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SEEDS: Plans to import Czech poppy seeds to rein in prices Traders await permission from Narcotic Control Board. Indian traders, in a bid to break the Turkish monopoly in supply of poppy seeds and make available the commodity at low prices in the domestic market, are trying to import blue poppy seeds ... PESTICIDES: Poor pesticide use leading to crop loss: Assocham Plea for policy initiative. Non-judicious use of pesticides by farmers is leading to yearly crop losses exceeding Rs 1 lakh crore. It is also harming 20 per cent of the agrarian land, which have irrigation facilities, in terms of yield and ... CLIMATE & WEATHER: Fresh rains forecast, but no advancement in monsoon Thiruvananthapuram, May 29 Rain or thundershowers are expected to break out at a few places over Kerala, coastal and south interior Karnataka and Lakshadweep during the next 24 hours and increase thereafter, according to the India ... WATER: Dark and deep ... RUBBER: Spot rubber prices unchanged Kottayam, May 29 Spot rubber closed unchanged on Friday. The market lost its direction as there were no quantity buyers or sellers in the main marketing centres even against a firm closing in its futures on NMCE. Sheet rubber remained steady ... SPICES & CONDIMENTS: Pepper futures recover on buying interest The pepper futures market on Friday shot up on good buying interest with all the contracts moving ... POULTRY: Drop in output, rise in demand push up egg prices Coimbatore, May 29 A 15 per cent drop in egg production coupled with increased demand has pushed up the price of the egg. Traders foresee a further rise in ... Columnists: G Chandrashekhar Sharad Joshi Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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