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EXPORTS & IMPORTS: ‘Vegoils import surging on lack of stocks’ Shipments into the country may top last year’s record. Lack of stocks, including in the pipeline, is one of the reasons for imports of vegetable oils surging during the current oil year ... COMMODITIES: Costlier non-food items push up inflation rate to 0.26% Wholesale Price Index for all commodities at 228.8. New Delhi, April 23 The annual Wholesale Price Index-based inflation rose 0.26 per cent during the week ended April 11, above the previous week’s annual rise of 0.18 per cent, government ... SPICES & CONDIMENTS: Upsurge continues in cardamom on short supply Demand from domestic market aids trend. The upsurge continues in the cardamom prices on tight supply position and good demand from the domestic market, of late, at auctions held in Kerala and Tamil ... CULTIVATION: Mahindras open 11 more Samriddhi centres in AP Hyderabad, April 23 Mahindra & Mahindra, through its Farm Equipment Sector (FES), has announced the openingof 11 new Samriddhi Centres to cater to the farmers in Andhra ... SPICES & CONDIMENTS: Cloves prices continue to gain on fall in production Kochi, April 23 The upsurge in the prices of cloves continued with the prices moving up to Rs 310 a kg from Rs 265 on sharp fall in ... TEA: Hail storm damages tea crop in Nilgiris This week’s hail storm in different parts of Nilgiris has damaged the tea leaves ready for harvest causing losses to ... RUBBER: Spot rubber improves on supply fears Kottayam, April 23 The domestic rubber prices made excellent gains on Thursday. The market moved up mainly on supply concerns and any quantity buying might take it above Rs 100, an observer ... CLIMATE & WEATHER: NASA trains eyes on Bay of Bengal to seek out deadly cyclones Satellite data from the US National Atmospheric and Space Administration (NASA) and a new modelling approach could improve weather forecasting and save more lives when future cyclones ... AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS: Kerala agri varsity in pact for space biology project Kochi, April 23 As part of its programme to enter a comparatively new branch of science, space biology, the Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) recently entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Vikram Sarabhai Space ... SPICES & CONDIMENTS: Pepper futures turn volatile Pepper futures market fell on bearish activities on Thursday and all the contracts declined on ... FARM CREDIT: Rs 1,465-crore Nabard loan Thiruvananthapuram, April 23 The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has disbursed loans amounting to Rs 1,465 crore in Kerala in 2008-09 for various activities taken up in ... Columnists: G Chandrashekhar Sharad Joshi Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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