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Resources Agri-Biz & Commodities| Agricultural Institutions |
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)
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)
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 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)
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)
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)
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)
Jain Irrigation bags Rs 158 cr mango pulp order (June 30, 2009)
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)
Handbook on vegoil sector, a ready reckoner (February 01, 2010) Ready reckoner for commodities (January 25, 2010)
How subsidy makes alcohol from grain competitive (January 12, 2010)
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 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)
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)
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)
Spot rubber improves on short supply (April 23, 2009) 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)
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)
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)
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 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)
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)
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)
A State under-explored, under-invested (October 20, 2009) 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)
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)
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)
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)
Govt lifts ban on futures trading in wheat (May 16, 2009)
Scent of success (October 06, 2009)
Tough challenge on food front (July 03, 2009)
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)
Job guarantee (July 20, 2009)
Catch farm entrepreneurs young: Plan panel advisor (October 31, 2009) Cultivating ‘profits’ from organic farm (October 27, 2009)
AP seeks environmental nod for irrigation, power projects (June 08, 2009)
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)
Import duty on soyabean oil scrapped: Pillai (March 20, 2009)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
French cheese-maker Bel in talks with Parag Foods for tie-up (November 12, 2009)
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)
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)
Scrapping levy on branded jewellery may encourage more players (July 07, 2009)
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 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)
‘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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Monster.com & e-Choupal tie up (August 13, 2009) AP Agri Dept launches portal (February 11, 2009)
‘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)
ICE writes down $16 m investment in NCDEX (February 12, 2009)
Is Pak growing Pusa-1121 basmati variety? (July 20, 2009) 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)
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)
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)
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)
Australia not to supply uranium to India for now (March 09, 2009)
Undermined (November 17, 2009)
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)
Colourful launch (September 24, 2009) Campco to launch choco products for kitchens (May 29, 2009) Muthoot Group launches commodity futures trading (February 11, 2009) 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)
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)
KS Oils acquires 53,000 acres in Indonesia (October 09, 2009) Indian tea promotion centre in Cairo to function from April (February 23, 2009)
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)
Why Fonterra chose to exit from dairy joint venture (April 29, 2009)
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)
Rescue mission (November 20, 2009)
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)
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) 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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Basmati export price likely to drop 40% (October 21, 2009) 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)
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)
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)
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)
Tracking grain storage on screen (November 29, 2009) 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)
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)
Gold may see bullish reversal (January 19, 2009)
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) 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)
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)
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 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)
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 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)
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)
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)
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)
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) 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)
Raymond buys best quality Australian wool (January 24, 2009)
Farmers protest (November 24, 2009) Heed Lamy (May 14, 2009)
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