AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES
COMMODITY EXCHANGES
NMCE reactivates castorseed futures
Ahmedabad, Dec. 14 National Multi-Commodity Exchange (NMCE) has reactivated futures trading in castor seed with the induction of 27 new members, as many more have shown their readiness to join the country’s first national commodity ...
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CULTIVATION
Wheat, mustard, chana acreages trail due to dry weather
Wheat planted in 206.32 lakh hectares against 234.48 lh last year
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Shades of labour
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COMMODITIES
Inflation rate surges on rise in fuel products
WPI for all commodities rose 0.3% to 216 points
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RUBBER
Spot rubber stays firm
Kottayam, Dec. 14 Sheet rubber weakened despite another firm closing in international markets. RSS 3 improved further at its January futures to ¥279.5 (Rs 97.80) from ¥276.5 a kg at TOCOM. The grade settled higher at Rs 97.88 (Rs ...
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FOODS & FOOD PROCESSING
IGNOU offers courses to train manpower for food processing sector
Developed in collaboration with Ministry of Food Processing Industries
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AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
Praj Ind signs pact with Icrisat
Hyderabad, Dec. 14 Praj Industries, the Pune-based bio-fuel technology company, has joined an ICRISAT-backed consortium that seeks to promote ethanol production using sweet sorghum.The company signed a memorandum of understanding with ...
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SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Pepper futures move up on buying support
Kochi, Dec. 14 Pepper futures market on Friday moved up on good buying support and tight supply position. Operators who had gone short were covering back their positions. There was buying by European Union and US buyers from India at ...
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MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Financial Tech sheds about 10% in MCX for Rs 470 cr
ICICI group, Kotak group and IL&FS pick up stake
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