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Inflation rises on firm vegetable prices
THE annual wholesale price index-based inflation rose 4.75 per cent during the week ending October 29, higher than the previous week's 4.49 per cent. The surge in the year-on-year inflation rate was largely on account of an increase in prices of ... More

FERTILISERS


DDT set to make a comeback as malaria control agent
AFTER remaining condemned for long, DDT is likely to win back its position as an effective mosquito control chemical for malaria eradication. It is not that health officials are rediscovering the potency of DDT to fight mosquito menace, but it ... More

RUBBER


Downtrend in rubber continues
THE physical rubber lost further on Friday. The market appeared to be in a sellers mode and most of the buyers including major manufactures continued to keep off as the impact of the peek production season strengthened following a favourable turn ... More

SUGAR


Firm price, expansion plans push up sugar stocks
MARKET continues to find sweetness in sugar stocks on their growth prospect. Majority of the listed sugar stocks moved up today with volumes. Bannari Amman gained by 5.82 per cent to Rs 780. Balrampur Chini, Dhampur Sugar and Bajaj Hindusthan ... More

FOODS & FOOD PROCESSING


Food processors, retailers to explore supply opportunities at Foodpro
LARGE retailers and food processors will be in Chennai exploring opportunities to tie up with suppliers. Some of them are: Metro AG of Germany, Café Coffee Day and Perfetti Van Melle. They will be here at the Foodpro 2005 being inaugurated on ... More

Policy makers urged to encourage packaging ahead of food processing
PACKAGING industry should be promoted first for food processing to progress. But, the Centre is talking of developing food processing without sufficient focus on packaging, which underpins processing and retailing, say experts. Addressing ... More

COTTON


Farmers field school launched for cotton growers
AS part of the contract farming mechanism to increase the acreage for the extra long staple (ELS) `Suvin' hybrid cotton as well as the DCH-32 variety, a Farmers Field School (FFS) programme has been launched in Salem and Dharmapuri ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL


Global vegoil market likely to be steady
FOR 2005-06, the global output of major oilseeds is placed at a new high of 385.3 million tonnes (mt)(up 6 mtfrom the previous year) and production of vegetable oils at a record 114.4 mt(up 4 mt), according to the latest assessment by the US ... More

TRENDS


Organic food growth up on consumer awareness
GROWING health consciousness among people in the developed countries has led to increase in demand for organic foods in the world market. This is evident from the 5-7 per cent growth in worldwide sales of organic foods last year to $26.5 ... More



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