AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES
CLIMATE & WEATHER
Trough of low over southeast Arabian Sea
Prevailing winds appear favourable for build-up of monsoon
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CULTIVATION
Bio-fuel helps AP farm workers to reap fortune
Icrisat helps them link without threat to food security
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FERTILISERS
Centre owes fertiliser cos Rs 11,640 crore as subsidy
Iffco, K.K. Birla and Murugappa groups among worst hit
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HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES
Of flowers and franchises
Ferns 'N Petals has evolved from a simple florist's shop to a well-known franchise brand, and is even diversifying into food retail.
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RUBBER
`Efforts on to depress local rubber prices'
Farmers holding back produce for a parity price
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Global cues push down spot rubber
Physical rubber prices fell further on Wednesday. The overall market behaviour in international and domestic futures makes us nervous, dealers said. Major manufactures are consciously trying to push down the prices day by day, a section of the ...
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COTTON
SICA plan for raising cotton output in TN
Interactive meet on May 12 with Avinashi farmers
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OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
Soyameal dominates export basket
For oil meal exports, the new fiscal has begun well with shipment of 4.33 lakh tonnes. This comes after meal exports registered a record 51.7 lakh tonnes during fiscal 2006-07, according to data released by Solvent Extractors Association of ...
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SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Buying support helps pepper futures gain
After declining continuously over the past few days, pepper futures moved up on Wednesday on overseas buying support. Bull operators holding long positions in May have switched over to June. Some exporters have sold to the US at $3,975 a tonne ...
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Looking up
LOWER OUTPUT ESTIMATE: A grower tending his vanilla crop near Munnar in Kerala's Idukki district. Vanilla prices are expected to increase by 10 per cent this year owing to a decline in the production in Madagascar, the largest producer of vanilla ...
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