AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES
CLIMATE & WEATHER
Westerly troughs may take a break
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 1 The western Himalayan region is expected to witness light to moderate snowfall for at least five days from Saturday as a fresh western disturbance canters in across the northwest border. With the system ...
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CULTIVATION
Wheat acreage deficit falls
New Delhi, Feb. 1 Wheat sowing for the current rabi season is virtually complete, with a total area of 275.67 lakh hectares (lh) being covered, as per the Agriculture Ministry’s Crop Weather Watch report released here on ...
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COMMODITIES
Costlier manufactured items fuel inflation rate
Wholesale Price Index of all commodities at 217.1
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RUBBER
‘Higher global price favours rubber exports’
Kottayam, Feb. 1 The present situation is favourable for the export of natural rubber since global prices rule above domestic prices. The orders received by exporters indicate that the export in the coming months would pull the inventory down ...
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Spot rubber gains on global cues
Kottayam, Feb. 1 Physical rubber prices finished better on Friday. The rise in global futures kept the domestic buyers under pressure and the markets made all-round gains as sellers prefered to stay back at the main marketing centres. Sheet ...
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SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Pepper futures gain on buying support
Tight supply position and good buying support pushed up pepper prices on Friday at the exchanges. Exporters were covering from the terminal as well as the primary markets. There was good buying from the exchanges also. Export demand ...
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TRENDS
Egg prices crash as Bengal bans poultry traffic
Industry seeks loan moratorium, sops
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