AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES
COMMODITY EXCHANGES
Natural gas futures dip 14%
Mumbai, Aug. 21 Natural Gas shed nearly 14 per cent during the second trading session of Monday and early session on Tuesday. The September expiry contract of the Multi Commodity Exchange was trading at Rs 253.50 per mmbtu from the previous ...
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CLIMATE & WEATHER
‘Low’ active over west, central India
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 21 The west-northwest-bound monsoon ‘low’ drifting in from the Bay of Bengal was located to east Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday powering rain into adjoining west and central India. Though much weaker than ...
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CULTIVATION
JSW Steel’s greening scheme gives boost to jatropha
Entrusts daily farm work to NGO
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RUBBER
Spot rubber gains on global cues
Kottayam, Aug. 21 The physical rubber prices scaled further highs on Tuesday. The market gained in tune with the overall mood in domestic and international futures, an observers said. Sheet rubber improved to Rs 86 a kg from 84 a kg at ...
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SUGAR
AP Cabinet clears way for sugar cos revamp
Food processing sector to get special focus
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GOLD & SILVER
Touch of class
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COTTON
Large-scale trials of domestic Bt cotton stalled
GEAC cites SC directions while denying permission
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Cotton Corpn sees higher consumption
Coimbatore, Aug. 21 Cotton Corporation of India (CCI), which is anticipating the spinning sector to recover the lost ground by the end of the third quarter, expects a higher cotton consumption by the mills, more than last year.This will ...
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Bt seed market to top Rs 1,000 cr
New Delhi, Aug. 21 In 2006, an estimated 38 lakh hectares (lh) were covered under Bt cotton — out of the country’s total cotton area of 91.30 lh, including some 63 lh under hybrids and the rest under various desi and ...
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COCONUT & COPRA
Challenging task
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SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Cardamom e-auction launch tomorrow
Bidders’ identity will be kept under wraps
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Global pepper meet in Kuala Lumpur
Kochi, Aug. 21 The 35th International Pepper Community Session and Global Pepper Conference will be held during October 29-November 2 in Kuala Lumpur.Unique Opportunity Officials and trade ...
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OUTLOOK
ELS cotton crop from Karnataka likely to be lower
Coimbatore, Aug. 21 The extra long staple (ELS) cotton crop from Karnataka, popular for the ELS variety DCH-32, is expected to be lower during 2007-08 season.According to a South India Cotton Association (SICA) report, the ELS cotton ...
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