealth meet brings biz worth $5.8 m
The sixth Commonwealth India Small Business Competitiveness Development Programme (CISBCDP) held in Kochi, Alappuzha and Kalady during March-end culminated in various trade proposals and promises worth $5.8 million, according to Kalady Rice ...
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