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  • Nabard sees AP credit potential at Rs 60,954 cr (February 10, 2010)
  • Nabard sanctions Rs 69 cr to Karnataka (February 09, 2010)
  • Nabard pegs Rs 31,607-cr credit plan outlay for Gujarat next fiscal (February 09, 2010)
  • Water calculator to assess needs of crops (February 05, 2010)
  • Nabard aids rainwater harvesting experiment in the Sunderbans (February 04, 2010)
  • GTech, Nabard may join hands to connect with farmers (January 30, 2010)
  • Nabard Focus Paper on Sikkim (January 30, 2010)
  • Nabard sanctions Rs 198 cr under RIDF in Bengal (January 29, 2010)
  • Nabard holds credit seminar for Bihar (January 28, 2010)
  • Nabard releases ‘Focus Paper' on Sikkim (January 25, 2010)
  • Boston Consulting Group to work on Nabard revamp (January 14, 2010)
  • Nabard funding through JLGs (December 17, 2009)
  • Food Corpn's open e-sale of wheat from Dec 16 (December 10, 2009)
  • Rs 2,801-cr credit outlay for Malappuram district (December 07, 2009)
  • Nabard pegs Rs 2,801-cr credit outlay for Malappuram (December 07, 2009)
  • Icrisat to mentor agri-biz incubators (November 27, 2009)
  • Model training programme (November 18, 2009)
  • FCI offers 2-month grain stock (November 16, 2009)
  • Nabard trims rates on refinance (November 05, 2009)
  • Nabard to finance joint liability groups in Bengal (November 05, 2009)
  • State Govt shuts down Karnataka Agro Corn (November 05, 2009)
  • Icrisat takes up village data project in Bangladesh (November 04, 2009)
  • Nabard okays loan to Karnataka (November 03, 2009)
  • TNAU’s centenary building (October 22, 2009)
  • Icrisat initiative for dryland farmers (October 16, 2009)
  • ICAR to Webcast, blog farm tech initiatives (October 07, 2009)
  • Tuber crops training course (October 06, 2009)
  • Icrisat joins climate change initiative (September 22, 2009)
  • ICRISAT asks govt to buy seeds for next kharif (August 18, 2009)
  • ICAR launches project for mass media support (August 11, 2009)
  • Organic farm products exchange centres soon (August 08, 2009)
  • Nabard sanctions Rs 307 cr to Bengal under RIDF (July 29, 2009)
  • Crida allays fears on monsoon shortfall (July 23, 2009)
  • Nabard does not forsee drop in credit offtake (July 15, 2009)
  • Short-term crops mooted to overcome monsoon delay (July 04, 2009)
  • Farmers' clubs in Tirunelveli (June 22, 2009)
  • ‘TNAU will focus on education, R&D’ (June 08, 2009)
  • Fisheries research body farms spiny lobster in open cages (June 03, 2009)
  • ICAR’s market intelligence cells (May 09, 2009)
  • Kerala agri varsity in pact for space biology project (April 24, 2009)
  • Agri varsity offers biological options to chemical pesticides (April 22, 2009)
  • Nabard’s loan disbursal grows by 29% in 2008-09 (April 10, 2009)
  • Nabard Bengal to focus on financial inclusion (April 03, 2009)
  • Icrisat sounds warning on food front (April 03, 2009)
  • Nabard sets up 108 farmers’ clubs (March 25, 2009)
  • Nabard programme on agri marketing (March 05, 2009)
  • Nabard sees Rs 45,000-cr credit potential for TN (February 20, 2009)
  • Nabard plans farmer self-help groups (February 15, 2009)
  • Nabard, Jain Irrigation sign MoU for village development (February 15, 2009)
  • New chief for Nabard (AP) (February 04, 2009)
  • Nabard sees credit potential of Rs 25,927 cr in Gujarat (February 04, 2009)
  • Nabard sanctions Rs 51 cr to Kerala (February 04, 2009)
  • ‘Banks must improve credit flow to revive economy’ (February 04, 2009)
  • Nabard finalises Rs 203.81-cr credit plan for Sikkim (January 24, 2009)
  • Nabard sees Rs 29,999-cr credit flow to Maharashtra (January 21, 2009)
    Agricultural Policy

  • Displaced farmers may get 5% equity in Karnataka renewable energy projects (February 10, 2010)
  • Govt puts Bt brinjal in cold storage, for now (February 10, 2010)
  • Karnataka to fix MSP at Rs 75/kg for white arecanut (February 06, 2010)
  • Ensuring health cover (January 25, 2010)
  • Fair price shop dealers slam higher rates for extra foodgrain (January 24, 2010)
  • Cabinet okays Govt guarantee for co-op sugar units (January 19, 2010)
  • Centre extends duty-free white sugar imports till Dec (January 14, 2010)
  • Maharashtra plans to invest Rs 2,000 cr in farm sector (January 12, 2010)
  • Sugarcane Ordinance tabled in Lok Sabha (December 05, 2009)
  • Minor victory for cane farmers (December 02, 2009)
  • States get back power to set cane prices (November 21, 2009)
  • Sugarcane farmers stir against Ordinance on fair price echoes in Parliament (November 20, 2009)
  • Look beyond MSP (November 12, 2009)
  • Sandalwood farmers smell success (November 10, 2009)
  • UP sugar mills may start crushing next week (November 08, 2009)
  • Centre fixes cane fair price at Rs 129.84/quintal (October 30, 2009)
  • Sugar mills will no longer have to pay State advised prices for cane (October 25, 2009)
  • New Ordinance may hit sugar industry (October 23, 2009)
  • Govt plans to sell 5 lt wheat in open market (October 19, 2009)
  • Plan panel team to review farm policy (October 13, 2009)
  • Cashew Factories Bill passed (September 17, 2009)
  • Sugar users must produce CA certificate on offtake (September 04, 2009)
  • Paddy procurement price hiked by Rs 50 a quintal (August 21, 2009)
  • Bill to amend Rubber Act introduced in LS (July 29, 2009)
  • Don’t ignore model farmers, AP tells agri officials (July 11, 2009)
  • Cane support price raised to Rs 107.76 a quintal (June 26, 2009)
  • Proposed ban on GM food crops not desirable: Expert (June 23, 2009)
  • Agri costs panel yet to propose kharif support prices (May 19, 2009)
  • Wheat plunges below support price in Delhi (April 25, 2009)
  • Tweaking MSP (April 07, 2009)
  • Rates of 7 farm products rule below support price (April 06, 2009)
  • ‘Mustard rates may dip below support price’ (March 21, 2009)
  • Can there be an alternative to MSP? (February 24, 2009)
  • Support prices keep inflation in food articles in double digits (February 10, 2009)
  • Cabinet rejects statutory status to CACP (January 16, 2009)
  • Statutory minimum price for sugarcane may be hiked (January 09, 2009)
    Agriculture

  • Primary producer cos being revived to boost farm output (December 24, 2009)
  • Weak monsoon shrivels kharif crop output (November 04, 2009)
  • Farm labour price index up despite fall in inflation rate (August 21, 2009)
  • Guided focus can be the new mantra (August 03, 2009)
  • Kharif crops coverage still down (July 11, 2009)
  • Farmed out (July 08, 2009)
    Alliances & Joint Ventures

  • NSPOT ties-up with Subham Logistics (October 11, 2009)
  • Sales of fertiliser products fall in H1 (October 08, 2009)
  • New Zealand’s Fonterra exits joint venture with Britannia (April 29, 2009)
    Aluminium

  • Aluminium India expo, seminar in Feb (January 07, 2010)
  • Aluminium prices gain 19% on infrastructure spend (July 15, 2009)
  • Final safeguard duty mooted on aluminium flat rolled products, foils (June 10, 2009)
  • Safeguard probe on aluminium waste, scraps imports (June 08, 2009)
  • Aluminium futures may gain in short term (May 11, 2009)
  • Safeguards duty imposed on aluminium products from China (March 26, 2009)
    Animals & Livestock

  • Panel calls for raising subsidy on cattle feed (February 08, 2010)
  • Integrated production, the new mantra (November 16, 2009)
  • Conserving rare breed (October 20, 2009)
  • Godrej Agrovet launches new cattle feed (October 08, 2009)
  • Zero excise duty mooted on molasses for cattle feed (September 26, 2009)
  • 180-odd goats found dead (September 22, 2009)
  • IFFCO-Tokio to track cattle to end fraudulent claims (August 22, 2009)
  • India’s livestock breeds declining (June 17, 2009)
  • Select livestock imports banned (June 07, 2009)
  • Rs 65-cr modern abattoir coming up in Chennai (March 11, 2009)
  • Animal nutrition products (January 23, 2009)
    Aquaculture

  • Caging success (February 06, 2010)
  • Tough times (February 02, 2010)
  • Ornamental fish exports riding on strong demand (February 02, 2010)
  • Shrimp exports to US recover (January 28, 2010)
  • Norms fixed for ornamental fisheries' green certification (January 28, 2010)
  • Seafood exporters gear up for dumping duty review (January 23, 2010)
  • Water pollution (January 21, 2010)
  • Bumper harvest (January 14, 2010)
  • US begins review of dumping duty on shrimp imports (January 13, 2010)
  • Equipment to catch yellow fin tuna (January 09, 2010)
  • Centre to allow import of rare fish varieties (January 09, 2010)
  • Ornamental fish expo at Chennai from today (January 08, 2010)
  • Seafood exporters question need for catch certificates (January 06, 2010)
  • MPEDA validates 10 catch certificates (January 05, 2010)
  • Fishermen open direct sales counter in Kochi (December 26, 2009)
  • MPEDA will issue catch certificate for seafood exports (December 25, 2009)
  • US to review dumping duty on Indian shrimp (December 24, 2009)
  • Objections to Fisheries Bill (December 21, 2009)
  • Doing it differently (December 16, 2009)
  • Hurdles in issuing catch certificates for seafood exports to EU (December 12, 2009)
  • Out of the net (December 08, 2009)
  • KAVIL exports ornamental fishes to Paris (December 08, 2009)
  • Seafood exporters flock to new destinations (December 05, 2009)
  • Seafood demand may be stable in Dec (December 02, 2009)
  • Exporters see group approach as key to reviving shrimp farming (November 28, 2009)
  • Land acquisition for Beypore Marine Park in final stage (November 24, 2009)
  • MPEDA all set to issue catch certificates for EU exports (November 21, 2009)
  • ‘Electric rays’ reared in captivity (November 20, 2009)
  • Fisheries stock in exclusive economic zone being revalidated (November 17, 2009)
  • CommGrade to offer testing services for marine food (November 13, 2009)
  • Fishery guidance, now on mobile (November 10, 2009)
  • Shrimp exporters’ $50 m stuck in US (November 05, 2009)
  • Shifting of Vizag fishing harbour opposed (November 03, 2009)
  • Time for private players to look at untapped market (November 02, 2009)
  • Honing skills (October 28, 2009)
  • Chart of fish species on Asean FTA negative list released (October 26, 2009)
  • MPEDA to issue catch certificates for exports to EU (October 26, 2009)
  • Poor US, Europe demand worries seafood exporters (October 21, 2009)
  • Keeping count (October 21, 2009)
  • Seafood industry in a bind over catch certification (October 20, 2009)
  • Concern over fisheries regulation (October 07, 2009)
  • FTA: Seafood exporters see little impact on fisheries (October 05, 2009)
  • Declining catch hitting seafood industry (October 03, 2009)
  • Marine fisheries Act to sustain exports to EU (September 29, 2009)
  • Fisheries union plans stir (September 24, 2009)
  • Readying for catch (September 16, 2009)
  • Separate Ministry for fisheries sought (September 11, 2009)
  • Kerala beauties (September 09, 2009)
  • Fishermen blockade Kochi port in protest against Asean pact (September 08, 2009)
  • Cash-flow problems for seafood exporters (September 03, 2009)
  • India keen to join Asean seafood exporters’ group (August 31, 2009)
  • Bounty after the ban (August 27, 2009)
  • Shrimp output declines 28% (August 14, 2009)
  • Basket case (August 10, 2009)
  • Karnataka Fisheries plans 50 retail outlets (August 08, 2009)
  • Trawlers return (August 03, 2009)
  • Russia drops plan to ban Indian seafood (July 30, 2009)
  • EU deadline, China factor threaten seafood exports (July 29, 2009)
  • ‘Fishy’ data (July 29, 2009)
  • For better bounty (July 24, 2009)
  • Choppy launch (July 16, 2009)
  • US slashes dumping duty on Indian shrimps (July 13, 2009)
  • Pawar sees potential to enhance ornamental fish exports (July 12, 2009)
  • Marine products exports up 11% (July 09, 2009)
  • Diesel price hike hits fisheries (July 03, 2009)
  • Out of debt trap (July 01, 2009)
  • Recession threat (July 01, 2009)
  • Second phase of ‘Matsya Kerala’ from this month (July 01, 2009)
  • Marine biotech centre (June 30, 2009)
  • India adds only 1% to global fish trade (June 30, 2009)
  • Recession in Europe may hit Indian shrimp exports (June 29, 2009)
  • No fishing (June 25, 2009)
  • Dakshina Kannada, Udupi see rise in fish prices (June 20, 2009)
  • Decline in fish catch on east coast (June 20, 2009)
  • Stock-taking (June 11, 2009)
  • Welfare aid for Kerala fisher folk (June 10, 2009)
  • Fishing ban along Karnataka coast from June 15 (June 09, 2009)
  • Hopes of a good catch (June 08, 2009)
  • Remote sensing boosts fish catch (June 03, 2009)
  • Keeping tabs (May 28, 2009)
  • EU warns of curbs on farmed shrimp imports from India (May 18, 2009)
  • For a new dawn (May 16, 2009)
  • FISHnet system to link fisheries stakeholders (May 15, 2009)
  • Make separate traffic lanes for fishing vessels, ports told (May 10, 2009)
  • Higer catch (May 09, 2009)
  • Poor processing facilities (May 06, 2009)
  • Matsyafed posts Rs 51 lakh working profit in 2008-09 (May 06, 2009)
  • Aqua farms asked to register with coastal authority (May 06, 2009)
  • Pilot project of cobia culture set to take off (May 05, 2009)
  • AP bans sea fishing till June 15 (April 15, 2009)
  • Net loss (April 13, 2009)
  • EU alert on Indian shrimp exports (April 13, 2009)
  • Bids called for Kochi oceanarium project (April 11, 2009)
  • White muscle disease threatening prawn farming (April 10, 2009)
  • ‘Growth in processing of fish, meat stagnant’ (April 09, 2009)
  • Bond requirements for shrimp exports to US off (April 02, 2009)
  • Japan-Vietnam trade pact may dent India’s seafood exports (April 01, 2009)
  • Widening the net (March 25, 2009)
  • India accounts for 6% of global aquaculture production (March 18, 2009)
  • Under cover (March 18, 2009)
  • Syndicate Bank, MPEDA to join hands to promote tuna fishery (March 16, 2009)
  • US cuts dumping duty on Indian shrimp imports (March 13, 2009)
  • For a bigger catch (March 12, 2009)
  • Brand campaign planned for Indian marine products (March 07, 2009)
  • Under a cloud (March 06, 2009)
  • CMFRI cage culture in Vizag again (March 05, 2009)
  • Safety net (March 03, 2009)
  • Mushroom extracts raise tuna meat shelf-life (February 27, 2009)
  • Kuttanad farmers take to organic scampi farming (February 24, 2009)
  • Slowdown effect (February 09, 2009)
  • Slowdown effect (February 09, 2009)
  • Govt subsidy now for new seafood retail units (February 05, 2009)
  • Govt to allow Vannamei shrimp, sea bass culturing (February 03, 2009)
  • Thai co picks equity in Avanti feeds (February 01, 2009)
  • Out of steam (January 26, 2009)
  • Bred in captivity (January 24, 2009)
  • Insurance cover for fishermen to be hiked (January 24, 2009)
  • ‘Oceanic tuna resources under utilised’ (January 12, 2009)
  • Rs 10-cr projects for fisheries research (January 10, 2009)
    Awards & Honours

  • CIFT scientist wins national award (February 08, 2010)
  • Karshakasree Award for farmer (January 20, 2010)
  • Swaminathan Award for wheat scientist (November 16, 2009)
  • Award for wheat scientist (October 14, 2009)
  • Award for wheat scientist (October 14, 2009)
  • Small tea growers win Golden Leaf awards (February 24, 2009)
  • Harrisons bags 7 Golden Leaf awards (February 23, 2009)
  • Lifetime achievement (February 22, 2009)
    Beverages

  • Jain Irrigation bags Rs 158 cr mango pulp order (June 30, 2009)
    Bio-tech & Genetics

  • Legitimacy of safety tests cooks Bt brinjal's fate (February 10, 2010)
  • Bt brinjal needs to be studied deeply, says AP expert panel (February 10, 2010)
  • AP says no to Bt brinjal (February 07, 2010)
  • GEAC name change (February 01, 2010)
  • The brouhaha over brinjal (January 27, 2010)
  • Public hearings on Bt brinjal put off till Jan 31 (January 22, 2010)
  • Give Bt brinjal a fair trial, say scientists (January 21, 2010)
  • Decision on Bt brinjal will not be taken ‘in haste' (January 20, 2010)
  • Fee just 3% of farmers' extra income, says Monsanto (January 19, 2010)
  • Monsanto to earn Rs 340 cr tech fee for Bt cotton (January 19, 2010)
  • Public hearings of views on Bt brinjal begin (January 14, 2010)
  • DSCL expects 30-35% sales growth from hybrid seeds biz (January 12, 2010)
  • Accelerating breeding through marker-assisted selection (January 12, 2010)
  • ‘Adoption of GM food crops will hit exports' (January 08, 2010)
  • Enabling framework for leveraging biotechnology (December 21, 2009)
  • National workshop on biotech in agriculture (December 14, 2009)
  • Zero tolerance for GM foods in Europe (November 02, 2009)
  • A new beginning (October 17, 2009)
  • Concerns over labelling of Bt brinjal for consumers (October 16, 2009)
  • Monsanto exploring Indian partnership, investment prospects (September 16, 2009)
  • Monsanto feels situation not yet conducive for India-specific biotech research (September 10, 2009)
  • Bt brinjal: No outstanding bio-safety issues (July 18, 2009)
  • TN agri varsity plans multiple outlets to distribute Bt brinjal seeds (May 13, 2009)
  • Mahyco not averse to labelling of Bt brinjal (May 07, 2009)
  • ‘Designer crops are safe’ (April 29, 2009)
  • Monsanto plans launch of herbicide resistant Bt cotton (April 25, 2009)
  • Bt brinjal awaits statutory nod for commercial release (April 22, 2009)
  • Nod for Bt brinjal likely around end of the year (March 27, 2009)
  • Mahyco gets ready for Bt rice, wheat nod (February 26, 2009)
  • ‘Bt cotton increases yields at lower cost’ (February 24, 2009)
  • YES Bank, Zameen Organic tie up (February 21, 2009)
  • First cloned buffalo calf developed, but tragedy strikes (February 13, 2009)
    Books

  • Handbook on vegoil sector, a ready reckoner (February 01, 2010)
  • Ready reckoner for commodities (January 25, 2010)
    Breweries

  • How subsidy makes alcohol from grain competitive (January 12, 2010)
    Budget

  • Vegoil sector disappointed (July 07, 2009)
  • Fertiliser sector gives thumbs up to change in subsidy regime (July 07, 2009)
  • Lending a hand for farmers (July 07, 2009)
  • Oilseeds yield issue not addressed: COOIT (July 07, 2009)
  • Stunted yields (July 07, 2009)
  • ‘Cold chain storage made easy’ (July 07, 2009)
  • Debt waiver scheme extended; sop for farmers repaying loans on time (July 07, 2009)
  • Rs 800-1,000 cr revenue from gold customs duty (July 07, 2009)
  • Vegoils Customs duty hike hopes belied (July 07, 2009)
    Cashew

  • Cashew market shows signs of stabilising (February 02, 2010)
  • Cashew market remains lacklustre (January 27, 2010)
  • Cashew exports rise in Dec (January 19, 2010)
  • Cashew kernel offtake likely to improve in 2010 (January 16, 2010)
  • Mainlines boost cargo growth at Mangalore (January 11, 2010)
  • Cashew ends 2009 quietly (January 06, 2010)
  • Cashew exports pick up in Nov (December 18, 2009)
  • Ship with raw cashew from E. Africa reaches New Mangalore (December 17, 2009)
  • Inactive buyers keep cashew market quiet (December 16, 2009)
  • China, Russia good markets for value-added cashew: Survey (December 14, 2009)
  • New lease of life for cashew board proposal (November 27, 2009)
  • Cashew kernel prices firm in global market (November 18, 2009)
  • Cashew exports pick up in Oct on good demand (November 13, 2009)
  • ‘Setting up of cashew board inevitable’ (November 02, 2009)
  • Cashew research station getting ready to release 2 new varieties (October 21, 2009)
  • Downtrend in cashew exports continues (October 15, 2009)
  • Cashew kernels exports down 4% on economic woes (October 05, 2009)
  • Domestic demand for cashewnut on the rise (October 03, 2009)
  • Bangalore to host cashew festival from today (October 01, 2009)
  • Cashew exports in Aug continue to drop (September 21, 2009)
  • ‘Mining eating into Goa’s cashew yield’ (September 10, 2009)
  • Industry to press for raw cashew production policy (September 07, 2009)
  • Recession hits cashew exports (August 22, 2009)
  • Cashew Export Council staff's plea (August 17, 2009)
  • Corpn to market cashew globally (August 14, 2009)
  • 21% bonus for Kerala cashew staff (August 13, 2009)
  • ‘China, Russia potential markets for value-added cashew’ (August 07, 2009)
  • Kerala launches cashew cultivation programme (August 04, 2009)
  • Exports of cashew continue to drop (June 26, 2009)
  • Delay in raw cashew shipments leads to closure of factories (May 25, 2009)
  • Kerala sets up agency to hike cashew output (May 25, 2009)
  • Efforts to set up cashew board hit roadblock (May 22, 2009)
  • Mainline container vessel calls at New Mangalore (May 05, 2009)
  • Cashew exports rise in value (April 30, 2009)
  • Coming out of its shell (April 30, 2009)
  • Cashew exporters’ team to visit US on alliance (April 29, 2009)
  • Currency support (March 28, 2009)
  • Cashew processing industry faces workforce shortage (March 25, 2009)
  • Weak rupee, poor crop affect cashew exports (March 14, 2009)
  • India claims to be top cashew exporter (February 28, 2009)
  • Raw cashew supply woes unlikely to affect Indian sector (February 17, 2009)
  • Mangalore port benefits from cashew imports (February 09, 2009)
  • Mangalore port benefits from cashew imports (February 09, 2009)
  • Cashew body employees demand implementation of pay package (January 16, 2009)
  • Plea to raise aid for growing cashew crop (January 14, 2009)
  • ‘Time running out for cashew board’ (January 10, 2009)
    Climate & Weather

  • J&K, Himachal battered as rain heads for east India (February 10, 2010)
  • Heavy rains, snow over Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal (February 08, 2010)
  • Snow, rain forecast over western Himalayan region (February 06, 2010)
  • IMD warns of hailstorm threat for north-west (February 05, 2010)
  • IMD upgrades incoming westerly system to ‘active' status (February 04, 2010)
  • Snow, rain may ‘cream' Jammu and Kashmir from Friday (February 03, 2010)
  • Fresh westerly system to enter north-west by weekend (February 02, 2010)
  • North may need to wait for better spread of showers (February 01, 2010)
  • North-west looking for rains as westerly sets up perch (January 30, 2010)
  • Rain, slight uptick in mercury seen for North (January 23, 2010)
  • Cold wave filtering into peninsular India (January 22, 2010)
  • La Nina may trigger late-season monsoon burst (January 20, 2010)
  • Dense fog conditions may last 2 more days (January 19, 2010)
  • Change in wind direction may bring respite to north (January 18, 2010)
  • Fog conditions moving to the East (January 16, 2010)
  • Cloud, rains likely to mar solar eclipse watch (January 14, 2010)
  • Southerly showers move into interior peninsula (January 13, 2010)
  • Fog's intensity may recede (January 12, 2010)
  • Extreme South doused, North awaits warm hug by westerly (January 11, 2010)
  • Severe cold wave spreads to central, eastern parts (January 09, 2010)
  • Dense fog springs back to envelop plains of north-west (January 08, 2010)
  • Call to popularise organic farming in Kerala (January 08, 2010)
  • Fog factor over north-west may be fading away (January 06, 2010)
  • Mercury may dip further over plains (January 05, 2010)
  • Fog conditions not unusual for this time of the year: Expert (January 04, 2010)
  • Temporary relief from cold wave likely for north-west (January 02, 2010)
  • No respite for North-West from biting cold (January 01, 2010)
  • Late-season rains may head north (December 31, 2009)
  • Mercury dip offers cold comfort ahead of New Year (December 30, 2009)
  • Heavy rains in south as chill spreads over north-west India (December 29, 2009)
  • North-East monsoon in surplus as more rain is forecast (December 28, 2009)
  • N-E monsoon scales up further over coastal Tamil Nadu (December 24, 2009)
  • Easterly wave activates N-E monsoon (December 23, 2009)
  • Thundershowers forecast for southern peninsula (December 22, 2009)
  • Easterly wave may be compressed to extreme south (December 21, 2009)
  • Rains relent as south-west Bay of Bengal cools down (December 19, 2009)
  • Rains spill over into parts of Andhra Pradesh (December 18, 2009)
  • Remnant ‘low' continues to rain over coastal TN (December 17, 2009)
  • ‘Ward' remnant keeps monsoon vigorous over coastal TN (December 16, 2009)
  • Cyclone Ward remnant crosses Lanka coast (December 15, 2009)
  • Heat loss forces Cyclone Ward change course, weaken (December 14, 2009)
  • Cyclone Ward barrelling in towards TN coast (December 13, 2009)
  • TN coast on alert as Cyclone ‘Ward' prowls Bay of Bengal (December 12, 2009)
  • Depression in Bay, may intensify further (December 11, 2009)
  • Low-pressure area springs up over Bay (December 10, 2009)
  • ‘Suppressed rain phase' may lift in South later this week (December 08, 2009)
  • North-west India too bracing to receive showers (December 07, 2009)
  • North-East monsoon resumes showers in South (December 04, 2009)
  • Monsoon active again over TN coast (December 03, 2009)
  • Farmgate to mandi, onion prices soar (December 02, 2009)
  • Scattered rains forecast for southern peninsula (December 01, 2009)
  • Coastal TN rains may signal end to weak monsoon phase (November 30, 2009)
  • Colder conditions set to continue in North, central parts (November 28, 2009)
  • Isolated rain, thundershowers to continue in South (November 27, 2009)
  • ‘Low’ pops up over South-East Bay, may intensify (November 25, 2009)
  • Active monsoon conditions over south TN, Kerala (November 24, 2009)
  • Easterly wave boosts weather over south Tamil Nadu (November 23, 2009)
  • North-East monsoon may get into `surge mode' again (November 21, 2009)
  • North-East monsoon yields 19% excess rain (November 20, 2009)
  • Peninsular rains may last another week (November 19, 2009)
  • Rains likely to relent as Arabian Sea `low' weakens (November 17, 2009)
  • Arabian Sea ‘low’ persists, may bring more showers (November 16, 2009)
  • Unstable weather forecast across country over weekend (November 14, 2009)
  • Cyclone Phyan remnant drops rain over central India (November 13, 2009)
  • Tropical Cyclone Phyan crosses coast near Mumbai (November 12, 2009)
  • Cyclone threat for north Konkan, south Gujarat (November 11, 2009)
  • Rain bands from ‘low’ probing Maharashtra coast (November 10, 2009)
  • Arabian Sea ‘low’ may ramp up to depression status (November 09, 2009)
  • North-East monsoon vigorous over South (November 07, 2009)
  • N-E monsoon shifts into top gear over south peninsula (November 06, 2009)
  • Arabian Sea ‘low’ likely by Nov 8 (November 04, 2009)
  • IMD mounts watch for rains over peninsula (November 03, 2009)
  • Core of N-E monsoon rains biding time to enter mainland (November 02, 2009)
  • Rains to continue for another 2-3 days (October 31, 2009)
  • North-East monsoon sets in over coastal TN (October 30, 2009)
  • Rains along TN coast to intensify (October 29, 2009)
  • Stage set for onset of north-east monsoon (October 28, 2009)
  • Winds gathering force over peninsular India (October 27, 2009)
  • Isolated rains forecast for southern peninsula from today (October 26, 2009)
  • Onset of N-E monsoon by Wednesday (October 24, 2009)
  • Weather inputs for farmers on mobile phones (October 23, 2009)
  • South-west monsoon exits (October 23, 2009)
  • North-East monsoon not before Oct 27 (October 22, 2009)
  • Next window for N-E monsoon from Oct 27 to Nov 4 (October 21, 2009)
  • Signs of climate change in peninsular India (October 21, 2009)
  • North-easterly flows lack in strength (October 20, 2009)
  • `Low' advantage forfeited as rains drive north-east (October 16, 2009)
  • Exiting monsoon sets up showers over peninsula (October 14, 2009)
  • Exiting monsoon sets up showers over peninsula (October 14, 2009)
  • Monsoon withdrawal process gathers momentum (October 13, 2009)
  • Monsoon preparing to withdraw from more parts of the country (October 12, 2009)
  • Monsoon negotiating kerb as it prepares to sign off (October 10, 2009)
  • Stray forecast says Bay buzz may gain strength from Saturday (October 09, 2009)
  • Vigorous monsoon in East slated to continue (October 08, 2009)
  • Busy wet session for East India as circulation ambles in (October 07, 2009)
  • Bay forecast to undergo fresh churn this week (October 06, 2009)
  • Entire N. India may be brought under rain cover this week (October 05, 2009)
  • El Nino variant may work to India’s disadvantage (October 03, 2009)
  • US agency puts Bay under cyclone watch (October 03, 2009)
  • Pouring woes (October 02, 2009)
  • Monsoon draws to a close, 2nd worst in 37 years (October 02, 2009)
  • With one day left, monsoon deficit worsens to 23 % (October 01, 2009)
  • Heavy rains likely in AP, Orissa as low pressure intensifies (September 30, 2009)
  • ‘Low’ forms in Bay of Bengal; tipped to intensify (September 29, 2009)
  • Monsoon in withdrawal mode, exits W. Rajasthan (September 26, 2009)
  • Monsoon maintains token presence over peninsula (September 25, 2009)
  • IMD joins watch for new `low' in Bay of Bengal (September 24, 2009)
  • Late-season ‘low’ seen driving rains into October (September 21, 2009)
  • North-east monsoon may be normal (September 19, 2009)
  • Early Sept gains forfeited as rain deficit mounts (September 18, 2009)
  • Rains to continue over South (September 17, 2009)
  • Thundershowers line up along coasts, parts of peninsula (September 16, 2009)
  • Focus shifts to South as skies over North clear up (September 15, 2009)
  • Monsoon enters a lull phase over north-west India (September 14, 2009)
  • Persisting low-pressure shrinks monsoon deficit to 20% (September 12, 2009)
  • More rains forecast in north-west (September 11, 2009)
  • Wet spell to continue in Madhya Pradesh (September 10, 2009)
  • Depression weakens, but fresh whirl over Bay (September 09, 2009)
  • Rains likely over central parts, west coast (September 08, 2009)
  • Wayward deep depression unleashes fury over east India (September 07, 2009)
  • Well-marked ‘low’ sustains active monsoon conditions (September 05, 2009)
  • New low to drive rains from east to north-west (September 04, 2009)
  • Bay `low' deferred by a day but rain forecast stays (September 03, 2009)
  • Central, north-west India may get more rains (September 02, 2009)
  • IMD sees fresh Bay ‘low’ in 2 days (September 01, 2009)
  • Active rain belt migrating to west-central India (August 29, 2009)
  • Monsoon deficit shrinks to 25% (August 28, 2009)
  • Elusive monsoon has Gujarat govt worried (August 27, 2009)
  • M.P., Rajasthan, Gujarat likely to get more rains (August 27, 2009)
  • `Low' forms, to set up vigorous rains over central India (August 26, 2009)
  • Active phase of monsoon may last well into Sept (August 25, 2009)
  • North-east monsoon may be kinder (August 22, 2009)
  • Pepper futures decline, spot prices move up (August 22, 2009)
  • Monsoon deficit 26%; fresh wave of rains ahead (August 21, 2009)
  • Arabian Sea warms up ahead of reviving monsoon (August 20, 2009)
  • Monsoon flows may rev up to propel rains North (August 19, 2009)
  • Cyclonic whirl duo drives rain into south peninsula (August 18, 2009)
  • Fresh southerly rain pulse eyes interior peninsula (August 17, 2009)
  • More rains forecast for north-west and east (August 16, 2009)
  • President alerts nation of poor monsoon (August 15, 2009)
  • Rains look to migrate to north-west region (August 15, 2009)
  • Tractor sales hit bumpy terrain (August 14, 2009)
  • Monsoon deficit rises to 29%, rains pelt eastern parts (August 14, 2009)
  • Monsoon vigorous in eastern India (August 13, 2009)
  • Weak monsoon to impact growth, inflation, says Crisil (August 12, 2009)
  • East, central parts start receiving fresh rains (August 12, 2009)
  • Monsoon breaking out of a `weak phase,' says IMD (August 11, 2009)
  • Broad revival of monsoon has to wait until Aug 24 (August 10, 2009)
  • Monsoon trough shifts South ahead of fresh rains (August 08, 2009)
  • Rains playing truant in Maharashtra (August 08, 2009)
  • Pacific typhoon seen aiding monsoon cause by default (August 07, 2009)
  • Models look to Bay for redeemer circulation (August 06, 2009)
  • Emerging signals favour partial revival of monsoon (August 05, 2009)
  • Mercury up as weak monsoon extends to more areas (August 04, 2009)
  • Managing monsoon for sustainable food security (August 03, 2009)
  • Monsoon subdued as ‘low’ fails to materialise (August 03, 2009)
  • Subdued rainfall seen during early August (August 01, 2009)
  • ‘Low’ watch in Bay of Bengal (July 31, 2009)
  • Rains lash north-west, North-East (July 30, 2009)
  • More rains forecast for north-west (July 29, 2009)
  • Rains spotty over west coast, growing heavy in east (July 28, 2009)
  • Monsoon active over north-east, subdued elsewhere (July 27, 2009)
  • Monsoon weakens over central, eastern parts (July 25, 2009)
  • Rainfall deficit shrinks to 19% (July 24, 2009)
  • Rains to last 2 more days over west, central parts (July 23, 2009)
  • Monsoon may shift to north-east (July 22, 2009)
  • Break-monsoon-like phase may not last (July 21, 2009)
  • Well-marked ‘low’ again in Bay, looks to intensify (July 20, 2009)
  • Low pressure may soak partsof rain-deficit regions (July 18, 2009)
  • Monsoon situation looks grim in rice-growing areas of north-west (July 17, 2009)
  • Monsoon seen active over central parts, west coast till Monday (July 16, 2009)
  • Rains, disinvestment news push Sensex up 400 points (July 16, 2009)
  • Monsoon to remain active (July 16, 2009)
  • Bay done in by temperature anomalies to South (July 15, 2009)
  • Fresh rains trim deficit to 32%, more to come (July 15, 2009)
  • Game-changer `low' in Bay tipped to become depression (July 14, 2009)
  • Weather forecasters keep watch for evasive ‘low’ (July 13, 2009)
  • Spill-over rains wet parts of parched north-west (July 11, 2009)
  • ‘Low’ downgraded, may delay rains for northwest (July 10, 2009)
  • Rains bring hopes of better coffee crop (July 09, 2009)
  • ‘Low’ stuck over Jharkhand, pours it down over east (July 08, 2009)
  • Land-based ‘low’ to spearhead rains into central parts (July 07, 2009)
  • Monsoon rains seen retaining vigour until mid-July (July 06, 2009)
  • ‘Low’ may lack sting, but monsoon largely in tact (July 04, 2009)
  • El Nino trends may spare Indian monsoon for now (July 03, 2009)
  • Rains advance into the North (July 02, 2009)
  • Delhi drenched, but clouds retreat to south-east (July 01, 2009)
  • Rains may relent, but `break monsoon' ruled out (June 30, 2009)
  • Economy to grow at 7%, if rains don’t fail: Tendulkar (June 30, 2009)
  • Sporadic rains in AP revive farmers’ hope (June 29, 2009)
  • Monsoon wets west coast, muses spread in central India (June 29, 2009)
  • IMD rain projections fail to convince US forecaster (June 27, 2009)
  • ‘Aila’ encore over Arabian Sea likely to cost less (June 26, 2009)
  • Scanty rainfall causes worry among farmers (June 25, 2009)
  • Monsoon advances into Mumbai, south Gujarat (June 25, 2009)
  • Depression forming off Gujarat coast (June 24, 2009)
  • Arabian Sea storm seen strengthening monsoon (June 24, 2009)
  • Met Dept update may indicate ‘below normal’ monsoon (June 24, 2009)
  • Corn prices ease on hopes of monsoon revival (June 24, 2009)
  • Monsoon delay (June 23, 2009)
  • Signature ‘low’ to help strengthen monsoon current (June 23, 2009)
  • El Nino may suppress monsoon, says US forecaster (June 22, 2009)
  • Central India may get rains from June 25 (June 20, 2009)
  • Cyclonic whirl hovers over Bay as prelude to ‘low’ (June 19, 2009)
  • Early rain gains for Orissa, Andhra Pradesh likely (June 18, 2009)
  • Monsoon-reviving ‘low’ may spring up by weekend (June 17, 2009)
  • Monsoon onset phase to be replicated again (June 16, 2009)
  • Key to monsoon revival now lies in Bay of Bengal (June 15, 2009)
  • Truant monsoon (June 15, 2009)
  • Switch in outlook favours rain gains for the South (June 13, 2009)
  • Weak offshore trough spells rains for west coast (June 12, 2009)
  • Monsoon may not revive for another week (June 11, 2009)
  • Ocean conditions may be `prejudicial' to monsoon (June 10, 2009)
  • Monsoon turns lull again, to revive in 2 days (June 09, 2009)
  • Monsoon advances into Goa, parts of Konkan (June 08, 2009)
  • Bay ‘low’ seen reviving monsoon activity (June 06, 2009)
  • Next monsoon pulse by weekend, say forecasts (June 05, 2009)
  • Bay ‘low’ put off by another day (June 04, 2009)
  • Brewing Bay storm may spare West Bengal coast (June 03, 2009)
  • Monsoon begins to make tentative progress; bay under watch (June 02, 2009)
  • IMD watch for fresh Bay ‘low’ even as lull persists (June 01, 2009)
  • Fresh rains forecast, but no advancement in monsoon (May 30, 2009)
  • Mainland weather lapses into pre-monsoon times (May 29, 2009)
  • Monsoon pauses after ‘Aila’ signs off from east (May 28, 2009)
  • Aila weakens thrice over but wets entire N-E (May 27, 2009)
  • Severe cyclone ‘Aila’ crosses West Bengal coast (May 26, 2009)
  • Bay storm intensifies, prepares for landfall (May 25, 2009)
  • Monsoon sets in eight days earlier (May 24, 2009)
  • Bay ‘low’ forms, tipped to intensify as depression (May 23, 2009)
  • Monsoon onset window open for Kerala coast (May 22, 2009)
  • Brewing ‘low’ under watch as monsoon enters Bay (May 21, 2009)
  • Cyclone threat as monsoon onset countdown begins (May 20, 2009)
  • Revving winds may precipitate early monsoon (May 19, 2009)
  • Monsoon watch on in Bay as heat wave sizzles (May 18, 2009)
  • Stage set for monsoon onset in Bay of Bengal (May 16, 2009)
  • Monsoon onset likely on May 26 (May 15, 2009)
  • Monsoon lag in Bay, Kerala may spring a surprise (May 14, 2009)
  • Winds within Bay basin flag, hold up rains (May 13, 2009)
  • Models say Bay readying for monsoon onset (May 12, 2009)
  • Monsoon current cranking up speed over Bay (May 11, 2009)
  • Fresh westerly promises to cap mercury yet again (May 09, 2009)
  • Arabian Sea warming up to host monsoon play (May 07, 2009)
  • Rains seen building from South in 10 days (May 06, 2009)
  • Trough pair lends relief from heat (May 05, 2009)
  • Westerlies blow off the heat in Northwest India (May 04, 2009)
  • Heat wave sizzles as seas brace to catch up (May 02, 2009)
  • Mercury may soar further (May 01, 2009)
  • Heat wave conditions in North likely to continue (April 30, 2009)
  • Models signal early onset of southwest monsoon (April 29, 2009)
  • Heat wave seen rebuilding over North and East India (April 28, 2009)
  • Trough in east caps heat wave peaks for now (April 27, 2009)
  • NASA trains eyes on Bay of Bengal to seek out deadly cyclones (April 24, 2009)
  • Westerly system douses searing heat in northwest (April 23, 2009)
  • Northwest, Central India reel under heat wave (April 22, 2009)
  • Intense heat wave building over East-Central India (April 21, 2009)
  • US forecaster sees better monsoon rains (April 21, 2009)
  • Weathermen shift focus to heating trends over land (April 20, 2009)
  • Bijli weakens as landfall over Bangladesh nears (April 18, 2009)
  • ‘Near-normal’ monsoon forecast (April 18, 2009)
  • Tropical cyclone Bijli shifts gears, starts recurving (April 17, 2009)
  • Cyclone over Bay may skip Indian coast (April 16, 2009)
  • More rains forecast for South ahead of ‘low’ (April 11, 2009)
  • U.P. farmers selling wheat in Haryana, Punjab (April 10, 2009)
  • Arabian Sea bustle may fail to get desired traction (April 10, 2009)
  • Bay ‘low’ delayed by a day, Arabian Sea quiet (April 09, 2009)
  • Vigil for south Bay ‘low’ around Saturday (April 08, 2009)
  • Arabian Sea may pip Bay to hosting storm (April 07, 2009)
  • Bay storm may spare India, head to Myanmar (April 04, 2009)
  • Squally weather to last for 3 more days in East, N-E (April 03, 2009)
  • Squalls, hailstorms to line up east, northeast (April 02, 2009)
  • Storm signal for Bay during April 2nd week (April 01, 2009)
  • Northwest stays wet, hail storm breaks out in east (March 31, 2009)
  • More rain-bearing systems seen trooping into north-west (March 30, 2009)
  • Deficit rains (March 28, 2009)
  • Next big weather event to unfold from April 3 (March 27, 2009)
  • Thunderstorms to continue till Apr 1 (March 26, 2009)
  • Thundershowers seen dousing mercury in north (March 25, 2009)
  • Thunderstorms to ring plains in northwest, east (March 24, 2009)
  • Model forecasts indicate normal monsoon this year (March 23, 2009)
  • Above normal pre-monsoon showers likely (March 20, 2009)
  • Wheat regions may get rains from Friday (March 19, 2009)
  • Westerlies getting into active mode in North (March 18, 2009)
  • Extended rains seen in wheat-growing plains (March 17, 2009)
  • Mooring of monsoon-monitoring buoys apace (March 17, 2009)
  • Showers bring down mercury in Maharashtra (March 16, 2009)
  • Rains soon for Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh (March 14, 2009)
  • Wheat growing areas may receive rainfall next week (March 13, 2009)
  • Mercury may rise further in the North (March 12, 2009)
  • Withered hopes (March 11, 2009)
  • ‘Low’ weakens, rains converge over Tamil Nadu coast (March 11, 2009)
  • Wet weather likely to extend to Karnataka (March 10, 2009)
  • Thundershowers for coastal TN from today (March 09, 2009)
  • Heat wave conditions likely to persist (March 07, 2009)
  • Summer showers over south peninsula from Sunday (March 06, 2009)
  • Models say heating may relent, but only just (March 05, 2009)
  • Wheat areas safe from heat wave conditions (March 04, 2009)
  • Heat wave conditions over Andhra Pradesh (March 03, 2009)
  • Night temperatures spike in Rajasthan, Kerala (March 02, 2009)
  • Showers likely for South from March 2nd week (February 28, 2009)
  • La Nina trends under scrutiny for monsoon signal (February 27, 2009)
  • Cyclonic whirl to spearhead weather over North-East (February 26, 2009)
  • Mercury levels in N-W may relent from weekend (February 25, 2009)
  • Thunderstorms seen erupting over N-E (February 24, 2009)
  • Rains seen spilling into parts of Punjab, Rajasthan (February 23, 2009)
  • Excess summer showers forecast for south India (February 21, 2009)
  • High winds forecast for plains in the North (February 20, 2009)
  • Gradual rise seen in mercury over North India (February 19, 2009)
  • Building mini-heat wave may spare wheat crop (February 18, 2009)
  • North-West bracing for dry phase as rains lift (February 16, 2009)
  • Fog envelops plains, mercury seen inching up (February 14, 2009)
  • Rain may extend to more parts in North (February 13, 2009)
  • Rain may extend to M.P., West Bengal (February 11, 2009)
  • Hail threat to wheat-growing areas (February 10, 2009)
  • Mercury up ahead of fresh westerly system (February 09, 2009)
  • Mercury up ahead of fresh westerly system (February 09, 2009)
  • Rains in wheat-growing areas likely next week (February 07, 2009)
  • Westerly wave train to stretch weather in N-W (February 06, 2009)
  • Sporadic rains over northwest may last a while (February 05, 2009)
  • Fresh round of rains, snow for northwest India (February 04, 2009)
  • Stray showers break dry winter phase in north (February 03, 2009)
  • Monsoon likely to lose La Nina gains (February 02, 2009)
  • Westerly waiting to switch on weather in northwest (January 24, 2009)
  • Cold wave ahead of fresh westerly system (January 22, 2009)
  • More rains likely for northwest (January 21, 2009)
  • Fog returns as IMD tracks fresh westerly system (January 20, 2009)
  • Cold snap likely as westerly seeks to exit N-W (January 19, 2009)
  • Wheat-growing areas likely to get rainfall (January 17, 2009)
  • Westerly system weighs in over north-west India (January 16, 2009)
  • N.India may get rains from Thursday (January 14, 2009)
  • Cold, dry plains in north look west for rains (January 13, 2009)
  • Cold, dry plains in north look west for rains (January 13, 2009)
  • La Nina rears head, may hit winter rains in North (January 12, 2009)
  • Fog conditions may worsen over plains in northwest (January 07, 2009)
  • Welcome rains for South, central India likely (January 06, 2009)
  • Fog cover persists in N-W but mercury up (January 05, 2009)
  • Cold wave over northwest as fog cover hangs (January 03, 2009)
  • Fog beginning to lift ahead of westerly system (January 02, 2009)
  • Northeast monsoon ends; TN makes major gains (January 01, 2009)
    Co-operatives

  • Karnataka co-ops to sell rice, wheat at subsidised rates (January 28, 2010)
  • Bharti Wal-Mart opens first farm co-op centre in Punjab (January 21, 2010)
  • Private mills breach co-op sugar bastion in Maharashtra (December 31, 2009)
  • Rs 729-crore package for Karnataka farm co-ops (October 28, 2009)
  • NAFED to be reimbursed Rs 37.27 crore (August 29, 2009)
  • NCDC outlay at Rs 3,300 cr (July 24, 2009)
  • HC quashes TN order on sugarcane areas for coop mills (April 25, 2009)
  • ‘Recovery in agri lending by co-op credit institutions highest in Bengal’ (March 02, 2009)
  • WBSCB to waive penal interest imposed on farmers (January 09, 2009)
    Coal

  • Spot rubber improves on short supply (April 23, 2009)
    Coconut & Copra
    Latest Prices
  • Kerala Govt moves to procure raw coconuts (December 17, 2009)
  • Meet on coconut urges Govt to end dependence on imported edible oils (December 10, 2009)
  • Pawar launches coconut replanting programme (December 07, 2009)
  • Award for propagating Hindi (October 01, 2009)
  • Coconut production declining in Kerala (September 03, 2009)
  • AP urged to focus on coconut by-products, exports (September 03, 2009)
  • ‘Use of coconut oil for cooking not harmful’ (June 29, 2009)
  • Help for pilot projects to control mite menace in coconut farms (June 22, 2009)
  • Export Promotion Council status for Coconut Board (June 17, 2009)
  • Lacking support (May 13, 2009)
  • Nafed to procure copra at support price (March 04, 2009)
    Coffee

  • Brewing more (January 27, 2010)
  • Washed robusta prospects improve on Brazil crop damage (December 25, 2009)
  • Coffee industry differs on Board's revised crop estimates (December 17, 2009)
  • Focus Coffee: Improving marketability (December 07, 2009)
  • Rains brew labour woes for coffee planters (December 01, 2009)
  • Coffee Board seeks higher subsidy for replantation, mechanisation (November 14, 2009)
  • Arabica output to fall 10-15% on rain, labour shortage (November 13, 2009)
  • Global coffee body plans forum to finance growers (October 10, 2009)
  • Lavazza setting up new roasting facility in Chennai (October 10, 2009)
  • Coffee industry wants Govt to support import of improved processing tech (October 08, 2009)
  • Coffee prices may rule firm on tight supply (October 08, 2009)
  • Positive outlook for coffee demand (September 19, 2009)
  • Coffee festival to focus on global trends (September 18, 2009)
  • Russian, Europe demand seen perking up coffee exports (September 18, 2009)
  • Coffee prices may stay ‘comfortable’ (September 15, 2009)
  • Global coffee meet to discuss challenges (September 08, 2009)
  • Brewing: Costlier coffee and tea (August 26, 2009)
  • Café Coffee Day plans 12 overseas outlets (August 13, 2009)
  • Signs of slowdown in global coffee exports (August 12, 2009)
  • Slipping shipments (July 28, 2009)
  • Coffee output seen improving on right weather conditions (July 24, 2009)
  • Global coffee prices may perk up by Sept (July 09, 2009)
  • Coffee consumption up 5% in 2008 (June 22, 2009)
  • Correction (June 20, 2009)
  • Strong rupee boosts coffee exports' unit value (June 19, 2009)
  • Cup of plenty forecast for coffee crop (June 19, 2009)
  • Berry borer menace hits 13,000 ha coffee crop (June 01, 2009)
  • Tight arabica supply may persist till Oct (May 15, 2009)
  • Coffee exports turn bitter on slowdown (May 11, 2009)
  • Arabica output seen at 14-year low (May 01, 2009)
  • Coffee exports decline on low demand (April 17, 2009)
  • Instant coffee exports dip on poor Russian demand (April 04, 2009)
  • High coffee prices drive away traditional buyers (April 02, 2009)
  • Coffee prices gain as output dips (March 14, 2009)
  • Coffee prices show signs of recovery despite slowdown (February 17, 2009)
  • Coffee bodies seek Govt intervention to help growers to tide over crisis (January 28, 2009)
  • Rise in exports (January 27, 2009)
  • Brazil sees 20% drop in 2009-10 coffee production (January 19, 2009)
    Coir

  • Call for collective R&D for the coir sector (February 06, 2010)
  • Centre moots proposal for National Coir Mission (February 05, 2010)
  • ‘Coir exports set to go up' (January 25, 2010)
  • Coir Board to participate in Domotex Fair in Germany (January 16, 2010)
  • A Year for Coir (January 13, 2010)
  • Move to avert shortage of coconut husk (December 14, 2009)
  • ‘Efforts on to boost coir exports’ (November 17, 2009)
  • Kerala seeks ban on coir fibre export (November 05, 2009)
  • Coir exports grow 10-12% (October 15, 2009)
  • Call for collective approach by coir producing nations (September 29, 2009)
  • Move to end coir fibre shortage (September 14, 2009)
  • PM presents coir industry awards (September 01, 2009)
  • ‘Coir sector issues being addressed’ (August 19, 2009)
  • Coir merchants’ body seeks more Govt aid (August 13, 2009)
  • Call to make coir products globally competitive (August 05, 2009)
  • Coir Board seeks higher allocation to boost exports (July 27, 2009)
  • Coir exports surpass Rs 600-cr target (June 11, 2009)
  • Centre promises help in market development of Coir Board (June 05, 2009)
  • Global coir fair to boost exports (May 21, 2009)
  • Giving coir fibre the long rope… (April 06, 2009)
  • ‘Time for coir producing nations to stand together’ (April 02, 2009)
  • Mozambique team visits Coir Board (March 28, 2009)
  • Coir Board chief calls for boosting exports to Chile (March 23, 2009)
  • ICAR launches consortium project on coir (March 19, 2009)
  • Coir Board chief to head team for Chile (March 16, 2009)
  • Coir products showcased in Russia (February 20, 2009)
  • Coir Board hopes for more orders at US meet (February 17, 2009)
  • On a roll (January 31, 2009)
  • Coir exports increase 4.8% (January 14, 2009)
    Commodities

  • Food inflation surges to 17.56% (February 05, 2010)
  • Gold vulnerable as dollar strengthens (February 01, 2010)
  • Liquid bulk commodity imports set to expand (January 30, 2010)
  • Food inflation rises to 17.4% (January 29, 2010)
  • AP may import agri-commodities (January 28, 2010)
  • Centre ‘concerned' over prices of pulses, sugar, potato, onions (January 22, 2010)
  • Food inflation eases to 16.81% (January 22, 2010)
  • Gold vulnerable to dollar shocks (January 18, 2010)
  • Commodity stocks offer better returns than commodities (January 17, 2010)
  • Why commodities move the way they do (January 17, 2010)
  • No real relief from food inflation until July (January 16, 2010)
  • Farm product prices easing on rabi prospects (January 14, 2010)
  • Food inflation eases to 18.22% on drop in vegetable prices (January 08, 2010)
  • China's commodity imports continue to soar (December 29, 2009)
  • Panel pulls up Govt for surge in sugar prices, seeks probe (December 18, 2009)
  • Inflation soars to 4.78% in Nov on higher sugar, food product prices (December 15, 2009)
  • Currency movements hold the key to gold prices (December 14, 2009)
  • Consumers feel the heat of food price rise (December 13, 2009)
  • Agri-biz cos weathered the slowdown better (December 10, 2009)
  • There is more to rising prices than potato, onion (December 06, 2009)
  • Costlier vegetables, pulses raise inflation to 17.5% (December 04, 2009)
  • Gold tumbles on Dubai debacle, but investor interest to stay positive (November 30, 2009)
  • Food price inflation: Pranab wants States to improve supply mechanism (November 27, 2009)
  • Forex reserves: Copper, aluminium, wheat, anyone? (November 27, 2009)
  • Costlier potato, pulses keep food inflation above 15% (November 27, 2009)
  • High networth individuals see glitter in commodities (November 25, 2009)
  • Potatoes, onion drive up food inflation to 14.55% (November 20, 2009)
  • Gold zooms to new high (November 17, 2009)
  • Despite some profit taking, gold may move up (November 16, 2009)
  • Inflation rate rises on costlier food, fuels (November 15, 2009)
  • Gold retains potential as safe investment haven (November 09, 2009)
  • Inflation surges 8.94% for primary articles (November 06, 2009)
  • Gold vulnerable to further profit taking in short term (November 02, 2009)
  • Inflation rate surges to 1.51% (October 30, 2009)
  • Fundamentals, more than dollar, seen driving commodity prices (October 26, 2009)
  • Potato, onion and sugar prices shoot through the roof (October 23, 2009)
  • Inflation rate at 20-week high on costlier food items (October 23, 2009)
  • Inflation rate moves up (October 16, 2009)
  • Inflation rate eases marginally to 0.7% (October 09, 2009)
  • Inflation concerns may drive gold prices up (October 05, 2009)
  • Inflation rate inches up on costlier food, farm items (October 02, 2009)
  • Inflation rates still in double digits (October 02, 2009)
  • Wholesale index not in sync with zooming food prices (September 25, 2009)
  • Commodity prices to rule high, says Rallis chief (September 16, 2009)
  • Fall in wholesale prices slows; food items costly still (September 11, 2009)
  • Gold spurts on speculative interest, but downside risk persists (September 07, 2009)
  • Inflation rate inches up on costlier food (September 04, 2009)
  • Gold to trade range-bound; base metals may rise in Q4 (August 31, 2009)
  • China demand may drive commodities higher (August 31, 2009)
  • Wholesale prices fall 0.95%; food still costly (August 27, 2009)
  • Gujarat imposes stock limits (August 19, 2009)
  • Soaring food prices belie falling headline inflation (August 14, 2009)
  • Sugar prices gallop past Rs 30/kg (August 12, 2009)
  • The inflation paradox (August 12, 2009)
  • Govt set to crack whip on hoarders (August 12, 2009)
  • States must enforce stockholding limits effectively: PM (August 09, 2009)
  • Inflation declines 1.58% (August 07, 2009)
  • Guarseed, gum prices may rise on lower crop outlook (August 05, 2009)
  • CPI-based inflation rate surges to 9.29% (August 01, 2009)
  • Inflation rate falls for 7th straight week to 1.54% (July 31, 2009)
  • Inflation remains in negative zone (July 24, 2009)
  • Inflation remains in negative territory (July 17, 2009)
  • Huge palm oil stocks bring trade in South to a halt (July 14, 2009)
  • Precious metals reel under downward pressure (July 13, 2009)
  • Inflation rate stays negative; food still costly (July 10, 2009)
  • Commodity prices may go up (July 08, 2009)
  • Gold may stay weak on dollar cues; crude to consolidate (July 06, 2009)
  • Inflation rate drops 1.3% (July 03, 2009)
  • Gold struggling to retain investor interest (June 29, 2009)
  • Inflation rate stays in negative for the second week (June 26, 2009)
  • Strong price performance due to demand, supply, currency factors (June 22, 2009)
  • Inflation turns negative on base effect (June 19, 2009)
  • Inflation rate dips to 0.13%; food still dearer (June 12, 2009)
  • Strengthen PDS for ‘aam aadmi’ (June 10, 2009)
  • Inflation rate slips to 0.48; food articles rule dearer (June 05, 2009)
  • Inflation rate remains unchanged at 0.61% (May 29, 2009)
  • Inflation rate rises to 0.61% on costlier food (May 22, 2009)
  • Inflation rate down on higher base effect (May 15, 2009)
  • Will more central banks buy gold as reserve asset? (May 14, 2009)
  • Crude, base metals turn out star performers (May 11, 2009)
  • Inflation rate rises to 0.70% on costlier food (May 09, 2009)
  • Inflation rate rises on costlier food items (May 01, 2009)
  • Edible oil prices scenario undergoing changes (April 27, 2009)
  • ‘Banned Afghan poppy seeds entering Indian markets’ (April 25, 2009)
  • Costlier non-food items push up inflation rate to 0.26% (April 24, 2009)
  • Inflation dips to 0.18% despite costlier food, fuels (April 17, 2009)
  • Inflation rate declines on cheaper minerals (April 10, 2009)
  • Truck rentals rise on agri commodity arrivals (April 09, 2009)
  • Tide may be turning for commodities; metals vulnerable (April 06, 2009)
  • Never mind lower inflation, here’s why you’re still paying more for food (April 04, 2009)
  • Inflation rate inches up marginally to 0.31% (April 03, 2009)
  • Inflation drops further to 0.27% (March 27, 2009)
  • No relief to consumers from high grain and sugar prices (March 27, 2009)
  • Inflation plummets to 0.44% (March 20, 2009)
  • WPI inflation of 0.44% provides aam aadmi no solace (March 20, 2009)
  • Higher retail prices of food items make households feel the pinch (March 15, 2009)
  • Food items still costly (March 13, 2009)
  • Investors continue to bet on commodities (March 12, 2009)
  • Do castor oil, derivatives and raw cotton deserve sops under special export scheme? (March 09, 2009)
  • Inflation rate dips on cheaper primary items (March 06, 2009)
  • Wheat, grains, oilseed prices seen lower (March 04, 2009)
  • Cheaper food items keep inflation rate down (February 27, 2009)
  • Inflation dips to below 4% (February 20, 2009)
  • Gold scales new peak (February 18, 2009)
  • Inflation rate cools below 5% on fuel price cuts (February 13, 2009)
  • Inflation rate drops on cheaper food items (February 06, 2009)
  • Manufactured goods lift inflation rate to 5.64 (January 30, 2009)
  • Rise in exports (January 26, 2009)
  • Inflation rate rises to 5.6% as food items turn costlier (January 23, 2009)
  • Inflation rate drops on cheaper food (January 16, 2009)
  • Food prices reflect demand-supply gap (January 11, 2009)
  • Inflation rate dips on cheaper primary items (January 10, 2009)
  • Inflation rate drops as most items turn cheaper (January 02, 2009)
    Commodity Exchanges

  • Commodity exchanges find a way out to beat sun outage (January 14, 2010)
  • Agri futures likely to consolidate this year (January 03, 2010)
  • Forward, not futures trading (December 30, 2009)
  • Growers body mooted to trade pulses on commodity bourses (December 20, 2009)
  • Extending reach (December 14, 2009)
  • Power Exchanges caught in CERC, FMC cross currents (November 08, 2009)
  • NMCE gold guinea contract (November 07, 2009)
  • Commodity bourses asked to focus on illiquid contracts (October 16, 2009)
  • Tata Power, MCX to educate farmers on futures trade (October 10, 2009)
  • NSEL extends trading time for silver (October 07, 2009)
  • NCDEX gets Gujarat nod to launch spot agri contracts (September 26, 2009)
  • ‘MJ Composite’ index from mjunction (September 26, 2009)
  • NMCE to launch 8 new futures deals for Oct (September 19, 2009)
  • Coin trading soon on bourse (September 06, 2009)
  • There is more to investing in gold than the jewellery (August 23, 2009)
  • MCX’s focus on agri commodities paying off (August 15, 2009)
  • NCDEX arm to launch online trading in maize (August 09, 2009)
  • TCS to reduce stake in NPEX to 17% (August 07, 2009)
  • NCDEX plans spot trading for chillies in AP (August 02, 2009)
  • Govt can tap futures to control prices: NCDEX (July 19, 2009)
  • NMCE to use competitor’s software (July 16, 2009)
  • NSpot to launch mustard contract (July 15, 2009)
  • Speculators beginning to exit agri futures market (July 10, 2009)
  • Tax relief likely to boost commodity trading: Analysts (July 09, 2009)
  • FMC moots futures in organic products (July 08, 2009)
  • Lift remaining ban on futures, amend APMC Acts of States (July 03, 2009)
  • MCX launches gasoline futures (July 02, 2009)
  • NMCE in talks with PEs to raise Rs 50 cr for expansion (June 25, 2009)
  • Nspot in talks to introduce e-trading in rural markets (June 11, 2009)
  • MCX arm to divest 6.48% equity (June 05, 2009)
  • United Stock Exchange buys 10% in IMCE (May 28, 2009)
  • NCDEX signs pact with Singapore exchange (May 27, 2009)
  • Nod for Ahmedabad Exchange (May 15, 2009)
  • NSPOT launches chana contract (May 14, 2009)
  • MCX launches almond futures (May 13, 2009)
  • Aries Agro signs pact with MCX (May 11, 2009)
  • NCDEX in pact with Bikaner Anaj Committee (May 07, 2009)
  • Transaction fee row: NCDEX moves SC (May 05, 2009)
  • NCDEX's new delivery system (May 03, 2009)
  • FMC not to reconsider NCDEX plea on transaction fee (April 07, 2009)
  • Record turnover on MCX (March 21, 2009)
  • NCDEX Spot in pact with Riddhi Siddhi (March 21, 2009)
  • FTIL may rope in global partner for capital market venture (March 17, 2009)
  • Farm credit in Kerala records rise (March 16, 2009)
  • MCX-SX signs pact with UP bullion traders’ body (March 10, 2009)
  • NYSE Euronext V-P on MCX advisory board (March 04, 2009)
  • No irregularity in renovating premises, says NCDEX (March 03, 2009)
  • NCDEX arm to set up 40 centres this year (February 20, 2009)
  • MCX Stock Exchange starts Clearing Corporation (February 19, 2009)
  • MCX plan for gasoline futures gets FMC nod (February 17, 2009)
  • MCX-SX’s Marathi Web site (February 12, 2009)
  • HC reserves order on NCDEX plea (February 03, 2009)
  • NCDEX moves HC against FMC (January 31, 2009)
  • NCDEX spot sugar launch from today (January 21, 2009)
  • MCX launches futures trading in electricity (January 10, 2009)
  • Geojit Comtrade setting new trends (January 06, 2009)
    Commodity Markets

  • Gold prices collapse but investor interest intact (February 08, 2010)
  • Beware too much money flow into commodity derivatives (February 05, 2010)
  • Value of trade in agri-commodities doubles on futures exchanges (February 04, 2010)
  • Gold down on fears of monetary regulation on market (January 25, 2010)
  • Upside potential for commodities in 2010 (January 11, 2010)
  • Positive outlook for commodity markets (January 04, 2010)
  • 2009 witnessed change in sentiment towards gold (December 28, 2009)
  • Curbs sought on futures trading in oilseeds (December 22, 2009)
  • AP to crack the whip on commodity hoarders (December 21, 2009)
  • Tyre makers blame futures for rubber price rise (December 19, 2009)
  • Where is gold headed? (November 30, 2009)
  • Commodity prices witness broad-based recovery (November 23, 2009)
  • Karvy Comtrade to cover all mandis (November 07, 2009)
  • Wheat prices surge on open sale move by Govt (November 03, 2009)
  • Agri-commodities market may be bullish (October 29, 2009)
  • Food security demands ban on futures trade in all essential items: Jayati Ghosh (October 25, 2009)
  • Agri-commodity futures need policy thrust (October 21, 2009)
  • Further profit taking in gold possible; crude looks firm (October 19, 2009)
  • RiddiSiddhi Bullions opens trading platforms in Kerala (October 12, 2009)
  • Speculative push to gold will create downside risk, if $ gains (September 21, 2009)
  • Stock-holding limit order extended another year (September 18, 2009)
  • Power Exchange launches longer-tenure products (September 16, 2009)
  • Gold price momentum likely to slow down in short term (September 14, 2009)
  • Commodity price tickers soon at mandis (September 10, 2009)
  • Agri imports may be a costly affair (September 03, 2009)
  • Gold to trade range-bound; crude has upward bias (August 17, 2009)
  • Pepper futures recover (August 15, 2009)
  • Poor crop in India fuels speculation in global sugar (August 13, 2009)
  • Deficit rains may hit commodity trading (August 12, 2009)
  • FMC may clear Shree Renuka stake buy in NCDEX (August 11, 2009)
  • Gold vulnerable in short term, crude range-bound (August 10, 2009)
  • Govt should monitor commodity trading by public sector cos (August 06, 2009)
  • Gold vulnerable to demand concerns; crude may move up (August 03, 2009)
  • Select energy, metals, agri commodities prices move up on demand from China (July 27, 2009)
  • Gold rebounds on dollar weakness; base metals spurt (July 20, 2009)
  • Panic sell-off across commodities futures market (July 13, 2009)
  • Outlook seen bullish for gold, corn, cotton (July 09, 2009)
  • Gold tracks dollar, to range-bound; crude to remain firm (June 15, 2009)
  • Downturn: Agri-commodities prices less volatile than metals (June 09, 2009)
  • Sharp rise in crude prices; gold seen range-bound (June 08, 2009)
  • Gold again tracks dollar movement; crude buoyant (June 01, 2009)
  • FMC suspends trading in sugar futures (May 27, 2009)
  • Crude to resume its upward traction on weaker $ (May 25, 2009)
  • UBS acquires DJ-AIG Commodity Index (May 11, 2009)
  • Industrial metals, agri commodities post gains (May 04, 2009)
  • Speculative buying pushes sugar prices to 3-year high (May 04, 2009)
  • Gold prices may ease; crude to stay above $50 (April 13, 2009)
  • NCDEX says SGF intact; denies fund diversion (April 06, 2009)
  • CFTC looking at tightening of swap deals (April 06, 2009)
  • Spot bourse to launch contracts in wheat, maize (April 03, 2009)
  • Gold to trade range-bound; crude will stay firm (March 30, 2009)
  • Domestic grain prices spurt despite ease in global market (March 30, 2009)
  • Trading in agri futures dips in Feb (March 25, 2009)
  • Weak $, investments to push gold higher; crude buoyant (March 23, 2009)
  • Gold to be range-bound, crude poised to go up (March 16, 2009)
  • The inherent risks of price prognosis (March 10, 2009)
  • Demand to lift physical market curbs in grains before allowing futures (March 02, 2009)
  • Soyabean futures may trade higher on good demand, low arrivals (January 26, 2009)
  • New delivery system for pepper, rubber, mentha oil futures (January 24, 2009)
  • Yellow metal likely to witness volatile trend (January 12, 2009)
  • Geojit Financial exits commodity business (January 03, 2009)
  • Get set to pay more for food, less for fuel (January 01, 2009)
    Contract Farming

  • Sterling Agro to expand contract farming (November 11, 2009)
  • Aachi Masala to enter contract farming for raw materials (October 02, 2009)
  • STC gets ready for ‘contract farming’ (September 25, 2009)
  • TN urged to boost contract farming (February 14, 2009)
  • Oceanic Edibles plans to expand acreage under contract farming (January 17, 2009)
    Corporate Farming

  • A State under-explored, under-invested (October 20, 2009)
    Cotton
    Latest Prices
  • Global cotton prices set to increase further (January 25, 2010)
  • Ginning units thrive after cotton monopoly scheme ends (January 08, 2010)
  • Cotton body slams call for export ban (January 02, 2010)
  • India's experience with Bt cotton illustrative, says US expert (December 15, 2009)
  • NY cotton may test support levels (December 14, 2009)
  • Ample cotton in the country to export (December 06, 2009)
  • Export body seeks quantitative curbs on raw cotton (November 27, 2009)
  • Pulls, pressures on cotton exports (November 20, 2009)
  • FIEO seeks suspension of raw cotton exports (November 16, 2009)
  • SIMA seeks ban on export of cotton (November 12, 2009)
  • Open more cotton purchase centres in AP: Rosaiah (November 11, 2009)
  • It’s a different ‘boll’ game in cotton (October 17, 2009)
  • Cotton crop prospects appear good (October 17, 2009)
  • Indian cotton exports set to rebound (October 05, 2009)
  • NY cotton may fall lower (September 14, 2009)
  • Cotton closing stock doubles as exports dip (September 12, 2009)
  • Cotton body sees exports doubling (September 08, 2009)
  • Meet on Bt cotton put off (September 02, 2009)
  • Cotton output pegged at 305 lakh bales next season (September 01, 2009)
  • Cotton Corporation to set up depots in Madurai, Coimbatore (August 25, 2009)
  • Monsoon is not a source of worry for cotton (August 08, 2009)
  • Cotton crop may be higher in central parts (July 28, 2009)
  • 76 lakh ha may come under Bt cotton (July 25, 2009)
  • Banks can stitch cotton sector as a whole (July 20, 2009)
  • MSP advantage blown away for cotton growers (July 15, 2009)
  • Cotton output forecast unchanged (July 14, 2009)
  • CCI, Nafed buy 45% of total cotton arrivals (July 08, 2009)
  • Cotton output may top 300 lakh bales next season (July 07, 2009)
  • AP to grow cotton on 11.8 lakh hectares (July 04, 2009)
  • Cotton exports dip in June (July 03, 2009)
  • Plea to continue sops for cotton exports (June 27, 2009)
  • Chamber wants Centre to lower MSP for cotton (June 17, 2009)
  • Case to freeze support price of cotton (June 11, 2009)
  • Desi Bt cotton set to blossom in farms this year (June 06, 2009)
  • EU to continue support for Oxfam project (June 04, 2009)
  • Cotton production, consumption seen rising next season (June 01, 2009)
  • Jhunjhunwala is new Chairman of cotton research body (May 26, 2009)
  • Cotton prices up as arrivals slow down (May 18, 2009)
  • Cotton futures likely to rise (May 18, 2009)
  • Cotton body lowers output estimate (May 14, 2009)
  • Cotton futures may correct lower (May 11, 2009)
  • Andhra Pradesh revises Bt-II cotton seed price to Rs 750 (May 04, 2009)
  • UPA cottons on to strategy for Vidarbha (April 15, 2009)
  • Area under cotton likely to fall (April 15, 2009)
  • Cotton exports look up on currency movement, duty sops (April 06, 2009)
  • Cotton Corp sells 61 lakh bales till March (April 04, 2009)
  • Cotton body lowers output, demand estimate (February 14, 2009)
  • Cotton arrivals gather pace (February 05, 2009)
  • Cotton futures to consolidate, rise (January 19, 2009)
  • Global cotton offtake may decline 11% this year (January 10, 2009)
  • Rains damage cotton kapas (January 09, 2009)
    Courts/Legal Issues

  • Court stops cane diversion from sugar firm’s reserved area (October 22, 2009)
    Credit Cards & Debit Cards

  • More farmers get kisan credit cards (October 24, 2009)
    Cultivation

  • Rapeseed output seen lower on drop in coverage (February 09, 2010)
  • Kutch farmer shows the way (February 08, 2010)
  • PM may ask States to raise crop productivity (February 06, 2010)
  • Rabi crop (January 18, 2010)
  • Farmers in Punjab, Haryana shift from wheat to other crops (January 18, 2010)
  • Millet area plummets by half in Andhra Pradesh (January 05, 2010)
  • ‘Lining of canals can improve irrigation efficiency by over 15%' (January 04, 2010)
  • Untapped potential in several crops (January 04, 2010)
  • Area under rabi pulses up (January 02, 2010)
  • Sugar output may rise on lower cane diversion (December 24, 2009)
  • Wheat sowing trails in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan (December 19, 2009)
  • Rice purchase by Food Corp, other agencies up 2.74% (December 16, 2009)
  • Wheat coverage lower in key States barring M.P., U.P. (December 12, 2009)
  • M.P., U.P. plantings help wheat area rise 5.1% (November 28, 2009)
  • Prices of guarseed, gum likely to rule firm (November 25, 2009)
  • Punjab, Haryana buck all-India rice decline trend (November 24, 2009)
  • Wheat, barley acreage gains as rabi sowing picks up (November 21, 2009)
  • Planting hopes (November 19, 2009)
  • Sustainable farming (November 07, 2009)
  • Bengal launches mapping to assess soil fertility (November 06, 2009)
  • Rabi crop sowing below normal (November 03, 2009)
  • Pusa-1121 prices crash on bumper crop (November 02, 2009)
  • Horticulture Mission identifies sites for medicinal plant cultivation (October 24, 2009)
  • For kharif, it is a South spoiler (October 17, 2009)
  • No sowing before Dec; pulses, cotton, paddy hit (October 10, 2009)
  • New field (October 06, 2009)
  • Bring more farming area under irrigation: FICCI (October 06, 2009)
  • Earning profits through sustainable farming (October 05, 2009)
  • Farm Ministry delays kharif output estimates (September 26, 2009)
  • Hand to mouth (September 23, 2009)
  • Experimental sowing (September 21, 2009)
  • Guar crop prospects improve on rains (September 17, 2009)
  • Weather resistant (September 17, 2009)
  • Timely transplantations (September 15, 2009)
  • Area under kharif paddy down 62.35 lakh hectares (September 12, 2009)
  • Managing risks in farming (September 07, 2009)
  • 45-50 lakh ha fall in area under kharif paddy likely (September 05, 2009)
  • Growmore develops high-yield bamboo (August 31, 2009)
  • Rains revive A.P. farmers’ hopes (August 28, 2009)
  • Gaining coverage (August 28, 2009)
  • Paddy acreage shortfall widens to almost 70 lakh ha (August 26, 2009)
  • Cotton is kharif king in Gujarat (August 18, 2009)
  • Area under irrigation (August 17, 2009)
  • Centre extends date for submission of crop cover proposal (August 15, 2009)
  • Sharp fall in Sikkim rice, maize output (August 12, 2009)
  • An exception (August 11, 2009)
  • Paddy, groundnut main casualties of poor rain (August 11, 2009)
  • Jhum cultivation (August 10, 2009)
  • Situation not yet alarming, says Bengal (August 08, 2009)
  • Gujarat emerges a silver lining (August 08, 2009)
  • It’s a different picture in Karnataka (August 08, 2009)
  • Crop yields may drop 20% in UP (August 08, 2009)
  • Monsoon clouds direction of economy’s growth (August 08, 2009)
  • Drip irrigation saves the day for medium farmers in Gujarat (August 06, 2009)
  • Area under foodgrains shows declining trend (August 04, 2009)
  • Uttarakhand’s kharif output may be lower (August 01, 2009)
  • Samba prospects reviewed (August 01, 2009)
  • Kharif area under pulses, maize, soyabean increases (August 01, 2009)
  • Madhya Pradesh says ‘no need for alarm’ on agri front (July 30, 2009)
  • Cotton, groundnut, chilli crops likely to be hit in AP (July 29, 2009)
  • AP charts contingency plan for alternative crops (July 23, 2009)
  • Gujarat gearing for another record crop (July 22, 2009)
  • Multi-purpose plant (July 21, 2009)
  • Kharif sowing in full swing (July 21, 2009)
  • Farmers may shift to pulses from guar (July 21, 2009)
  • Kharif sowing improves as monsoon picks up (July 18, 2009)
  • Crop prospects hazy as rainfall is much below normal still (July 17, 2009)
  • Ploughing ahead (July 14, 2009)
  • Pulses zoom on sowing data (July 14, 2009)
  • AP to spend Rs 5,000 cr on co-op farming (July 06, 2009)
  • AP turns major agri producer (July 06, 2009)
  • Behind schedule (July 02, 2009)
  • Farmers may have exit route in co-op farming (July 01, 2009)
  • AP Govt moots cooperative farming on trial basis (June 30, 2009)
  • Low June rainfall may not affect eventual harvest (June 27, 2009)
  • Coverage of most kharif crops down (June 27, 2009)
  • ‘Below normal’ monsoon may delay kharif sowing (June 25, 2009)
  • Rain drain (June 23, 2009)
  • Deficient rainfall delays kharif crops sowing (June 20, 2009)
  • Karnataka kharif sowing begins on positive note (June 17, 2009)
  • Kharif farming (June 04, 2009)
  • ‘Cultivable areas in Sunderbans rendered unsuitable for growing crops’ (June 01, 2009)
  • Area under cotton, soya may increase (May 29, 2009)
  • Early sowing (May 28, 2009)
  • Clearing hay (May 15, 2009)
  • New method to grow sugarcane with less water (May 07, 2009)
  • Mahindras open 11 more Samriddhi centres in AP (April 24, 2009)
  • New approach to mango farming can help raise yield (April 23, 2009)
  • Jatropha cultivation hit by land, viability issues (April 18, 2009)
  • ‘Group farming will benefit small, medium farmers’ (April 14, 2009)
  • Integrated farming emerges a viable option for Kerala (April 10, 2009)
  • Experts plump for organic farming (April 07, 2009)
  • Sugar mills sweeten offer for cane cultivation (April 03, 2009)
  • Wheat prices crash on weight of record crop, higher stocks (April 02, 2009)
  • Agro-biodiversity centre’s success story in Kerala (April 02, 2009)
  • Growers switching over to robustas from arabicas (March 31, 2009)
  • Wayanad farmers prefer banana over paddy (March 31, 2009)
  • Monsanto begins initiative to raise yields (March 17, 2009)
  • Indigenous method (March 13, 2009)
  • No slowdown blues for Australian farmers (March 05, 2009)
  • Area under food crops on the decline in Kerala (March 03, 2009)
  • India has 4th largest area under GM crops (February 19, 2009)
  • Harvest time (February 05, 2009)
  • Rabi paddy in Godavari delta faces severe water scarcity (January 31, 2009)
  • False rainbow (January 13, 2009)
  • False rainbow (January 13, 2009)
  • Decision on rabi crops support price deferred (January 03, 2009)
    Dairy & Dairy Products

  • Parag Milk Foods chalks out Rs 160-cr expansion plans (February 02, 2010)
  • Amul to hike milk prices in Gujarat from Feb 1 (January 29, 2010)
  • Nandini milk to turn costlier in Karnataka (January 29, 2010)
  • Centre considering ban on casein exports (January 13, 2010)
  • Success story (January 06, 2010)
  • Australian dairy firms eye Indian market (December 09, 2009)
  • Karnataka Milk Federation to tap new overseas markets (November 17, 2009)
  • Dairy exports turn viable as global prices recover (November 07, 2009)
  • Panel submits report on dairy farming (November 04, 2009)
  • Centre launches plan to boost production of milk (October 06, 2009)
  • Israeli firm plans dairy at Palamner (October 02, 2009)
  • Rise in global prices may curdle NDDB plan to import milk powder (September 30, 2009)
  • Britannia launches milk brands (September 25, 2009)
  • Farmers unite to import bovine germplasm (September 24, 2009)
  • Impose duty on milk powder imports, Amul urges PM (September 11, 2009)
  • Cavin’s Milk in Kerala (September 08, 2009)
  • Alert issued on quality of milk (September 02, 2009)
  • Butter supply may improve by mid-Sept (September 01, 2009)
  • Milk prices to go up in TN (August 25, 2009)
  • Rising feed costs, milk powder imports hit dairy industry (August 22, 2009)
  • Milk turning dearer (August 10, 2009)
  • Israeli co to start dairy farm in AP (July 04, 2009)
  • Amul ranks among top 21 global dairy biz cos (June 25, 2009)
  • Siddharth Milk Foods enters Kerala market (June 10, 2009)
  • ‘Emerging markets will be key drivers of liquid dairy products’ (June 08, 2009)
  • Making dairying a big business (June 08, 2009)
  • Amul posts turnover of Rs 6,700 cr (June 06, 2009)
  • Curbs on Amul, Vadilal to use ‘American Dry Fruits’ trade name for their products (June 05, 2009)
  • Milma prize scheme (May 26, 2009)
  • Quality check! (May 13, 2009)
  • Amul’s turnover doubles in 3 years (April 03, 2009)
  • Global dairy trade enters a phase of slump (March 11, 2009)
  • Non-tariff barrier on Australian dairy items goes (March 05, 2009)
  • Pawar for hiking import duty on butter oil, skimmed milk powder (February 25, 2009)
  • NDDB to expand Banaskantha plant (February 23, 2009)
  • Pressure mounts for raising import duty on milk powder (February 21, 2009)
  • NDDB to provide support for dairy sector in Africa (February 11, 2009)
  • EU’s subsidy move may hurt Indian dairy industry (January 28, 2009)
  • Private sector yet to latch on to liquid milk biz (January 22, 2009)
  • Kerala Govt plans hi-tech dairy farm (January 13, 2009)
  • Kerala Govt plans hi-tech dairy farm (January 13, 2009)
    Derivatives Markets

  • Govt lifts ban on futures trading in wheat (May 16, 2009)
    Economic Offences

  • Scent of success (October 06, 2009)
    Economic Survey

  • Tough challenge on food front (July 03, 2009)
    Education

  • XLRI certificate programme in agri-biz (September 08, 2009)
  • Agri-business school coming up (August 07, 2009)
  • Agri-biz management programme launched (July 31, 2009)
  • ‘A degree in fisheries science offers bright scope’ (May 25, 2009)
    Employment

  • Job guarantee (July 20, 2009)
    Entrepreneurship

  • Catch farm entrepreneurs young: Plan panel advisor (October 31, 2009)
  • Cultivating ‘profits’ from organic farm (October 27, 2009)
    Environment

  • AP seeks environmental nod for irrigation, power projects (June 08, 2009)
    Events

  • World Spices Congress fears over labour shortage, costs (February 10, 2010)
  • TN to focus on farm mechanisation (January 28, 2010)
  • Meet on ICT in agriculture (January 22, 2010)
  • Field visit (January 07, 2010)
  • Galla Foods hosts farmers meet (December 29, 2009)
  • ‘Policy action required to ensure public spend in farm research' (December 16, 2009)
  • At irrigation meet (December 12, 2009)
  • Need to improve efficiency of irrigation systems: PM (December 11, 2009)
  • Make agriculture a business proposition: IFAD (December 01, 2009)
  • Meet highlights opportunities in organic aquaculture (November 27, 2009)
  • Fishermen to stage rally in New Delhi on Nov 29 (November 21, 2009)
  • Icrisat symposium on biosafety (November 20, 2009)
  • ‘Neglect of domestic policies’ hit farm growth (November 20, 2009)
  • 4-day Krishi Mela from today (November 19, 2009)
  • Flower show in Hyderabad (November 07, 2009)
  • Thirst quencher (November 06, 2009)
  • Poultry expo in Hyderabad (November 02, 2009)
  • Agri reforms must to attract investments, says US (October 31, 2009)
  • Put agri reforms back on track: CII (October 30, 2009)
  • ISO meet on rubber begins in Kochi (October 29, 2009)
  • Two-day agri meet from Nov 6 (October 29, 2009)
  • Chennai to host global seafood show in February (October 21, 2009)
  • Meet to address rubber growers’ needs (October 20, 2009)
  • ‘Invest in agriculture research and development’ (October 17, 2009)
  • Programme on tissue culture certification (October 16, 2009)
  • UBM plans to rope in farmers for food ingredients expo (October 10, 2009)
  • Web site of global agri expo (October 09, 2009)
  • ‘Time for agriculture to move into high-tech areas’ (October 03, 2009)
  • Kerala to hold meet on agri tech entrepreneurship (September 29, 2009)
  • Call for regulatory body to implement farm policy (September 29, 2009)
  • Meet on sea buckthorn to focus on research, utilisation (September 25, 2009)
  • Landscaping, gardening expo in Hyderabad (September 25, 2009)
  • Better logistics, marketing key to agro export growth (September 24, 2009)
  • Concern over declining volumes at tea auctions (September 15, 2009)
  • Chiefs of commodity boards skip Upasi meet (September 15, 2009)
  • ‘Steps needed to mitigate impact of climate change on agriculture’ (August 31, 2009)
  • Workshop on irrigation sector (August 21, 2009)
  • ‘Haritholsavam’ in Kochi from Aug 28 (August 18, 2009)
  • 5-day treat for plant lovers (August 14, 2009)
  • International coffee festival (August 13, 2009)
  • ‘Address climate change thru’ agriculture’ (August 12, 2009)
  • Going nuts (August 11, 2009)
  • More experts needed in farm sector: Reddy (August 10, 2009)
  • Food safety workshop on July 13 (July 09, 2009)
  • A good initiative: M.S. Swaminathan (June 30, 2009)
  • Labelling of pump sets (June 30, 2009)
  • CII to hold ‘Krishi Vikas 2009’ in Nov (June 30, 2009)
  • AP floor leaders to meet on agriculture (June 22, 2009)
  • Festival of mangoes (June 13, 2009)
  • CIAL to hold farming for export meet (June 01, 2009)
  • US institute hails Gujarat’s efforts to boost farm sector (May 20, 2009)
  • Chai bazaar to counter rising tea prices (May 15, 2009)
  • Extend debt relief scheme to fisherfolk: Kerala CM (May 15, 2009)
  • Matsyafed expo (May 12, 2009)
  • Golden rice likely to be available in 3 years (May 12, 2009)
  • Cotton meet in Coimbatore today (April 18, 2009)
  • Global meet on natural fibres in Mumbai (April 06, 2009)
  • Beware of gross mismanagement of public funds, IIM students told (March 30, 2009)
  • ‘Bamboo crop to open new opportunities for SHGs’ (March 04, 2009)
  • Golden flavours (February 20, 2009)
  • ‘Farmers also need govt help’ (February 17, 2009)
  • Mangalore to host Matsya Mela from Feb 13 to 15 (February 12, 2009)
  • Veg oils meet to discuss growing demand (January 28, 2009)
  • South African farmers touring villages in South (January 28, 2009)
  • Symposium on oilseeds (January 27, 2009)
  • JRG organises commodity summit in Dubai (January 20, 2009)
  • Kissan Mela to focus on organic cultivation (January 19, 2009)
  • Agri business summit at IIM-A (January 16, 2009)
  • Global coffee festival put off to October (January 08, 2009)
  • Egypt team to attend global tea meet (January 01, 2009)
    Excise and Customs

  • Import duty on soyabean oil scrapped: Pillai (March 20, 2009)
    Exports & Imports

  • Import of 15-16 lt sugar will meet demand, mills tell PM (January 28, 2010)
  • Sharp fall in EU rejection of Indian shrimp (January 27, 2010)
  • US shrimp body dubs Indian seafood ‘sub-standard' (January 14, 2010)
  • Have domestic sugar prices passed their peak? (December 21, 2009)
  • Doubts over launch of system to trace origins of organic foods (December 09, 2009)
  • Dithering on rice imports (December 02, 2009)
  • Govt mulling rice imports (November 19, 2009)
  • Textile Ministry to seek suspension of cotton exports (November 17, 2009)
  • Basmati trade flounders on default by Iran buyers (November 03, 2009)
  • Iran finds Indian rice safe for human consumption (October 14, 2009)
  • Iran finds Indian rice safe for human consumption (October 14, 2009)
  • Organic exports set to double: APEDA chief (October 11, 2009)
  • Aiding exports by removing trade distortion in global market (October 05, 2009)
  • Wheat import decision brooks no delay (September 30, 2009)
  • Cotton export hopes soar on bumper output forecast (September 01, 2009)
  • Mills in North contract raw sugar for imports at $520/t (August 27, 2009)
  • Despite low rice output forecast, basmati MEP cut to $800/tonne (August 20, 2009)
  • Arabica coffee imports likely in next 7-8 years (August 14, 2009)
  • Govt to probe ‘some’ violation of norms in rice exports (July 31, 2009)
  • Kerala urges Centre not to sign trade pact with ASEAN (July 29, 2009)
  • Food Ministry nod for move to export 6.5 lt wheat products (June 18, 2009)
  • Hike in gold customs duty can yield Rs 1,200-cr revenue (June 15, 2009)
  • Spices exports top Rs 5,000-cr-mark (June 11, 2009)
  • AP Girijan co-op aims for Rs 220-cr turnover (June 09, 2009)
  • Rice exports: It is more of commercial transactions (May 22, 2009)
  • Saudi ban on Indian seafood exports goes (May 19, 2009)
  • A tale of two cereals (May 11, 2009)
  • ‘Vegoils import surging on lack of stocks’ (April 24, 2009)
  • India, 3rd in rice exports after Thailand, Vietnam (April 20, 2009)
  • India’s speculative imports support global vegetable oil market (April 14, 2009)
  • Oilmeal exports drop 60% in March on economic woes (April 08, 2009)
  • Morarka Organic makes retail debut with ‘Down to Earth’ (March 20, 2009)
  • Zero duty on pulses to continue for another year (March 19, 2009)
  • Sugar imports, even at zero duty, unviable (March 16, 2009)
  • Jewellery exports down 35% in Feb (March 14, 2009)
  • Indian hurdles to US farm items come under scrutiny (March 07, 2009)
  • Low output, domestic demand hit tea exports (March 06, 2009)
  • Mills likely to go for more raw sugar imports (March 02, 2009)
  • Centre grants duty credit for raw cotton exports (February 19, 2009)
  • Centre could have resorted to white sugar imports (February 05, 2009)
  • Gold imports down to a trickle (February 03, 2009)
  • Fresh cut flower exports beginning to wither (January 31, 2009)
  • Govt plans to check sugar exports via advance licence (January 19, 2009)
  • US worried over Cotton Corpn’s purchases (January 14, 2009)
  • Plea to lift grain export controls (January 05, 2009)
    Farm credit

  • Maharashtra to overhaul farm credit plan (January 13, 2010)
  • Farm credit in Karnataka may rise 14% in 2010-11 (January 06, 2010)
  • Coffee debt relief package headed for trouble (December 15, 2009)
  • Coir Board seeks credit flow (November 27, 2009)
  • Coir Board urges Centre to ensure credit flow to sector (November 24, 2009)
  • Financial institutions urged to expand farm credit activities (November 09, 2009)
  • Govt looks to provide relief for tenant farmers (October 17, 2009)
  • SBT farm credit campaign surpasses Rs 500-cr target (October 12, 2009)
  • SBT farm credit campaign surpasses Rs 500-cr target (October 10, 2009)
  • State Bank of Mysore to offer crop loans at 3% interest (October 02, 2009)
  • Farm credit offtake falls below target in Bengal (September 18, 2009)
  • Vijaya Bank sees higher credit demand from farm sector (September 05, 2009)
  • Karnataka banks see little impact (September 04, 2009)
  • PNB to reschedule loans for drought-hit (September 04, 2009)
  • Banks may see rise in NPAs from micro-finance (August 25, 2009)
  • Poor rains pressure farm equipment financing (August 21, 2009)
  • AP farmers get more time to repay loans (July 28, 2009)
  • AP urges banks to cover all farm loan applicants (July 13, 2009)
  • AP: Crop loan target at Rs 23,500 cr (July 01, 2009)
  • Corp Bank, Karnataka organic farming mission in pact (May 07, 2009)
  • Rs 1,465-crore Nabard loan (April 24, 2009)
  • Nabard, Bengal co-op bank in pact to step up credit flow (April 21, 2009)
  • Fall in crop loan disbursals by Nabard in Gujarat (April 03, 2009)
  • SBI freezes new car loans at 10%, farm loans at 8% for a year (February 21, 2009)
  • TN announces interest-free co-operative crop loans (February 18, 2009)
  • Incentive-based approach to agri credit disbursal urged (February 16, 2009)
  • ‘Agri credit flow seen slowing down’ (February 06, 2009)
    Fertilisers

  • Global fertiliser prices resume upward climb after 2009 lows (February 08, 2010)
  • Kribhco investing Rs 1,300 cr to raise Hazira unit urea capacity (December 10, 2009)
  • Urea imports by FACT rise to 1.36 lakh t (November 17, 2009)
  • Special cell in Bengal soon to monitor fertiliser prices (November 04, 2009)
  • Sikkim asks Centre to extend subsidy to bio-fertilisers (October 28, 2009)
  • Kribhco importing MoP (October 09, 2009)
  • Iffco to set up phosphoric acid unit in Jordan (October 07, 2009)
  • Joint venture plan has not worked for India (September 21, 2009)
  • Morocco’s OCP open to Indian cos setting up 100% phosphoric acid units (September 21, 2009)
  • Direct subsidy to farmers gets mixed response (August 15, 2009)
  • Farmers and fertilisers (July 31, 2009)
  • The right nutrient mix (July 28, 2009)
  • Change to ‘nutrient-based’ fertiliser subsidy regime on the cards (July 27, 2009)
  • Banks have a crucial role in timely delivery of fertiliser subsidy (July 20, 2009)
  • Key is in the political will: Vellayan (July 07, 2009)
  • Fertiliser subsidy (July 07, 2009)
  • Maharashtra to increase fertiliser buffer (March 17, 2009)
  • Aries Agro to teach farming techniques in 22 States (February 26, 2009)
  • 3 groups receive over 50% of fertiliser subsidy (February 20, 2009)
  • Fertiliser subsidy bill overshoots budget estimates (February 17, 2009)
  • Fertiliser subsidy may be within Rs 50,000-cr next fiscal (February 06, 2009)
  • Fertiliser cos break phosphoric acid supply cartel (February 06, 2009)
  • Iffco, IPL ink pact for DAP import (February 05, 2009)
  • Bengal seeks subsidy for bio-fertilizer use (January 29, 2009)
  • Govt close to inking 10 lakh t DAP import deal (January 23, 2009)
  • Fertiliser cos, phosphoric acid suppliers in pricing row (January 05, 2009)
  • Joint ventures fail to stop price rise sting (January 05, 2009)
    Financial Performance

  • Firm price trends in commodities help Harrisons Malayalam (February 02, 2010)
  • Upper Ganges posts Rs 282 lakh net loss (January 31, 2010)
  • Oudh Sugar Mills posts Rs 8.67-cr loss on output fall (January 30, 2010)
  • KS Oils profit up 23% (January 30, 2010)
  • McLeod Russel tastes profit on high volumes (January 26, 2010)
  • Andhra Sugar net zooms (January 25, 2010)
  • Jay Shree Tea posts Rs 33.16-cr net profit (November 04, 2009)
  • Upper Ganges shrinks loss (October 28, 2009)
  • Harrisons Malayalam revenue dips (October 28, 2009)
  • Rallis India profit up 10% in Q2 (October 15, 2009)
  • Sanwaria Agro net profit up 40% (October 13, 2009)
  • Oudh Sugar back in black (August 26, 2009)
  • Campco net profit up at Rs 8 cr; to pay 12% (August 15, 2009)
  • Rising sugar prices sweeten EID Parry profit in Q1 (July 30, 2009)
  • McLeod Russel net up on tea price boom (February 02, 2009)
  • Tata Tea net rises 10% on higher revenues (January 31, 2009)
  • EID Parry Q3 net dips (January 29, 2009)
  • Harrisons Malayalam Q3 net rises 39% (January 29, 2009)
  • KS Oils’ Q3 net rises 33% (January 21, 2009)
    Floriculture

  • A sector that has begun to bloom (February 01, 2010)
  • Flower power (January 08, 2010)
  • Covai flower show from Jan 9 (January 06, 2010)
  • Swanky show (December 19, 2009)
  • Bangalore to host floriculture expo in Dec (November 24, 2009)
  • Heady scent of success (August 27, 2009)
  • Wilting trade (August 10, 2009)
  • Ferns N Petals sets up first franchise in Kashmir (May 12, 2009)
  • Floriculturists seek auction centre at Kotagiri (April 07, 2009)
  • Blooming biz (March 26, 2009)
  • Floral treat (March 24, 2009)
  • Tanflora to export 5-7 m rose stems this V-day (February 07, 2009)
    Food & Dairy Products

  • French cheese-maker Bel in talks with Parag Foods for tie-up (November 12, 2009)
    Foodgrains

  • PM signals further opening of retail trade to curb price rise (February 07, 2010)
  • AP kharif grains output put at 73 lakh t (January 20, 2010)
  • Foodgrains merchants against market cess on commodities (January 19, 2010)
  • Markets ignore Govt farm support prices time and again (December 29, 2009)
  • Paying a stiff price (December 23, 2009)
  • Foodgrain merchants' body for GST introduction from 2011-12 (December 19, 2009)
  • Corn exports down to a trickle on slack buying (December 04, 2009)
  • Tackling food prices (December 03, 2009)
  • Maize crop outlook in a maze (October 17, 2009)
  • RBI plans ‘non-rate’ interventions to contain food price rise (September 02, 2009)
  • CM wants Centre to fix prices of rice, pulses (August 25, 2009)
  • Millet Network plans to form advocacy groups (August 20, 2009)
  • Maize crop prospects aren’t bullish (August 08, 2009)
  • ‘Ban online trading in foodgrains’ (July 21, 2009)
  • Empowered Group of Ministers on Food Security constituted (July 14, 2009)
  • Foodgrains merchants body wants lower lending rates (June 03, 2009)
  • Agriculture agenda (May 22, 2009)
  • Centre raises foodgrain, oilseeds output estimate (May 13, 2009)
  • Food for thought (May 04, 2009)
  • Export demand slump hits barley prices (April 11, 2009)
  • Grains of management (March 27, 2009)
  • ‘Pushkal’ first commercially available hybrid pigeonpea (March 03, 2009)
  • Hike in MSP (February 21, 2009)
  • TN foodgrains merchants’ plea (February 13, 2009)
  • Corn exports gather pace on Far-East, S-E Asia demand (February 11, 2009)
  • ‘Cut freight rates for grains, pulses’ (February 05, 2009)
    Foods & Food Processing

  • Scope for investment in food processing (January 18, 2010)
  • Grain-based alcohol on a high as molasses price soars (January 12, 2010)
  • Food processing sector: Offering huge opportunities (January 04, 2010)
  • Export focus (January 04, 2010)
  • Higher tax on branded food products dents competitiveness (November 30, 2009)
  • An ideal place to invest in food processing (November 16, 2009)
  • A State with potential in food processing (November 02, 2009)
  • An attractive destination to set up modern processing units (October 05, 2009)
  • Seafood exporters told to buy from registered farms (July 24, 2009)
  • Opportunities for investment in agro food parks (July 20, 2009)
  • Bharti-Del Monte venture to invest Rs 100 cr in food processing facility (May 27, 2009)
  • Jain Irrigation plans to expand dehydrated vegetable business (May 26, 2009)
  • India to double processed food production by 2015 (March 02, 2009)
  • Mega food park coming up in Satara (February 27, 2009)
  • ‘Food outsourcing is a $5-billion opportunity for India’ (January 18, 2009)
    Foreign Direct Investment

  • FDI in the farm sector (September 23, 2009)
  • Key Ministries to review FDI policy in tobacco sector (July 10, 2009)
    Gems & Jewellery

  • Scrapping levy on branded jewellery may encourage more players (July 07, 2009)
    General Insurance

  • Row brews after Anantapur gets most of crop insurance (January 20, 2010)
  • Climate-based insurance cover for cashew, paddy (December 22, 2009)
  • Insurance claims on rabi crops in Bengal to touch Rs 380 cr (October 17, 2009)
  • AP to launch weather-based crop insurance (August 08, 2009)
  • Cut-off date for crop insurance extended (August 02, 2009)
  • Weather insurance to cover quicker ground (June 14, 2009)
  • More coffee planters may go in for rainfall-linked insurance (June 06, 2009)
  • Lending a hand (January 30, 2009)
    Gold & Silver

  • Gold is a risk-stabiliser, not returns-enhancer (January 31, 2010)
  • NMCE puts through first delivery of gold guinea contract (January 07, 2010)
  • Gold vulnerable to weakness in short-term (December 07, 2009)
  • Gold, silver jewellery exports to get drawback (December 03, 2009)
  • Gold viewed as safe investment option during recession (November 12, 2009)
  • NMCE kicks off trading in gold guinea contract (November 09, 2009)
  • Gold comfort (November 06, 2009)
  • Purchase of gold will help RBI diversify forex reserves (November 04, 2009)
  • Gold sales up 6% during Diwali (October 22, 2009)
  • Gold ETFs: Volumes high; firm Re caps return (October 09, 2009)
  • Gold declines on dollar strength (October 02, 2009)
  • Rising gold, drooping $ push up currency futures turnover (September 22, 2009)
  • Jewellers bet on diamond as gold turns dearer (September 17, 2009)
  • Now, a loan mela to buy jewellery (September 15, 2009)
  • Gold may top Rs 18,000 soon, says Assocham (September 14, 2009)
  • WGC to lure buyers with shopping festivals (August 10, 2009)
  • Scrap sales, slow fabrication demand may curb gold rally (August 06, 2009)
  • Slow official sector sales to buoy gold prices (August 05, 2009)
  • Jewellers turn innovative to offset high gold prices (July 21, 2009)
  • Gold, silver rise on proposal to double Customs duty (July 07, 2009)
  • NMCE plans launching new gold products soon (June 09, 2009)
  • New body set up for bullion trade (May 31, 2009)
  • The lure of gold (May 25, 2009)
  • NSEL to launch gold, silver contracts on May 18 (May 11, 2009)
  • Gold fever (February 25, 2009)
  • Hind Zinc silver output to touch 100 tonnes this fiscal (February 24, 2009)
  • Gold demand up in Q4 but 2008 sees overall drop (February 20, 2009)
  • Gold on a bull run (February 16, 2009)
  • Gold has upside potential in medium term (February 02, 2009)
  • Gold imports likely to fall 15-20% (January 26, 2009)
  • 2008 gold imports put at 720 tonnes (January 09, 2009)
  • Commodity outlook may turn positive in H2 (January 05, 2009)
    Horticulture/Fruits & Vegetables
    Latest Prices
  • The debate over Bt brinjal (February 10, 2010)
  • Minister to decide Bt brinjal fate on Feb 10 (February 07, 2010)
  • Blue Star inks deal to sell ripening system (February 04, 2010)
  • When GEAC decided to pass the Bt brinjal buck to Centre (February 04, 2010)
  • Largest producer (February 02, 2010)
  • Plum deal (February 02, 2010)
  • Uttarakhand — A State with potential in horticulture (February 01, 2010)
  • Decision on Bt brinjal on Feb 10 (February 01, 2010)
  • Seeds of domination (January 23, 2010)
  • Bargain hunting (January 14, 2010)
  • High potato, pulses prices push food inflation to 19.83% (January 01, 2010)
  • Transcontinental trade tussle on bananas resolved (December 19, 2009)
  • Rise in onion prices continues despite higher arrivals (December 17, 2009)
  • In demand (December 11, 2009)
  • Sorting process (December 08, 2009)
  • Mega parks can bring changes (December 07, 2009)
  • Meet to assess role of horticulture crops in health, nutrition security (October 22, 2009)
  • Pineapple cultivation on the rise (October 17, 2009)
  • AP appoints panel to study issue (October 16, 2009)
  • Virus threat endangers hill banana in TN (October 13, 2009)
  • Sprouting biz (October 13, 2009)
  • Rains leave Karnataka onion farmers crying for help (October 10, 2009)
  • Getting dearer (October 08, 2009)
  • Turning bitter (September 18, 2009)
  • ‘Mushroom potential not tapped’ (September 18, 2009)
  • Potential for mushroom in Kerala (September 17, 2009)
  • A green revolution at Raj Bhavan (September 12, 2009)
  • Potato chips price may rise on crop failure (September 11, 2009)
  • APMC initiative (September 10, 2009)
  • Exim Bank urges Sikkim to tap mandarin orange market (September 09, 2009)
  • `Harithasree' vegetables for Onam (August 21, 2009)
  • NIFCO plans ‘fruit, vegetable cluster’ (August 19, 2009)
  • Sour lime? (August 19, 2009)
  • Drought likely to hit horticulture crops in AP (August 14, 2009)
  • Kerala farmers switch over to tree fruits (August 10, 2009)
  • AP to develop 100 vegetable clusters (July 29, 2009)
  • More mangoes for Delhi (July 11, 2009)
  • Sikkim move to develop horticulture, floriculture sectors (July 04, 2009)
  • Azhagiri lays foundation stone (June 22, 2009)
  • Multi-purpose plant (June 13, 2009)
  • US-bound Indian mangoes to set sail on Friday (June 10, 2009)
  • Kerala Horticulture Mission takes up ambitious projects (June 09, 2009)
  • Dearer stuff (June 08, 2009)
  • Mango mania (June 08, 2009)
  • Carrefour to step up vegetable sourcing from India (May 29, 2009)
  • Sangam 2009 (May 23, 2009)
  • Summer special (May 16, 2009)
  • Ruling dearer (May 05, 2009)
  • Mango delight (May 02, 2009)
  • New Delhi to host international horticulture exhibition (May 01, 2009)
  • Costlier potato (April 20, 2009)
  • International vegetables, fruits expo to be held in Hong Kong (April 20, 2009)
  • Cheap season over (April 17, 2009)
  • Fresh ’n juicy (April 17, 2009)
  • ‘Lime farming totally neglected’ (April 06, 2009)
  • Maharashtra to ship 500 tonnes Alphonso, Kesar to US (April 02, 2009)
  • Spring blooms (April 01, 2009)
  • Rain effect (March 27, 2009)
  • Summer special (March 26, 2009)
  • Season begins (March 23, 2009)
  • Kerala bittergourd species can absorb excess sugar levels (March 14, 2009)
  • Brinjal festival on March 8 (March 03, 2009)
  • Finding favour (March 02, 2009)
  • Excess supply turns things sour for grape farmers (February 28, 2009)
  • US cos seek specific import duty on pistachios (February 27, 2009)
  • Indian Grape Processing Board established (February 27, 2009)
  • Development platform (February 12, 2009)
  • Alphonso mango arrivals seen delayed (February 04, 2009)
  • Prices crash (February 02, 2009)
  • Preferred ones (January 22, 2009)
  • Maharashtra plans more wine institutes (January 17, 2009)
  • Ruling high (January 05, 2009)
  • Grape processing board to be set up in Pune (January 03, 2009)
    Human Resources

  • ‘Extend rural health mission to tea sector' (February 01, 2010)
  • Mechanisation helps arecanut growers tackle labour shortage (November 05, 2009)
  • Nuts of labour (October 24, 2009)
  • Workers’ protest (August 11, 2009)
  • Importing labour (June 30, 2009)
  • TN farmers concerned at labour shortage (March 26, 2009)
    Industry Associations

  • Alagiri inaugurates ‘Food Chamber' (January 31, 2010)
  • Agro Food Chamber formed (January 30, 2010)
  • TN grains merchants body chief (October 13, 2009)
  • UPASI annual meet on September 15 (September 05, 2009)
  • CII agri council’s 10-point agenda (September 01, 2009)
  • Chicken, egg prices shoot up on hopes of demand (August 25, 2009)
    Information Technology

  • G-Tech to host meet on ICT in agriculture on Jan 22 (January 16, 2010)
  • e-Krishi could become model for country (December 03, 2009)
  • Weather inputs for farmers on mobile phones (October 21, 2009)
  • ICT-based farm initiative bags award (August 29, 2009)
  • TNAU launches online initiative to provide price information to growers (June 15, 2009)
    Infrastructure

  • Telangana stir casts shadow over Polavaram irrigation project (December 29, 2009)
  • Tata DIESL to set up five agri-warehouses (December 20, 2009)
  • Govt to set up spices parks (November 25, 2009)
  • Nabard scheme (October 29, 2009)
  • Boarding house for farmers (October 06, 2009)
  • Uneding debate (September 17, 2009)
  • Ramky, Antony Waste vying for Chennai Koyambedu market contract (August 31, 2009)
  • Developing agri-infrastructure, key to 2nd agri revolution (July 06, 2009)
  • Reddy asks officials to speed up irrigation projects (June 25, 2009)
  • Integrated agro food parks: Building scale and viability (June 22, 2009)
  • ‘Polavaram project will be complete in 3 yrs’ (March 02, 2009)
  • Subhash Projects bags Rs 586-cr deal (February 20, 2009)
  • Farmers to develop township at former SEZ site (February 01, 2009)
    Insight

  • Focus on farm productivity (February 10, 2010)
  • Policy, financial support vital to improve pulses output (February 09, 2010)
  • An ornamentally fishy future (February 09, 2010)
  • Food inflation: Onus wholly on Centre (February 09, 2010)
  • Biting the bullet on Bt brinjal (February 06, 2010)
  • Prices and Mr Pawar (January 27, 2010)
  • Jyoti Basu's agrarian legacy (January 22, 2010)
  • Leave sugar to market forces (January 18, 2010)
  • Farm labour and productivity (January 13, 2010)
  • Anti-farmer mindset at work (January 13, 2010)
  • Another commodity price surge ahead? (January 12, 2010)
  • Rise of the rabi season (December 30, 2009)
  • How not to tackle food inflation (December 28, 2009)
  • Tunisia's growing passion for farming (December 22, 2009)
  • A large, diverse production base (December 21, 2009)
  • The farm widows of ‘prosperous' Punjab (December 18, 2009)
  • Whose profit was sweeter from the sugar price rise? (December 18, 2009)
  • Food price crisis — Taking a long-term view (December 16, 2009)
  • Farm commodities outperform equities (December 10, 2009)
  • NREGS: A double-edged sword (December 08, 2009)
  • Biotechnology, key to food, nutritional security (December 07, 2009)
  • Milk the ‘cow belt' better (December 04, 2009)
  • How profitable is agriculture? (December 01, 2009)
  • Why not covered agriculture? (November 04, 2009)
  • Why Bajaj Hindusthan is interested in Balrampur Chini (November 01, 2009)
  • Bt brinjal: A lost cause? (October 30, 2009)
  • Sugar importers must beware of ‘corporate bids’ (October 27, 2009)
  • Some food for thought (October 16, 2009)
  • The new face of colonisation (October 14, 2009)
  • The new face of colonisation (October 14, 2009)
  • On the brink of starvation (October 07, 2009)
  • Sugar shortage to continue till 2011 (October 03, 2009)
  • Tea industry in hot water (September 25, 2009)
  • Land acquisition and resettlement — Giving the farmer a choice (September 23, 2009)
  • Focus J&K: Providing ideal climate for investment (September 22, 2009)
  • Drought, recession and relief (September 18, 2009)
  • Better ways to fill an empty stomach (September 16, 2009)
  • India-Asean FTA — A realistic assessment (September 11, 2009)
  • Indian agriculture needs a jump innovation (September 07, 2009)
  • A State entrepreneurs cannot ignore (September 07, 2009)
  • Right time to enhance gold stocks (September 05, 2009)
  • Rice against odds (September 04, 2009)
  • This drought is different (August 26, 2009)
  • The bitter facts about sugar (August 19, 2009)
  • Need for action plan on food, nutrition security (August 17, 2009)
  • Can Dr Singh do a Robert Peel? (August 13, 2009)
  • The price of populism (August 12, 2009)
  • Fertiliser subsidy — Falling short of goals (August 08, 2009)
  • Revitalising the regime (August 07, 2009)
  • Cruel weather, uncaring government (July 30, 2009)
  • Investment opportunities aplenty (June 22, 2009)
  • Price conscious (June 12, 2009)
  • Nurture investment in horticulture (June 12, 2009)
  • NGOs in agriculture (June 09, 2009)
  • How strong is dollar-commodities link? (June 09, 2009)
  • Will agri-biz be a catalyst for economic take-off? (June 08, 2009)
  • Farm sector needs right nutrients, now (June 03, 2009)
  • Why not export subsidy for rice? (May 26, 2009)
  • And now, differential negative subsidies (May 20, 2009)
  • Golden years ahead for agriculture? (May 13, 2009)
  • NGOs in agriculture (May 06, 2009)
  • Grains, at what cost? (April 10, 2009)
  • Wanted, Nano-like solutions for Indian farming! (April 07, 2009)
  • Which came first – coir or fibre? (March 24, 2009)
  • Farm sermons (March 20, 2009)
  • Agriculture hostage to knee-jerk actions (March 19, 2009)
  • The marginalisation of agriculture (March 11, 2009)
  • Think afresh on food security (March 10, 2009)
  • Fruits of hard labour (February 24, 2009)
  • Give crops balanced nutrients (February 18, 2009)
  • Crisis in cotton (February 10, 2009)
  • Restoring Kuttanad to its heyday (February 02, 2009)
  • Price signals and the farmer (January 02, 2009)
    Insurance

  • AP farmers to get Rs 800 cr as insurance claim (January 07, 2010)
  • AIC releases Rs 248 cr claims in Bengal (December 07, 2009)
  • Agricultural insurance – challenges and way forward (September 22, 2009)
  • Weather cover for mirchi farmers (September 03, 2009)
  • Centre mulls modified agri insurance scheme (July 21, 2009)
    Internet

  • Monster.com & e-Choupal tie up (August 13, 2009)
  • AP Agri Dept launches portal (February 11, 2009)
    Interview

  • ‘Pressure on sugarcane prices likely due to shortage in availability' (January 25, 2010)
  • ‘Terminal market, a boon to farmers; ensures transparency’ (November 16, 2009)
  • Maharashtra surging ahead in agri marketing reforms (October 05, 2009)
  • ‘Fertiliser subsidy is a misnomer’ (June 22, 2009)
  • ‘Self-sufficiency in food production within reach’ (February 26, 2009)
    Investments

  • ICE writes down $16 m investment in NCDEX (February 12, 2009)
    IPR

  • Is Pak growing Pusa-1121 basmati variety? (July 20, 2009)
    Jute
    Latest Prices
  • Jute is fraying (February 03, 2010)
  • Jute mills strike to continue (February 02, 2010)
  • Ministry for further dilution of Jute Packaging Materials Act (February 01, 2010)
  • Gunny traders oppose ban on jute product imports (January 19, 2010)
  • Plea to ban jute bag imports (January 18, 2010)
  • Bengal CM moots a way out of jute strike (January 12, 2010)
  • Jute mill labour unions to meet Buddhadeb (January 06, 2010)
  • Bengal jute mill workers on strike (December 15, 2009)
  • Jute geotextiles emerging the new thrust area (November 13, 2009)
  • Jute mills body wants Govt to step up supply of certified seeds (November 10, 2009)
  • Jute mills want tariff panel proposals enforced (October 13, 2009)
  • Bengal told to expedite land transfer (October 08, 2009)
  • Textile Ministry moots 21% hike in jute support price (October 08, 2009)
  • Maran asks jute industry to focus on modernisation (October 08, 2009)
  • Golden fibre (September 30, 2009)
  • Raw jute prices gain on packaging demand (September 25, 2009)
  • Recession hits jute goods export hard (September 18, 2009)
  • Jute trade volume falling in regional bourses (September 12, 2009)
  • Futures trade blamed for rise in spot jute prices (September 11, 2009)
  • Jute prices may plunge on dilution of Packaging Act (August 20, 2009)
  • Jute manufacturers’ body ties up with retailer (July 24, 2009)
  • Jute mills hopeful of stepping up supply to meet kharif season needs (July 06, 2009)
  • Jute industry seeks excise duty exemption on batching oil (June 18, 2009)
  • December jute mills stir disrupts sackings supply (June 14, 2009)
    Marketing

  • Bengal mulls amendments to farm produce marketing panel Act (November 18, 2009)
  • Bengal may amend APMC Act (October 05, 2009)
  • TN plans 3 terminal markets for farm produce (July 25, 2009)
  • NAFED plans retail expansion (July 11, 2009)
  • Direct purchase nod for Metro, Reliance, 2 others (July 09, 2009)
  • DCM Shriram Hariyali market adopts extension route to drive sales (July 03, 2009)
    Mergers & Acquisitions

  • Cyprus co seeks FIPB nod to acquire 4.79% in MCX (January 25, 2010)
  • Renuka Sugars buys Brazilian firm for Rs 384 cr (November 12, 2009)
  • Buying Brazilian sugar grower fits well with Renuka’s strategic plan (November 12, 2009)
    Metals

  • Mumbai to host three international metal exhibitions (January 27, 2010)
  • Global steel sector seen overcoming recession (December 17, 2009)
  • Gold fails to shine in metals rally (December 14, 2009)
  • Promoting the interest of metallurgists (November 17, 2009)
  • World lead, zinc seen in surplus till next year (October 20, 2009)
  • Metal stocks ride the bull run (October 02, 2009)
  • STCL under investigation, says Minister (September 24, 2009)
  • Re-stocking by developed nations set to boost metals demand (August 25, 2009)
  • Monsoon hits exports of lower-grade iron ore (August 11, 2009)
  • NMCE to push metals (July 28, 2009)
  • 8 banks face NPAs of Rs 1,300 cr on PSU arm’s scrap woes (July 04, 2009)
  • Surplus seen in copper till 2010 (May 02, 2009)
  • Gold jumps on Chinese buying, weak $ (April 27, 2009)
  • Global lead mine ouput may fall 6.3%, zinc 6% (April 27, 2009)
  • New ETFs to push platinum, palladium higher (April 11, 2009)
  • Players sceptical about copper prices (April 09, 2009)
  • ICSG makes copper capacity projections (March 30, 2009)
  • Aluminium prices may soften in short term (March 28, 2009)
  • ‘Radical cost restructuring vital to metal sector recovery’ (March 20, 2009)
  • ‘Weak demand, excess capacity bane of copper sector’ (March 19, 2009)
  • Gold may resume uptrend; crude, copper set to move up (March 09, 2009)
  • Mumbai to host seminar on metals market, price outlook (March 06, 2009)
  • Hind Zinc to facilitate Metal Park in Rajasthan (March 04, 2009)
  • Upside price potential seen for gold, crude, copper, zinc (March 02, 2009)
  • Stimulus package may boost copper prices (February 09, 2009)
  • Stimulus package may boost copper prices (February 09, 2009)
  • Demand for metals likely to revive after June (February 04, 2009)
  • Copper market in surplus, but prices hold well (January 25, 2009)
    Minerals

  • Australia not to supply uranium to India for now (March 09, 2009)
    Mining & Quarrying

  • Undermined (November 17, 2009)
    Natural Calamities

  • AP farmers face nature's fury, pin hopes on rabi (December 29, 2009)
  • Bengal farmers in a fix over payment delay (November 28, 2009)
  • Vegetables, pulses, fruits set to cost more: Abhijit Sen (November 13, 2009)
  • Crops withering in Dindigul (October 31, 2009)
  • Banks to reschedule farm loans (October 16, 2009)
  • Rain havoc (October 10, 2009)
  • North Karnataka farmers on the brink of debt trap (October 09, 2009)
  • Banks may reschedule farm loans in flood-hit AP dists (October 09, 2009)
  • 25 lakh hectares standing crops damaged in Karnataka (October 08, 2009)
  • Flood fury (October 04, 2009)
  • Rains drown farmers’ hopes in AP, Karnataka (October 04, 2009)
  • AP seeks Rs 10,000-cr drought relief (September 21, 2009)
  • Declared drought-hit (September 10, 2009)
  • Andhra Pradesh declares 21 districts drought-hit (September 10, 2009)
  • Indian Bank, IOB farm sector lending not hit by drought (September 07, 2009)
  • SBI announces special drought relief schemes (September 04, 2009)
  • Crop damage ‘extensive’, says Central team (August 25, 2009)
  • Nearly half the country’s districts drought-hit: Pranab (August 22, 2009)
  • 25 farmers committed suicide in AP since July 1 (August 21, 2009)
  • Drought: Centre asks States to respond on 10 points (August 19, 2009)
  • Stark reality (August 18, 2009)
  • Govt will go all-out to get back to 9% growth: PM (August 16, 2009)
  • Ministerial panel to monitor drought (August 15, 2009)
  • AP outlines contingency plan to tackle adverse seasonal conditions (August 12, 2009)
  • Managing drought (August 11, 2009)
  • Drought relief: AP urged to tap national calamity fund (August 10, 2009)
  • Bengal may have a narrow escape on agri front (June 02, 2009)
    New Products & Services

  • Colourful launch (September 24, 2009)
  • Campco to launch choco products for kitchens (May 29, 2009)
  • Muthoot Group launches commodity futures trading (February 11, 2009)
    Oilseeds & Edible Oil
    Latest Prices
  • Sanwaria Agro plans to raise Rs 100 crore (February 08, 2010)
  • Soyameal export prospects bleak (February 08, 2010)
  • Oilmeal exports fall 32% in Jan (February 06, 2010)
  • Canadian firm promotes linseed oil on health grounds (January 31, 2010)
  • Tough times ahead for soyabean processors (January 23, 2010)
  • Palm oil prices may drop on rising inventories (January 21, 2010)
  • Govt must allow edible oils import duty-free (January 20, 2010)
  • Tougher norms on oilseeds futures sought (January 20, 2010)
  • NCDEX changes contract norms for mustard oil (January 13, 2010)
  • Speculation chokes oilseed extraction, animal feed sectors (January 09, 2010)
  • Palm oil may test resistance, dip (December 27, 2009)
  • A versatile bean with great future (December 21, 2009)
  • Palm oil may test support, rise (December 20, 2009)
  • Groundnut oil declines (December 19, 2009)
  • Veg oils import up in Nov on lower palm prices (December 16, 2009)
  • Oil Palm India hands over dividend (December 14, 2009)
  • ‘Innovation, science and marketing to be thrust areas for oil sector' (December 14, 2009)
  • Soya pulls down oilmeals export (December 05, 2009)
  • Vanaspati: The health risk factor (November 30, 2009)
  • Co-operative dairies seek restraint on oil-meal exports (November 23, 2009)
  • Firm soya prices put processors in a bind (November 20, 2009)
  • Groundnut festival (November 17, 2009)
  • Kochi port urges Govt to lift palm oil import ban (November 10, 2009)
  • Oilseeds output seen 10% lower (November 03, 2009)
  • RBD palmolein imports up on blending demand (October 27, 2009)
  • Solvent extractors want Govt aid to buy farmland abroad (October 27, 2009)
  • A potential not fully extracted (October 20, 2009)
  • Late sown soya will decide (October 17, 2009)
  • Groundnut, a drag on oilseeds production (October 17, 2009)
  • Exporters flay curbs on branded sesame oil (October 14, 2009)
  • Exporters flay curbs on branded sesame oil (October 14, 2009)
  • Oilmeal exports revive in Sept on soya factor (October 07, 2009)
  • Lower yield may pull down guar crop output (October 06, 2009)
  • Soya output seen down 10% on erratic rains (October 02, 2009)
  • Plea to resume palm oil imports thru Kerala ports (October 02, 2009)
  • Gujarat groundnut output may drop 7 lt (September 26, 2009)
  • Godrej Agrovet seeks more land for palm plantation (September 25, 2009)
  • KS Oils sees new FII flows (September 25, 2009)
  • Lower groundnut acreage may hit kharif oilseeds output (September 23, 2009)
  • Lobbying on for import of oilseeds, ban on export of oilmeals (September 23, 2009)
  • Call to lift ban on palm products imports through Kochi port (September 22, 2009)
  • Record US soya crop pressures prices down (September 17, 2009)
  • Bunge India re-launches Dalda (September 09, 2009)
  • Edible oils lead import of sensitive items in Q1 (September 09, 2009)
  • Palm oil may test support level (September 06, 2009)
  • Mealy bug hits sunflower yield (August 31, 2009)
  • AP groundnut farmers get more time for crop cover (August 31, 2009)
  • Allow refined oil imports at zero duty to check speculation (August 13, 2009)
  • Shrunken hopes (August 12, 2009)
  • T. Nadu buying 1 cr litres of palmolein, 10,000 t lentils (August 06, 2009)
  • Call to promote rice bran oil for a healthy heart (August 03, 2009)
  • Vegoil imports touch 5-month high in June (July 15, 2009)
  • Govt should procure excess vegoil from importers for PDS (July 09, 2009)
  • Oilmeal exports decline 33% in June on slowdown (July 08, 2009)
  • Vanaspati industry wants zero-duty on vegoil to stay (June 29, 2009)
  • K S Oils buys 14,000 ha oil palm plantation in Indonesia (June 25, 2009)
  • Are vegoil prices headed lower? (June 19, 2009)
  • Vegoil imports rise to 3-month high in May (June 16, 2009)
  • Palm oil imports hurting coconut oil demand (June 12, 2009)
  • Fire at Kakinada palm oil refinery (June 10, 2009)
  • Oilmeals export drops 64% in May (June 09, 2009)
  • No case for customs duty on veg oil imports now (June 03, 2009)
  • Vegoil importers in a fix over Customs Dept notice (May 15, 2009)
  • Sanwaria Agro Oils expanding capacity (May 14, 2009)
  • Oilmeal exports drop 64% in April (May 07, 2009)
  • Singapore confers global HQ status on KS Oils arm (April 22, 2009)
  • KS Oils to begin imports from Indonesia in 4 years (April 21, 2009)
  • ‘Vanaspati yielding ground to refined oils’ (April 16, 2009)
  • Vegetable oil imports in March up 28% (April 16, 2009)
  • Vegoil questions (April 11, 2009)
  • Sunflower farmers told to sell crop (April 04, 2009)
  • Notification on zero duty on soya oil imports issued (March 25, 2009)
  • Rabi oilseeds crop seen higher (March 24, 2009)
  • Adani Wilmar revamps brands (March 23, 2009)
  • Soya oil duty waiver raises doubts; windfall gains for some traders (March 21, 2009)
  • Confusion over duty move on soya oil affects markets (March 20, 2009)
  • Surging vegoil imports cripple solvent extraction units (March 17, 2009)
  • Economic crisis to hit veg oil trade: Mistry (March 13, 2009)
  • Supply pressure will force palm oil prices lower (March 12, 2009)
  • Oilmeal exports fall 42% in February (March 06, 2009)
  • Sops for castor oil exports (March 03, 2009)
  • Dow India, Royal Castor in castor oil R&D tie-up (March 03, 2009)
  • Lacking support (February 28, 2009)
  • Row over virgin olive oil duty ends (February 20, 2009)
  • Soyabean processors asking for more export concessions (February 16, 2009)
  • Castor oil prices seen weak in short term (February 15, 2009)
  • Sanwaria Agro completes expansion (February 14, 2009)
  • Oilmeal exports drop in Jan on poor demand (February 06, 2009)
  • Vegoil trade awaiting duty hike to make a killing (January 21, 2009)
  • Veg oil imports may slow down (January 16, 2009)
  • Guarseed to trade firm in short term (January 12, 2009)
  • Dec oilmeal exports flat on global meltdown (January 08, 2009)
  • Edible oil importers face clearance woes (January 07, 2009)
  • Soyameal bucks general export trend on Latam factor (January 07, 2009)
  • Sunflower oil unable to command premium (January 06, 2009)
    Outlook

  • Nutrient-based subsidy system may take off in April (February 09, 2010)
  • Prospects brighten for bumper wheat crop (February 06, 2010)
  • H1 price outlook bearish for wheat, corn, soya (February 05, 2010)
  • Hyderabad not to lose ‘seed capital' crown (January 27, 2010)
  • Political will needed to contain pulses price rise (January 05, 2010)
  • A New Year dampener for the coffee crop (January 02, 2010)
  • Higher output, consumption forecast for cotton; prices up (December 30, 2009)
  • More sops mooted for farm mechanisation (December 29, 2009)
  • 2010 may bring no cheer in sugar prices (December 25, 2009)
  • Investor appetite, central bank purchases to buoy gold (December 21, 2009)
  • Cardamom tops Rs 800/kg on demand, poor arrivals (December 15, 2009)
  • Sugar prices to stay high; may even rise after March (December 02, 2009)
  • Glittering gold sees no sellers for old jewellery (November 19, 2009)
  • PM’s advisory panel ‘surprised’ by Ministry’s kharif estimates (November 05, 2009)
  • Will India cope with emerging food security challenges? (November 02, 2009)
  • Rice production may come a cropper (October 17, 2009)
  • TN urged to check farm input prices (October 13, 2009)
  • Gold seen making headway on bleak dollar prospects (October 12, 2009)
  • Farm growth will be good: Nabard chief (October 09, 2009)
  • Rains may squeeze sugar supplies (October 06, 2009)
  • AP seeks Rs 8,500-cr loan for micro-irrigation (September 29, 2009)
  • Gold at crossroads, but uptrend may not be smooth (September 15, 2009)
  • A strong case for raising domestic yield (September 07, 2009)
  • Indian demand unlikely to fuel global sugar prices (September 03, 2009)
  • Tough going (August 21, 2009)
  • Guar crop production seen at 11-year low (August 20, 2009)
  • Gold loses glitter in June quarter (August 20, 2009)
  • Centre mulls bonus on cane above statutory price (August 17, 2009)
  • Guar crop’s fortune hinges on monsoon’s progress (August 12, 2009)
  • Drought pushes up demand for farm pump sets (August 12, 2009)
  • Crop outlook dismal in AP (August 08, 2009)
  • Sugar prices set to surge further (August 07, 2009)
  • Maharashtra cuts next season’s sugar output estimates (August 05, 2009)
  • Agri sector will fare better: Plan panel member (July 26, 2009)
  • Govt raises 2008-09 foodgrain output estimates by 4 mt (July 22, 2009)
  • Poppy seed seen dropping below Rs 200 a kg (July 17, 2009)
  • Govt may mull lifting ban on wheat, rice (June 16, 2009)
  • Karnataka hopeful of Central aid for farm, food schemes (June 08, 2009)
  • JICA begins study on forest project in Sikkim (June 08, 2009)
  • Imported raw sugar may be exempt from release mechanism (May 28, 2009)
  • Coffee crop hopes gain on timely blossom showers (May 23, 2009)
  • AP to give top priority to irrigation projects (May 18, 2009)
  • Maharashtra to implement Agriculture Competitiveness Project (May 18, 2009)
  • Gold likely to test $950 level this week (May 18, 2009)
  • Edible oil prices likely to rise in medium term (May 09, 2009)
  • Sugar prices may stay high despite weak demand (May 06, 2009)
  • ‘Market ready to absorb gold price of Rs 1,300-1,400/gm’ (May 03, 2009)
  • Can festivals, marriage season revive demand for gold? (April 25, 2009)
  • Wheat procurement may be lower this year (April 19, 2009)
  • Govt discusses proposal on duty-free refined sugar import (April 10, 2009)
  • Sugar output seen dropping to 4-year low; prices surge (April 08, 2009)
  • Huge stocks may see rice prices come down (March 28, 2009)
  • No sign of recovery in edible oil prices (March 28, 2009)
  • Sugar sector outlook for 2009 stable: Fitch (February 14, 2009)
  • Sugar defies general commodity trend, on the rise (February 09, 2009)
  • Gold prices gain traction despite strong dollar (February 09, 2009)
  • Sugar defies general commodity trend, on the rise (February 09, 2009)
  • Gold prices gain traction despite strong dollar (February 09, 2009)
  • Cross-currents likely to swing market, but within a range (February 02, 2009)
  • Kerala’s farm sector needs to be activated, says economist (January 30, 2009)
  • Global cotton offtake may fall 11% (January 27, 2009)
  • When will gold hit $1,000 again? (January 26, 2009)
  • Outlook bright for gold in long term (January 19, 2009)
    Overseas Investments

  • KS Oils acquires 53,000 acres in Indonesia (October 09, 2009)
  • Indian tea promotion centre in Cairo to function from April (February 23, 2009)
    People

  • Award for CIFT Director (February 06, 2010)
  • New chief for Campco (January 31, 2010)
  • Dr S. Ayyapan is new ICAR chief (January 02, 2010)
  • Aditya Khaitan, ITA chairman (October 19, 2009)
  • Elected IPSTA head (September 26, 2009)
  • Elected cashew council chairman (September 26, 2009)
  • Tribute paid to Norman Borlaug (September 19, 2009)
  • T.V. Alexander is Upasi chief (September 16, 2009)
  • Extension for ICRISAT chief (May 07, 2009)
  • ‘Proper prices, not sops, needed for farming’ (January 27, 2009)
  • Dhiren Sheth to head cotton body (January 08, 2009)
    Performance

  • Why Fonterra chose to exit from dairy joint venture (April 29, 2009)
    Pesticides

  • Pesticide menace? (February 01, 2010)
  • Spurious pesticides spoil crop worth Rs 6,000 cr (January 01, 2010)
  • Pesticide makers see 10% dip in consumption (September 26, 2009)
  • Meghmani to produce herbicides (September 22, 2009)
  • Israeli firm begins operations (July 14, 2009)
  • Pesticide firms adopt China-sourcing route (July 13, 2009)
  • Poor pesticide use leading to crop loss: Assocham (May 30, 2009)
    Pests

  • Rescue mission (November 20, 2009)
    Plantations

  • Cocoa prices surge to 15-year high as arrivals drop (January 19, 2010)
  • Campco expands chocolate production capacity (January 11, 2010)
  • Campco procurement centre at Shikaripura (January 04, 2010)
  • Cutting roots to rejuvenate old olive trees (December 23, 2009)
  • Good potential for organic cocoa (December 16, 2009)
  • Chocolate makers to import cocoa to meet demand (December 15, 2009)
  • Cocoa zooms to 10-year high as output falls, demand grows (December 14, 2009)
  • Wet cocoa beans price rises 50% (December 09, 2009)
  • Centre mulls package for plantation sector (November 05, 2009)
  • Plantations get set to adopt mechanisation (November 04, 2009)
  • Campco product prices up on cocoa shortage (November 03, 2009)
  • Kerala tops cocoa output (October 19, 2009)
  • Cocoa prices likely to surge on demand-supply gap (October 10, 2009)
  • Arecanut dealers expect arrivals to go up (September 30, 2009)
  • Plantation sector fully protected, says Sharma (September 24, 2009)
  • Arecanut in negative list of Asean free trade pact (September 23, 2009)
  • Price surge cheers up plantation sector (September 20, 2009)
  • Social costs in plantations hurting exports, says Upasi (September 16, 2009)
  • Meet ‘takes off’ sans minister (September 16, 2009)
  • Plantation commodities export likely to rise 15% (September 15, 2009)
  • Plantation sector still nervous over Asean FTA (September 10, 2009)
  • Campco to raise éclair production capacity (August 27, 2009)
  • Bonus for plantation workers (August 25, 2009)
  • MPs to take up arecanut growers’ cause with Centre (August 01, 2009)
  • Rubber traders’ body seeks succour to plantation sector (July 15, 2009)
  • Harvest woes for areca growers (July 07, 2009)
  • Harrisons Malayalam turns into multi-crop plantation firm (June 05, 2009)
  • Arecanut being smuggled through Nepal, say traders (June 04, 2009)
  • Gap widens between old, new white arecanut prices (June 02, 2009)
  • Wet cocoa beans command good price (May 14, 2009)
  • Vanilla prices may gain on drop in Madagascar supply (March 25, 2009)
  • Campco begins to buy cocoa from AP (March 14, 2009)
  • Campco seeks support price for white arecanut (March 11, 2009)
  • Kerala planters decry hike in lease rent rates (February 23, 2009)
  • ‘Reduction in VAT on areca will help co-operatives’ (February 23, 2009)
  • TN planters disappointed (February 21, 2009)
  • Vanilla price to remain stagnant till mid-2010 (February 18, 2009)
  • Aroma profile map of Indian vanilla on cards (February 16, 2009)
  • Recession pulls down cocoa products sale (February 12, 2009)
  • Arecanut prices crash on high arrivals (February 04, 2009)
  • Farmers look to arecanut as intercrop (January 26, 2009)
  • Cocoa prices perk up on global demand (January 09, 2009)
  • Plantation body to set up productivity council (January 02, 2009)
    Policy

  • Karnataka to give farmers say in fixing land price for steel project (January 09, 2010)
  • Food Security Law on anvil: K.V. Thomas (June 30, 2009)
    Poultry
    Latest Prices
  • Firmly on the growth path (January 18, 2010)
  • Poultry units feel the heat of Telangana bandhs (January 06, 2010)
  • Lower offtake, Sabarimala season crush egg prices (November 27, 2009)
  • Sikkim may be declared ‘Poultry State’ (November 11, 2009)
  • Poultry exhibition (November 03, 2009)
  • Egg prices touch new high, may rise further (October 30, 2009)
  • Crash in prices (August 20, 2009)
  • Surrogate brood (August 14, 2009)
  • Egg prices decline (July 31, 2009)
  • Birds of a feather (June 12, 2009)
  • Drop in output, rise in demand push up egg prices (May 30, 2009)
  • Poll gains (May 12, 2009)
  • Plea to ban futures in maize, soyameal (April 28, 2009)
  • Bright scope (April 01, 2009)
  • Poultry product exporters miffed at zoning delay (March 18, 2009)
  • NECC plea to Centre (February 02, 2009)
  • TN poultry sector breathes easy (January 13, 2009)
  • TN poultry sector breathes easy (January 13, 2009)
    Power

  • Modi seeks diesel, power subsidy for farmers (August 18, 2009)
  • 9-hour power supply for farm sector from July (June 27, 2009)
  • CM promises free power to farmers for next five years (February 18, 2009)
    Pulses

  • Scientists recommend cultivation of new red gram variety (February 08, 2010)
  • Tur prices decline as arrivals begin to peak (February 04, 2010)
  • Potatoes, pulses keep food inflation at 18.65% (December 25, 2009)
  • AP, Karnataka floods damage prospect of pulses (October 17, 2009)
  • AP spl counters for red gram (September 21, 2009)
  • Delhi to sell subsidised pulses thru’ Mother Dairy booths (September 06, 2009)
  • ‘Allow private trade to import pulses’ (August 31, 2009)
  • Weak pulse (August 21, 2009)
  • Pulses consumption drops in first half as prices go up (August 10, 2009)
  • Revival of monsoon crucial for pulses (August 08, 2009)
  • Pulses trade denies stocks lying at ports (August 07, 2009)
  • Tur dal price may touch Rs 140 in AP (August 06, 2009)
  • Pulses offer investment opportunities in the long term (August 03, 2009)
  • Pulses prices skyrocket in Andhra Pradesh (July 20, 2009)
  • Chana futures likely to witness bearish trend (February 23, 2009)
  • Annual pulses consumption may drop to 10 kg a person (February 12, 2009)
  • Long-term import arrangements for pulses likely to help meet demand (January 27, 2009)
  • Research investment pays off for Canadian pulses growers (January 24, 2009)
  • Indian buyers default on Canadian pulses contracts (January 22, 2009)
  • Canadian province to continue dominating global pulses market (January 20, 2009)
    Railways

  • Restricted entry (September 21, 2009)
  • Traffic, land key for world-class railway station development (August 31, 2009)
  • Plea to cut railway fares (February 13, 2009)
    Regulatory Bodies & Rulings

  • Marine export authority all set to issue catch certificates (December 31, 2009)
  • Bt brinjal gets biotech regulator’s approval (October 15, 2009)
  • Underpeforming Tea Board schemes may be scrapped (August 30, 2009)
  • AP moots regulatory body to monitor commodity prices (August 14, 2009)
  • FMC rejects NCDEX plan to lower transaction fee (February 26, 2009)
  • HC tells FMC to hear NCDEX plea in 2 weeks (February 07, 2009)
    Research & Development

  • Technology on the farm (January 29, 2010)
  • ‘Use IT for agri research, extension' (December 11, 2009)
  • Advanta to step up research in India (December 04, 2009)
  • Arecanut machinery fair from Oct 30 (October 28, 2009)
  • The story of Pusa-1121 (October 23, 2009)
  • Three new species of legless amphibians found (October 21, 2009)
  • Farm research must transform with changing food demands (October 20, 2009)
  • New crop varieties to cope with climate change on anvil (October 14, 2009)
  • New crop varieties to cope with climate change on anvil (October 14, 2009)
  • Monsanto testing GM corn as animal feed for India (September 08, 2009)
  • Scientists hope to bring Omega 3 back into food chain (June 20, 2009)
  • Concern over lack of farm research outlay (June 08, 2009)
  • Icrisat opens access to publications (May 28, 2009)
  • R&D pact with Singapore varsity (April 22, 2009)
  • Sorghum genome unveiled (February 03, 2009)
  • Defence research body achieves breakthrough in farm, animal husbandry (February 02, 2009)
    Rice

  • Bt brinjal holds the key to progress in GM rice trials (February 08, 2010)
  • Quality check (February 02, 2010)
  • Marginal drop in rice procurement (January 02, 2010)
  • Bundles of paddy (December 30, 2009)
  • Govt raises rice output estimate by 2.2 mt (December 17, 2009)
  • Rice at Rs 2 a kg likely next year: Thomas Isaac (December 10, 2009)
  • Basmati exporters in a fix as paddy prices climb (December 02, 2009)
  • N. India winter may boost rabi crops (December 02, 2009)
  • Basmati exports may top 2.5 mt (November 19, 2009)
  • Centre divided over basmati export floor price (November 12, 2009)
  • Paddy in Godavari delta likely to be hit badly (October 28, 2009)
  • Rice situation calls for ‘multiple’ strategies (October 24, 2009)
  • Catching up with climate (October 20, 2009)
  • Floor price on rice exports can help tackle shortfall (October 17, 2009)
  • Portal soon on rice management (October 10, 2009)
  • AP paddy output likely to be down 30 lakh tonnes (October 09, 2009)
  • Fate of Kuttanad package in limbo (October 06, 2009)
  • `Retain PDS rice prices' (September 29, 2009)
  • Norms to ease wheat import hinge on paddy output (September 24, 2009)
  • Cut in basmati MEP may impact prices at harvest time (September 09, 2009)
  • Rice at lower price (September 09, 2009)
  • Modernising farming (September 07, 2009)
  • Organic paddy farmers want exports ban lifted (August 26, 2009)
  • Organic paddy farmers want export ban lifted (August 21, 2009)
  • Drought likely to hit rice output (August 20, 2009)
  • Punjab, Haryana bet on paddy despite deficient monsoons (August 08, 2009)
  • Growing organic paddy profitably (August 03, 2009)
  • Area under paddy in Kerala declines (July 30, 2009)
  • Assam situation (July 27, 2009)
  • Centre likely to take prompt action on Kuttanad package (July 18, 2009)
  • Basmati plantings get a boost despite deficient monsoon (July 16, 2009)
  • Private trade seeks role in non-basmati rice exports (July 13, 2009)
  • No additional APL rice received, clarifies Kerala Govt (July 13, 2009)
  • Ample stocks keep rice prices steady in South (July 04, 2009)
  • Panel recommends Rs 950-980 a quintal as kharif paddy MSP (June 15, 2009)
  • Kickstarting modernisation in rice industry (June 08, 2009)
  • Rice procurement sluggish in AP on lack of storage facility (May 15, 2009)
  • Rice exporters seek fair chance in deal with Africa (May 13, 2009)
  • Restrictions on exports (May 11, 2009)
  • Paddy grown in 45,000 acres of fallow land in Kerala (May 05, 2009)
  • Lower basmati prices posing risk to lending banks (May 01, 2009)
  • Rice export ban jolts Kakinada old port (April 27, 2009)
  • Indigenous method (April 13, 2009)
  • Global rice stocks seen at 7-year high (March 23, 2009)
  • Consumer preference driving up prices of rice (March 20, 2009)
  • OECD lashes out at India’s rice export ban (March 18, 2009)
  • Harvested paddy in Kuttanad stays piled up in farms (March 11, 2009)
  • Kohinoor Foods plans a big push for Basmati (March 06, 2009)
  • Consumers' shift to organic rice pushes up demand (March 04, 2009)
  • Kuttanad package still a non-starter (February 24, 2009)
  • KRBL launches organic basmati in Chennai (February 23, 2009)
  • Rice, pulses lead food price rise since 2006 (February 05, 2009)
  • Padding to the paddy fields (January 19, 2009)
  • Export of rice to African nations permitted (January 17, 2009)
    Roadways

  • Basmati export price likely to drop 40% (October 21, 2009)
    Rubber
    Latest Prices
  • Spot rubber prices steady (February 10, 2010)
  • Spot rubber rules weak (February 09, 2010)
  • Spot rubber turns weak (February 06, 2010)
  • Spot rubber rules firm (February 05, 2010)
  • Rubber output up 6% in January (February 05, 2010)
  • Spot rubber prices improve (February 04, 2010)
  • Spot rubber prices improve (February 03, 2010)
  • Lower yield pulls down rubber output (February 03, 2010)
  • Mixed trend in rubber (February 02, 2010)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (January 31, 2010)
  • Rubber prices undergoing technical correction (January 31, 2010)
  • Mixed trend in rubber (January 30, 2010)
  • Spot rubber turns weak (January 28, 2010)
  • Spot rubber declines on global cues (January 24, 2010)
  • Spot rubber turns weak on global cues (January 23, 2010)
  • Spot rubber turns weak (January 22, 2010)
  • Rubber imports seen rising to record levels this fiscal (January 21, 2010)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (January 21, 2010)
  • ‘Global rubber shortfall unlikely to impact India' (January 20, 2010)
  • Spot rubber improves on global cues (January 20, 2010)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (January 17, 2010)
  • Spot rubber stays steady (January 16, 2010)
  • Mixed trend in rubber (January 14, 2010)
  • Mixed trend in rubber (January 13, 2010)
  • Campco to buy rubber from 6 centres (January 13, 2010)
  • Spot rubber prices improve (January 12, 2010)
  • Decision soon on raising subsidy for rubber (January 12, 2010)
  • Marginal dip in Dec rubber production (January 11, 2010)
  • Industry body asks Centre to permit duty-free rubber import (January 09, 2010)
  • NMCE plans rubber delivery centre in North-East (January 09, 2010)
  • Spot rubber stays steady (January 09, 2010)
  • Rubber Board to launch ‘Clinic' tomorrow (January 08, 2010)
  • Spot rubber remains static (January 08, 2010)
  • Spot rubber drops on cues from futures (January 07, 2010)
  • Rains in Nov hit global, Indian rubber output (January 06, 2010)
  • Spot rubber turns weak (January 06, 2010)
  • Mixed trend in spot rubber (January 05, 2010)
  • Spot rubber prices improve (January 03, 2010)
  • Spot rubber rules firm (January 02, 2010)
  • Spot rubber stays steady (January 01, 2010)
  • Rubber production seen falling in 2009 (January 01, 2010)
  • Spot rubber declines (December 31, 2009)
  • Weak output, strong demand fuel rubber price hike (December 30, 2009)
  • Rubber futures improve (December 30, 2009)
  • Mixed trend in spot rubber (December 29, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices improve (December 27, 2009)
  • Rubber prices rule flat (December 25, 2009)
  • Mixed trend in rubber (December 24, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices decline (December 23, 2009)
  • Can rubber prices rise to record? (December 22, 2009)
  • Spot rubber turns weak (December 22, 2009)
  • Spot rubber stays steady (December 20, 2009)
  • India may emerge 2nd in rubber offtake soon (December 19, 2009)
  • Sheet rubber improves on short covering (December 19, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices improve (December 18, 2009)
  • Spot rubber flares up on global cues (December 17, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices recover (December 16, 2009)
  • Mixed trend in spot rubber (December 15, 2009)
  • Spot rubber gains on weekend buys (December 13, 2009)
  • Mixed trend in spot rubber (December 12, 2009)
  • Sales put pressure on spot rubber (December 11, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices turn weak (December 10, 2009)
  • Mixed trend in spot rubber (December 09, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices improve (December 08, 2009)
  • Rubber shortfall affects tyre production (December 08, 2009)
  • Spot rubber improves (December 06, 2009)
  • Sheet rubber improves further (December 05, 2009)
  • Global rubber output poised to dip (December 04, 2009)
  • Spot rubber makes further gains (December 04, 2009)
  • Rubber production up 7% in November (December 03, 2009)
  • Spot rubber flares up on lack of sellers (December 03, 2009)
  • Spot rubber improves on short covering (December 02, 2009)
  • Sheet rubber prices improve further (December 01, 2009)
  • Mixed trend in spot rubber (November 29, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices unchanged (November 28, 2009)
  • Mixed trend in spot rubber prices (November 27, 2009)
  • Auto sector growth to push up demand for rubber (November 25, 2009)
  • Rubber rises on fresh buying (November 25, 2009)
  • Spot rubber improves further on short covering (November 24, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices touch Rs 115 a kg (November 22, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices stretch further (November 21, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices up with global market (November 20, 2009)
  • Mixed trend in spot rubber (November 19, 2009)
  • Demand-supply gap for rubber stretches (November 19, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules firm (November 18, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices improve (November 17, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices unchanged (November 15, 2009)
  • Demand-supply gap in rubber likely to stretch further (November 14, 2009)
  • Rubber prices end flat (November 14, 2009)
  • Rubber prices firm (November 13, 2009)
  • Rubber prices improve (November 12, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices unchanged (November 11, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices steady (November 08, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (November 07, 2009)
  • Mixed trend in spot rubber (November 06, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (November 05, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices unchanged (November 04, 2009)
  • Mixed trend in spot rubber (November 03, 2009)
  • Spot rubber turns weak (November 01, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (October 31, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices improve (October 30, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules firm (October 29, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices improve (October 28, 2009)
  • Spot rubber turns weak on global cues (October 27, 2009)
  • Rubber Board plans region-specific clones (October 26, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices unchanged (October 25, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices unchanged (October 23, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices ease as buyers stay away (October 22, 2009)
  • Spot rubber improves on global cues (October 21, 2009)
  • Spot rubber stretches to Rs 111/kg (October 20, 2009)
  • Spot rubber improves further (October 17, 2009)
  • Mixed trend in spot rubber prices (October 16, 2009)
  • Spot rubber improves on covering purchases (October 15, 2009)
  • Rubber production slips 5.7% in Jan-Aug (October 15, 2009)
  • Covering buys buoy spot rubber prices (October 14, 2009)
  • Covering buys buoy spot rubber prices (October 14, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices unchanged (October 13, 2009)
  • Spot rubber closes firm (October 11, 2009)
  • Mixed trend in spot rubber (October 10, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (October 09, 2009)
  • Mixed trend in spot rubber (October 08, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices rule steady (October 07, 2009)
  • Rubber growers assured of Govt protection (October 07, 2009)
  • Mixed trend in rubber (October 06, 2009)
  • Rubber Board to give priority for upgrading quality of RSS-4 sheets (October 03, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules firm (October 02, 2009)
  • Spot rubber turns weak (October 01, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules firm (September 30, 2009)
  • Rubber futures improve (September 27, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (September 26, 2009)
  • Spot rubber turns weak on global cues (September 25, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (September 24, 2009)
  • Rubber, cashew in Asean trade pact negative list, says Scindia (September 24, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices unchanged (September 23, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (September 22, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules weak (September 20, 2009)
  • Spot rubber weakens on global cues (September 19, 2009)
  • Spot rubber gains on cues from futures (September 18, 2009)
  • Rubber output shortfall unlikely to be bridged (September 17, 2009)
  • Spot rubber improves on global cues (September 17, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices improve (September 16, 2009)
  • India may overtake China in rubber consumption (September 15, 2009)
  • Spot rubber declines further (September 15, 2009)
  • Spot rubber declines on panic sales (September 13, 2009)
  • Spot rubber drops further on global cues (September 12, 2009)
  • Spot rubber turns weak (September 11, 2009)
  • Mixed trend in spot rubber (September 10, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices decline (September 09, 2009)
  • Spot rubber turns weak (September 08, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules firm (September 06, 2009)
  • Spot rubber improves on global cues (September 05, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices unchanged (September 04, 2009)
  • Lower output (September 04, 2009)
  • Rubber futures turn weak (September 03, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (September 02, 2009)
  • Sheet rubber slips on buyer resistance (September 01, 2009)
  • Rubber futures top Rs 110/kg (August 30, 2009)
  • Spot rubber moves up on global cues (August 29, 2009)
  • Spot rubber gains further on short covering (August 28, 2009)
  • Spot rubber gains on cues from futures (August 27, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules firm (August 26, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices improve (August 25, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices close unchanged (August 23, 2009)
  • Spot rubber drops on cues from futures (August 22, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices unchanged (August 21, 2009)
  • Rubber output down 11% during Jan-July (August 21, 2009)
  • Supply fears push up spot rubber prices (August 20, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (August 19, 2009)
  • Spot rubber turns weak (August 18, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules firm (August 15, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices improve (August 14, 2009)
  • Mixed trend in rubber (August 13, 2009)
  • Spot rubber gains on futures’ cues (August 11, 2009)
  • Global warming hits small growers of rubber (August 11, 2009)
  • Mixed trend in rubber (August 09, 2009)
  • Spot rubber stays weak (August 07, 2009)
  • Mixed trend in spot rubber (August 06, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices improve (August 04, 2009)
  • Mixed trend in spot rubber (August 02, 2009)
  • Kochi merchants oppose changes to Rubber Act (August 01, 2009)
  • Sheet rubber prices hit Rs 100/kg again (August 01, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices unchanged (July 31, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules firm (July 30, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices improve (July 29, 2009)
  • India emerges 3rd largest consumer of natural rubber (July 28, 2009)
  • Spot rubber gains on global cues (July 28, 2009)
  • Spot rubber turns weak (July 26, 2009)
  • Inactive trade keeps rubber price static (July 25, 2009)
  • Spot rubber slips further (July 24, 2009)
  • Spot rubber turns weak (July 23, 2009)
  • Mixed trend in spot rubber (July 22, 2009)
  • Spot rubber gains on supply fears (July 21, 2009)
  • New MD for Rubbermark (July 20, 2009)
  • Mixed trend in spot rubber (July 19, 2009)
  • Spot rubber improves on supply concern (July 18, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules firm (July 17, 2009)
  • Mixed trend in rubber (July 16, 2009)
  • Rubber growers feel let down by Pranab (July 15, 2009)
  • Spot rubber gains on covering buys (July 15, 2009)
  • Spot rubber drops on buyer resistance (July 14, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (July 12, 2009)
  • Sheet rubber prices drop on resistance from buyers (July 11, 2009)
  • Mixed trend in spot rubber (July 10, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices decline (July 09, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices rule steady (July 08, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices rule steady (July 07, 2009)
  • Mixed trend in spot rubber (July 05, 2009)
  • Cabinet nod for change in Rubber Act (July 04, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (July 04, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices rule steady (July 03, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices drop on resistance (July 02, 2009)
  • Bring down Customs duty on natural rubber (July 02, 2009)
  • Spot rubber improves on covering buys (July 01, 2009)
  • Spot rubber turns weak on buyer resistance (June 30, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (June 28, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (June 27, 2009)
  • Spot rubber improves on global cues (June 26, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (June 25, 2009)
  • Mixed trend in spot rubber (June 24, 2009)
  • Spot rubber turns weak (June 23, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices unchanged (June 21, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices improve (June 20, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (June 19, 2009)
  • Spot rubber improves on covering purchase (June 18, 2009)
  • Weak trend in spot rubber (June 17, 2009)
  • Spot rubber declines on buyer resistance (June 16, 2009)
  • Rubber census could reduce price volatility (June 16, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules weak (June 14, 2009)
  • Spot rubber declines on futures’ cues (June 13, 2009)
  • Spot rubber turns weak (June 12, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices unchanged (June 11, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules firm (June 10, 2009)
  • Sheet rubber rules firm (June 09, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules firm (June 07, 2009)
  • Spot rubber tops Rs 100/kg again (June 06, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules flat (June 05, 2009)
  • Sheet rubber tops Rs 100/kg (June 03, 2009)
  • Rubber futures top Rs 100/kg (June 02, 2009)
  • Campco plans to procure rubber (June 01, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (May 31, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices unchanged (May 30, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (May 29, 2009)
  • Spot rubber gains on global cues (May 28, 2009)
  • Spot rubber declines on global cues (May 27, 2009)
  • Spot rubber turns weak (May 26, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices unchanged (May 24, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (May 23, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices improve on covering buys (May 22, 2009)
  • Steps to promote low frequency rubber tapping (May 22, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (May 21, 2009)
  • Spot rubber flares (May 20, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices improve (May 19, 2009)
  • Spot rubber stays steady (May 17, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices improve (May 16, 2009)
  • Buyer resistance pushes spot rubber down (May 15, 2009)
  • Spot rubber stays weak (May 14, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules weak (May 13, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices decline on global cues (May 12, 2009)
  • Spot rubber stays steady (May 10, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (May 09, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices rule steady (May 07, 2009)
  • Mixed trend in spot rubber (May 06, 2009)
  • Spot rubber declines on buyer resistance (May 05, 2009)
  • Spot rubber stays weak (May 03, 2009)
  • Aid for planting rubber (May 02, 2009)
  • Sheet rubber flares up further (May 01, 2009)
  • Covering buys push up sheet rubber (April 30, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules firm (April 29, 2009)
  • Spot rubber drops on global cues (April 28, 2009)
  • Spot rubber stays firm (April 26, 2009)
  • Spot rubber improves on supply fears (April 24, 2009)
  • Tyre makers blame futures for high rubber prices (April 23, 2009)
  • Mixed trend in rubber (April 22, 2009)
  • Spot rubber declines on global cues (April 21, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices decline (April 19, 2009)
  • Spot rubber slips on global cues (April 18, 2009)
  • Rubber futures stay weak (April 17, 2009)
  • Spot rubber declines on futures’ cues (April 16, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules firm (April 14, 2009)
  • Tyre makers seek Govt help to check rubber prices (April 14, 2009)
  • ‘Speculation’ stretches rubber to Rs 100/kg (April 13, 2009)
  • Spot rubber hits Rs 100 a kg (April 12, 2009)
  • Spot rubber hits Rs 95 a kg (April 10, 2009)
  • Spot rubber drops on buyer resistance (April 09, 2009)
  • Slow output growth, demand buoy rubber prices (April 08, 2009)
  • Spot rubber gains on short supply (April 08, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules firm (April 07, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices improve (April 05, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices recover (April 04, 2009)
  • Spot rubber gains on global cues (April 03, 2009)
  • Spot rubber declines further (April 01, 2009)
  • Spot rubber turns weak (March 31, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices firm (March 29, 2009)
  • Spot rubber gains on low supplies (March 28, 2009)
  • Covering buys prop up spot rubber (March 27, 2009)
  • Spot rubber gains on cues from futures (March 26, 2009)
  • Spot rubber improves further (March 25, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices gain on covering buys (March 24, 2009)
  • Spot rubber closes firm (March 22, 2009)
  • ‘Tyre imports threatening rubber market’ (March 21, 2009)
  • Speculation lifts spot rubber (March 21, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices gain marginally (March 20, 2009)
  • Spot rubber gains on thin arrivals (March 19, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices improve (March 18, 2009)
  • Spot rubber stays unchanged (March 17, 2009)
  • Pepper futures rise on buying interest (March 17, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices unchanged (March 15, 2009)
  • Spot rubber stays static (March 14, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (March 13, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices firm (March 12, 2009)
  • Spot rubber turns weak (March 11, 2009)
  • Drought pulls down Nilgiri tea production (March 10, 2009)
  • Spot rubber gains on rumours of short supply (March 10, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices improve (March 08, 2009)
  • Spot rubber turns weak (March 07, 2009)
  • RubberMark seeks excise duty exemption (March 06, 2009)
  • Spot rubber increases on global cues (March 06, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices improve (March 05, 2009)
  • Rubber stays flat on lack of transactions (March 04, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (March 03, 2009)
  • ‘Research impetus to rubber’ (March 03, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices steady (March 01, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (February 28, 2009)
  • Spot rubber declines further (February 27, 2009)
  • Spot rubber turns weak (February 26, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (February 25, 2009)
  • Mixed trend in rubber (February 24, 2009)
  • Mixed trend in rubber (February 22, 2009)
  • Spot rubber improves on demand (February 21, 2009)
  • Spot rubber gains on covering buys (February 20, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules static (February 19, 2009)
  • Spot rubber improves on lower arrivals (February 18, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices improve (February 17, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices steady (February 15, 2009)
  • Spot rubber static on lack of buying (February 14, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (February 13, 2009)
  • Spot rubber ends flat on dull trading (February 12, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices unchanged (February 11, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules weak (February 10, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules weak (February 07, 2009)
  • Global cues fail to lift spot rubber (February 06, 2009)
  • Spot rubber stays static (February 05, 2009)
  • Spot rubber turns weak (February 04, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (February 03, 2009)
  • Spot rubber stays firm (February 01, 2009)
  • Spot rubber turns weak (January 31, 2009)
  • Spot rubber stays unchanged (January 30, 2009)
  • Spot rubber unchanged (January 29, 2009)
  • Covering buy props up spot rubber (January 28, 2009)
  • India Rubber Expo from today (January 28, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices improve (January 25, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules flat (January 24, 2009)
  • Rubber prices may improve by year-end (January 24, 2009)
  • Rubber prices stay static (January 22, 2009)
  • Aid for rubber planting (January 21, 2009)
  • Spot rubber drops on lack of buying support (January 21, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices decline (January 20, 2009)
  • Spot rubber prices decline (January 18, 2009)
  • Spot rubber up on covering purchases (January 17, 2009)
  • Mixed trend in rubber (January 16, 2009)
  • Spot rubber turns bearish (January 14, 2009)
  • Rubber Expo in Kolkata (January 13, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (January 13, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (January 13, 2009)
  • Rubber Expo in Kolkata (January 13, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (January 11, 2009)
  • Spot rubber improves on global trend (January 10, 2009)
  • Spot rubber declines further (January 09, 2009)
  • Spot rubber turns weak (January 08, 2009)
  • Spot rubber hit by lack of demand (January 07, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules firm (January 06, 2009)
  • Spot rubber gains on buying (January 04, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules unchanged (January 03, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules firm (January 02, 2009)
  • Spot rubber rules weak (January 01, 2009)
    Seeds

  • Farm varsity stresses on need to improve seed quality (January 06, 2010)
  • Pvt seed breeders line up for plant variety protection (December 18, 2009)
  • Rasi creates ‘HyVeg' brand for vegetable seeds (December 15, 2009)
  • Vibha Seeds opens Rs 200-cr seed processing facility (November 29, 2009)
  • New cane seeds could wipe out sugar shortage (November 14, 2009)
  • Delay in clearing poppy seed cargo holds price (November 09, 2009)
  • Firm trend likely in guarseed, gum (November 05, 2009)
  • Area under poppy seeds likely to double (October 03, 2009)
  • Chinese poppy seeds enter India (September 11, 2009)
  • Trade wants no role for narcotics board in poppy seeds import (August 26, 2009)
  • Plans to import Czech poppy seeds to rein in prices (May 30, 2009)
  • Mahyco to give Bt brinjal tech to other seed cos (April 15, 2009)
  • Rise in output may see poppy seed prices drop 40% (March 10, 2009)
  • Rasi Seeds sets up Rs 10-cr breeding lab (February 16, 2009)
  • Nuziveedu Seeds buys 51% each in two firms (January 27, 2009)
    Silk

  • All smiles (December 17, 2009)
  • Silk Board urges Centre to look into duty on twisted yarn imports (October 27, 2009)
  • Weaving a new fabric with bamboo (September 19, 2009)
  • Silk route (August 13, 2009)
    Social Security

  • Payment time (November 03, 2009)
  • Retirement benefits for farm hands (October 07, 2009)
  • Pension for farmers (August 17, 2009)
  • Kerala plans pension for elderly farmers (August 14, 2009)
  • Kerala unveils pension plan for farmers (January 29, 2009)
    Software

  • Tracking grain storage on screen (November 29, 2009)
    Spices & Condiments
    Latest Prices
  • Downtrend in pepper futures persists (February 09, 2010)
  • Cardamom prices down on weak demand (February 09, 2010)
  • Pepper futures decline (February 06, 2010)
  • Pepper futures weaken (February 05, 2010)
  • Pepper futures nosedive on liquidation (February 04, 2010)
  • Pepper futures up on strong demand (February 03, 2010)
  • Cardamom exports exceed 1,000 tonnes (February 03, 2010)
  • Pepper futures move up slightly on buying support (February 02, 2010)
  • Pepper market rises on good domestic demand (February 01, 2010)
  • Pepper futures down on improved supply (January 30, 2010)
  • Q3 spices exports make up for fall (January 30, 2010)
  • Pepper futures moves up marginally (January 29, 2010)
  • ‘Exempt asafoetida from import duty' (January 28, 2010)
  • Pepper futures bounce back on demand (January 28, 2010)
  • Pepper futures a tad up (January 26, 2010)
  • Supply squeeze likely to push up pepper prices (January 25, 2010)
  • Pepper futures drop (January 23, 2010)
  • Pepper futures drop on selling pressure (January 22, 2010)
  • Good domestic demand, limited supply push up pepper futures (January 21, 2010)
  • World Spice Congress draws delegates from 40 nations (January 21, 2010)
  • Pepper futures witness high volatility (January 20, 2010)
  • Pepper prices set to improve on likely squeeze in supply (January 18, 2010)
  • Exports spiced up (January 16, 2010)
  • Pepper futures move up on buying support (January 16, 2010)
  • Harvest trend points to 25% higher cloves output (January 14, 2010)
  • Pepper futures close lower (January 14, 2010)
  • Cardamom recovers on fears of supply squeeze (January 13, 2010)
  • Bearish activities drag down pepper futures (January 13, 2010)
  • Pepper futures decline on selling pressure (January 12, 2010)
  • Pepper futures continue to remain volatile (January 11, 2010)
  • Pepper futures fall (January 08, 2010)
  • Pepper futures up (January 07, 2010)
  • Growers seek PM's intervention to arrest fall in pepper prices (January 07, 2010)
  • Hot variety (January 06, 2010)
  • Pepper futures fall on bearish activities (January 06, 2010)
  • Cardamom prices touch a record Rs 1,000 a kg (January 05, 2010)
  • Pepper futures down on poor demand (January 05, 2010)
  • Pepper market dull in inactive market (January 04, 2010)
  • Spices exports up in volume, value in Nov (January 04, 2010)
  • A new mantra for competitiveness (January 04, 2010)
  • New Year mood keeps pepper futures sluggish (January 02, 2010)
  • Pepper futures remain unchanged on weak demand (December 31, 2009)
  • Pepper futures down for want of buying support (December 30, 2009)
  • Domestic demand pushes up pepper futures (December 29, 2009)
  • Cardamom rules high on strong demand, tight supply (December 29, 2009)
  • Pepper prices gain on domestic demand (December 28, 2009)
  • Importers seek uniform valuation of cloves (December 26, 2009)
  • Turning pungent (December 26, 2009)
  • Pepper futures move up marginally (December 25, 2009)
  • Bearish activities drag pepper futures down (December 24, 2009)
  • Poppy seed prices drop (December 23, 2009)
  • Pepper futures dip on bearish propaganda (December 22, 2009)
  • Cardamom firm above Rs 800 a kg (December 22, 2009)
  • Pepper futures witness high volatility (December 21, 2009)
  • Pepper futures move up (December 17, 2009)
  • Downtrend in pepper futures persists (December 16, 2009)
  • Pepper futures fall on bearish operations (December 15, 2009)
  • Pepper futures witness sharp fall (December 14, 2009)
  • Pepper futures up on buy calls (December 12, 2009)
  • Spices exports decline in April-October (December 11, 2009)
  • Pepper futures continue to slide (December 11, 2009)
  • Pepper futures close lower (December 10, 2009)
  • Cardamom prices soar on strong demand (December 09, 2009)
  • Pepper futures continue to fall (December 09, 2009)
  • Pepper futures crash on circular trading (December 08, 2009)
  • Pepper remains outpriced on strong rupee (December 07, 2009)
  • Pepper futures continue to fall (December 05, 2009)
  • Pepper futures witness high volatility (December 04, 2009)
  • Pepper futures decline marginally (December 03, 2009)
  • Upward momentum continues in pepper (December 02, 2009)
  • Cardamom soars on demand (December 01, 2009)
  • Pepper futures recover on buy calls (December 01, 2009)
  • Pepper remains outpriced; exports register drop (November 30, 2009)
  • Pepper futures end higher (November 27, 2009)
  • Pepper futures keep upward momentum (November 25, 2009)
  • Cardamom prices rule firm on good export, domestic demand (November 24, 2009)
  • Pepper futures shoot up on output fears (November 24, 2009)
  • Pepper market witnesses downward trend (November 23, 2009)
  • Spices export rises in Oct (November 21, 2009)
  • Pepper futures decline (November 21, 2009)
  • Mixed trend in pepper futures (November 20, 2009)
  • Clove prices surge on short supplies (November 20, 2009)
  • Pepper futures fall on bearish reports (November 18, 2009)
  • Pepper futures decline (November 17, 2009)
  • Cardamom rules steady (November 17, 2009)
  • Pepper market rules steady (November 16, 2009)
  • Pepper futures end lower (November 14, 2009)
  • Pepper futures decline (November 13, 2009)
  • Pepper futures move up marginally (November 12, 2009)
  • New varieties of black pepper released (November 11, 2009)
  • Pepper futures bounce back (November 11, 2009)
  • Pepper futures decline on selling pressure (November 10, 2009)
  • Cardamom prices rule steady (November 10, 2009)
  • Pepper prices witness divergent trend (November 09, 2009)
  • Pepper futures fall sharply on selling pressure (November 07, 2009)
  • Pepper futures fall further (November 06, 2009)
  • Pepper futures decline (November 05, 2009)
  • Clove prices turn dearer on short supply (November 05, 2009)
  • Demand keeps cardamom firm (November 04, 2009)
  • Strong demand pushes up pepper futures, spot prices (November 04, 2009)
  • Pepper prices likely to increase (November 02, 2009)
  • Profit booking pulls down pepper futures (October 31, 2009)
  • Pepper futures rule firm (October 30, 2009)
  • Pepper futures shoot up (October 29, 2009)
  • Pepper futures decline (October 28, 2009)
  • Uptrend continues in cardamom (October 27, 2009)
  • Pepper futures shoot up on demand (October 27, 2009)
  • Spices exports recover in Sept (October 26, 2009)
  • Pepper futures may improve on tight supply (October 26, 2009)
  • Pepper futures decline (October 24, 2009)
  • Pepper futures hit upper circuit (October 23, 2009)
  • Pepper futures fall on weak demand (October 22, 2009)
  • Pepper futures fall on liquidation, low demand (October 21, 2009)
  • Cardamom rules steady on buying support (October 20, 2009)
  • Divergent trend in pepper (October 19, 2009)
  • Pepper futures end higher (October 17, 2009)
  • Marginal rise in pepper futures (October 16, 2009)
  • Sharp fall in pepper futures (October 15, 2009)
  • Pepper futures fall on bull liquidation (October 13, 2009)
  • Cardamom rules steady (October 13, 2009)
  • Rains, diseases hit pepper output (October 12, 2009)
  • Sharp fall in pepper futures (October 10, 2009)
  • Pepper futures decline (October 09, 2009)
  • Pepper futures close higher (October 08, 2009)
  • Pepper futures move up (October 07, 2009)
  • Cardamom prices recover (October 06, 2009)
  • Bulls ignite pepper futures (October 06, 2009)
  • World pepper market continues to rule steady on tight supply (October 05, 2009)
  • Pepper futures fall on bearish operations (October 02, 2009)
  • Pepper futures end marginally higher (October 01, 2009)
  • Spice exports fall in April-Aug (October 01, 2009)
  • Pepper futures decline (September 30, 2009)
  • Cardamom prices continue to dip on rise in arrivals (September 30, 2009)
  • High volatility in pepper futures (September 30, 2009)
  • Pepper futures decline on volatility (September 26, 2009)
  • Turmeric exports rise; other spices shipment falls (September 26, 2009)
  • Pepper futures close higher (September 25, 2009)
  • Pepper futures move up on buying support (September 23, 2009)
  • Cardamom prices drop on heavy arrivals (September 23, 2009)
  • Importers found under-invoicing Chinese ginger (September 22, 2009)
  • Festival demand may prop up turmeric (September 22, 2009)
  • Pepper prices rule firm on winter demand (September 21, 2009)
  • Pepper futures remain volatile (September 19, 2009)
  • Pepper futures witness volatility (September 18, 2009)
  • Pepper futures continue to fall on bearish trend (September 17, 2009)
  • Domestic, export demand buoy cardamom (September 16, 2009)
  • Pepper futures end lower (September 16, 2009)
  • Pepper futures bounce back (September 15, 2009)
  • Better cloves crop likely; labour shortage may hit harvesting (September 14, 2009)
  • Bearish trend pulls down pepper market (September 14, 2009)
  • Further fall in pepper futures (September 12, 2009)
  • Pepper futures fall further (September 11, 2009)
  • Pepper futures fall on limited activities (September 10, 2009)
  • Pepper futures recover on buying support (September 09, 2009)
  • Rain holds cardamom prices at above Rs 700 a kg (September 09, 2009)
  • Pepper futures slide on poor demand (September 08, 2009)
  • Short supply (September 08, 2009)
  • Pepper futures buoyant on potential squeeze in supply (September 07, 2009)
  • Pepper futures steady (September 05, 2009)
  • Pepper futures stays steady (September 03, 2009)
  • Pepper futures bounces back (September 02, 2009)
  • Pepper futures market declines (September 01, 2009)
  • Cardamom prices rise on buying support (September 01, 2009)
  • Pepper futures fall despite tight supply position, potential demand (August 31, 2009)
  • Under-invoicing alleged in cloves imports (August 29, 2009)
  • Marginal fall in pepper futures (August 29, 2009)
  • Spices export up in July; overall value, volume down (August 28, 2009)
  • Turmeric prices fall as rains lash growing areas (August 28, 2009)
  • Pepper futures bounce back (August 28, 2009)
  • Sharp fall in pepper futures (August 27, 2009)
  • Volatile pepper futures end lower (August 26, 2009)
  • Cardamom prices flare up on demand (August 25, 2009)
  • Pepper futures crash (August 25, 2009)
  • Volatile pepper futures hit upper circuit (August 21, 2009)
  • Clove prices up on Indonesian demand (August 21, 2009)
  • Marginal fall in pepper futures (August 20, 2009)
  • Pepper futures end higher (August 18, 2009)
  • Supply squeeze, strong demand push up cardamom prices (August 18, 2009)
  • Pepper futures volatile, hot in global market (August 17, 2009)
  • Pepper futures fall further (August 14, 2009)
  • Pepper futures crash (August 13, 2009)
  • High volatility in pepper futures (August 12, 2009)
  • Upsurge in pepper futures continues; spot prices soar (August 11, 2009)
  • Cardamom prices top Rs 700 a kg (August 11, 2009)
  • Upsurge in pepper prices likely to continue on bullish sentiments (August 10, 2009)
  • Pepper futures hit upper circuit (August 08, 2009)
  • Pepper futures on the rise (August 07, 2009)
  • Pepper futures hit upper circuit (August 06, 2009)
  • Pepper prices may rise on short supply (August 05, 2009)
  • Pepper futures shoot up (August 04, 2009)
  • Cardamom prices ease (August 04, 2009)
  • Spice plantations hit by labour shortage (August 03, 2009)
  • Pepper prices rise on tight supplies (August 03, 2009)
  • Pepper futures zoom on global price rise (August 01, 2009)
  • Pepper futures rise sharply on tight supply (July 31, 2009)
  • Pepper futures move up (July 30, 2009)
  • Chilli exports fall as Pakistan stops buying (July 30, 2009)
  • Pepper futures fall on volatility (July 29, 2009)
  • Pepper futures move up (July 28, 2009)
  • Cardamom prices rise on demand (July 28, 2009)
  • Importers worried over spices goods awaiting clearance at ports (July 27, 2009)
  • Turmeric prices set to rise further on good demand (July 27, 2009)
  • Buying interest, fear of short supply push pepper prices up (July 27, 2009)
  • Pepper futures rise further (July 25, 2009)
  • Marginal rise in pepper futures (July 24, 2009)
  • Downward trend in pepper futures (July 23, 2009)
  • Turmeric prices shoot up on short supply, export demand (July 23, 2009)
  • Pepper futures dip on limited activity (July 22, 2009)
  • Buying support keeps cardamom prices steady (July 22, 2009)
  • Mixed trend in pepper market (July 20, 2009)
  • Pepper futures inch upward (July 18, 2009)
  • Rains improve cloves crop prospects (July 18, 2009)
  • Pepper futures rule steady (July 17, 2009)
  • Cardamom crop prospects improve (July 15, 2009)
  • Marginal fall in pepper futures (July 15, 2009)
  • Pepper futures shoot up on bull operations (July 14, 2009)
  • Bearish sentiments keep pepper prices down (July 13, 2009)
  • Poppy seed prices likely to crash (July 13, 2009)
  • Pepper futures slip; demand hits dry patch (July 11, 2009)
  • Trade bitter over absence of Budget proposal to change Customs duty on select spices (July 11, 2009)
  • Pepper futures recover on buying support (July 10, 2009)
  • Pepper futures remain bearish (July 09, 2009)
  • Pepper futures continue to fall (July 08, 2009)
  • Pepper futures decline marginally (July 07, 2009)
  • Rains improve cardamom crop prospects (July 07, 2009)
  • Downtrend in pepper futures (July 06, 2009)
  • Pepper futures fall on bearish activities (July 04, 2009)
  • Pepper futures rise marginally on tight supplies (July 03, 2009)
  • Pepper futures fall further (July 02, 2009)
  • Cardamom arrivals top 10,000 tonnes (July 02, 2009)
  • Pepper futures fall on bearish sentiment (July 01, 2009)
  • Pepper futures ease on selling pressure (June 30, 2009)
  • Sluggishness prevails in pepper market (June 29, 2009)
  • Pepper futures rise marginally (June 27, 2009)
  • Pepper futures recover on buying support (June 25, 2009)
  • Pepper futures close lower on weak demand (June 24, 2009)
  • Deficient rains likely to hit cardamom output (June 23, 2009)
  • Marginal rise in pepper futures (June 23, 2009)
  • Continued volatility pushes pepper futures prices down (June 22, 2009)
  • Marginal rise in pepper futures (June 20, 2009)
  • Pepper futures steady (June 19, 2009)
  • Cloves prices rule firm (June 18, 2009)
  • Pepper futures fall on bull liquidation (June 18, 2009)
  • Pepper futures witness volatility, close lower (June 17, 2009)
  • Cardamom prices rise on lower arrivals (June 17, 2009)
  • Pepper futures close higher (June 16, 2009)
  • Bullish trend keeps pepper prices firm (June 15, 2009)
  • Campco plea to curb betel nut imports thru Mangalore port (June 15, 2009)
  • Pepper futures fall further (June 13, 2009)
  • Pepper futures market declines on bearish sentiment (June 12, 2009)
  • Spices Board’s pepper re-plantation scheme for Idukki (June 11, 2009)
  • Pepper futures remain bullish (June 11, 2009)
  • Upsurge in pepper futures (June 10, 2009)
  • Pepper futures steady (June 09, 2009)
  • Pepper prices move up on tight supply, volatility in exchange rates (June 08, 2009)
  • Tight supply continues in cloves markets (June 08, 2009)
  • Pepper futures end higher (June 06, 2009)
  • Pepper futures rise (June 04, 2009)
  • Bulls push up pepper futures (June 03, 2009)
  • Pepper futures rise marginally (June 02, 2009)
  • Cardamom prices rule firm (June 02, 2009)
  • Volatile trend continues in pepper (June 01, 2009)
  • Pepper futures recover on buying interest (May 30, 2009)
  • Pepper futures fall sharply (May 29, 2009)
  • Ginger prices move up on short supply (May 28, 2009)
  • Pepper futures highly volatile (May 28, 2009)
  • Pepper futures remain bearish (May 27, 2009)
  • Pepper futures fall sharply (May 26, 2009)
  • Cardamom prices rule firm (May 26, 2009)
  • Pepper futures trading witnesses high volatility (May 25, 2009)
  • Pepper futures decline (May 23, 2009)
  • Pepper futures move up on bull run (May 22, 2009)
  • Pepper futures market moves up on bull-run (May 22, 2009)
  • Pepper futures recover (May 21, 2009)
  • Cardamom prices up on thin arrivals, strong demand (May 20, 2009)
  • Dip in cloves output due to erratic weather (May 20, 2009)
  • Pepper futures rise marginally (May 19, 2009)
  • Upward swing seen in pepper futures (May 18, 2009)
  • Pepper futures go southward (May 16, 2009)
  • Pepper futures fall further (May 15, 2009)
  • Marginal fall in pepper futures (May 14, 2009)
  • Pepper futures recover on buying support (May 13, 2009)
  • Dry spell affects cardamom plants (May 12, 2009)
  • Pepper futures continue to decline (May 12, 2009)
  • Are pepper futures a victim of market manipulation? (May 11, 2009)
  • Pepper futures close lower on volatility (May 09, 2009)
  • Pepper futures fall further (May 07, 2009)
  • Pepper futures fall on selling pressure (May 06, 2009)
  • Fix duty on cloves on kg-basis: Dealers (May 06, 2009)
  • Pepper futures close higher on volatility (May 04, 2009)
  • Cloves prices likely to top Rs 400 a kg in 3 months (May 02, 2009)
  • Brazil to host global pepper conference (May 01, 2009)
  • Pepper futures recover after high volatility (April 29, 2009)
  • Cardamom market witnesses volatility (April 28, 2009)
  • Sharp drop in pepper futures (April 28, 2009)
  • Pepper market witnesses high volatility (April 27, 2009)
  • Lower realisation (April 25, 2009)
  • Kerala agri varsity takes up project on black pepper (April 25, 2009)
  • Pepper futures fall on bearish reports (April 25, 2009)
  • Pepper futures turn volatile (April 24, 2009)
  • Upsurge continues in cardamom on short supply (April 24, 2009)
  • Cloves prices continue to gain on fall in production (April 24, 2009)
  • Sharp fall in pepper futures (April 22, 2009)
  • Pepper futures fall on bulls liquidation (April 21, 2009)
  • Pepper futures may continue to rise on tight supply (April 21, 2009)
  • Pepper futures surge on strong demand (April 18, 2009)
  • Pepper futures decline marginally (April 17, 2009)
  • Turmeric exports may top 50,000 t (April 16, 2009)
  • Pepper futures maintain upward trend (April 16, 2009)
  • Vietnam pepper prices up a tad on regulated arrivals (April 15, 2009)
  • Chilli cultivation hit (April 15, 2009)
  • Pepper futures continue upward movement (April 14, 2009)
  • Cardamom maintains upward trend (April 14, 2009)
  • Pepper futures continue to rule high (April 07, 2009)
  • Guarseed, jeera gain on demand (April 07, 2009)
  • Cardamom prices rise on thin arrivals (April 07, 2009)
  • Cumin exports surpass target (April 06, 2009)
  • Uptrend continues in pepper futures (April 06, 2009)
  • Pepper production gets hit by quickwilt disease (April 04, 2009)
  • Pepper futures bullish on domestic demand (April 04, 2009)
  • Surge continues in cloves prices (April 03, 2009)
  • Upward swing continues in pepper futures (April 03, 2009)
  • Pepper futures decline on limited activities (April 01, 2009)
  • Poppy seed prices fall on excess supply (April 01, 2009)
  • Pepper futures move up (March 31, 2009)
  • Cardamom prices up on good demand (March 31, 2009)
  • Turmeric futures likely to fall as arrivals peak (March 30, 2009)
  • Kerala ginger growers shift operations to Shimoga, Hassan (March 30, 2009)
  • Spices exports surpass target of Rs 4,350 cr (March 27, 2009)
  • Guarseed, jeera futures drop (March 27, 2009)
  • Marginal fall in pepper futures (March 27, 2009)
  • Tight supply props up cardamom prices (March 24, 2009)
  • Pepper futures surge (March 24, 2009)
  • Pepper falls on liquidation (March 20, 2009)
  • Pepper steady on buying support (March 19, 2009)
  • Cardamom rules at Rs 450-500 a kg (March 17, 2009)
  • Downward swing continues in pepper futures (March 16, 2009)
  • Pepper futures recover on supply squeeze (March 14, 2009)
  • Turmeric farmers asked to hold back stocks (March 13, 2009)
  • Pepper futures take a dip (March 11, 2009)
  • Cardamom prices rule steady (March 11, 2009)
  • Pepper futures move up on domestic demand (March 10, 2009)
  • Sharp fall in cloves output (March 09, 2009)
  • Indian pepper remains competitive (March 09, 2009)
  • Pepper futures decline (March 07, 2009)
  • NCDEX arm to launch spot pepper trade (March 06, 2009)
  • Pepper futures decline as traders keep away from exchange (March 04, 2009)
  • Pepper prices move up on tight supply (March 03, 2009)
  • Cardamom up on demand (March 03, 2009)
  • Positive trend likely in pepper prices (March 02, 2009)
  • Kerala’s Idukki to get Rs 120-cr sop for pepper replantation programme (February 28, 2009)
  • Spices export may surpass Rs 4,350-cr target (February 26, 2009)
  • Pepper futures fall sharply on selling pressure (February 25, 2009)
  • Cardamom prices rule high on buying support (February 23, 2009)
  • Competitive prices may bring pepper orders to India (February 23, 2009)
  • A winner (February 17, 2009)
  • Downtrend continues in pepper futures (February 16, 2009)
  • Fall continues in pepper futures (February 13, 2009)
  • Pepper futures drop on liquidation (February 12, 2009)
  • Pepper futures decline on selling pressure (February 11, 2009)
  • Marginal rise (February 10, 2009)
  • Dry spell threatens cardamom crop (February 10, 2009)
  • Pepper futures move up on tight supply (February 10, 2009)
  • Global pepper output on the decline (February 09, 2009)
  • Pepper futures down despite tight supply (February 09, 2009)
  • Global pepper output on the decline (February 09, 2009)
  • Pepper futures down despite tight supply (February 09, 2009)
  • Pepper futures drop as bears turn active (February 07, 2009)
  • Buying props up cardamom prices (February 07, 2009)
  • Pepper trade seeks reintroduction of special export scheme (February 06, 2009)
  • Poppy seed prices may decline on higher output (February 02, 2009)
  • Pepper declines despite lower supply (February 02, 2009)
  • Cardamom prices steady on buying support (January 29, 2009)
  • Organic cloves continue to fetch premium price (January 29, 2009)
  • Pepper futures up on tight supply (January 28, 2009)
  • Rising shipments (January 28, 2009)
  • Dry spell, quick wilt likely to hit pepper production (January 26, 2009)
  • Tight supply position in pepper continues (January 26, 2009)
  • Pepper futures flat on lack of buying support (January 24, 2009)
  • Losing steam (January 23, 2009)
  • Cardamom rules steady on buying support (January 23, 2009)
  • Pepper futures drop marginally (January 23, 2009)
  • Spices export rises in April-Dec (January 22, 2009)
  • Pepper gains on tight supply (January 20, 2009)
  • Global cloves output likely to fall this year (January 19, 2009)
  • Upward swing likely in pepper prices (January 19, 2009)
  • Pepper futures rebound on tight supply (January 17, 2009)
  • Pepper futures rule firm (January 13, 2009)
  • Cardamom rules firm on buying support (January 13, 2009)
  • Pepper futures rule firm (January 13, 2009)
  • Cardamom rules firm on buying support (January 13, 2009)
  • Upward run continues in pepper futures (January 12, 2009)
  • Pepper futures drop on selling pressure (January 10, 2009)
  • Bullish sentiments buoy pepper futures (January 09, 2009)
  • The ‘Eastern’ spice route (January 08, 2009)
  • Pepper futures up on bullish sentiments (January 08, 2009)
  • Pepper futures drop on sales (January 07, 2009)
  • Cardamom up on buying support (January 06, 2009)
  • Uptrend continues in pepper futures (January 06, 2009)
  • Turmeric exports surge on higher demand (January 05, 2009)
  • Pepper futures hit upper circuit (January 03, 2009)
  • Cummin exports surge on global short supply (January 02, 2009)
  • Spices tourism in TN district (January 01, 2009)
    Standards & Benchmarks

  • Objections to Food Safety Act (February 08, 2010)
  • Govt to impose trans fat limits on vanaspati soon (November 30, 2009)
  • Iran asked to clear the air on Basmati contamination (October 02, 2009)
  • Quality counts for the rural consumer (July 03, 2009)
  • EU rejects Indian seafood shipments (May 23, 2009)
  • EU rejects Indian curry powder (April 21, 2009)
  • ‘Unethical’ blending of edible oils worries solvent extractors (February 25, 2009)
    States

  • Gold may see bullish reversal (January 19, 2009)
    Storage

  • Harnessing engg and biology to preserve stored grains (October 01, 2009)
  • Confusion over storage order (September 07, 2009)
  • Changing storage pattern (September 03, 2009)
  • NCMSL to expand warehousing capacity for agri-commodities (August 19, 2009)
  • LMJ to invest Rs 500 cr in setting up rural warehouses (August 19, 2009)
  • Lack of cold chain facilities resulting in loss of farm produce: Study (August 19, 2009)
  • Adani Agri Logistics gets going with silo project (August 15, 2009)
  • Silos set to change how foodgrains are stored (July 23, 2009)
  • Central aid for cold chain storage (July 11, 2009)
  • Wheat arrivals higher as farmers find no merit in storing (April 30, 2009)
  • Good news for agri-logistics (April 27, 2009)
  • Warehousing problem for FCI won’t be as bad as in ’02 (April 19, 2009)
  • Wheat procurement may face storage space woes (March 12, 2009)
    Sugar
    Latest Prices
  • AP mulls global tenders for sugar import (February 10, 2010)
  • Shree Renuka plans sugar refinery at Kandla (February 05, 2010)
  • Maharashtra sees higher sugar output (February 03, 2010)
  • Centre fixes weekly free sale quota for sugar (February 03, 2010)
  • Simbhaoli plans setting up Rs 180-cr sugar refinery (January 29, 2010)
  • Cane farmers blame Pawar for sugar crisis (January 28, 2010)
  • Why not consume less sugar for a change? (January 26, 2010)
  • Triveni to demerge steam turbine biz (January 22, 2010)
  • New sugar mill to go on stream today (January 22, 2010)
  • Karnataka panel to fix cane price (January 21, 2010)
  • 'Abolish VAT on imported sugar' (January 18, 2010)
  • Maharashtra mills game for processing U.P. raw sugar imports (January 14, 2010)
  • Plea to pack sugar in 50-kg bag (January 13, 2010)
  • Empee Sugars' cogeneration unit to go on stream this month (January 13, 2010)
  • TN sees a spate of sugar mills going on stream this season (January 12, 2010)
  • Jaggery prices on the upswing (January 08, 2010)
  • Centre blames UP for surge in sugar price (January 07, 2010)
  • Sugar supply may match offtake (January 07, 2010)
  • Sugar production in Maharashtra up 3.4% (January 01, 2010)
  • 2010 View from the top - Mr Vivek Saraogi (January 01, 2010)
  • 16.39 lakh tonnes sugar released for Jan (December 31, 2009)
  • Sugar — buy London, sell Delhi (December 28, 2009)
  • UP mills sell back raw sugar contracts (December 24, 2009)
  • Sugar mills asked to meet ethanol supply obligation (December 23, 2009)
  • Sugar mills ask Centre to free them from levy obligation (December 22, 2009)
  • Mixed response to move on fixing levy sugar price (December 16, 2009)
  • Shortage of molasses hits alcohol-based chemical units (December 08, 2009)
  • Western U.P. sugar mills reach pact on cane payment (December 03, 2009)
  • Caned! (November 23, 2009)
  • Stocks of UP, Bihar sugar firms fall (November 20, 2009)
  • Cane fair price not binding on UP: Farmers’ leader (November 19, 2009)
  • Ajit Singh wants Ordinance on cane price withdrawn (November 18, 2009)
  • AP to give purchase tax sop to cane growers (November 18, 2009)
  • TN against Centre’s sugarcane fair price (November 09, 2009)
  • Crushing on in Maharashtra as FRP is no issue (November 08, 2009)
  • Cane farmers protest against closure of jaggery units (November 06, 2009)
  • Farmers should get higher rates for cane, says Pawar (November 05, 2009)
  • Cane truths (November 02, 2009)
  • Cane pricing: Farmers disappointed, mills happy (November 02, 2009)
  • Dharani Sugars to complete Rs 335-cr mill complex (October 30, 2009)
  • Cane growers in UP plan stir seeking higher prices (October 28, 2009)
  • Mills, cane farmers welcome fair price concept (October 25, 2009)
  • Confusion over Ordinance on replacing cane floor price (October 24, 2009)
  • Sugar stocks hit as Govt extends duty-free import (October 22, 2009)
  • Price arrears, long crop cycle bane of sugarcane (October 19, 2009)
  • South’s crushed output may turn sugar bitter (October 17, 2009)
  • TN cane farmers want price fixed before planting begins (October 16, 2009)
  • Heavy rain in Karnataka, a boon for sugar industry (October 13, 2009)
  • Sugar mills look at inter-cropping option to augment cane supplies (October 12, 2009)
  • EID Parry buys 76% stake in Sadashiva Sugars (October 11, 2009)
  • Levy sugar obligation on mills doubled; notification expected soon (October 09, 2009)
  • Centre releases 20.85 lakh t sugar for Oct (October 02, 2009)
  • Simbhaoli Sugars to process 2.20 lakh t imported raws (October 01, 2009)
  • TN fixes Rs 1,437/t support price for cane (September 25, 2009)
  • Duty-free white sugar imports to be allowed beyond Nov (September 25, 2009)
  • AP Cabinet okays Chodavaram sugar factory upgrade plan (September 25, 2009)
  • Cane availability for Karnataka sugar mills unlikely to improve (September 23, 2009)
  • TN sugarcane growers demand Rs 2,500/t (September 22, 2009)
  • Bajaj Hindusthan counts on raw sugar to boost capacity use (September 14, 2009)
  • Economics of raw sugar vs. domestic cane (September 14, 2009)
  • Operation of sugar stock limit delayed by a week (September 10, 2009)
  • ‘No levy obligation on processed imported sugar’ (September 09, 2009)
  • Dip in raw sugar prices unlikely to prompt mills to import more (September 07, 2009)
  • Sugar prices hit record high on festive buying (September 05, 2009)
  • Time to process raw sugar cut to 1 month (September 04, 2009)
  • Mills seek temporary curbs on gur manufacture (September 02, 2009)
  • FMCG cos seek time for new sugar stocking policy (September 01, 2009)
  • Poor support price may close mills, sugar growers warn (September 01, 2009)
  • Rise in sugar prices may turn festival season bitter (August 30, 2009)
  • The downside to curbing ‘speculative demand’ (August 27, 2009)
  • Loans at 4% for sugarcane growers (August 22, 2009)
  • Sugar muddle (August 19, 2009)
  • Sugar stocks decline on incentive talk (August 18, 2009)
  • Sweeten sugar policy environment (August 17, 2009)
  • Tighten sugar import contract registration (August 14, 2009)
  • Bleak future for sugar (August 08, 2009)
  • Sugar stocks hog limelight on retail price rise (August 07, 2009)
  • Sugar mills, farmers resent price control by Centre (August 05, 2009)
  • Global white sugar breaches $500 a tonne (August 04, 2009)
  • 16.5 lakh t sugar released for open sale in Aug (July 31, 2009)
  • EID Parry to benefit from ‘exporting’ sugar to India (July 30, 2009)
  • Private trade may get nod to import white sugar (July 17, 2009)
  • Centre turns cautious on sugar releases (July 01, 2009)
  • Karnataka to appoint sugarcane development officers (June 30, 2009)
  • Deficit monsoon may support sugar prices (June 30, 2009)
  • Sugar won’t be sweet till end-2010 (June 21, 2009)
  • Shree Renuka to add refining capacity (June 20, 2009)
  • Labour shortage hits cane availability for mills (June 17, 2009)
  • Delayed monsoon may hit sugarcane yield (June 12, 2009)
  • Centre plans to regulate jaggery production (June 02, 2009)
  • Bitter truth (May 28, 2009)
  • Sugar futures ban comes when prices have been falling (May 27, 2009)
  • Economics of raw sugar imports (May 04, 2009)
  • Sugar output estimate raised to 147 lakh t (April 30, 2009)
  • Govt’s sugar release spree may lead to low stocks (April 23, 2009)
  • Centre announces extra 6 lt as free sale quota for sugar mills (April 18, 2009)
  • Govt mulls banning sugar exports (April 18, 2009)
  • Sugar stocks catch up with commodity price (April 09, 2009)
  • Muddy sugar policy (April 09, 2009)
  • Sugar traders demand ban on futures (April 09, 2009)
  • Reprieve for sugar producers from duty cut (April 01, 2009)
  • Will household use of sugar be hit? (March 29, 2009)
  • Import duty on raw, white sugar set to be scrapped (March 26, 2009)
  • Industry opposes zero duty import of white sugar (March 24, 2009)
  • Sugar drops Rs 1,000/t in a week on panic sales (March 18, 2009)
  • Sugar output seen below 160 lakh tonnes (March 16, 2009)
  • State agencies should import white sugar for PDS (March 16, 2009)
  • Imported sugar not to attract stock limits (March 13, 2009)
  • 80% of sugar factories in Maharashtra shut (March 12, 2009)
  • Plea to boost sugar output (March 10, 2009)
  • Commercial intelligence failure has led to sugar crisis (March 02, 2009)
  • UP sugar mills operate below production costs (February 28, 2009)
  • Notification on sugar stock limits soon (February 25, 2009)
  • Approval for stock limit on sugar for 4 months (February 24, 2009)
  • Mills contract 15 lakh tonnes raw sugar to meet shortfall (February 23, 2009)
  • Changed norm for raw sugar imports notified (February 18, 2009)
  • Centre in a quandary over sugarcane SMP (February 16, 2009)
  • UP mills offer ‘Rs 15’ sweetener to cane farmers (February 13, 2009)
  • Jaggery turning sweeter than cane for farmers (February 12, 2009)
  • 25,000 t raw sugar shipment to arrive next week (February 07, 2009)
  • Zero duty raw sugar imports cleared (February 04, 2009)
  • UP, Maharashtra sugar output estimates go awry (February 04, 2009)
  • Dearer sugar (February 02, 2009)
  • Confusion over Cabinet ‘decision’ on raw sugar imports (January 30, 2009)
  • Delay in sugar import sops fuels speculative buying (January 28, 2009)
  • Growers prevent offloading of sugarcane at co-op mills (January 22, 2009)
  • HC stays UP order on sugar mills ‘occupiers’ (January 21, 2009)
  • Food Ministry plans easing raw sugar imports (January 13, 2009)
  • Food Ministry plans easing raw sugar imports (January 13, 2009)
  • Transporters’ strike drives up sugar prices (January 09, 2009)
  • Sugar trade thru deepwater port at Kakinada (January 08, 2009)
  • Shades of opinion on import of sugar, its timing (January 02, 2009)
    Supply Chain Management

  • Shree Shubham pact with DCB (August 17, 2009)
  • ‘Agri-logistics crucial for farmers’ (July 20, 2009)
  • Kalpataru arm launches agri logistics park in Rajasthan (March 04, 2009)
    Taxation

  • Sattur Chamber to observe fast over levy of market committee cess on farm goods (October 22, 2009)
  • Interest on agrarian loans not exempted (October 11, 2009)
  • Boost to sentiments likely as commodity transaction tax goes (July 07, 2009)
  • Agri traders oppose proposal to levy market committee cess (February 16, 2009)
  • Plea on ‘market committee cess’ (February 02, 2009)
    Tea

  • Tea trade wants more warehousing space in Nilgiris (February 10, 2010)
  • Dec tea production falls marginally (February 09, 2010)
  • Firm trend at Kochi tea sale (February 08, 2010)
  • Withdrawals continue at Coonoor tea auctions (February 08, 2010)
  • Improved demand for Assam CTC teas (February 06, 2010)
  • Nilgiris tea production up 49% in Jan (February 05, 2010)
  • Higher volumes on offer at Coonoor auction (February 04, 2010)
  • 30% offerings unsold at Coonoor tea auctions (February 02, 2010)
  • Tea import at higher prices pushes up bill (February 01, 2010)
  • N. India tea prices rule firm on demand (January 30, 2010)
  • 8-week low offerings at Coonoor tea auctions (January 28, 2010)
  • Amingaon ICD tea exports may reach record 3,000 TEUs (January 26, 2010)
  • Emphasis on special package for Silchar tea gardens (January 25, 2010)
  • Mixed trend at Kochi tea auction (January 25, 2010)
  • Huge withdrawal at Coonoor tea sale (January 25, 2010)
  • Select Assam CTC teas rule firm (January 24, 2010)
  • Nilgiri tea output down 12% (January 23, 2010)
  • Offerings at Coonoor tea auction dip to 3-week low (January 21, 2010)
  • 47% dust teas unsold at Coonoor auction (January 19, 2010)
  • Fall in arrivals at Kochi tea sale (January 18, 2010)
  • Firm trend at Kolkata tea auction (January 16, 2010)
  • 38% offerings unsold at Coonoor tea auctions (January 13, 2010)
  • Most tea grades quote lower at Kochi auction (January 12, 2010)
  • Marginal rise in Nov tea output; exports up (January 09, 2010)
  • CTCs rule lower at Kolkata auctions (January 09, 2010)
  • Tea stocks hit year highs on hope of firm price (January 08, 2010)
  • 10-week high offer at Coonoor tea auctions (January 07, 2010)
  • Good demand for select Assam, orthodox teas (January 03, 2010)
  • Coonoor auctions disappointing as 30% tea remain unsold (December 31, 2009)
  • Higher tea prices propel earnings despite lower volume (December 30, 2009)
  • Quality teas rule firm at N. India sales (December 26, 2009)
  • McLeod Russel to buy tea estates in Uganda for $25 m (December 24, 2009)
  • Six-week high offer at Coonoor tea auctions (December 23, 2009)
  • Mixed trend at Kochi tea auctions (December 22, 2009)
  • Huge volumes withdrawn at Coonoor tea auction (December 21, 2009)
  • Assam teas rule steady at Kolkata sale (December 19, 2009)
  • Coonoor tea auction volume up at 5-week high (December 17, 2009)
  • Arrivals continue to be firm at Kochi tea auction (December 14, 2009)
  • Coonoor tea prices decline, volumes remain unsold (December 14, 2009)
  • IndusInd is tea trade settlement banker (December 14, 2009)
  • Tea prices fall at Kolkata sales on drop in quality (December 12, 2009)
  • Coonoor tea sales turnover up Rs 10.55 cr (December 11, 2009)
  • Tea output down 2.18 mkg in Jan-Nov; exports slip (December 11, 2009)
  • Crop loss in Nilgiris to hit S. India tea production (December 10, 2009)
  • 4-week high offerings at Coonoor tea sale (December 10, 2009)
  • Tata Tea to brew ‘Good for you' beverage range (December 09, 2009)
  • Coonoor tea prices fall on inadequate demand (December 07, 2009)
  • Good demand for better liquoring teas at Kochi auction (December 07, 2009)
  • Nilgiris tea estates yet to recover from recent torrential rains (December 07, 2009)
  • Assam CTC teas rule easy at Kolkata auctions (December 05, 2009)
  • Offerings at Coonoor tea auctions at 32-week low (December 03, 2009)
  • Tea Board seeks views on special fund recast (December 01, 2009)
  • Coonoor tea prices drop on inadequate demand (November 30, 2009)
  • Assam teas rule easier at Kolkata auctions (November 28, 2009)
  • Review report on orthodox tea subsidy soon (November 27, 2009)
  • Tea rules at last week’s levels in Kolkata auctions (November 21, 2009)
  • Tea may see action (November 19, 2009)
  • Organic tea cultivation holds good potential: Study (November 16, 2009)
  • Nilgiris tea output falls 9.6% in Oct (November 14, 2009)
  • Assam, Dooars CTC teas rule firm (November 14, 2009)
  • Tea prices stay weak at Kochi auction (November 14, 2009)
  • Glenworth Estate launches tea gift packs (November 13, 2009)
  • Coonoor tea auctions postponed due to heavy rains (November 13, 2009)
  • Volume at Coonoor tea auction hits 5-week low (November 12, 2009)
  • Tea industry needs blend of higher productivity, lower costs (November 11, 2009)
  • North Indian teas see mixed response (November 08, 2009)
  • Participatory management model a great success in Munnar: Ratan Tata (November 07, 2009)
  • 4-week low offerings at Coonoor tea auction (November 05, 2009)
  • Dhunseri Tea brewing overseas acquisition plans (November 04, 2009)
  • Huge volumes withdrawn at Coonoor tea auction (November 03, 2009)
  • A win-win tie-up for small tea growers (November 03, 2009)
  • Prices slip at Kochi tea auction (November 02, 2009)
  • Assam teas rule firm at Kolkata sales (November 01, 2009)
  • 16 lakh kg tea on offer at Coonoor sales (October 29, 2009)
  • Tea import bill up Rs 29 cr in Jan-Aug (October 27, 2009)
  • Weak trend at Kochi tea auction (October 26, 2009)
  • Large volumes unsold at Coonoor tea sale (October 26, 2009)
  • North Indian teas rule firm (October 24, 2009)
  • Year’s highest volume on offer at Coonoor tea auctions (October 22, 2009)
  • Large volumes of tea withdrawn at Coonoor auction (October 20, 2009)
  • Social cost of tea industry estimated at Rs 7/kg (October 20, 2009)
  • Prices remain subdued at Kochi tea auction (October 19, 2009)
  • N. Indian teas see good support from exporters (October 17, 2009)
  • Volumes hit 12-week high at Coonoor tea auctions (October 15, 2009)
  • Coonoor tea earnings up Rs 20.6 cr (October 14, 2009)
  • Coonoor tea earnings up Rs 20.6 cr (October 14, 2009)
  • World tea prices continue to increase (October 13, 2009)
  • Coonoor tea drops on inadequate demand (October 12, 2009)
  • Weak trend at Kochi tea sale (October 12, 2009)
  • Monsoon helps tea output recover in August (October 10, 2009)
  • Improved demand for cheaper teas at Kolkata sale (October 10, 2009)
  • Coonoor tea auction volume up this week (October 08, 2009)
  • Kanan Devan Hills launches ‘Ripple’ tea (October 08, 2009)
  • Darmona teas fetch top prices at Coonoor sales (October 07, 2009)
  • Huge volumes withdrawn at Coonoor tea sales (October 05, 2009)
  • Chamurchi tea estate reopened (October 03, 2009)
  • Tea prices at auctions rise Rs 21/kg (October 02, 2009)
  • Kochi auction centre leads tea sales in South (October 01, 2009)
  • Coonoor tea prices drop on inadequate demand (September 29, 2009)
  • Traders urge Tea Board to hold buyer-seller meets (September 29, 2009)
  • Dust tea prices ease at Kochi auction (September 29, 2009)
  • Good demand for CTC teas at Kolkata sales (September 25, 2009)
  • Offerings rise at Coonoor tea auctions (September 24, 2009)
  • Augmenting domestic production through investment (September 22, 2009)
  • Coonoor tea prices rise on demand (September 21, 2009)
  • Quality teas fetch good prices at Kochi auction (September 21, 2009)
  • Tea Board asks industry to fund R&D (September 19, 2009)
  • Demand improves at N. Indian tea auctions (September 19, 2009)
  • Lower tea volumes on offer at Coonoor auctions (September 17, 2009)
  • Harrisons opens unit for orthodox tea in Kerala (September 17, 2009)
  • Businessman bids for 5 Dooars tea gardens (September 17, 2009)
  • Harrisons Malayalam opens modern unit for orthodox tea (September 16, 2009)
  • Export interest supports prices at Kochi tea sale (September 14, 2009)
  • Coonoor tea prices rise on export demand (September 14, 2009)
  • Assam CTC teas rule firm at Kolkata auctions (September 12, 2009)
  • 5-week high offerings at Coonoor tea auctions (September 10, 2009)
  • Tea production down marginally in July (September 08, 2009)
  • Exporters lend stronger support for Coonoor tea (September 07, 2009)
  • Demand for Darjeeling teas at Kolkata sale (September 05, 2009)
  • H1 tea auction price up Rs 21.5/kg (September 04, 2009)
  • Coonoor tea auction volume rises (September 03, 2009)
  • Mixed trend at Coonoor tea sale (August 31, 2009)
  • Good demand for Assam CTC, dust teas in Kolkata sales (August 30, 2009)
  • H1 tea import bill increases Rs 26 cr (August 28, 2009)
  • 15-week low offerings at Coonoor tea auctions (August 27, 2009)
  • Leaf falls, dust gains at Coonoor tea auctions (August 25, 2009)
  • Leaf tea arrivals pick up at Kochi auction (August 23, 2009)
  • Assam teas rule lower at Kolkata auctions (August 23, 2009)
  • Coonoor tea turnover increases (August 21, 2009)
  • Low volumes on offer at Coonoor tea auctions (August 20, 2009)
  • Arrivals thin, prices steady at Kochi tea sale (August 17, 2009)
  • Assam CTC leaf teas firm in North (August 16, 2009)
  • H1 global tea prices rise (August 15, 2009)
  • Kanan Devan awaits Ethiopia nod for plantation project (August 13, 2009)
  • 11-week-low offer for Coonoor tea auctions (August 13, 2009)
  • Tea production higher in June (August 11, 2009)
  • Mixed trend at Coonoor tea auction (August 10, 2009)
  • Firm trend at Kochi tea sale (August 10, 2009)
  • Assam teas steady at North India auctions (August 08, 2009)
  • 10-week low offerings at Coonoor tea sales (August 06, 2009)
  • Tea output increases 12% in June (August 06, 2009)
  • Coonoor tea prices drop on lack of demand (August 05, 2009)
  • Two closed tea estates in Dooars reopen (August 05, 2009)
  • Dooars tea prices dearer in N. India sale (August 03, 2009)
  • Tea offerings at Coonoor auctions decline (July 30, 2009)
  • Reaping benefits of short supply (July 28, 2009)
  • Serving up a mixed brew (July 28, 2009)
  • Coonoor tea prices decline on low demand (July 27, 2009)
  • Assam teas steady at N India auction (July 27, 2009)
  • Kochi tea prices rule firm (July 27, 2009)
  • Tea volume on offer at Coonoor sales down (July 23, 2009)
  • Rains improve prospects of tea production (July 22, 2009)
  • Back to normal (July 22, 2009)
  • Work resumes at Darjeeling tea gardens (July 21, 2009)
  • Firm trend at Kochi tea auction (July 20, 2009)
  • Assam teas tend lower in N. India auctions (July 20, 2009)
  • Coonoor tea prices drop on inadequate demand (July 20, 2009)
  • Global tea output drops on adverse weather (July 17, 2009)
  • Tea offerings at Coonoor continue to be high (July 16, 2009)
  • Tea prices decline at Coonoor auction (July 15, 2009)
  • Tea prices decrease at Kochi auctions (July 14, 2009)
  • Set to rise further (July 14, 2009)
  • Strike halts work in Darjeeling tea gardens (July 14, 2009)
  • Good demand for Assam CTC teas (July 13, 2009)
  • Tea auction at Kochi to be fully electronic (July 12, 2009)
  • Coonoor tea auctions fetch Rs 151 cr in H1 (July 10, 2009)
  • Tea volume continues to be higher at Coonoor sale (July 09, 2009)
  • HC vacates stay over e-auction of tea at Kochi (July 09, 2009)
  • Good demand for orthodox tea in N. India auctions (July 06, 2009)
  • Coonoor tea prices fall, substantial offer withdrawn (July 06, 2009)
  • Subdued monsoon affects tea production (July 04, 2009)
  • Tea prices rule firm at Kochi sale (July 03, 2009)
  • Higher tea volume on offer at Coonoor sales (July 02, 2009)
  • Jay Shree Tea eyeing acquisitions abroad (June 30, 2009)
  • 50% withdrawal at Coonoor tea sale on inadequate demand (June 29, 2009)
  • Good demand for orthodox leaf tea in N. India sale (June 29, 2009)
  • SBI, Calcutta Tea Traders assn in pact with two tea brokers (June 29, 2009)
  • Lanka teas fetch highest prices (June 27, 2009)
  • Mixed trend at Kochi tea sales (June 27, 2009)
  • Higher volume on offer at Coonoor tea sale (June 25, 2009)
  • Truant monsoon adds to tea production woes (June 25, 2009)
  • Coonoor tea prices rise on better demand (June 23, 2009)
  • Prices rule firm at N. India tea sale (June 22, 2009)
  • No move on re-opening Bengal tea gardens yet (June 21, 2009)
  • Arrivals decline at Kochi tea auction (June 19, 2009)
  • Higher volume on offer at Coonoor tea auctions (June 18, 2009)
  • Poor rainfall recorded in Nilgiris tea growing zones (June 17, 2009)
  • Coonoor tea prices continue to fall on inadequate demand (June 15, 2009)
  • Decline in quality of CTCs in N. India tea sale (June 15, 2009)
  • China aims filling gap in black tea market (June 13, 2009)
  • Mixed trend at Kochi tea sale (June 13, 2009)
  • Tea import value, volume up in Jan-April (June 12, 2009)
  • Golden leaf award boosts tea quality (June 12, 2009)
  • Higher volume on offer at Coonoor tea auctions (June 11, 2009)
  • Cash-n-carry system hits tea prices in North (June 11, 2009)
  • Tea exports continue to fall (June 10, 2009)
  • Coonoor tea turnover rises Rs 17 cr (June 09, 2009)
  • Coonoor tea auction: 57% remain unsold (June 08, 2009)
  • Good demand for CTC leaf, dust in N. India tea sale (June 08, 2009)
  • Higher tea volume on offer at Coonoor sales (June 04, 2009)
  • Lack of buyers weakens spot rubber prices (June 04, 2009)
  • Kerala HC sets up panel on e-auction (June 02, 2009)
  • Select tea grades see huge withdrawals at Coonoor sale (June 01, 2009)
  • Good demand for CTC leaf, dust teas in North India auctions (June 01, 2009)
  • Rise in dust tea offer at Coonoor auctions (May 29, 2009)
  • E-auction impasse affects Kochi tea sales (May 29, 2009)
  • Domestic teas fetch Rs 17 more a kg in Jan-March (May 28, 2009)
  • Row over e-auction stalls tea sales at Kochi (May 27, 2009)
  • Sri Lankan, Kenyan tea prices fall (May 26, 2009)
  • Good demand for CTC teas (May 25, 2009)
  • Upasi assures support on e-auction (May 24, 2009)
  • ‘Extend exemption of green leaf cess, agri I-T to Bengal’s tea industry’ (May 21, 2009)
  • Tea volume up at Coonoor auctions (May 21, 2009)
  • ‘Technical glitches’ ground tea e-auctions (May 21, 2009)
  • Q1 tea import bill up 98% (May 20, 2009)
  • Confusion over e-auction of dust tea (May 20, 2009)
  • Tea buyers-sellers meet to be held in Dubai (May 19, 2009)
  • Strong demand for CTC, dust teas in N. India auctions (May 18, 2009)
  • Mixed trend at Coonoor tea auctions (May 18, 2009)
  • Tea brokers blame e-auctions for inadequate information (May 16, 2009)
  • Tea companies’ stocks surge on price rise (May 16, 2009)
  • Tea will be costlier Rs 20 a kg from today (May 15, 2009)
  • Tea prices turn hot at Coonoor sale (May 11, 2009)
  • Nilgiris tea output dips 25% (May 09, 2009)
  • S. India tea output seen lower in April on inadequate showers (May 09, 2009)
  • Strong demand for CTC teas at N. India auctions (May 07, 2009)
  • Coonoor tea auction volume at 15-week high (May 07, 2009)
  • Tea break (May 05, 2009)
  • Darmona gets record price in Coonoor tea sale (May 04, 2009)
  • Strong demand for better liquoring teas in N. India auction (May 04, 2009)
  • Higher arrivals dent tea prices at Kochi sale (May 02, 2009)
  • Coonoor tea sale volume rises further (April 30, 2009)
  • Tea import bill up in Jan-Feb (April 28, 2009)
  • Strong demand for new season teas in North (April 27, 2009)
  • Record prices for Coonoor teas (April 27, 2009)
  • Tea prices rule steady at Kochi sales (April 25, 2009)
  • Hail storm damages tea crop in Nilgiris (April 24, 2009)
  • HUL brews a bigger business (April 23, 2009)
  • ‘Tea exports may not hit target’ (April 23, 2009)
  • Higher tea volume on offer at Coonoor sale (April 23, 2009)
  • Rise in Kochi tea prices (April 18, 2009)
  • Small tea growers get higher prices (April 17, 2009)
  • Offerings higher at Coonoor tea auction (April 16, 2009)
  • Tea loading made easier and faster (April 13, 2009)
  • Tea prices rule high at Coonoor auction (April 13, 2009)
  • Coonoor tea earnings rise 26% in Q1 (April 11, 2009)
  • Tata Tea plans more use of Amingaon container depot (April 10, 2009)
  • McLeod asks Vietnam more land to double tea output (April 10, 2009)
  • Goodricke to launch cold tea brand by year-end (April 10, 2009)
  • Coonoor tea auction volume up (April 09, 2009)
  • Lower volume hits tea exports (April 08, 2009)
  • New offerings meet with strong demand at CTC auctions (April 06, 2009)
  • Vigneshwar Estate creates record in Coonoor tea sale (April 06, 2009)
  • Glendale special tea fetches Rs 850 a kg at Kochi sales (April 04, 2009)
  • Natural disaster (April 03, 2009)
  • ‘Tea prices may rise 10% this fiscal’ (April 02, 2009)
  • Volume rises at Coonoor tea auction (April 02, 2009)
  • N. India tea prices rise on lower harvest (April 01, 2009)
  • Fall in production puts tea stocks on the boil (April 01, 2009)
  • Weikfield’s tea unit gets IFS cert (April 01, 2009)
  • Tea exports to Egypt may rise (March 31, 2009)
  • Tea Board to increase exports, eyes newer markets (March 30, 2009)
  • Coonoor tea prices rise on good demand (March 30, 2009)
  • Global tea output down in Jan-Feb (March 28, 2009)
  • Tea prices firm on low arrivals at Kochi sales (March 27, 2009)
  • Tata Tea to acquire 33.2% stake in Russian co Grand (March 27, 2009)
  • Tea import bill doubles in January (March 27, 2009)
  • Offerings continue to be low at Coonoor tea auctions (March 26, 2009)
  • Tea Board sees exports falling (March 26, 2009)
  • Hard-hit (March 25, 2009)
  • Hittakkal Speciality tea fetches highest price (March 23, 2009)
  • Lankan tea prices fall 19% (March 21, 2009)
  • Tea arrivals improve at Kochi sales; price steady (March 20, 2009)
  • Plantations in Nilgiris get welcome showers (March 19, 2009)
  • S. India tea production seen 35% down in Q1 on drought (March 19, 2009)
  • Low volumes on offer at Coonoor tea auctions (March 19, 2009)
  • Coonoor tea earnings rise 37% (March 17, 2009)
  • Hittakkal group CTC leaf fetches record price (March 16, 2009)
  • Tea stocks gain on price rise hopes (March 14, 2009)
  • Firm trend at Kochi tea sale (March 13, 2009)
  • Coonoor tea sales volume at 1-year low (March 12, 2009)
  • Record price for Hittakkal Estate teas at Coonoor (March 11, 2009)
  • Dry spell hits tea gardens in parts of Bengal (March 10, 2009)
  • Tea firms up on demand at Kochi auction (March 06, 2009)
  • Higher prices for Lankan teas in 2008 (March 05, 2009)
  • Coonoor tea auction volume at 1-year low (March 05, 2009)
  • Handmade teas fetch Rs 1,000/kg (March 05, 2009)
  • Tea import bill rises (March 03, 2009)
  • Dry spell (March 02, 2009)
  • CTC auctions in North see steady sales (March 02, 2009)
  • Fewer orders at Coonoor tea auction (March 02, 2009)
  • Early onset of summer hits tea arrivals at Kochi (February 28, 2009)
  • Kanan Devan launches 3 new schemes (February 27, 2009)
  • 49-week low offer at Coonoor tea auctions (February 26, 2009)
  • Short-listed teas for awards tested for pesticide residues (February 20, 2009)
  • Prices firm up at Kochi tea auction (February 20, 2009)
  • Global tea meet begins in Kochi today (February 19, 2009)
  • 46-week low volume at Coonoor tea auctions (February 19, 2009)
  • IITC set to soak Kochi in finest aroma (February 19, 2009)
  • Golden Leaf awards to be presented tomorrow (February 19, 2009)
  • Record prices at Kochi tea sale (February 19, 2009)
  • Coonoor tea sales turnover rises 44% (February 18, 2009)
  • Meet to review closed Bengal tea gardens’ re-opening (February 17, 2009)
  • Tea prices gain in Kochi sale as arrivals fall (February 17, 2009)
  • Curzon sets new record at Coonoor tea sale (February 16, 2009)
  • Volume at Coonoor tea auctions up (February 12, 2009)
  • Tea prices may rise on supply shortfall (February 11, 2009)
  • Frost, drought hit tea output in TN (February 10, 2009)
  • Demand for quality teas at Kolkata sale (February 09, 2009)
  • Tea prices drop on low demand at Coonoor sale (February 09, 2009)
  • Low arrivals boost leaf tea prices at Kochi (February 09, 2009)
  • Supplyco targets 25% share for Sabari tea in Kerala (February 09, 2009)
  • Low arrivals boost leaf tea prices at Kochi (February 09, 2009)
  • Supplyco targets 25% share for Sabari tea in Kerala (February 09, 2009)
  • Tea prices drop on low demand at Coonoor sale (February 09, 2009)
  • Demand for quality teas at Kolkata sale (February 09, 2009)
  • S. India helps tea output to record high (February 07, 2009)
  • 18-week low volume at Coonoor tea sale (February 05, 2009)
  • Quality teas witness enquiry at N. India sale (February 03, 2009)
  • Coonoor tea prices drop on low demand (February 02, 2009)
  • Prices steady at Kochi tea auctions (January 31, 2009)
  • Volume down at Coonoor tea auctions (January 30, 2009)
  • Prices rise at Coonoor tea sale (January 26, 2009)
  • Weak trend at Kochi tea sale (January 23, 2009)
  • Terai, Dooars planters urged to revive orthodox, green tea production (January 22, 2009)
  • Coonoor tea auction earnings rise 97% (January 20, 2009)
  • Volume continues to be low at Coonoor tea sale (January 19, 2009)
  • N. Indian tea auction sees decline in prices, quality (January 19, 2009)
  • Coonoor tea auction put off (January 16, 2009)
  • Mixed trend at Kochi tea sale (January 16, 2009)
  • Tea prices ease at Coonoor sales (January 14, 2009)
  • Continuation of tax waiver sought for Bengal tea industry (January 12, 2009)
  • Tea factories seek restoration of subsidy (January 12, 2009)
  • Good demand for quality teas at Kolkata sale (January 12, 2009)
  • Prices rule firm at Kochi tea auction (January 10, 2009)
  • Against odds (January 10, 2009)
  • Frost may hit TN, Kerala tea output (January 10, 2009)
  • Duncans unveils Darjeeling variants (January 10, 2009)
  • Tea exports may not have hit 200 mkg in 2008 (January 08, 2009)
  • High volume on offer at Coonoor tea auctions (January 08, 2009)
  • Council for tea planters launched (January 07, 2009)
  • Coonoor teas fetch higher prices (January 06, 2009)
  • Good liquoring dust teas see demand at Kolkata sale (January 05, 2009)
  • Coonoor tea auction volume declines (January 03, 2009)
  • Tea prices firm at Coimbatore auctions (January 03, 2009)
  • Tea park to be set up in Siliguri (January 02, 2009)
  • No let-up in tea exports to Pakistan (January 02, 2009)
  • Tea delegation heads for Iran (January 02, 2009)
    Technical Analysis

  • Gold may test support levels (February 08, 2010)
  • Palm oil may test resistance (February 07, 2010)
  • Gold futures may test support levels (February 01, 2010)
  • Palm oil may test support, rise (January 31, 2010)
  • Crude oil may be choppy this year (January 29, 2010)
  • Gold may test resistance levels (January 25, 2010)
  • Palm oil may test support, rise (January 24, 2010)
  • Comex gold may correct lower (January 18, 2010)
  • Palm oil may test support, rise (January 17, 2010)
  • Gold futures may test resistance (January 11, 2010)
  • Gold may test support levels (January 04, 2010)
  • Palm oil may test resistance, dip (January 03, 2010)
  • Gold may test resistance levels (December 28, 2009)
  • Gold may test support levels (December 21, 2009)
  • Gold likely to test support levels (December 14, 2009)
  • Palm oil may test support, rise (December 13, 2009)
  • Gold futures may test support levels (December 07, 2009)
  • Palm oil may test support, rise (December 06, 2009)
  • Gold may test resistances levels (November 30, 2009)
  • Palm oil may test support, rise (November 29, 2009)
  • Gold futures may test resistance levels (November 23, 2009)
  • Palm oil may test support, rise (November 22, 2009)
  • Gold futures may test resistance levels (November 16, 2009)
  • Rains dampen palm oil futures (November 15, 2009)
  • NY cotton may test support levels (November 09, 2009)
  • Comex gold may correct lower (November 09, 2009)
  • Palm oil may test support, rise (November 08, 2009)
  • Gold futures to correct lower (November 02, 2009)
  • Palm oil may test support level (November 01, 2009)
  • NY cotton may test support levels (October 26, 2009)
  • Correction awaits Comex gold (October 26, 2009)
  • Palm oil may correct lower (October 25, 2009)
  • Gold futures may correct lower (October 19, 2009)
  • Comex gold may correct lower (October 12, 2009)
  • Palm oil may test resistance level (October 11, 2009)
  • Comex gold may rise higher (October 05, 2009)
  • Palm oil may test support levels (October 04, 2009)
  • Palm oil may test resistance level (September 27, 2009)
  • Comex gold may rise again (September 21, 2009)
  • Palm oil may test support, rise (September 20, 2009)
  • Comex gold likely to correct lower (September 14, 2009)
  • Palm oil may test support levels (September 13, 2009)
  • Comex gold may rally higher (September 07, 2009)
  • NY cotton may fall lower (August 31, 2009)
  • Comex gold likely to consolidate (August 31, 2009)
  • Palm oil may test resistance (August 30, 2009)
  • Palm oil may test resistance, drop (August 23, 2009)
  • Comex gold to consolidate, rise (August 17, 2009)
  • Palm oil may test support, rise (August 16, 2009)
  • Comex gold to consolidate, rise (August 10, 2009)
  • Palm oil may test resistance, dip (August 09, 2009)
  • Comex gold likely to rise higher (August 03, 2009)
  • Palm oil may test resistance, drop (August 02, 2009)
  • Bullish trend in tact in Comex gold (July 27, 2009)
  • Palm oil may test support level (July 26, 2009)
  • Comex gold: Bullish trend may stay in tact (July 20, 2009)
  • Palm oil may test resistance, dip (July 19, 2009)
  • Comex gold: Bullish view to be intact (July 13, 2009)
  • Cotton futures may test resistance (July 13, 2009)
  • Palm oil may test support, rise (July 12, 2009)
  • Comex gold: Bullish trend to be intact (July 06, 2009)
  • Palm oil may test support, rise (July 05, 2009)
  • Comex gold: Bullishness to stay intact (June 29, 2009)
  • Palm oil may test resistance, dip (June 28, 2009)
  • Gold futures likely to rise (June 22, 2009)
  • Palm oil may test support, rise (June 21, 2009)
  • Bullishness intact for Comex gold (June 15, 2009)
  • Cotton futures likely to rise (June 15, 2009)
  • Palm oil may test support level (June 14, 2009)
  • Gold futures to test support levels (June 08, 2009)
  • Palm oil may test resistance, dip (June 07, 2009)
  • Comex gold likely to correct lower (June 01, 2009)
  • NY cotton may rise again (June 01, 2009)
  • Palm oil may test resistance, dip (May 31, 2009)
  • Comex gold may test resistance levels (May 25, 2009)
  • Palm oil may test resistance, dip (May 24, 2009)
  • Uptrend seen in gold futures (May 18, 2009)
  • Palm oil may test support level (May 17, 2009)
  • Comex gold futures likely to rise (May 11, 2009)
  • Palm oil may test resistance, dip (May 10, 2009)
  • Gold futures to test support levels (May 04, 2009)
  • Cotton futures to test resistance levels (May 04, 2009)
  • Palm oil may test resistance (May 03, 2009)
  • Uptrend in gold may resume (April 27, 2009)
  • Palm oil may correct lower (April 26, 2009)
  • Palm oil may correct lower (April 19, 2009)
  • Bearish reversal seen for gold (April 13, 2009)
  • Palm oil may correct lower (April 12, 2009)
  • Gold futures may consolidate (April 06, 2009)
  • Palm oil may rise, test resistance (April 05, 2009)
  • Comex gold may test support levels (March 30, 2009)
  • No signs of bullishness in palm oil (March 29, 2009)
  • Gold to consolidate, test resistance (March 23, 2009)
  • Palm oil seen bullish in near-term (March 22, 2009)
  • Gold futures may test resistance levels (March 16, 2009)
  • Cotton resistance seen in 43-45 cents zone (March 16, 2009)
  • Palm oil may test resistance, fall (March 15, 2009)
  • Outlook bullish for crude in the medium term (March 11, 2009)
  • Comex gold may test resistance levels (March 09, 2009)
  • Palm oil bias towards bullishness (March 08, 2009)
  • Cotton futures (March 02, 2009)
  • Gold futures to test support levels (March 02, 2009)
  • Palm oil may head towards 1720 ringgit (March 01, 2009)
  • Gold may test resistance levels (February 23, 2009)
  • Palm oil may test support (February 22, 2009)
  • Comex gold futures may rise (February 16, 2009)
  • Bearish reversal seen in NY cotton (February 16, 2009)
  • Palm oil may test resistance (February 15, 2009)
  • Comex gold to consolidate, rise (February 09, 2009)
  • NY cotton futures may rise (February 09, 2009)
  • Comex gold to consolidate, rise (February 09, 2009)
  • NY cotton futures may rise (February 09, 2009)
  • Palm oil may test resistance (February 08, 2009)
  • Gold futures may rise (February 02, 2009)
  • Palm oil may test resistance (February 01, 2009)
  • Comex gold futures to rise higher (January 26, 2009)
  • Palm oil may test support, rise (January 25, 2009)
  • Palm oil may test resistance, dip (January 18, 2009)
  • Comex gold futures may rise higher (January 12, 2009)
  • Palm oil may test resistance, dip (January 11, 2009)
  • Comex gold futures to rise again (January 05, 2009)
  • Cotton futures to test support levels (January 05, 2009)
  • Palm oil may test resistance, dip (January 04, 2009)
    Technology

  • Technology and farm productivity (February 06, 2010)
  • Leveraging technology for development of agriculture (February 01, 2010)
  • A machine that could transform coffee harvesting (January 30, 2010)
  • Farm mechanisation (January 08, 2010)
  • Raining benefits (December 24, 2009)
  • John Deere to launch cane harvesters, cotton pickers (December 04, 2009)
  • Transplanting tradition (September 29, 2009)
  • Technology to the fore in agriculture (August 17, 2009)
  • Airtel, IFFCO tie up to take mobile phones to AP villages (August 12, 2009)
  • Soon farmers can control irrigation with a cell phone (July 11, 2009)
  • Going modern (July 10, 2009)
  • Israel offers tech help in farming (June 30, 2009)
  • Nokia signs MoU with Maharashtra agri board for market information (June 13, 2009)
  • TN farm yard, BSNL sign pact (April 29, 2009)
  • Agricultural technology at crossroads (March 25, 2009)
  • 1 lakh farmers subscribe to Thomson Reuters mobile alert (January 16, 2009)
  • Cultivate newer technologies (January 14, 2009)
    Tobacco

  • Stress on alternative uses of tobacco (November 25, 2009)
  • For faster buck (October 26, 2009)
  • Beware of Chinese tobacco crop, research body chief tells growers (October 14, 2009)
  • Beware of Chinese tobacco crop, research body chief tells growers (October 14, 2009)
  • Karnataka tobacco auctions to begin from today (September 02, 2009)
  • Tobacco output seen up on drought, high prices (August 22, 2009)
  • AP tobacco crop size retained at 170 m kg (August 05, 2009)
  • Tobacco prices continue to rule high at AP sales (July 25, 2009)
  • Tobacco continues to fetch higher prices in AP (July 02, 2009)
  • Anti-smoking rules may not hit tobacco farming (June 03, 2009)
  • Tobacco Board Chairman cautions farmers on surplus (May 21, 2009)
  • Tobacco fetches record price in AP auctions (May 19, 2009)
  • Virginia tobacco prices hit Rs 150 kg-mark (May 14, 2009)
  • Pictorial warning mandatory on all tobacco products from May 31 (May 07, 2009)
  • Anti-tobacco campaigners cry foul over dilution of health warnings (May 05, 2009)
  • Pfizer joins Govt’s anti-tobacco efforts (March 11, 2009)
  • No huffing or puffing (March 09, 2009)
  • Growers, traders spar over tobacco prices (March 04, 2009)
  • Plan to phase out tobacco cultivation gets going (February 05, 2009)
  • AP, Karnataka tobacco farmers told to regulate production (January 03, 2009)
    Trade & Labour Unions

  • Chittivalasa jute mill lockout continues (February 05, 2010)
  • Reject Bt brinjal, says Karnataka farmers' body (February 04, 2010)
  • Centre relaxes jute packaging norms as workers' strike continues (December 25, 2009)
  • Tripartite meet today to end jute mills stir (December 19, 2009)
  • 17 dairy workers’ unions form federation (July 17, 2009)
    Trends

  • Existential crisis (November 24, 2009)
  • Coffee offtake zooms on café culture (September 26, 2009)
  • Growing flavour (June 11, 2009)
  • ‘Farmers not getting full benefits of support prices’ (March 07, 2009)
  • Little known agri firms ‘lent’ Satyam Rs 1,230 cr (January 23, 2009)
    Water

  • Jain Irrigation to prescribe ways to save water (January 27, 2010)
  • Time to focus on water security (January 18, 2010)
  • Nagarjunasagar project: AP seeks PM's intervention (January 06, 2010)
  • MoU on water management (December 10, 2009)
  • Expert team on Mullaperiyar (November 20, 2009)
  • Dam breach (November 09, 2009)
  • AP to seek World Bank loan for Nagarjunasagar project (November 03, 2009)
  • Storage in reservoirs down (October 07, 2009)
  • Scenic beauty (October 03, 2009)
  • Water storage position improves marginally (October 03, 2009)
  • Protecting Kerala’s rivers (October 02, 2009)
  • Pond of contention (October 01, 2009)
  • Bhadra canal revamp by next June (September 22, 2009)
  • Storage level improves (September 18, 2009)
  • Storage level in major reservoirs improves (September 11, 2009)
  • AP to release water from Srisailam, Nagarjunasagar (September 09, 2009)
  • Water level up in major reservoirs (September 05, 2009)
  • Water research institute (August 21, 2009)
  • Kerala water levels rise (August 21, 2009)
  • Water storage level rises a tad (August 21, 2009)
  • Water levels falling in Maharashtra dams (August 18, 2009)
  • Water storage level improves, but still lower than last year (August 14, 2009)
  • Kerala water levels improve (August 12, 2009)
  • Dam of contention (August 11, 2009)
  • Kerala House resolution on Mullaperiyar (July 27, 2009)
  • Major reservoirs on the rise (July 24, 2009)
  • Wait for water (July 20, 2009)
  • Fresh rains improve water levels in Kerala reservoirs (July 17, 2009)
  • Water storage level in reservoirs improves (July 10, 2009)
  • Water storage level improves a tad (July 04, 2009)
  • Drop in water levels at Pune’s four reservoirs (July 01, 2009)
  • Water storage level drops to single digit (June 27, 2009)
  • Water storage level turns grim (June 20, 2009)
  • Water storage level continues to be critical (June 13, 2009)
  • MoU inked for Kuttanad water study (June 12, 2009)
  • Water storage level drops to 5-year low (June 04, 2009)
  • Dark and deep (May 30, 2009)
  • Rock bottom? (May 01, 2009)
  • Water storage levels at 4-year low on scanty rains (April 28, 2009)
  • Better water use patterns in Tungabhadra basin urged (April 18, 2009)
  • Maharashtra plans policy for farm ponds (April 17, 2009)
    Wheat
    Latest Prices
  • Ahmedabad to host global wheat meet (January 14, 2010)
  • Centre's open sale of wheat runs into trouble (January 06, 2010)
  • 2010 View from the top - Mr M K Dattaraj (January 01, 2010)
  • Nspot to sell FCI wheat online (December 15, 2009)
  • M.P. makes up for deficit wheat sowing (December 05, 2009)
  • S. India mills begin importing wheat in containers (November 18, 2009)
  • Govt raises wheat MSP by Rs 20 over 2008-09 crop (November 06, 2009)
  • Govt cannot afford to dither on wheat imports (September 27, 2009)
  • Wheat imports – then and now (September 24, 2009)
  • Lower global prices open doors for wheat import (September 19, 2009)
  • World wheat prices low, India must plan early (August 31, 2009)
  • Giving unfettered role to pvt sector in marketing wheat (July 06, 2009)
  • US Senate probes excessive speculation in wheat (July 05, 2009)
  • 25 kg grain at Rs 3 a kg unlikely to be a costly deal (May 26, 2009)
  • Wheat futures resume; response good (May 22, 2009)
  • NCDEX, MCX re-launch wheat futures from today (May 21, 2009)
  • Wheat buy by FCI tops 20 million tonnes (May 05, 2009)
  • ‘Close gap in spot, futures wheat prices’ (May 02, 2009)
  • Gujarat, M.P. growers stop selling wheat to pvt trade (April 07, 2009)
  • Wheat operations will entail huge subsidy (March 28, 2009)
  • Wheat plague: South Asia still faces risk (March 25, 2009)
  • Crop looks for a wet spell (March 12, 2009)
  • Wheat output may match record (February 12, 2009)
  • Wheat support price hiked to Rs 1080/quintal (January 30, 2009)
    Wool

  • Raymond buys best quality Australian wool (January 24, 2009)
    WTO

  • Farmers protest (November 24, 2009)
  • Heed Lamy (May 14, 2009)


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