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OUTLOOK: PM’s advisory panel ‘surprised’ by Ministry’s kharif estimates New Delhi, Nov. 4 The Agriculture Ministry’s projection of a 21.07 million tonne (mt) dip in this year’s kharif foodgrain output (from 117.70 mt to 96.63 mt) has taken the Economic Advisory Council to the ... AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS: State Govt shuts down Karnataka Agro Corn PSU was supplying energy food to anganwadis in the State. Chitradurga, Nov. 4 The Karnataka Government has ordered the closure of the nearly four-decade-old Karnataka Agro Corn Products Ltd Company, which supplies energy food to Anganwadi ... SUGAR: Farmers should get higher rates for cane, says Pawar The Fair and Remunerative Price is only an indicative one. The Union Food and Agriculture Minister, Mr Sharad Pawar, has urged sugar mills to pay farmers cane prices more than the Centre’s Fair and Remunerative ... PLANTATIONS: Centre mulls package for plantation sector No tariff cut on rubber and cashew under ASEAN pact, says Scindia. The Centre is planning to come out with a fiscal package for the plantation sector. The package, among other things, may come to the aid of the tea industry to meet its ... AQUACULTURE: Shrimp exporters’ $50 m stuck in US Executed as bonds with Customs Department. Kochi, Nov. 4 An outstanding amount of about $50 million in bonds is still pending with the US Customs Department as it has not been liquidated in favour of Indian ... HUMAN RESOURCES: Mechanisation helps arecanut growers tackle labour shortage Need-based innovations increasing. Mangalore, Nov. 4 Karnataka’s arecanut sector is witnessing a number of need-based ... AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS: Nabard trims rates on refinance The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development has reduced interest rates on refinance for investment credit for lending made by rural financial institutions by 50 basis points. The revised interest rate is 8 per cent for commercial ... SPICES & CONDIMENTS: Pepper futures decline Kochi, Nov. 4 Pepper futures on Wednesday witnessed high volatility as bull and bear operators were active and closed ... COIR: Kerala seeks ban on coir fibre export The Kerala Minister for Cooperatives and Coir, Mr G. Sudhakaran, has demanded immediate ban on export of coir fibre to save the coir industry in the ... AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS: Nabard to finance joint liability groups in Bengal National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has introduced a financing scheme in West Bengal through the formation of joint liability groups (JLG) for small and marginal farmers, tenant farmers, oral lessees and share ... SPICES & CONDIMENTS: Clove prices turn dearer on short supply Domestic dealers may rush to cover their requirements. Cloves from all origins have turned dearer on increasing demand from Asia following the onset ... SEEDS: Firm trend likely in guarseed, gum Guarseed and gum prices are likely to rule firm until the middle of this month and further movement of the prices in these commodities will depend on the ... RUBBER: Spot rubber rules steady Kottayam, Nov. 4 Spot rubber rates continued to remain unchanged on Wednesday. The major consuming industries were totally inactive during the past few sessions and the market once again lost its direction in the absence of active participants ... TEA: 4-week low offerings at Coonoor tea auction Coonoor, Nov. 4 A volume of 15.89 lakh kg will be offered for Sale No: 45 of the auctions of Coonoor Tea Trade Association to be held on Thursday and Friday, reveals an analysis of the listing by brokers. This is the lowest volume of the ... Columnists: G Chandrashekhar Sharad Joshi Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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