AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES
COMMODITY EXCHANGES
Wheat prices zoom to record Rs 1,000 a quintal
Maida rates increased; Sept futures below spot market
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CLIMATE & WEATHER
Depression retains intensity
Thursday's depression over land managed to retain its intensity overnight as it moved west-northwest from Chhattisgarh to a perch traced to about 50 km northwest of Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh. The system has been moving fast and is expected to ...
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AQUACULTURE
Fishy deal
SHRIMPS KEPT for sale in Thrissur. The forum for Revival and Reconstruction of Seafood Export Industries in the country has sought one-time settlement of loans. About 150 sick seafood units owe the banks around Rs 500 crore. Sixty of them are in ...
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COMMODITIES
Inflation rises to 4.82 pc on higher fuel prices
Manufactured products also record rise in rates
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PLANTATIONS
Fruit rot may take toll on arecanut yield
Disease widespread in some growing areas
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RUBBER
Mixed trend in spot rubber
Mixed trend continued in spot rubber. Most of the leading overseas futures except TOCOM finished in red prompting the traders to stay back from active trading. Sheet rubber RSS 4 was quoted steady at Rs 92.50 and Rs 93 a kg respectively at ...
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TEA
CTC dust steady at Kochi tea sale
Weak sentiments prevailed at Kochi tea auctions where 8.81-lakh kg of dust tea were on offer. Despite good general demand, prices of CTC dust varieties remained barely steady and often eased by about a rupee. Orthodox high grown varieties ...
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METALS
Dip in nickel inventory levels buoys price
International study group data shows market in deficit
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TOBACCO
Tobacco growers may get better prices
Weather-related problems, disease affect crop in Karnataka
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SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Spices Board invites application for awards
The Spices Board has invited applications from eligible growers to its various awards for 2006-07. According to the board, there would be three productivity awards for small cardamom, large cardamom and vanilla, two organic ...
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INTERVIEW
`Steel prices likely to go up in Q4'
No impact of exports out of China
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BOOKS
Inventory of Kerala's plant diversity being readied
First of five volumes released covers 687 species
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