AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES
RICE
CM to meet Manmohan Singh, seek raise in MSP for paddy
Cabinet nod for draft Bill to regulate chit fund biz
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CLIMATE & WEATHER
Arabian Sea storm may divert flows
A day after the northeast monsoon was officially declared as having set in over the Bay of Bengal, ‘disruptive features’ evolving to the west over the Arabian Sea have sent weathermen scurrying back to their map rooms. The ...
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PESTS
Monsanto, TNAU in pact for transfer of virus tech
New Delhi, Oct. 23 The US life sciences major, Monsanto, on Tuesday signed an agreement with the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) for a royalty-free transfer of ring spot virus (RSV) resistance technology in papaya.The ...
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PLANTATIONS
Areca arrival, demand picking up
The arrival of arecanut has increased but the quality is not up to mark. Though not encouraging till the other day, the North Indian enquiries revealed that the demand is picking up after the Ramadan holidays in Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and ...
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RUBBER
Spot rubber sluggish despite bullish global market
Kottayam, Oct. 23 The domestic rubber prices remained sluggish though the fundamentals were unchanged and the global indices bullish. The lorry strike took the steam out of market on its fifth day on Tuesday. In spot, sheet rubber RSS 4 closed ...
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Meet on rubber in Madurai tomorrow
Madurai, Oct 23 The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Madurai Zone is organising the third edition of the conference on rubber technology ‘Madurai Rubber 2007’ in the city on October 25.The objective of the one-day ...
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SUGAR
HC rejects sugar mills’ plea
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has rejected an application by the UP Sugar Mills Association to implead itself as a party to the case involving discharge of cane arrears by mills.A two judge bench of the court had, on ...
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UP mills owe sugarcane growers Rs 1,460 crore
Bajaj Hindusthan tops list of defaulters
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GOLD & SILVER
Bank of Baroda launches gold coin sales
Bank of Baroda on Tuesday launched the selling of gold coins at its branches. These coins will be available in three denominations of 4 gm, 5 gm and 8 gm and would be available in 141 branches in 80 cities initially. The bank will increase the ...
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Gold coins sales at BoB branches
Bank of Baroda’s seven branches in the Tamil Nadu region, including its main branch in Coimbatore, have been identified for sale of gold coins and bars. The coin sale launch synchronised with the national roll-out today. The bank’s ...
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CASHEW
Cashew & raisin fest begins in Pune
Pune, Oct 23 Pune is hosting a cashew and raisin festival along similar lines as that of the mango festival.The fair, which began yesterday, will end on Friday. Participants from the different cash growing regions in the State, mostly from ...
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SPICES & CONDIMENTS
ITC signs MoU with Nagaland, Spices Board
Kolkata, Oct. 23 ITC Ltd on Tuesday signed an MoU with the Government of Nagaland and the Spices Board for development of the famed Naga chilli through a host of initiatives across the agri-value chain.Under the MoU, ITC will undertake ...
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Uptrend continues in pepper futures
Kochi, Oct. 23 Pepper futures market continued its upward trend on good buying support. National level cooperatives and multinationals were said to be ready to buy at Rs 2 above the November level. Spot also traded higher by Rs 400 a ...
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