AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES
HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES
Drought may hit Maharashtra grapes output
SEVERE drought conditions in the Sangli, Solapur belts have resulted in 25-30 per cent drop in the Maharashtra's grape production this year. The drop in production is likely to hurt its export of the fruit from the State, Mr Rohit Pandhare, ...
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TEA
Change in deposit norms perks up tea demand
DEMAND picked up for tea auctioned here on Sunday largely because the Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA) diluted provisions governing the collection of the contingency deposit of 4.5 per cent. The buyers were allowed to operate if they ...
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GOLD & SILVER
Will Asian central banks buy gold?
GOLD producers are incurable optimists. They constantly look for opportunities to expand the demand base. Believers in gold have always been positive about prices and are willing to project a favourable outlook based even on seemingly innocuous ...
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COTTON
Cotton prices may rule easy
Two major factors contributing to lack of fresh buying are declining yarn prices and financial crunch.
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JUTE
AP emerging as hub for jute, mesta products
ANDHRA Pradesh is fast emerging as the manufacturing centre for jute and mesta products. The number of jute-based units had increased from 22 in 1993-94 to 121 today, providing employment to 12,000 workers. Besides, the State currently has ...
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OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
Palm oil meet to discuss price outlook
THE annual palm and lauric oils conference and exhibition: price outlook for 2004-05 - will be held in Kuala Lumpur during March 2-4. Organised by Malaysian Derivatives Exchange (MDEx), which trades crude palm oil futures contracts, the ...
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Hoping for rich harvest!
A small farmer of Lachhiguda village in Rangareddy district of Andhra Pradesh harvesting castor crop. Castor prices have improved compared to the rates that prevailed during September-October. Currently, castorseeds are ruling at Rs 1,470 a ...
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SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Tax evasion in pepper trade to cost Kerala Rs 10 crore
RAMPANT tax evasion in pepper trade in Kerala is to deprive the State of total tax revenue of an estimated Rs 10 crore in the current fiscal, according to pepper trade sources here. Introduction of `C Form' and `F Form' has led to large-scale ...
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Digital radios for fishermen
IN six months' time, if the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has its way, fishermen along the long coastline of India, could be in for small mercies in the form digital radios. These low-cost digital radios while entertaining fishermen ...
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AGRICULTURAL POLICY
2 delta taluks in Cuddalore dist
MADURAI: The State Government has declared Chidambaram and Kattumannarkoil in Cuddalore district as delta taluks. According to the Cuddalore District Collector, Mr Gagandeep Singh Bedi, who made the announcement at a farmers' grievance ...
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TRENDS
AP farmers plan stir for hike in compensation
SEVEN thousand farmers are planning to lay siege to the Collectorate here on Wednesday seeking enhancement of compensation for lands acquired for the proposed special economic zone (SEZ) at Atchyuthapuram in Visakhapatnam district from Rs 2.75 ...
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