AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES
RICE
Finland rejects organic rice consignment from India
Test shows the shipment contained pesticide residues
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CLIMATE & WEATHER
Rains lift in east, focus shifts to west coast
Thiruvananthapuram, June 22 The monsoon ‘low’ over east Uttar Pradesh and adjoining Jharkhand and north Chhattisgarh has weakened on Sunday but the remnant cyclonic circulation is still capable of sustaining widespread rains in ...
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CULTIVATION
Ground work
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SUGAR
High molasses cost may cast shadow at ethanol meet
The sharp rise in cost of molasses, currently the raw material for ethanol production in Maharashtra, is likely to cast a shadow on a meeting of representatives of oil companies and ethanol manufacturers in Pune on June 26, with the latter ...
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TEA
Coonoor tea prices rise on demand
Coonoor, June 22 Market buoyancy continued at Sale No: 25 of the Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA) auctions on Friday when prices rose on an average, Rs 2 a kg over last week owing to adequate demand to absorb the huge offer of 13.26 lakh ...
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Good demand at Kochi tea sale
A good general demand has resulted in the spurting of prices of almost all varieties of tea at the Kochi Tea auction. Of the total quantity of 10,43,000 kg on offer in the dust category, CTC’s generally fully firm to dearer by Rs ...
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TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
Gold to test resistance levels
Comex gold futures ended slightly higher on Friday, off its day’s highs, as market participants booked profits ahead of a weekend. Gain in energy cost and a weaker dollar sparked demand for gold as a hedge against inflation. The ...
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GOLD & SILVER
Platinum futures set for downward correction
After prices touched historic high recently
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TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS
All-India jute workers’ body to be formed in Kolkata
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OUTLOOK
Downside risks persist in gold
But fall may be capped by weakening dollar
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