AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES
RICE
TN: Paddy purchase centres opened in delta districts
THE Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation (TCSC) has opened Direct Purchase Centres (DPCs) to procure kuruvai paddy from farmers in the delta districts. A maximum of 24 DPCs has been opened in Thanjavur district, nine in Tiruvarur ...
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AQUACULTURE
AIFI to venture into tuna fishing
THE Association of Indian Fishery Industries (AIFI) here is planning to take up tuna fishing venture with the help of a Colombo-based exporter for exporting the same to Japan.Brigadier (retd) S.K Aggarwal, President of AIFI, said at a press meet ...
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POWER
Free power to farmers — Maharashtra Govt pays Rs 403 cr to MSEB
The State Government paid the quarterly electricity bill of over 23 lakh farmers when it issued a cheque worth Rs 403 crore to Maharashtra State Electricity Board on Saturday, 10 days ahead of State elections. The State Government paid up Rs ...
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SUGAR
Sugar millers expect another sweet year ahead
AS the sugar season starts, sugar millers look forward to another good year in 2004-05. Sugar prices are bound to remain buoyant with the industry is moving towards realistic sugarcane pricing and margins are on the increase. One concern for ...
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TEA
Tea Board mulls development agency for small growers
A DELEGATION of the Tea Board, including the small growers and bought leaf factories, is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka soon to study, inter alia, the functioning of the institutions supporting the small growers. This follows the proposal ...
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Tea prices steady at Kochi auction
THE tea market here witnessed good general demand for both dust and leaf teas while the prices ruled steady tending lower at the sales during last week. In the dust sales, 7,72,970 kg were on offer. CTCs were lower by Rs 2-4 and occasionally ...
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TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
Cotton may test support levels
NYCE cotton futures finished marginally higher on Friday, as the markets were range bound waiting for a clear direction from here. Market displayed little reaction to talk of poor weather in Texas, the top cotton growing area in the country, and ...
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TOBACCO
ITC unit launches vermi-compost project in Mysore
THE Indian Leaf Tobacco Development (ILTD) Division of ITC Ltd, as part of its on-going farm extension work in the tobacco growing areas of Mysore in Karnataka, has launched project "Dharthri" to improve soil health through the use of ...
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COMMODITY MARKETS
Global commodity market workshop in Mumbai
AN international workshop on commodity trading organised by the Bombay Stock Exchange Training Institute is slated to begin here on Monday. The intensive and interactive programme will focus on important issues including drivers of global and ...
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