AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES
COMMODITY EXCHANGES
NMCE modifies cardamom contract norms
Even as the National Multi Commodity Exchange (NMCE) has modified contract specifications of cardamom with immediate effect, it has added Central Warehouse Corporation (CWC) warehouse at Vendenmendu in Kerala as an additional delivery centre ...
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WHEAT
India, Australia tie up for wheat research programme
New Delhi, Oct. 12 Farm scientists from Australia and India have joined hands for a collaborative five-year research programme aimed at improving drought and temperature tolerance, disease resistance and quality of wheat. This comes ...
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CLIMATE & WEATHER
La Nina may set Bay on fire
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct. 12 All leading international weather models are now convinced that a La Nina event (colder counterpart of El Nino) is strengthening, with a warming anomaly getting entrenched in the west-central to north-west Pacific. ...
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ANIMALS & LIVESTOCK
Integrate livestock with other crop research’
Hyderabad, Oct 12 Dr Carlos Sere, Director-General of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), has called for the integration of livestock research with the other crop research since 30 per cent of the agricultural GDP globally ...
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AQUACULTURE
‘Tuna fishing gathers momentum’
Tuna fishing in India has gathered momentum, after years of sustained efforts by the Government and the industry and there is no looking back now, according to Mr G. Mohan Kumar, Chairman of the Marine Products Export Development Authority ...
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COMMODITIES
Inflation rate drops on cheaper pulses, edible oil
Wholesale Price Index of all commodities up at 226.4
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RUBBER
Spot rubber gains on covering buys
Kottayam, Oct. 12 Higher oil prices and rains in major rubber producing countries combined with the reports of the onset of north east monsoon over the State lifted the domestic rubber prices to the positive zone on Friday. RSS 4 improved to ...
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TEA
Steady trend at Kochi tea auction
Kochi Oct. 12 Good general demand was evident at the Kochi tea Auction which had 10,45,000 kg of dust tea on offer. Liquoring CTC grades were barely steady while other CTC varieties eased by Re 1-Rs 2. Orthodox high grown varieties were ...
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GOLD & SILVER
Gold fails to keep pace with other asset class
Mumbai, Oct. 12 In recent times, returns on investment in gold in the domestic market have not kept pace with other asset classes. Lower returns on gold investment have disappointed investors. Rising international prices as reflected in high ...
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SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Pepper futures decline marginally
Kochi, Oct. 12 Pepper futures continued its decline, albeit marginal, for the second day on Friday on bearish activities. The market witnessed wild and wide fluctuations during the day with the bulls pushing up the prices and the bears ...
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Cardamom prices rule firm on buying support
Fall in arrivals despite picking in full swing
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OUTLOOK
‘Wheat prices vulnerable to tight market situation’
Low stocks, insufficient rise in production to blame: FAO
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TRENDS
Return SEZ land, we’ll put it up: Pune farmers to Govt
SPELL OF MAGARPATTA MAGIC
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