AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES
CLIMATE & WEATHER
Three concurrent systems dictating peninsular weather
The peninsular weather has come under the influence of three weather systems acting concurrently in the ocean basins. A third and the latest of the low-pressure areas materialised over the Bay of Bengal late on Monday, to the immediate east of an ...
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INSIGHT
Has life turned bitter for Kerala's spice farmers?
Caught in the trap of small holdings, volatile prices and pest attacks, some spice farmers of Kerala's remote hilly areas paid the extreme price, though not on the scale of Andhra Pradesh or Maharashtra.
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RUBBER
Spot rubber stays unchanged
Spot rubber closed almost steady on Tuesday. Though the international reports were discouraging, the market sustained at the existing levels due to low supply. RSS 4 closed static at Rs 83 and Rs 82.50 a kg respectively at Kottayam and Kochi. ...
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SUGAR
Sugar stocks: Active on price hike buzz
Sugar stocks such as Dhampur Sugar, Balrampur Chini, Bajaj Hindusthan, Upper Ganges, Simbhaoli Sugars and Rana Sugars, witnessed surge in volumes on Tuesday. Market talk has it that these companies might announce price hike in the region of ...
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TEA
Moderate fall in 2005 tea prices
Rates down 11.1% in North
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JUTE
MCX plans jute futures
After launching forward contracts on Kufri Jyoti potato linked to Tarkeswar market, MCX is planning to roll out jute futures in West Bengal. The State is the highest producer of raw jute followed by Assam and Orissa. According to sources, the ...
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OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
Cap sought on vanaspati imports from Lanka
Centre urged to cut duty on palm oil to 40%
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SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Global pepper output seen declining
Global pepper production in 2007 is projected to be less than that of 2005. There has been a decline in 2006 also. The total fall in production when compared with the output in 2005 will come to 48,270 tonnes. The situation was discussed at ...
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COMMODITY MARKETS
Mother Dairy to set up bourse for farm produce
In pact with MCX; Safal exchange to be located in Bangalore
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