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COMMODITY EXCHANGES


Bearish undertone could keep crude range-bound
End of winter, refineries' shutdown in US, Europe the key More

RUBBER


`Growers must contribute to rubber research'
The active participation of the rubber growers is an integral part of rubber research, according to Dr N.M. Mathew, Director Rubber Research Institute of India (RRII). He was addressing the concluding session of a series of campaign meetings ... More

TEA


Coonoor tea prices drop
When the auctions of the Coonoor Tea Trade Association resumed on Saturday after the lorry strike, prices dropped as buyers offered only low bids for the huge volume which included the teas withdrawn from earlier auctions. The volume of 10.07 ... More

Mixed trend at Kochi tea sale
A mixed trend persisted for almost all varieties of tea at the Kochi tea auction. Though the dust sale witnessed a good general demand, it was comparatively low for leaf varieties. Of the quantity of 9,60,000 kg on offer in the dust varieties, ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS


Palm oil seen correcting lower
Malaysian crude palm oil futures ended marginally lower on Friday on weekend profit-taking. . Crucial support at 1,445-47 Malaysian ringgit (MYR) a tonne levels held well for a pullback to 1,461 MYR/tonne. Immediate resistance will be seen at ... More

COMEX gold may consolidate
Gold futures ended lower after rising for four sessions helped by dollar weakness and support from rising silver prices, which hit 22-year highs. COMEX gold futures pulled back higher in line with our expectations. As mentioned in the previous up ... More

GOLD & SILVER


Why gold prices move ahead of metals
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METALS


Lack of investment in mining to impact metals market
The mining industry for industrial metals has not been able to keep pace with the scorching rate of demand growth being witnessed in recent years. Asian economies, significantly China, have contributed to the current bull run. No wonder, ... More

BIO-TECH & GENETICS


Will `terminator' seed tech gain entry?
South Against Genetic Engineering wants Govt to continue ban More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL


Malaysia seeks duty cut on palm oil
Bring down duty differential between palm oil, soyabean oil More

POULTRY


Hetero to sell bird-flu drug to Indonesia, Bangladesh
The Hyderabad-based drug company Hetero Drugs Ltd is set to export bird-flu drug Oseltamivir to countries such as Indonesia and Bangladesh, putting to rest industry speculation that Hetero had a conditional agreement with Roche that restrained it ... More

`Birdflu scare will affect results'
Srinivasa Hatcheries Ltd has informed the stock exchanges that in the wake of the recent alleged reports of prevalence of the bird flu epidemic, the prices of eggs and chicken have fallen steeply in many parts of the country ... More

Bird flu scare impacting egg, chicken market
`Poultry farmers will land in dire straits' More

AGRICULTURAL POLICY


Karnataka to formulate new fisheries policy
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MARKETING


Maradu agri-market records Rs 5-cr biz
Highest trade volume in cereals and pulses More

CO-OPERATIVES


AP Markfed seeks hike in share capital
A.P. State Co-operative Marketing Federation Ltd (AP Markfed) will seek a Rs 100-crore Market Intervention Fund (MIF) from the State Government to undertake Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) operations. It has also decided to ask for increase in ... More



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