AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES
FARM CREDIT
Farm loans up to Rs 50 k may get service tax waiver
Small and marginal farmers availing agriculture loans up to Rs 50,000 need not pay any service charge and need not deposit land documents at bank branches. These are some of the recommendations of the group set up by the Reserve Bank of India ...
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WHEAT
STC issues new wheat import tender
Seeks ‘maximum quantity’ on port-wise basis in bulk, containers
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CLIMATE & WEATHER
Rain surplus shrinks as weak monsoon looms large
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RUBBER
Spot rubber gets covering groups’ support
Kottayam, Aug. 23 Spot rubber was bullish on Thursday. RSS 4 closed at Rs 86 a kg against Rs 85 both at Kottayam and Kochi. The grade touched an intra-day high at Rs 86.50 a kg at Kochi on early trading. A firm closing in global futures and ...
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OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
Palm oil prices set to correct lower
September likely to witness higher production
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SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Cardamom e-auction launched
6 tonnes traded during inauguration; prices decline due to selling pressure
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‘Curbs on open interest positions hitting pepper exports’
Kochi, Aug. 23 Restrictions imposed by the Forward Markets Commission on open interest positions for members of futures exchanges and their clients for nearby pepper contracts have adversely affected pepper exports, besides giving wrong signal ...
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Fall continues in pepper futures
Kochi, Aug. 23 Pepper futures market witnessed sharp fall on Thursday on bearish activities. The overseas buyers are scared as a result of the continuous fall in the prices allegedly created by market manipulators. Indian parity has fallen to ...
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Spices Board for global fairs
The Union Commerce Ministry has given in principle clearance for the Spices Board to participate in 13 international fairs in this fiscal. Accordingly, the Board will participate this week in the Food and Hotel Malaysia 2007 fair to be held in ...
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Vanilla growers to hold dharna
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EVENTS
Soya meet to bring industry players together
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