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AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES

COMMODITY EXCHANGES


Multi-commodity exchanges or specialised product bourses?
ARE the country's three multi-commodity futures exchanges `multi' only in name? A perusal of daily trading volumes in the three exchanges does suggest so. While Multi-Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX) seems to be primarily specialising in ... More

CLIMATE & WEATHER


Monsoon withdraws in Kerala
THE Met Office, Thiruvananthapuram, has officially declared that the northeast monsoon has withdrawn from Kerala effective January 25. Mr M. D. Ramachandran, Director, Met Office, told Business Line that the ... More

ANIMALS & LIVESTOCK


Indian Immunologicals forms joint venture with US company for livestock breeding
INDIAN Immunologicals Ltd (IIL), the wholly owned subsidiary of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), has entered into an agreement with Cooperative Resources International (CRI), the US-based largest cooperative breeding company, to provide ... More

AQUACULTURE


India for talks with US on shrimp duties
INDIA has asked for a consultation with the US in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) under the Dispute Settlement Mechanism regarding the anti-dumping duties imposed by Washington on shrimp imports from the country. India informed the WTO that ... More

RUBBER


Rubber slips on selling
SPOT rubber turned weak on Thursday. Rumours of a possible imposition of tax on the stocks held by dealers hit the market at the opening session and nervous selling from dealers and traders pushed down the prices adding loses to all grades. ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS


Spot gold may test resistance level
SPOT gold prices rebounded strongly on Wednesday from Tuesday's slide as the US dollar turned sharply lower. Prices have been extremely choppy in the week, but have managed to stay above key near-term support levels. One of the strong ... More

WATER


Rs 300-cr project for restoring water bodies approved
THE Union Cabinet today approved a national project for repair, renovation and restoration of water bodies directly linked to agriculture. A meeting of the Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, also gave its approval to ... More

Water levels decline at major reservoirs in Kerala
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Water levels at the three major reservoirs in the State - Idukki, Idamalayar and Kallada - recorded a slight decline compared with those obtained last week. According to figures released by the Central Water ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL


Low prices may force non-food use of palm oil
BIO-FUEL is the flavour of the times. With crude prices riding high and prospects of correction looking remote because of supply constraints, diversion of vegetable oil for production of bio-fuel makes commercial sense, with attendant ... More

CASHEW


Cashew manufacturers demand special VAT status
THE Karnataka Cashew Manufacturers' Association (KCMA) has urged the State Government to grant a special status to cashew in the value-added tax (VAT) regime. A KCMA delegation — led by its president, Mr K. Prakash Rao — which met ... More


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