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AQUACULTURE


Fishing for labour
LAST week, towards the fag end of the 12th Session of the 11th Kerala Legislative Assembly, Mr K. Radhakrishnan, a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) belonging to the Communist Party of India (Marxist), raised a submission that received ... More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES


Healthy and plenty
Apples for sale at a street shop in Kochi. Apple production in the country is currently experiencing a boom with Himachal Pradesh alone producing 5.06 lakh tonnes. About 50,444 trucks are required to transport 4.55 lakh tonnes to the other ... More

SUGAR


Exports to Pakistan — Sugar release order likely this week
THE Food Ministry is likely to issue a notification on release of sugar for exports to Pakistan this week. This follows an assurance to a delegation of the sugar industry by the Union Minister for Food and Agriculture, Mr Sharad Pawar. "We ... More

TEA


Sluggish demand pulls down Coonoor tea prices
SLUGGISH demand leading to huge withdrawals and price decline marked the auctions of the Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA) here on Saturday when a volume of 16.62 lakh kg comprising 12.29 lakh kg of leaf and 4.33 lakh kg of dusts was offered ... More

Coonoor tea auction turnover up 4.37 per cent
THE turnover at the Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA) auctions in the first seven months of this year was 4.37 per cent higher compared with the same period last year. Market analysis attributes the rise in volume sold even as the price ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS


NY cotton likely to test support levels
NEW York cotton futures ended lower on Friday hitting a three-week low on speculative selling, as the market did not pay much attention to the much-awaited USDA crop report on demand/supply. Cotton futures continued to lose ground on ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL


World soyabean output forecast at 216.78 mt
SOYABEAN crop prospects in the US have further deteriorated because of inadequate precipitation in major growing areas and rust disease as a result of which output would be about 10 million tonnes lower from the record of last year. The first ... More

GENERAL INSURANCE


Now, insurance for farmers against excess rain
BY next year, farmers in the country can hope to be insured against the perils of excess rainfall. The Agricultural Insurance Company of India (AIC) has initiated a study to launch an insurance cover against excess rainfall by 2006. AIC, ... More

AGRICULTURAL POLICY


Industry hails new norms for fixing sugarcane SMP
With the base fixed higher, the farmer loses the benefit of the premium price on every 0.1 per cent increase in recovery. More

EVENTS


Fishermen plan agitation from November 21
TRADITIONAL fishermen across the country are planning to stage an agitation from November 21, the World Fisheries Day, to highlight their problems and grievances, according to Mr Harekrishna Debunath, President of the National Fish Workers' ... More


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