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COMMODITY EXCHANGES


Record volume in MCX crude oil April contract
AFTER witnessing a record delivery performance and settlement in the gold and silver contracts, Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX) has registered a record daily turnover of Rs 114.90 crore in the crude oil April contract as on March 23 with ... More

CONTRACT FARMING


Himalya in contract farming pact with HP potato farmers
HIMALYA International Ltd (HIL) has made backward linkage by way of contract farming in potatoes with farmers of Paonta Sahib in Himachal Pradesh. The company has provided seeds, organic manure, and total technology to the farmers. A total of ... More

PLANTATIONS


Vanilla dips as global demand fails to pick up
THE price of cured vanilla in the world market has failed to improve, as the demand has not picked up due to slow conversion to natural vanillin from synthetic substitutes by the user industry in the US and other countries. The current ... More

Plantation workers to get free ration
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In view of the problems in the State's plantation sector, workers of plantations that are closed will receive free rations for one more month from April 1, says an official press release. Each family will receive ... More

RUBBER


Rubber market closed on VAT protest
THE spot rubber market remained closed on Wednesday. Joining with the agitation launched by the Vyapari Vyavasayi Ekopana Samiti to protest against the implementation of VAT in the State, the rubber dealers also have decided to abstain from ... More

DAIRY & DAIRY PRODUCTS


Mahananda to take over Aarey milk supply
THE Maharashtra Government-owned Aarey dairy — a well-known brand in Mumbai — will now be managed by Mahananda, a State-backed milk co-operative. This was announced by Mr Jayant Patil, Maharashtra's Finance Minister, in the ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS


Chilli stocks piling up at Guntur yard; prices crash
CHILLI stocks have piled up at the Guntur chilli market yard, the largest in the State, as transactions were disrupted for the past three days due to agitation by farmers seeking market intervention. Prices have crashed to below Rs 2,000 per ... More

EVENTS


South Asia agriculture meet for free trade regional bloc
THE South Asia Regional Conference (SARC) of International Association of Agricultural Economists has recommended, among other things, formation of a South Asia free trade regional bloc (SAFTRB) and establishment of a South Asia free technology ... More


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