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AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES AGRICULTURAL POLICY: No hike in edible oil import duties: Pawar Relaxation in rice export restrictions ruled out. New Delhi, Nov. 26 The Union Food and Agriculture Minister, Mr Sharad Pawar, has ruled out any immediate hikes in edible oil import duties or relaxations in current rice ... SPICES & CONDIMENTS: Pepper replantation programme on anvil Plan entails Rs 1,000 cr investment. New Delhi, Nov. 26 The Commerce Ministry is mulling over a comprehensive proposal for replantation programme for pepper on the lines of similar programmes in tea, coffee, rubber and cardamom in order to ... COTTON: Knotty cotton The minimum support price (MSP) for cotton for the ongoing kharif season has become contentious, threatening to disrupt normal marketing activity. The Government finds itself in an awkward position, having to reconcile the conflicting interests ... AQUACULTURE: ‘Coldwater fisheries growth important for food security’ Kochi, Nov. 25 Development of coldwater fisheries is important in the context of food security at the national, regional and village levels, especially at high altitudes and cut-off areas where prices can be very volatile due to ... COTTON: Vaghela no to lowering cotton support price The Union Textile Minister, Mr Shankarsinh Vaghela, has rejected the demand of the cotton ginning and pressing units for lowering the minimum support price of cotton and assured the cotton growers that every bale of cotton produced by them ... CLIMATE & WEATHER: Cyclone Nisha bides time to cross TN coast Thiruvananthapuram, Nov. 26 Tuesday’s well-marked ‘low’ over southwest Bay of Bengal underwent three rounds of intensification in rapid succession to become Tropical Cyclone Nisha on ... SPICES & CONDIMENTS: Bears pull down pepper futures Pepper futures witnessed high volatility on Wednesday and closed below Tuesday’s rates on bearish activities and the reported surplus availability ... EVENTS: Poultry equipment fair ... RUBBER: Weak trend in spot rubber prices Kottayam, Nov. 26 Domestic rubber prices showed a weak trend on Wednesday. The market lost ground on renewed selling from dealers and growers. Sheet rubber moved down to Rs 66from Rs 67a kg. There were no fresh quotes from the ... TEA: Lower volumes on offer at Coonoor tea auctions Coonoor, Nov. 26 Arrival of tea at the Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA) auction continues to follow a declining trend with the brokers’ catalogues for Sale No: 48 to be held tomorrow and Friday totalling 14.98 lakh kg against the ... Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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