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Tea production rises, exports down in Jan-Feb
Board, industry body say the statistics hardly show any trend More

SBI strike hits tea auctions
Tea trade sources in Coonoor contend that nearly Rs 6 crore worth of instrument transactions remain blocked in various banks because of the strike of the employees of State Bank of India. For the auctions that took place on Friday, the ... More

AQUACULTURE


Follow the birds!
FISHERMEN off the Valiyathura coast in Thiruvananthapuram district put their skills and fortune to test on Friday. Presence of seagulls alerts fishermen to shoal of fish moving beneath the ... More

COMMODITIES


Cheaper manufactured items peg down inflation
Wholesale Price Index falls 0.2 per cent to 197 points More

RUBBER


Spot rubber moves up
Spot rubber market moved up further on Friday. Moderate demand from covering groups, purchase agents and other consuming sectors kept the prices firm amidst weak supply. RSS 4 improved to Rs 84 a kg from Rs 83.75 at Kottayam. The grade was ... More

GOLD & SILVER


Silver improves; gold steady
Silver prices continued to rule higher on the local bullion market on Friday on sustained local buying following strong overseas markets. Silver (.999 fineness) was up Rs 225 at Rs 18,095 per kg over previous close. Pure gold prices were up Rs ... More

FOODGRAINS


Cereal imports may top 100 million tonnes in 2025
Offtake could go up as number of children above 15 years set to rise More

AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS


New Nabard Chairman
Mr Y.S.P. Thorat, Managing Director, Nabard, has been elevated to the position of Chairman of the bank. Mr Thorat joined Nabard in 2004, said a press release. Prior to that he was the Reserve Bank of India Executive Director. ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL


Oilmeal exports at record high
Rise 64 per cent as soyameal shipments treble More

POULTRY


Bird flu: AP Govt to study relief package
The Andhra Pradesh Government has decided to study relief packages offered by Karnataka and Maharashtra to poultry farmers who were hit by the bird flu crisis. The Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, has directed the officials of Animal ... More

STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS


`Integrated law to ensure food safety'
The Government is moving towards putting in place an integrated food law to meet the requirements of international trade and make the domestic industry competitive in the global market to ensure food safety, said the Union Commerce and Industry ... More
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