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COMMODITIES: Inflation rate drops 1.3% The annual Wholesale Price Index-based inflation stayed in the negative territory for the third week in a row, falling 1.3 per cent for the week ended June 20 after tumbling 1.14 per cent the previous ... MARKETING: DCM Shriram Hariyali market adopts extension route to drive sales Till three years ago, the only fertilisers Mr Baljinder Singh knew were urea, single super phosphate (SSP) and muriate of potash ... COTTON: Cotton exports dip in June Higher quotes see few takers in global markets. Mumbai, July 2 Cotton exports plunged 64 per cent in June to 92,071 bales (of 170 kg) against 2.56 lakh bales exported in May, according to data released by the Textile Commissioner’s Office ... ECONOMIC SURVEY: Tough challenge on food front Mumbai, July 2 If a poor 1.6 per cent rate of growth in the agricultural sector for 2008-09 is of serious concern, the situation betrays no sign of improvement this year which has witnessed delayed onset of southwest ... CLIMATE & WEATHER: El Nino trends may spare Indian monsoon for now Thiruvananthapuram, July 2 The Australian Bureau of Meteorology’s (BoM) warning about a growing El Nino features an ‘escape’ clause for India monsoon, given the warming trends in tropical Pacific as on ... STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS: Quality counts for the rural consumer The rural consumer is not someone always looking to buy things cheap and is less discerning with regard ... TEA: Tea prices rule firm at Kochi sale Kochi July 2 Tea prices continued to rule firm amidst modest demand at the Kochi tea auctions this ... RUBBER: Spot rubber prices rule steady Kottayam, July 2 Spot rubber closed unchanged on Thursday. According to sources, the market activities were in an extremely low key as there were no quantity buyers or sellers in the main marketing centres. Sheet rubber was quoted steady at Rs ... SPICES & CONDIMENTS: Pepper futures rise marginally on tight supplies Kochi, July 2 The pepper futures market stabilised on Thursday and increased marginally on tight ... COMMODITY EXCHANGES: Lift remaining ban on futures, amend APMC Acts of States Within five days of being sworn in again, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), Government of Dr Manmohan Singh barred sugar futures till December 31. Yet, the Economic Survey talks of lifting “the remaining ban on futures contracts ... AQUACULTURE: Diesel price hike hits fisheries ... Columnists: G Chandrashekhar Sharad Joshi Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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