AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES
WHEAT
Demand slump subdues domestic wheat prices
Millers report drop in atta, maida offtake; high rates blamed
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INSIGHT
Let farmers decide
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No relief in sight on vegoil price front
The new year is unlikely to bring any respite from high prices of vegetable oil. If anything, the upside risk to prices even from the current strong levels is high. Developments in the US, world’s largest producer of soyabean, will be ...
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HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES
Rising imports
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INFRASTRUCTURE
Naandan Jain plans to take up large agriculture projects
Net profit zooms in Jan-Sept period
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TEA
Tea prices gain at Coonoor auctions
Coonoor, Dec. 25 Market brought cheers to the players at the auctions of the Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA) here last weekend when the demand was impressive enough to absorb the low volume on offer at significantly higher prices. ...
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WATER
River under threat
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GOLD & SILVER
Gold traders to protest Hallmarking Act today
‘It is impractical to follow in Indian conditions’
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DAIRY & DAIRY PRODUCTS
Record sales by Madurai Aavin
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COTTON
Award for promoting Bt cotton
The Attur-based Rasi Seeds has bagged the “Bio Agri Company of the year 2007” award for its “outstanding efforts” in promotion of Bt cotton seeds in the last cotton growing season. The award, instituted by ...
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Continuous demand
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COIR
20.47% rise in coir exports
Unit value takes a beating on 12.5% appreciation in rupee
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SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Cloves price may rise on delay in Brazil crop
Kochi, Dec 25 Cloves market in Brazil, one of the main global producers of the spice, has remained quiet for want of demand, according to Brazil Pepper Trade Board (BPTB).However, in recent days “possibly 600 to 1,000 tonnes of ...
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Bears pull down pepper futures
Kochi, Dec. 25 Pepper futures dropped on bearish activities and for want of buying support. Prices of all the other origins continued to remain stable at low prices. Indian parity of $3,500-$3,600 a tonne (c&f) is comparatively at higher ...
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INTERVIEW
‘Govt measures have curbed commodity trading’
Interference with market mechanisms must stop: NCDEX chief
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