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Accounting Standards

  • ICAI plans standard for agri accounting (February 19, 2005)
    Agricultural Institutions

  • Nabard aid for health projects in Kerala (February 18, 2005)
  • Falling commodity prices may hit poor nations: FAO report (February 18, 2005)
  • Icrisat to set up rice biotech park (February 14, 2005)
  • Nabard employees' demands (February 12, 2005)
  • Nabard sanctions Rs 373 crore for AP rural infrastructure (January 31, 2005)
  • TNAU in research tie-up for drip irrigation (January 21, 2005)
  • FCI to float bonds to raise Rs 1,000 cr (January 18, 2005)
    Agricultural Policy

  • Central nod for sale of AP sugar stocks (February 17, 2005)
  • Centre's condition to States: `Changes in APMC laws must to avail horticulture mission benefits' (February 06, 2005)
  • Minimum price guaranteed for Dindigul, Theni maize growers (January 11, 2005)
    Animals & Livestock

  • Indian Immunologicals forms joint venture with US company for livestock breeding (January 28, 2005)
  • Farmers prefer to rear buffaloes over cows (January 20, 2005)
  • Nabard offers loans for breeding indigenous cattle (January 19, 2005)
  • Livestock programme in Perambalur dist (January 14, 2005)
    Aquaculture

  • Untapped seaweed wealth in coastal TN (February 22, 2005)
  • S. Asia fisheries sector loss at $520 m: FAO (February 19, 2005)
  • Catch 22 (February 12, 2005)
  • Seafood exports may dip 10 pc (February 11, 2005)
  • In dire straits (February 10, 2005)
  • US trade body invites comments on tsunami impact on seafood sector (February 05, 2005)
  • Tuticorin Fisheries College to train youth in lobster farming (February 05, 2005)
  • Mussel power (February 02, 2005)
  • A long haul (February 01, 2005)
  • India for talks with US on shrimp duties (January 28, 2005)
  • Fears over fish imports from Thailand allayed (January 26, 2005)
  • Fishy imports (January 25, 2005)
  • EC team inspects fishing facilities at Vizag harbour (January 20, 2005)
  • Tsunami to affect fishing sector in short run: SEAI (January 18, 2005)
  • Mussel farming turns a flourishing trade (January 18, 2005)
  • Seafood exports may decline 30 pc (January 17, 2005)
  • MPEDA plea to eat more fish (January 17, 2005)
  • Plea to classify mussel as marine product (January 13, 2005)
  • Tsunami: Fish safe for consumption, says study (January 12, 2005)
  • 'India set for big leap in mussel production' (January 12, 2005)
  • After tsunami, fishermen have to cope with dwindling catch (January 11, 2005)
  • All for survival (January 08, 2005)
  • Deep-sea tuna fishing — Vizag fishermen against deploying foreign vessels (January 07, 2005)
  • Shrimp, prawn availability unlikely to be affected (January 05, 2005)
  • Sick seafood units seek PM's help to stop recovery by banks (January 05, 2005)
  • Fish prices slump at Vizag market (January 04, 2005)
  • Meet on TQM in seafood industry (January 04, 2005)
  • Seafood is safe: CIFT (January 01, 2005)
  • `Tsunami impact on marine sector brief' (January 01, 2005)
    Cashew

  • Positive health reports on cashew boost exports (February 02, 2005)
  • `Educate small farmers on farm management' (January 31, 2005)
  • Cashew manufacturers demand special VAT status (January 28, 2005)
  • Pest attack worries cashew cultivators in Perambalur (January 18, 2005)
  • Cashew research centre to be set up in Vizag (January 11, 2005)
    Climate & Weather

  • Dry weather prevails in Kerala (February 23, 2005)
  • Kerala: `Excess' rain in 8 dists (February 19, 2005)
  • Kerala: Dry weather prevails (February 15, 2005)
  • Monsoon withdraws in Kerala (January 28, 2005)
  • Sowing for third paddy crop begins in Kerala (January 21, 2005)
  • Excess rain in Ernakulam, Malappuram and Wayanad districts (January 14, 2005)
  • Tsunami advisory for farmers extended (January 11, 2005)
  • Kerala: N-E monsoon `excess' in 2 districts (January 07, 2005)
  • Tsunami advisory for farmers in Kerala (January 04, 2005)
  • Kannur, Thrissur receive excess rainfall (January 01, 2005)
    Co-operatives

  • Farmers' co-ops mooted for food processing sector (February 06, 2005)
  • 2 AP co-op sugar factories resume crushing (January 04, 2005)
    Coffee

  • Arabica props up global coffee market (February 15, 2005)
  • Minister assures package for Karnataka coffee growers (February 12, 2005)
  • J.N. Raj is Coffee Board Secretary (February 03, 2005)
  • Loans, I-T bother coffee growers despite price rise (January 21, 2005)
  • Commerce Ministry for scrapping export cess on coffee (January 12, 2005)
  • Coffee powder prices hiked by Rs 5-10 a kg (January 04, 2005)
    Coir

  • Kerala coir sector ends strike (February 17, 2005)
  • Centre okays coir cluster project for Alappuzha (January 12, 2005)
    Commodities

  • Inflation declines on cheaper food, edible oils (February 05, 2005)
  • Banks may be allowed to trade in commodities (February 04, 2005)
  • Inflation falls on cheaper manufactured goods (January 01, 2005)
    Commodity Exchanges

  • Govt may soon allow options in commodities (February 23, 2005)
  • Geojit to launch coffee futures in Bangalore (February 22, 2005)
  • NCDEX, GAIL in pact for natural gas spot trading (February 16, 2005)
  • Crude oil futures likely to lure gold traders (February 13, 2005)
  • Comdaq to launch iron ore futures facility (February 13, 2005)
  • Govt planning law to make warehouse receipts negotiable (February 11, 2005)
  • MCX launches futures trading in crude oil (February 10, 2005)
  • JRG to open branch in Kochi (February 10, 2005)
  • FMC to raise staff strength (February 05, 2005)
  • Record volumes in MCX Jeera futures (January 29, 2005)
  • Multi-commodity exchanges or specialised product bourses? (January 28, 2005)
  • Sundareshan is new FMC chief (January 26, 2005)
  • IL&FS ventures into commodities trading (January 19, 2005)
  • Gujarat State Petro postpones online gas trading (January 13, 2005)
  • Open interest positions in sugar futures dip (January 12, 2005)
  • Revival of coffee bourse unlikely (January 11, 2005)
  • Pawar in no hurry for convergence of markets (January 11, 2005)
  • NCDEX launches maize, gur futures (January 06, 2005)
  • MCX makes 10 t physical delivery in pepper contract (January 04, 2005)
    Contract Farming

  • Himalaya takes up contract farming of culinary herbs (February 14, 2005)
    Cotton
    Latest Prices
  • Nafed to procure cotton (February 18, 2005)
  • CCI buying more from AP open market (February 17, 2005)
  • Royal Classic plans Bt cotton contract farming (February 12, 2005)
  • Rasi Seeds plans to launch more GM cotton (February 10, 2005)
  • Home spinning of cotton, an Andhra experiment (February 09, 2005)
  • Market intervention to hold prices — Procurement may cost Cotton Corp Rs 325 cr (February 05, 2005)
  • The unbearable heaviness of monopoly scheme (February 05, 2005)
  • Low prices may fuel cotton use (February 04, 2005)
  • You'll cotton on to this (January 31, 2005)
  • `Policy on cotton seeds needed' (January 18, 2005)
    Cultivation

  • Sweating it out (February 10, 2005)
  • N. America, Europe lead in organic food production (February 09, 2005)
  • Project for organic market development launched (February 04, 2005)
  • `Tap domestic market potential for organic products' (February 02, 2005)
  • TN drive to improve pulses output (January 31, 2005)
  • Farmers in action (January 29, 2005)
    Dairy & Dairy Products

  • Amul aims at trebling milk exports this year (February 05, 2005)
  • Hatsun Foods — Milking the logistics advantage (January 31, 2005)
  • Amul claims to follow strict labelling norms (January 31, 2005)
  • Dairy co-ops members to be insured in Kerala (January 20, 2005)
  • Spilt milk (January 19, 2005)
  • Hatsun Agro to launch Santosa brand of milk (January 19, 2005)
  • NDDB's mega milk project for Karnataka (January 08, 2005)
    Employment

  • ICAR chief wants farm graduates to be job creators (February 21, 2005)
    Events

  • Small wonder (February 03, 2005)
  • AP CM arrives in Beijing (January 31, 2005)
  • AP ministerial team to visit China (January 27, 2005)
  • Shift to resource-based farm policies: Expert (January 25, 2005)
  • Kerala: Call to revert to farming (January 24, 2005)
  • Horticulture trade fair in Hyderabad (January 24, 2005)
  • Global seafood show put off (January 08, 2005)
  • Integrated farming will benefit small land holders: Digvijay (January 08, 2005)
    Exports & Imports

  • Ease export norms for agri products: CII (February 17, 2005)
  • `Tap global agri market potential to help farmers' (February 14, 2005)
  • Coffee exports down 6 pc on dip in production (February 04, 2005)
    Farm credit

  • To meeet priority sector lending targets — Foreign, new pvt banks move to buy out farm loans f (February 08, 2005)
  • South Indian Bank to double farm credit (February 03, 2005)
  • Public sector banks raise farm lending (January 31, 2005)
  • `Govt must set sub-targets for farm credit' (January 22, 2005)
  • Malaprabha Grameena Bank, HMT Tractors in tie-up for soft loans (January 21, 2005)
  • SBT, Punjab Tractors tie up (January 19, 2005)
  • Govt upbeat on farm credit targets (January 19, 2005)
  • State Bank of Mysore gives Rs 650-cr farm loans (January 18, 2005)
  • Banks look up to 'kisan melas' to market farm loans (January 12, 2005)
  • SBI agri-financing to touch Rs 4,000 cr by March (January 05, 2005)
  • Nabard pegs AP credit potential at Rs 29,423 cr (January 05, 2005)
  • Vijaya Bank extends agri-loans in Kerala (January 03, 2005)
    Fertilisers

  • Variety-specific fertiliser for banana launched (January 12, 2005)
    Floriculture

  • Change of colour (February 18, 2005)
  • Nilgiris floriculture project blooms ahead of schedule (February 15, 2005)
  • More farmers in Kodagu take to growing anthurium (February 04, 2005)
  • Riot of colours (January 22, 2005)
  • A rose in Bengal's cap (January 18, 2005)
  • Indian roses set to bloom in Russia, Poland (January 05, 2005)
    Foodgrains

  • Unseasonal rainfall, hailstorm may impact rabi crops (February 22, 2005)
  • Bumper rabi crop likely in Gujarat (February 22, 2005)
  • TN foodgrain traders protest (January 31, 2005)
  • VAT panel yet to decide on purchase tax on foodgrains (January 31, 2005)
  • Grain exporters apathetic to proposed subsidy (January 17, 2005)
  • Grain trade to go on indefinite bandh in Maharashtra (January 14, 2005)
  • Pulses imports may touch record 2.5 mt; decline seen in output (January 09, 2005)
    Foods & Food Processing

  • Jayalalithaa seeks import duty hike on tapioca starch (February 10, 2005)
    Horticulture/Fruits & Vegetables
    Latest Prices
  • Banana research centre signs pact with TNAU (February 21, 2005)
  • FICCI offers hand to help Bengal tap horticulture (February 09, 2005)
  • Valentine's season may be mixed for flower exports (February 03, 2005)
  • Weeding out plastic flowers with anthuriums (January 26, 2005)
  • Down to a Rupee (January 26, 2005)
  • `Bengal is not utilising horticulture subsidy schemes optimally' (January 22, 2005)
  • `Hill Banana' growing by Palani's grace (January 18, 2005)
  • Covai flower show put off (January 17, 2005)
  • Poor demand for banana despite low rates (January 07, 2005)
  • Problems of plenty (January 06, 2005)
    Information Technology

  • KAU told to tap IT better (January 31, 2005)
    Infrastructure

  • AP irrigation tenders may be finalised by month-end (February 07, 2005)
  • AP mulls irrigation strategy; to study Chinese model (February 07, 2005)
  • AP completes process for irrigation tenders (January 10, 2005)
    Insight

  • Clouds gathering for February 28 (February 23, 2005)
  • Crop estimation process still proving tricky (February 11, 2005)
  • Farm policy — a twisted tale (February 09, 2005)
  • Sugar turns bitter-sweet (January 07, 2005)
  • Delivery mechanism in commodity exchanges — Strong link with price discovery (January 04, 2005)
    Interview

  • `We have planned to come out with 2nd public issue ' (February 13, 2005)
  • `Steel e-commerce arena already crowded' (January 18, 2005)
    IPR

  • `Patent Act will not affect farmers' interest' (February 11, 2005)
    Jute
    Latest Prices
  • `Jute exports will gain under WTO regime' (January 26, 2005)
    Marketing

  • Maharashtra to set up terminal market for farm produce (February 18, 2005)
    Metals

  • Copper wire bar may rule lower (February 09, 2005)
  • Metal scrap prices rise on import curbs (January 06, 2005)
  • Steel, aluminium prices hiked (January 04, 2005)
    Minerals

  • Stainless steel sector seeks curbs on chromite ore export (February 11, 2005)
    Natural Calamities

  • Minister blames TDP for farmers' suicides in AP (January 10, 2005)
  • FAO seeks $26 m for tsunami victims (January 08, 2005)
    Newspapers & Publishing

  • Magazine for farmers Sharad Krishi launched (February 01, 2005)
    Oilseeds & Edible Oil
    Latest Prices
  • Discrepancy in Centre's revenues from edible oil (February 23, 2005)
  • SEA team to Pakistan (February 21, 2005)
  • Unanimity over oilseeds import still eluding industry (February 20, 2005)
  • Castorseed output seen increasing 12 pc (February 19, 2005)
  • Workshop on marketing of soya products in Hyderabad (February 18, 2005)
  • Chidambaram's master stroke: Import of RBD palmolein turns more viable (February 17, 2005)
  • Brazil set to snatch US share of soya market (February 17, 2005)
  • Soyabean rust posing threat to US (February 16, 2005)
  • Effect of palm oil duty hike unlikely to be harsh (February 16, 2005)
  • Govt hikes import duty on palm oils; base prices cut (February 16, 2005)
  • Mumbai trading adulterated groundnut oil? (February 13, 2005)
  • Castorseed meet to discuss crop outlook (February 13, 2005)
  • Edible oils may not rise on cut in soya output estimate (February 10, 2005)
  • Plea to hike import duty on edible oils (February 10, 2005)
  • Flip-flop on edible oil policy — for whose benefit? (February 08, 2005)
  • IVOPA hails easing of minimum carotenoid limit on crude palm oil (February 07, 2005)
  • Imported edible oils — Revenue considerations behind move not to slash tariff values? (February 07, 2005)
  • Carotenoid norms relaxed for crude palm oil import (February 05, 2005)
  • Vegoil imports increase (February 05, 2005)
  • Groundnut oil prices may rule steady (February 04, 2005)
  • Clean chit to Marico's saffola ad (February 03, 2005)
  • Comprehensive policy on oilseeds soon: Pawar (February 02, 2005)
  • Cottonseed oil at 10-year low (January 31, 2005)
  • Low prices may force non-food use of palm oil (January 28, 2005)
  • The rationalisation buzz for edible oil industry in Budget season (January 26, 2005)
  • `Good potential for using vegetable oils as biofuels' (January 20, 2005)
  • Oil traders seek VAT exemption for daily-use items (January 20, 2005)
  • Pawar for import of GM oilseeds (January 19, 2005)
  • Greens shocked by Pawar's remark (January 19, 2005)
  • Cargill to forge jt venture with two Pune-based edible oil cos (January 14, 2005)
  • New technology at KPL mills (January 14, 2005)
  • Sesame exporters bag 3,731-t order from South Korea (January 13, 2005)
  • Refiners lobby for change in carotenoid level (January 12, 2005)
  • Farm sector moots revolving fund for oilseeds (January 12, 2005)
  • Oilseed crushers to discuss trade barriers (January 08, 2005)
  • Solvent extractors in a fix over hexane duty claim — Excise officials demand penalty for non- (January 06, 2005)
  • Govt clamps excise duty on interesterified oil (January 03, 2005)
    Outlook

  • YSR lays stress on micro irrigation project targets (January 12, 2005)
    Pesticides

  • Off-patent generic pesticides dominate agrochem market (February 12, 2005)
  • Agrochem cos may post better results this fiscal on export focus (January 18, 2005)
  • Pesticide unit penalised in AP (January 14, 2005)
    Plantations

  • Planters decry move to unfreeze DA (February 22, 2005)
  • Upasi seeks low interest working capital for tea, coffee estates (February 07, 2005)
  • Kerala Minister favours Rs 75/kg MSP for arecanut (February 01, 2005)
  • Personal accident insurance scheme for plantation growers (January 10, 2005)
    Poultry
    Latest Prices
  • Spat in poultry sector over import of breed-line (February 22, 2005)
  • Egg price scales new peak (February 15, 2005)
  • Chicken, egg prices post fresh gains (January 08, 2005)
    Power

  • Discoms file new papers for free power to AP ryots (February 08, 2005)
  • Free power should be reserved for poor farmers: Digvijay Singh (January 18, 2005)
    Precious Metals

  • A case for Govt to hike Customs duty on gold (February 22, 2005)
  • Survey reveals gold deposits worth Rs 600 cr in Nilambur (February 21, 2005)
  • Gold de-hedging may dip this year (February 20, 2005)
  • Karnataka Gold Festival from April 4 (February 19, 2005)
  • Rajesh Exports in talks to form venture with Australian mining co (February 03, 2005)
    Research & Development

  • Icrisat develops hybrid pigeonpea variety (February 09, 2005)
  • New hybrid pearl millet variety developed (January 29, 2005)
  • High-yielding red gram developed (January 27, 2005)
  • Research project on jatropha, pungam okayed (January 25, 2005)
  • Fisheries college scientists to study impact of tsunami (January 10, 2005)
  • Geomatics lab inauguration today (January 06, 2005)
  • Project to produce beta-carotenes in groundnut (January 04, 2005)
    Rice

  • Costly grub (February 23, 2005)
  • `Safe rice' from Kuttanad (February 03, 2005)
  • `Hike paddy purchase price' (February 03, 2005)
  • Satnam net rises 43 pc (February 02, 2005)
  • A raw deal (February 01, 2005)
  • Cauvery Delta farmers irked by DPC move on coarse paddy (January 29, 2005)
  • Ryots to assess new rice tech (January 18, 2005)
  • Rice millers to meet tomorrow in Hyderabad (January 04, 2005)
  • Staple variety (January 04, 2005)
    Rubber
    Latest Prices
  • Rubber prices make moderate recovery (February 23, 2005)
  • Rubber improves (February 22, 2005)
  • Rubber sector should tap export market, says CII (February 22, 2005)
  • Labour shortage haunts rubber sector in Kerala (February 21, 2005)
  • Rubber steady on covering purchases (February 19, 2005)
  • Rubber prices steady amidst low volumes (February 18, 2005)
  • Rubber unchanged on low buying interest (February 17, 2005)
  • VAT confusion sends rubber prices tumbling (February 16, 2005)
  • Rubber dips on fresh sales (February 16, 2005)
  • Rubber recovers on export buzz (February 15, 2005)
  • Rubber prices plummet further (February 12, 2005)
  • Rubber declines further on sales (February 11, 2005)
  • Rubber static on poor buying (February 10, 2005)
  • Rubber prices remain firm (February 09, 2005)
  • Rubber rates steady (February 08, 2005)
  • Rubber dealers in a spot over VAT (February 08, 2005)
  • Rubber turns weak on slack trading (February 05, 2005)
  • Technical meet on rubber in Pune tomorrow (February 04, 2005)
  • Rubber firm on covering buys (February 04, 2005)
  • Block rubber production languishing (February 03, 2005)
  • Spot rubber steady (February 03, 2005)
  • Rubber declines as dealers cut stocks (February 02, 2005)
  • Rubber rules firm (February 01, 2005)
  • Spot rubber continues to fall (January 29, 2005)
  • Rubber slips on selling (January 28, 2005)
  • Rubber prices remain static (January 26, 2005)
  • Rubber buyers turn cautious (January 25, 2005)
  • `Check smuggling of rubber' (January 24, 2005)
  • Spot rubber firm on covering purchases (January 22, 2005)
  • Rubber market in steady mode (January 21, 2005)
  • Rubber Board sees 7 pc growth in output; trade sceptical (January 21, 2005)
  • Action shifts from rubber futures as spot prices stabilise (January 20, 2005)
  • Rubber maintains steady trend (January 20, 2005)
  • Why tyre firms are not keen on futures (January 20, 2005)
  • Rubber steady on scattered trading (January 19, 2005)
  • Rubber market rules steady (January 18, 2005)
  • Panic selling pushes rubber prices down (January 14, 2005)
  • Rubber prices steady (January 13, 2005)
  • Drastic fall in rubber prices unlikely (January 13, 2005)
  • Rubber prices under pressure (January 12, 2005)
  • Rubber softens on poor demand (January 11, 2005)
  • Rubber moves in a narrow range (January 08, 2005)
  • Spot rubber steady (January 07, 2005)
  • Rubber prices ease on buyer resistance (January 06, 2005)
  • Rubber unchanged on weak demand (January 05, 2005)
  • Spot rubber prices weak (January 04, 2005)
  • Rubber records sharp gains (January 01, 2005)
    Science & Technology

  • New technology to preserve sweet toddy (January 18, 2005)
    Seeds

  • Call to take up good research project on seed (February 22, 2005)
  • Kerala to examine Seed Bill (February 03, 2005)
    Silk

  • AP moves to step up sericulture production (January 24, 2005)
  • Futures trading in cocoons, raw silk launched (January 21, 2005)
    Spices & Condiments
    Latest Prices
  • Chilli leads spices export surge (February 23, 2005)
  • Prize crop (February 22, 2005)
  • N-E spices body seeks separate marketing arm (February 21, 2005)
  • New pepper auction centre at Wayanad (February 21, 2005)
  • Pepper prices rule firm (February 21, 2005)
  • Pungent deal (February 19, 2005)
  • Kamal Nath's help sought on pepper imports (February 19, 2005)
  • Imports from Guatemala keep cardamom depressed despite thin arrivals (February 19, 2005)
  • `Availability of raw material can boost export of spices oils' (February 18, 2005)
  • Marigold cultivation may rise on increased oleoresin demand (February 17, 2005)
  • AVT to go global with marigold unit in China (February 15, 2005)
  • Eastern Condiments sets up hi-tech lab for testing spices (February 15, 2005)
  • Cardamom steady on buying support (February 14, 2005)
  • Pepper arrivals dry up on Marketfed buys (February 12, 2005)
  • World pepper output may decline (February 08, 2005)
  • Cardamom prices fail to improve (February 07, 2005)
  • Pepper prices turn cold as sellers press panic button (February 04, 2005)
  • Vietnam joins global pepper community (February 04, 2005)
  • Marketfed to buy pepper until price tops Rs 75/kg (February 03, 2005)
  • Airfreight sops for cardamom exports extended (February 01, 2005)
  • Pungent deal (January 29, 2005)
  • Cardamom slips further on poor buying support (January 29, 2005)
  • Pepper prices slide despite Kerala Govt intervention (January 27, 2005)
  • Spices exporters want advance licence for pepper imports restored (January 25, 2005)
  • Cardamom declines on sluggish demand (January 22, 2005)
  • Spices exports top 2.5-lakh-t target (January 21, 2005)
  • IPSTA demands cut in purchase tax on pepper (January 20, 2005)
  • MCX kicks off jeera futures (January 19, 2005)
  • Maximum residue levels for spices, dried chillies mooted (January 18, 2005)
  • Kerala pepper procurement makes no impact on prices (January 18, 2005)
  • Upward trend in cardamom continues (January 17, 2005)
  • Cured vanilla bean production estimated at 60 tonnes (January 12, 2005)
  • Pepper stays steady (January 11, 2005)
  • Marketfed likely to procure pepper from next week (January 08, 2005)
  • STCL to do direct e-marketing of pepper, cardamom (January 07, 2005)
  • Marketfed to procure pepper (January 07, 2005)
  • Cardamom, pepper e-marketing put off (January 06, 2005)
  • Spices Board extends airfreight sops to cardamom exporters till Jan 31 (January 06, 2005)
  • Work on turmeric complex to commence soon (January 05, 2005)
  • Cardamom prices up (January 04, 2005)
  • Pepper, cardamom e-marketing from Jan 20 (January 04, 2005)
  • Pepper steady on buying support (January 03, 2005)
    Storage

  • More warehousing godowns in AP (February 05, 2005)
  • Karnataka cold storage owners for subsidy on power (January 20, 2005)
    Sugar
    Latest Prices
  • ISEC buys raw sugar at $244/t (February 19, 2005)
  • Corporate battle for sugarcane intensifies (February 19, 2005)
  • Govt urged to encourage import of raw sugar (February 18, 2005)
  • Dwarikesh Sugar expansion plan (February 18, 2005)
  • Sugar stocks sweeter on spiralling prices (February 16, 2005)
  • Mumbai sugar meet to discuss alliance (February 10, 2005)
  • Southern mills way ahead in raw sugar imports (February 10, 2005)
  • Sweet rush: Sugar industry turns bullish (February 08, 2005)
  • Dwarikesh Sugar planning to repay high-cost debt (February 05, 2005)
  • 12 lakh t sugar released under free sale quota for Feb (January 29, 2005)
  • Sugar free sale quota extended (January 27, 2005)
  • Andhra Sugars Q3 net up 56 pc (January 25, 2005)
  • Balrampur Chini plans Rs 200-cr expansion (January 18, 2005)
  • Gur factor may hit sugar output this year (January 14, 2005)
  • UP mills withdraw `special' price for cane (January 10, 2005)
  • Supply line planning can help curb sugar price rise: ISMA chief (January 10, 2005)
  • Free sale quota for sugar enhanced by 4 lakh tonnes (January 07, 2005)
  • Soaring sugar prices trigger cane war (January 07, 2005)
  • Mumbai sugar merchants suggest cap on rates (January 07, 2005)
  • Sugar futures plunge on panic selling (January 07, 2005)
  • Jaggery prices up on festive demand (January 05, 2005)
  • Birla Group to merge two sugar mills (January 05, 2005)
  • Is sugar price rise speculative? (January 05, 2005)
  • NCDEX hikes margin on sugar futures to 8.25% — To curb further increase in prices (January 05, 2005)
  • Bulk buyers to bear brunt of sugar price rise (January 04, 2005)
  • Mills blame speculators for spurt in sugar prices (January 03, 2005)
  • Shree Vani Sugars EGM to get shareholders' nod for pref offer (January 02, 2005)
  • Call to release addl free sale quota of sugar to check price (January 02, 2005)
  • Sugar prices soar (January 01, 2005)
    Taxation

  • Wholesalers to protest against service tax in Mumbai (January 12, 2005)
    Tea

  • AP tea traders seek cut in tax rate (February 23, 2005)
  • Electronic tea auctions deadline may not be met (February 23, 2005)
  • Coonoor tea up on improved demand (February 23, 2005)
  • Havukal winter tea fetches Rs 810 a kg (February 21, 2005)
  • Drive to help women SHGs become plantation owners in Nilgiris (February 19, 2005)
  • Tea exports up a tad (February 19, 2005)
  • Certification procedure for tea shipments soon (February 18, 2005)
  • Upasi may strike deal on tea futures launch soon — Negotiations on with NCDEX, MCX (February 17, 2005)
  • Electronic auctions failing to serve purpose: CTTA (February 17, 2005)
  • Exporters active at Coonoor tea auctions (February 15, 2005)
  • Employees participatory management — Tata Tea turns a new chapter (February 13, 2005)
  • Nilgiri planters to hold speciality tea auction (February 12, 2005)
  • Tata Tea to transfer 17 estates — Begins exiting plantation biz; workers to be stakeholders (February 12, 2005)
  • Beeyu Overseas to produce speciality, organic teas (February 09, 2005)
  • VAT: Proposed tax rate on tea will be 4% (February 09, 2005)
  • `Tea tourism' project of Bengal approved (February 09, 2005)
  • Tea body plea on VAT (February 08, 2005)
  • Beeyu Overseas plans to buy tea factory in Lanka (February 08, 2005)
  • Nilgiri tea producers to create own brand equity (February 07, 2005)
  • Mixed trend in Kochi tea sale (February 07, 2005)
  • Exporters bail out Coonoor teas (February 07, 2005)
  • Tea advisory panel discusses action plan (January 29, 2005)
  • Tea exports decline drastically; imports up (January 27, 2005)
  • Tea advisory panel set up (January 25, 2005)
  • Coonoor tea prices rise on demand, quality (January 24, 2005)
  • New profile emerged for tea exports in 2004 (January 22, 2005)
  • Tea Board orders 100 pc e-auction (January 21, 2005)
  • Darjeeling tea belt to be designated as AEZ (January 17, 2005)
  • Tea production up in Kenya, Lanka (January 13, 2005)
  • Coonoor tea dips (January 11, 2005)
  • Tea prices spurt at Kochi auction (January 10, 2005)
  • Tea imports in 2004 likely to set record (January 07, 2005)
  • Banking on qualitea (January 06, 2005)
  • Nilgiris tea crop hit by frostbite (January 05, 2005)
  • Producers seek changes in tea control order — Moots separate mechanism to check price fall (January 04, 2005)
  • Coonoor tea prices touch 5-year high (January 03, 2005)
  • Tea exports from South rise on more Iraq buying (January 01, 2005)
    Technical Analysis

  • Cotton to test resistance (February 21, 2005)
  • Palm oil futures may rise (February 20, 2005)
  • Spot gold may consolidate (February 18, 2005)
  • Cotton futures may move lower (February 14, 2005)
  • Palm oil may head higher (February 13, 2005)
  • Spot gold may head lower (February 11, 2005)
  • Cotton futures may head lower (February 07, 2005)
  • Palm oil may test support level (February 06, 2005)
  • Spot gold may head lower (February 04, 2005)
  • Cotton to test support levels (January 31, 2005)
  • Palm oil may rise (January 30, 2005)
  • Spot gold may test resistance level (January 28, 2005)
  • Palm oil: Technical signs bearish (January 23, 2005)
  • Spot gold may head higher (January 21, 2005)
  • Downward correction likely (January 17, 2005)
  • Palm oil may test resistance level (January 16, 2005)
  • Spot gold may head higher (January 14, 2005)
  • Cotton may test resistance, dip (January 10, 2005)
  • Palm oil may head lower (January 09, 2005)
  • Spot gold may test support level (January 08, 2005)
  • Cotton futures may move up (January 03, 2005)
  • Palm may test resistance level, dip (January 02, 2005)
    Technology

  • Cabinet okays extension of agri tech project (February 03, 2005)
    Tobacco

  • Tobacco industry calls for continuation of AED regime (January 22, 2005)
  • Tobacco auctions begin in AP today (January 19, 2005)
    Trends

  • Aussie co promoting organic plant growth to expand in India (January 31, 2005)
  • Foodgrain output seen at 206.39 mt on rabi turnaround (January 25, 2005)
  • Farmers in distress (January 25, 2005)
  • Sunny days (January 13, 2005)
  • 1,289 cases of farmers suicides reported in AP: Minister (January 07, 2005)
    Water

  • Kerala: Water levels in major reservoirs fall marginally (February 23, 2005)
  • Kerala: Water levels recede in major reservoirs (February 19, 2005)
  • Water levels drop marginally at major reservoirs in Kerala (February 02, 2005)
  • Fiat against Vellayani lake conversion (January 29, 2005)
  • Rs 300-cr project for restoring water bodies approved (January 28, 2005)
  • Water levels decline at major reservoirs in Kerala (January 28, 2005)
  • Karnataka to implement scheme to recharge water table (January 10, 2005)
  • AP Govt to take up Rs 850-cr Stage II of Vamsadhara project (January 08, 2005)
  • Kerala: Reservoir water levels decline (January 05, 2005)
    Wheat
    Latest Prices
  • Wheat procurement seen at 18 m.t. in 2005-06 (February 09, 2005)
  • MCX ties up with Markfed for wheat futures (January 19, 2005)
    WTO

  • `Strong alliance must for success of WTO Doha round' (February 01, 2005)
    Agricultural Institutions

  • Campco to maximise use of cocoa-crushing facility (December 26, 2005)
  • International agri body to work on improving output (December 17, 2005)
  • ICRISAT award for BL correspondent (December 16, 2005)
  • FCI bond issue opens today (December 07, 2005)
  • AP to seek more funds under Nabard programme (November 14, 2005)
  • Refinance operations: Nabard seeks Central aid of Rs 15,000 cr (November 13, 2005)
  • Nabard prefers SHG linkage model for micro finance (October 26, 2005)
  • Icrisat launches new project for Medak farmers (October 08, 2005)
  • ICRISAT develops chickpea hybrid (October 03, 2005)
  • Nabard officers' body meet in Thiruvananthapuram (October 03, 2005)
  • FCI to raise Rs 5,000 cr thru bonds (October 01, 2005)
  • Nafed to invest Rs 250 cr in TN in next 5 years (September 30, 2005)
  • Nabard sets Rs 3,570-cr target for agriculture in Bengal (August 19, 2005)
  • Invest more in dry land farming: Icrisat (August 10, 2005)
  • Nabard to launch farmers' clubs in Kerala (August 10, 2005)
  • Nabard to continue `carrot and stick' policy on resetting rates — Seeks Rs 14,000 cr from Govt (August 04, 2005)
  • Nabard to extend farm credit project to all States (August 02, 2005)
  • Jayalalithaa sanctions Rs 3 cr to TNAU (July 05, 2005)
  • Jayalalithaa for paradigm shift in farm policy (July 05, 2005)
  • Nabard sanction to TN projects (June 25, 2005)
  • Farmers told to go for early maturing seeds (June 23, 2005)
  • Downloading reforms (June 16, 2005)
  • New CGM for Nabard(AP) (June 08, 2005)
  • CAG finds FCI grains' export operation `inept' (May 10, 2005)
  • TNAU to launch market intelligence cell for farmers (May 09, 2005)
  • Nabard revises refinance rates (April 28, 2005)
  • Nabard increases aid to farm sector by 19 pc in Karnataka (April 08, 2005)
  • Nabard sees borrowings at Rs 14,000 cr (April 07, 2005)
  • FCI mobilises Rs 3,023 cr (April 05, 2005)
  • Nabard employees strike work to stall dilution of DFI status (March 25, 2005)
  • Nabard to hike refinance rates (March 24, 2005)
  • IARI seeks more funds to become `world class' body (March 15, 2005)
  • New pigeonpea, chickpea varieties for crop rotation (March 12, 2005)
    Agricultural Policy

  • Kerala's promise to Campco (December 31, 2005)
  • Direct fertiliser subsidy to farmers unlikely — Govt may not accept Alagh panel proposal (December 30, 2005)
  • AP Govt's order on sugar purchase tax (December 14, 2005)
  • AP mulls subsidy on interest on loans to marginal farmers (November 30, 2005)
  • Farm Ministry to moot higher subsidy for micro-irrigation (November 17, 2005)
  • Cotton/sugarcane: The pricing conundrum in Maharashtra (November 01, 2005)
  • Ministry offers subsidy for farm marketing infrastructure (October 27, 2005)
  • No case for cotton, sugarcane price hike (October 25, 2005)
  • Govt mulls fisheries development board (October 21, 2005)
  • Meeting today; TN sugar mills hope for SAP support package (October 06, 2005)
  • MSP for rabi crops hiked by Rs 10-15/quintal — Trade dubs it political move; Nafed nodal agenc (September 30, 2005)
  • Single super phosphate subsidy hiked by 50 pc (September 23, 2005)
  • TN announces Rs 1,014 SAP for sugarcane (September 17, 2005)
  • KPRS plans agitations against farm policies on Sept 29 (September 12, 2005)
  • Raw sugar imports: Mills to get levy obligation waiver (September 05, 2005)
  • `Multi-crop farmlands won't be acquired for setting up industries': West Bengal CM (August 30, 2005)
  • `Plantation status to cashew will spur growth' (August 22, 2005)
  • Industry hails new norms for fixing sugarcane SMP (August 15, 2005)
  • `Tune agri policy to gain from WTO' (August 09, 2005)
  • Price-monitoring fund coming for uncovered crops in AP (August 04, 2005)
  • Cabinet nod for Bill to exempt N-E jute units from cess (June 24, 2005)
  • High support levels distorting world agriculture markets: OECD report (June 23, 2005)
  • Maharashtra to amend APMC Act (June 16, 2005)
  • Cotton Corporation to begin MSP operations in TN (June 08, 2005)
  • AP farm co-op societies to be revamped (June 06, 2005)
  • Upasi welcomes Centre's package for tea, coffee (May 28, 2005)
  • Kerala plans IT-enabled farm initiative (May 24, 2005)
  • Safeguard duty on tapioca starch imports (May 13, 2005)
  • AP speeds up land acquisition process for irrigation projects (April 30, 2005)
  • Maharashtra plans to amend agri marketing Act (April 30, 2005)
  • Cabinet nod soon for Jute Technology Mission (April 28, 2005)
  • Long-term policy must for oilseeds sector (April 27, 2005)
  • Paddy MSP hiked by Rs 10/quintal (April 21, 2005)
  • National Jute Policy aims to boost exports — Shipments to be increased to Rs 5,000 cr by 201 (April 16, 2005)
  • Markfed to procure chilli in Guntur (April 07, 2005)
  • TN proposes hike in minimum wages for farm labour (March 29, 2005)
  • AP intervention to check falling chilli prices likely (March 26, 2005)
  • Govt hikes soya oil tariff rate to $535/t (March 16, 2005)
  • Power connections to AP ryots (March 11, 2005)
  • Centre assures to look into MSP for chillies (March 09, 2005)
  • MERC spikes plan to restrict supply to agri customers (March 07, 2005)
  • Prices of agri commodities in AP well above MSP (March 03, 2005)
  • Focus on strengthening agri marketing infrastructure (March 02, 2005)
  • AP Chilli farmers block traffic, serve notice (February 26, 2005)
    Aluminium

  • Nalco cuts price by Rs 2,500 (June 02, 2005)
    Animals & Livestock

  • NPIL-Pfizer deal on animal health products (December 27, 2005)
  • Intervet, BAIF Development sign MoU (December 21, 2005)
  • Protein supplement unit for cattle opened (December 16, 2005)
  • BV Bio, BAIF in pact for livestock management (December 07, 2005)
  • AP firm set to introduce Dorper sheep in India — Australian animal launch through embryo tr (November 22, 2005)
  • Beast deal (October 15, 2005)
  • NRDC to commercialise goat plague vaccine (August 26, 2005)
  • Force multiplier (August 10, 2005)
  • Bengal bid to improve goat husbandry practices (August 04, 2005)
  • The long march (July 15, 2005)
  • `Oilmeal in compound feed will result in healthier livestock' (June 20, 2005)
  • Expert panel clears `Goraksha' vaccine (March 07, 2005)
  • 2nd phase of `Goraksha' soon (March 07, 2005)
  • Call to set up council for veterinary research (February 26, 2005)
    Anti-dumping

  • Shrimp dumping duty: US team to review changed circumstances (August 19, 2005)
  • Tapioca farmers seek safeguard duty on modified starch (July 20, 2005)
  • Govt slaps safeguard duty on tapioca starch (March 03, 2005)
    Aquaculture

  • ECGC plans product to cover marine exports (December 31, 2005)
  • Rising stock (December 30, 2005)
  • Revive depleted fisheries, provide sustainable livelihoods: Experts (December 24, 2005)
  • Revive depleted fisheries, provide sustainable livelihoods: Experts (December 24, 2005)
  • `Poor logistics costing seafood industry Rs 6,000 cr annually' (December 15, 2005)
  • Catching 'em close (December 15, 2005)
  • Up on shortfall (December 15, 2005)
  • In great demand (December 13, 2005)
  • Oriya journal on fisheries released (December 10, 2005)
  • Fishworkers' forum opposes letting foreign vessels operate in EEZ (December 09, 2005)
  • Oriya technical journal on fisheries released (December 09, 2005)
  • Big catch ahead (December 08, 2005)
  • Shrimp exporters turn innovative; revamp biz (December 08, 2005)
  • Fishworkers' forum seeks legislation on deep-sea fishing (December 07, 2005)
  • TN, Kerala keen to tap ornamental fish sector (November 29, 2005)
  • Grounded hope (November 28, 2005)
  • Shining prospects (November 16, 2005)
  • Oceanography Institute inks pact with Pancham Aquaculture (November 15, 2005)
  • Preparing to net fresh demand (November 11, 2005)
  • HLL charts new products, markets for marine biz (November 10, 2005)
  • High on demand (November 04, 2005)
  • US dumping duty on Indian shrimps to stay (November 04, 2005)
  • US decision on anti-dumping duty on Indian shrimp before weekend (November 03, 2005)
  • Net loss (October 31, 2005)
  • Netting foreign exchange (October 27, 2005)
  • Tsunami effect: Shrimp exports to US take a hit (October 25, 2005)
  • AP fishermen to stage protest on Nov 21 (October 25, 2005)
  • Scarcity of healthy seed stock worries shrimp industry (October 18, 2005)
  • Stress on new strategies for seafood exports (October 06, 2005)
  • Set store by fish (September 30, 2005)
  • Deceptively simple (September 29, 2005)
  • `Asia, Africa yet to exploit opportunity in aquaculture' (September 28, 2005)
  • Indian shrimp prices decline in US markets
    Festival demand fails to spark; exporters look to
    (September 28, 2005)
  • Vizag fishermen rally to protect livelihood (September 24, 2005)
  • Dipping trend (September 23, 2005)
  • The claws (September 21, 2005)
  • Shrimp prices begin to recover in US market (September 15, 2005)
  • AP fishermen's concern over threat to livelihood (September 14, 2005)
  • Baiting time (September 13, 2005)
  • Festive season demand for seafood yet to pick up abroad (September 05, 2005)
  • Meeting increasing demand (September 03, 2005)
  • Sea Food launches new salmon range (September 02, 2005)
  • `AP shrimp farmers badly hit by US anti-dumping duty' (September 01, 2005)
  • In troubled waters (August 27, 2005)
  • Seafood industry hopes US will lift dumping duty on shrimps (August 24, 2005)
  • Prices of shrimp continue to rule low (August 23, 2005)
  • Shrimp exporters bid to get US dumping duty revoked — US team to survey tsunami-hit areas (August 22, 2005)
  • New bait (August 20, 2005)
  • Golden opportunity (August 19, 2005)
  • Indian shrimp prices slip in US markets (August 17, 2005)
  • Back to work (August 16, 2005)
  • Vast scope for inland fish farming: Expert (August 16, 2005)
  • Fishing for labour (August 15, 2005)
  • Indian shrimp prices slide in US market (August 09, 2005)
  • Delicate harvest (August 09, 2005)
  • Highway bonanza (August 04, 2005)
  • Ban on fishing at Gangavaram village draws flak (August 04, 2005)
  • Fishing data (August 03, 2005)
  • Shrimp dumping duty: US team to assess situation (July 31, 2005)
  • Indian shrimp prices up in US market on shortage (July 26, 2005)
  • Govt may allow import of tuna long-liners (July 22, 2005)
  • `More infrastructural facilities needed for tuna fishing' (July 21, 2005)
  • Abstinence pays off (July 21, 2005)
  • `Catch declining due to fishing during breeding period' (July 13, 2005)
  • Shrimp exports fall sharply post-tsunami (July 13, 2005)
  • Fishing ban in DK, Udupi districts (July 12, 2005)
  • Need for diversification in fisheries stressed (July 11, 2005)
  • Splashing success (July 05, 2005)
  • New India moots proposal for TN fishermen (June 29, 2005)
  • Fishy blockade (June 29, 2005)
  • Gold rush (June 25, 2005)
  • Shrimp exporters open offices in US to be `importers on record' (June 23, 2005)
  • Poor catch, low prices taking toll on AP fishermen (June 21, 2005)
  • 10 pc decline in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi fish catch (June 20, 2005)
  • IOC to introduce branded diesel for fishing sector (June 16, 2005)
  • Trawling ban takes effect in Kerala (June 15, 2005)
  • Farmers exiting freshwater prawn culture — Shifting to agriculture, cane cultivation (June 14, 2005)
  • Trawl ban: A Kerala example (June 13, 2005)
  • Indian scientist wins World Food Prize (June 11, 2005)
  • Costly catch (June 09, 2005)
  • Bengal may miss its favourite `Hilsa' this monsoon (June 08, 2005)
  • CIFT develops device to cut by-catch from shrimp trawls (June 08, 2005)
  • Back in business (June 02, 2005)
  • PepsiCo, AP Dept of Fisheries pilot project on seaweed (May 30, 2005)
  • Shrimp farming issues to figure in 2nd agriculture report (May 26, 2005)
  • Panel to look at revival of sick seafood units (May 21, 2005)
  • Seafood exporters file suit against US Customs — Bond requirement for shrimp imports challenged (May 20, 2005)
  • `Organic aquaculture key to growth' (May 17, 2005)
  • Japan alert on banned antibiotics — Govt steps up vigil on shrimp shipments (May 12, 2005)
  • Call to retain 65-day ban on fishing by mechanised boats in Karnataka (May 12, 2005)
  • With Parliament passing Aquaculture Bill — Banks, insurance cos may support shrimp farming (May 11, 2005)
  • Seafood exports up 11 pc in 2004-05 (May 11, 2005)
  • Kerala Govt bans trawling from June 15 (May 07, 2005)
  • Counting the catch (May 03, 2005)
  • Use of anti-biotic residues hits AP shrimp exports (April 30, 2005)
  • Good catch! (April 29, 2005)
  • 100 new fish stalls to be run by women (April 27, 2005)
  • US to review dumping duty on Indian shrimp (April 27, 2005)
  • Fishermen demand Kerosene subsidy (April 25, 2005)
  • Back in business (April 21, 2005)
  • In troubled waters (April 16, 2005)
  • Good catch (April 15, 2005)
  • Seafood industry on alert as US FDA detains shipments — Banned antibiotic in shrimp imports (April 14, 2005)
  • Forex earner (April 11, 2005)
  • A boost for tuna fishing, marine exports (April 09, 2005)
  • Re-opening of I-T assessments — Seafood industry threatens to suspend purchase, production (April 07, 2005)
  • In troubled waters (April 01, 2005)
  • Tuticorin fisheries college plans quality control lab (March 29, 2005)
  • US to decide on shrimp exporters' plea on Friday (March 23, 2005)
  • `Phase out antibiotics from aquaculture' (March 21, 2005)
  • Variety fare (March 18, 2005)
  • Call to redesign fisheries policies (March 17, 2005)
  • EU emerges largest Indian seafood buyer (March 15, 2005)
  • Mussel farming takes roots in more States (March 10, 2005)
  • `Tuna fishing will boost marine product exports' (March 10, 2005)
  • Call to exploit export potential of tuna fish (March 09, 2005)
  • Surya's Marine unveils LPG kit for fishing boats (February 24, 2005)
    Awards & Honours

  • R.S. Paroda to get Borlaug award (December 30, 2005)
  • Special coffee award for Poabs Organic Estates (June 01, 2005)
  • Award for rice scientist (April 12, 2005)
  • WWF award to CIFT scientists (March 05, 2005)
    Bio-tech & Genetics

  • Labelling of GM foods to be made compulsory (December 08, 2005)
  • GM crops research pipeline going dry (August 22, 2005)
  • It pays to grow non-GM crops (July 11, 2005)
  • It's for consumers to decide on GM food: EU (July 07, 2005)
  • Next generation of GM crops likely to face more hurdles (July 05, 2005)
  • Focus shifts to drought-tolerant, health providing GM crops (June 29, 2005)
  • GM groundnut variety to be tested at Icrisat (June 22, 2005)
  • CII seeks faster approval for crop biotech exports (May 30, 2005)
  • 20 Bt cotton strains available to farmers for sowing this year (May 25, 2005)
  • Nod for more Bt cotton hybrids (May 21, 2005)
  • GEAC tightens norms for Bt cotton approval (May 21, 2005)
  • Nobel Laureate pitches for GM technology (March 17, 2005)
  • GEAC approves 6 Bt cotton strains for N. India (March 05, 2005)
    Books

  • Farmers' groups flay obsolete ICAR handbook (November 21, 2005)
  • IEA book on oil saving methods (May 03, 2005)
    Budget

  • Praj Industries finds Budget positive (March 05, 2005)
  • A poor harvest for agriculture (March 04, 2005)
  • Fertiliser subsidy hiked to Rs 16,254 cr (March 01, 2005)
  • Foodgrain sector has little to savour; export subsidy plan may be non-starter (March 01, 2005)
  • Cash withdrawal levy may hit farm sector (March 01, 2005)
  • Investment focus on agriculture (March 01, 2005)
    Cashew

  • APEDA blueprint to improve cashew production (December 10, 2005)
  • Costly nuts? (December 09, 2005)
  • Raw cashewnut output may decline by 30 pc (November 24, 2005)
  • H1 cashew exports value up; volume down (November 03, 2005)
  • Exporters submit Rs 10-cr proposal to Govt for promoting cashew nut (October 19, 2005)
  • Karnataka cashew producers to approve formation of national federation (October 18, 2005)
  • Cashew body hopeful of holding on to top slot in global market (October 18, 2005)
  • `Ensure quality of raw cashew nut imports' (October 07, 2005)
  • `Step up raw cashew kernel output' (October 03, 2005)
  • Cashew meet to address challenges (September 30, 2005)
  • Cashew body plans slew of initiatives to promote exports (September 28, 2005)
  • In a nut shell (September 27, 2005)
  • Cashew growers in pact with insurers for `transit' cover (September 27, 2005)
  • Cashew exporters seek benefits under farm scheme (September 26, 2005)
  • Cashew exports may gain on dip in global output — Delay in Indonesian, Brazil crops seen pu (September 01, 2005)
  • Kerala HC upholds takeover of cashew factories (August 12, 2005)
  • Efforts on to revive sops for cashew export (August 06, 2005)
  • Kerala HC suggests out-of-court accord on cashew nut row (August 05, 2005)
  • Palasa cashew units in crisis, down shutters (August 02, 2005)
  • Cashew exports may be hit on withdrawal of benefits (July 28, 2005)
  • Kerala Govt to help repay cashew corporation dues to banks (July 07, 2005)
  • Healthy & trendy (July 06, 2005)
  • Karnataka earmarks Rs 2 cr to promote cashew cultivation (June 28, 2005)
  • Bengal plans cashew export zone (June 24, 2005)
  • Raw cashew nut imports up in line with rising kernel exports (June 16, 2005)
  • Karnataka industry plans raw cashewnuts imports (May 31, 2005)
  • Crispy munch (May 23, 2005)
  • KCDC hopes to grow 3.40 lakh hybrid cashew saplings this year (May 20, 2005)
  • TN, APEDA pact to set up cashew export zone (April 13, 2005)
  • Cashew exports set to cross Rs 2,600 cr (April 01, 2005)
  • NCDEX begins cashew futures in Kollam (March 30, 2005)
  • Good going (March 25, 2005)
  • Seminar on improving cashew output (March 08, 2005)
  • Cashew exports may top Rs 2,500 crore (March 03, 2005)
    Climate & Weather

  • Fog means all-clear to rabi farmers even as pilots fret (December 30, 2005)
  • AP takes steps to prevent tank breaches (September 13, 2005)
  • Study exhorts forecasters to explain weather onsite for better farm yields (August 26, 2005)
  • Sloppy monsoon may affect agro-chem industry (July 19, 2005)
  • MSSRF team to implement project on climate change (July 15, 2005)
  • AP preparing 5-year plan for cloud seeding (July 06, 2005)
  • Monsoon flip-flops (July 06, 2005)
  • AP mulls directorate for cloud seeding (July 04, 2005)
  • Chances of El Nino event recede further (June 30, 2005)
  • Vigorous monsoon helps alter rainfall profile in Kerala (June 24, 2005)
  • El Nino risk stands `substantially reduced' (June 17, 2005)
  • Monsoon stays weak in Kerala (June 14, 2005)
  • Monsoon stuck across Goa, coastal Andhra Pradesh (June 11, 2005)
  • Rainfall weak in onset phase of monsoon (June 10, 2005)
  • Scanty summer rains in northern Kerala districts (June 04, 2005)
  • Heavy rains forecast in Kerala (May 31, 2005)
  • Monsoon sets in over South Andamans (May 27, 2005)
  • Mercury rises as dry spell continues in Kerala (May 20, 2005)
  • Lull in wet weather (May 14, 2005)
  • Panic over monsoon projections unwarranted (May 13, 2005)
  • CSIR body sees monsoon slackening in July (May 13, 2005)
  • `Low pressure' in Bay of Bengal (May 07, 2005)
  • Weather forecast for the farm (May 04, 2005)
  • `Productive' summer shower season continues in Kerala (April 29, 2005)
  • Rain, thundershowers continue to lash Kerala (April 26, 2005)
  • Met dept predicts `normal' monsoon (April 21, 2005)
  • Kasaragod left high and dry (April 16, 2005)
  • Monsoon may hit shores on time — Excess rainfall likely in June: CSIR body (April 12, 2005)
  • Rain, shine alternate in Kerala (April 12, 2005)
  • Week of `excess' rain in all dists of Kerala (April 08, 2005)
  • Low trough brings heavy rain in Kerala (April 05, 2005)
  • Excess rains in 3 dists (April 02, 2005)
  • March rainfall below normal (April 01, 2005)
  • `No-rain' week for 10 districts in Kerala (March 25, 2005)
  • Dry weather prevails in Kerala (March 22, 2005)
  • Eight districts in Kerala record `excess' summer rainfall (March 18, 2005)
  • AP: Crops damaged in hailstorm (March 18, 2005)
  • Isolated rains in Kerala (March 17, 2005)
  • Gale hits plantain crops (March 17, 2005)
  • Thundershowers, rains forecast in Kerala (March 11, 2005)
  • Thundershowers forecast in Kerala (March 08, 2005)
  • DST mulls sending cyclone warnings through cell phones (March 04, 2005)
  • Rains dry up as mercury soars in Kerala (March 04, 2005)
  • Isolated rain forecast for Kerala (February 26, 2005)
    Co-operatives

  • Agri coop banks to get Rs 13,596-cr funds infusion (December 23, 2005)
  • Sahakara Bharati members set to take charge of Campco board (December 21, 2005)
  • PACS comes the reply (December 12, 2005)
  • NDDB takes over sick dairy co-ops in Gujarat (December 05, 2005)
  • Better prices sought for forest produce (December 01, 2005)
  • Coops find domestic market attractive for white arecanut (November 17, 2005)
  • All India co-op week in Daskshina Kannada dt (November 14, 2005)
  • Madhusudhan Rao is Campco MD (September 26, 2005)
  • IRMA case: HC sets aside Director's reinstatement (September 21, 2005)
  • Nafed posts Rs 11.49-cr net in 2004-05 (September 19, 2005)
  • Financial package for co-ops soon (September 14, 2005)
  • Campco refutes allegations of irregularities (September 14, 2005)
  • Orissa House panel lauds Visakha co-op dairy (September 03, 2005)
  • Co-op supermarkets launched at Kochi (August 29, 2005)
  • `Agri co-ops must follow Chinese marketing model' (July 26, 2005)
  • NCDC approves projects worth Rs 280 crore (July 17, 2005)
  • Tax on cash transaction, fringe benefits seen hitting agri co-ops (July 10, 2005)
  • Kerala co-op bank plans to disburse Rs 500 cr this year (June 30, 2005)
  • Amul posts marginal topline growth, trebles its exports (June 29, 2005)
  • Kurien makes a case for co-operatives (June 29, 2005)
  • HC upholds Kurien's decision on IRMA director removal (June 29, 2005)
  • Campco wins order to export arecanut to Pak (June 04, 2005)
  • Sack full of woes (May 28, 2005)
  • Kribhco pre-tax profit at Rs 186 cr (May 15, 2005)
  • KSCARDB offices, banks to be networked (May 03, 2005)
  • Cooperatives flay Nabard move to hike refinance rates (April 27, 2005)
  • NCDC swap facility for co-ops (April 26, 2005)
  • NCDC sets aside Rs 300 cr for agro-processing co-operatives (April 23, 2005)
  • GCC turnover at Rs 160 cr; sets target of Rs 325 cr (April 21, 2005)
  • IRMA battle spills on to the road (April 16, 2005)
  • TN Govt announces one-time settlement scheme for co-op loan overdues (April 15, 2005)
  • Co-op debt trap looming large in Kerala: Expert (April 11, 2005)
  • Nabard works out special package for coops (April 09, 2005)
  • Nabard's carrot and stick policy for co-ops (April 09, 2005)
  • Kurien sacks IRMA director; HC moved (April 09, 2005)
  • Agri co-op banks oppose Vaidyanathan panel terms (March 05, 2005)
  • 'Uniquely special' Budget, say cooperative lending institutions (March 02, 2005)
    Coconut & Copra
    Latest Prices
  • Crop insurance mooted for coconut farmers (December 16, 2005)
  • Fiji sees scope for tie-up with CDB, Coir Board (October 14, 2005)
  • Initiative to promote coconut (October 13, 2005)
  • Lower coconut yield pushes up products import — User industries' reluctance to modernise also a (October 13, 2005)
  • Fiji seeks Indian support to develop coconut industry (October 08, 2005)
  • Future hopes (August 09, 2005)
  • Coconut growers urged to opt for inter-crops (August 02, 2005)
  • Looking for succour (July 30, 2005)
  • TN announces support price for copra (July 13, 2005)
  • Banks to assist coconut scheme in Kerala (June 29, 2005)
  • Demand for coconut oil declining in Kerala (June 27, 2005)
  • Demand for coconut oil declining in Kerala (June 27, 2005)
  • Industry urged to tap full potential of coconut trees (June 16, 2005)
  • She took on the copra mafia (June 10, 2005)
  • Coconut board draws up promotion plans (May 24, 2005)
  • Central aid for coconut industry (May 23, 2005)
  • Looking down (May 05, 2005)
  • KCMA plans to strengthen cashew industry in State (March 19, 2005)
  • `Coconut palms withstood tsunami' (March 08, 2005)
    Coffee

  • Coffee rally gives sense of relief to growers (December 31, 2005)
  • Coffee farmgate prices rise on global trend (December 17, 2005)
  • Special package will revive coffee sector, says Elangovan (December 13, 2005)
  • Coffee Board prunes production estimates — White stem borer, monsoon affect crop (December 03, 2005)
  • Coffee Board eases replanting subsidy norms (November 28, 2005)
  • Respite for coffee growers as global prices recover (November 24, 2005)
  • Coffee Board for import duty cut on equipment — Suggests reduction to 5 pc for roasting, br (November 23, 2005)
  • Naxal threat worries coffee heartland of Chikmagalur (November 22, 2005)
  • Centre examining demand to extend special coffee loan scheme (November 10, 2005)
  • Growers' arabica estimate not realistic: Coffee Board (November 09, 2005)
  • Arabica output likely to drop 25 pc on white stem borer menace (November 08, 2005)
  • Coffee prices seen firm in short term (November 08, 2005)
  • CCL net rises to Rs 15 cr (October 28, 2005)
  • Gloomy global weather buoys coffee prices (October 19, 2005)
  • Coffee exports down 35 per cent in H1 (October 04, 2005)
  • illycaffe seeks cut in import duties on roasted varieties (October 02, 2005)
  • Global coffee supply projected to dip (September 26, 2005)
  • Tata Coffee plans tie-up with Uganda for new brand (September 17, 2005)
  • Citigroup hikes stake in Tata Coffee (September 17, 2005)
  • Tata Coffee sees record output next season (September 16, 2005)
  • Coffee Board sees exports rising in Jan-March (September 13, 2005)
  • Coffee industry split over stocks availability (September 06, 2005)
  • Coffee output may be hit on dropping (August 31, 2005)
  • Coffee exports may dip to 10-year low — Growers, traders hold back stocks anticipating higher p (August 05, 2005)
  • Parliament panel moots MSP for coffee — Calls for `massive' subsidy for plantations, small (August 04, 2005)
  • Growing cheer (August 03, 2005)
  • Coffee Board plans campaign to boost domestic offtake (August 02, 2005)
  • Tata Coffee to raise short-term loans to fund estate buys (July 16, 2005)
  • Coffee output may rise 7 per cent (July 06, 2005)
  • `Popularise coffee in rural areas' (June 16, 2005)
  • Lower output, higher prices hit coffee exports (June 08, 2005)
  • New Coffee Board chief takes charge (May 19, 2005)
  • `Coffee production likely to be lower till 2007' (May 04, 2005)
  • APFDC plans to strengthen presence in export arena (April 28, 2005)
  • Pre-blossom showers cheer up coffee growers — White stem borer still a cause for worry (April 20, 2005)
  • Tata Coffee bags awards (April 19, 2005)
  • Tata Coffee bags awards (April 19, 2005)
  • Tata Coffee plans to set up facility in Uganda (April 13, 2005)
  • Coffee powder prices up (March 22, 2005)
  • Coffee exporters, buyers grapple for stocks (March 22, 2005)
  • Govt scraps cess on coffee exports (March 19, 2005)
    Coir

  • Coir Board insurance scheme for industry workers (December 22, 2005)
  • `Proposed hike in Kochi port tariff will hit coir exports' (December 19, 2005)
  • Union Secy visits Coir Board at Kochi (November 14, 2005)
  • H1 coir exports dip (November 05, 2005)
  • Going places (November 03, 2005)
  • Sterling Farm bags award (November 01, 2005)
  • Coir Board to participate in Shanghai show (October 17, 2005)
  • Centre envisages regeneration scheme for coir industry (October 08, 2005)
  • India Gateway Terminal asked to reinstate special status for coir (July 01, 2005)
  • Coir body wants Kerala to provide level playing field (June 30, 2005)
  • Coir sector urged to go in for value-addition (June 17, 2005)
  • Coir products export top Rs 460 cr (April 14, 2005)
  • Coir exports set to top Rs 450-cr target (March 19, 2005)
  • Coirfed signs export pact (March 17, 2005)
    Commodities

  • Inflation up on costlier fuel, non-food items (December 31, 2005)
  • An upswing across the board for commodities (December 30, 2005)
  • Hindustan Zinc raises sale price (December 17, 2005)
  • Commodities price in correction mode (December 16, 2005)
  • China's appetite for commodities far from satiated (December 07, 2005)
  • Inflation up on costlier minerals, textiles (November 26, 2005)
  • Guar seed prices may stabilise on demand (November 19, 2005)
  • Silver likely to rule firm on industrial demand (November 16, 2005)
  • Copper hits a fresh high (November 16, 2005)
  • Inflation rises on firm vegetable prices (November 12, 2005)
  • Where is gold heading to? (November 03, 2005)
  • Inflation up on costlier manufactured items (October 29, 2005)
  • Bills to amend FCRA, ECA to be introduced in winter session (October 15, 2005)
  • Costlier food, energy rates push up inflation (October 15, 2005)
  • China's growth projection to boost commodities (October 13, 2005)
  • Industrial growth prospects to spur metals demand (October 11, 2005)
  • Global funds turn bullish on gold (October 10, 2005)
  • Inflation up 3.53 pc due to higher fuel, food prices (September 24, 2005)
  • Oilseed price fall keeps inflation under check (September 10, 2005)
  • Commodity prices touch 24-year high in Aug — India, China glitter in gold sales (September 09, 2005)
  • Non-ferrous metals prices increased (September 02, 2005)
  • Gold faces downside risk on long liquidation (September 01, 2005)
  • Hurricane effect: US may face energy crisis (September 01, 2005)
  • Car boom in Asia driving metals to new highs (August 30, 2005)
  • Castorseed, sugar dip (August 26, 2005)
  • Sharp rise in castorseed futures (August 25, 2005)
  • Domestic copper prices rise to record high (August 23, 2005)
  • Crisil to weigh banks' exposure to commodities (August 20, 2005)
  • Malaysia for value-added agri-commodity exports (August 11, 2005)
  • European central banks' gold sales target within reach (July 29, 2005)
  • Global trend in agri-products supply points to higher prices (June 24, 2005)
  • Silver up further (June 16, 2005)
  • Technicals point upside for gold (June 12, 2005)
  • Glut forces drop in steel prices (May 31, 2005)
  • China swings aluminium market (May 31, 2005)
  • RBI working group calls for Warehouse Receipts Act (May 12, 2005)
  • Inflation down despite costlier food items (March 25, 2005)
  • Canara Bank to expand commodities exposure (March 03, 2005)
    Commodities Markets

  • Maharashtra to slash stamp duty on commodity market transactions, G-secs (March 22, 2005)
  • Markets closed (March 09, 2005)
    Commodity Exchanges

  • Record NCDEX deliveries for Dec contracts (December 26, 2005)
  • NMCE unlikely to launch futures in petro products (December 25, 2005)
  • Panel set up to study futures for potato, onion (December 24, 2005)
  • Panel set up to study futures for potato, onion (December 24, 2005)
  • NMCE hopes to rope in general insurance co as stakeholder (December 22, 2005)
  • Kerala Govt-MCX venture to enable farm price discovery (December 20, 2005)
  • Commodity futures market: The right path (December 14, 2005)
  • MFs, FIIs can now participate in gold, silver & crude futures — Decision on other commodit (December 14, 2005)
  • Coins and futures, the new road to El Dorado (December 11, 2005)
  • Gold Futures: For the market savvy (December 11, 2005)
  • Coins and futures, the new road to El Dorado (December 11, 2005)
  • Gold Futures: For the market savvy (December 11, 2005)
  • NCDEX plans futures in onion, potato (December 10, 2005)
  • MCX rates now on SMS for BSNL, MTNL users (December 07, 2005)
  • `Coconut oil futures unable to serve their purpose' (November 30, 2005)
  • Financial Tech sets up arm at Dubai metals centre (November 27, 2005)
  • NCDEX Nov contracts witness record deliveries (November 23, 2005)
  • Dubai gold exchange to commence trading today (November 22, 2005)
  • NCDEX, MCX plan long-term crude futures (November 18, 2005)
  • Commodity futures catching up in rural India (November 10, 2005)
  • Huge fund flow in commodity futures dangerous (November 07, 2005)
  • Dubai commodities exchange ties up with Chicago Board of Trade (November 03, 2005)
  • ONGC, BPCL keen on trading in NCDEX natural gas futures (November 03, 2005)
  • Record deliveries of Oct contracts in 10 commodities on NCDEX (October 31, 2005)
  • Dubai Gold Exchange to start operating in Nov (October 27, 2005)
  • LME signs licensing pact with Multi Commodity Exchange (October 26, 2005)
  • NCDEX may introduce future contracts in ATF, naphtha (October 26, 2005)
  • Pawar inaugurates commodity info centre to link State APMCs (October 22, 2005)
  • Allowing MFs, FIIs in commodity futures — More regulatory mechanisms need to be in place, says (October 22, 2005)
  • JRG commences mock trading of Dubai bourse's gold futures (October 21, 2005)
  • NYMEX, MCX join hands (October 11, 2005)
  • Lending against commodities — Indian Bank ties up with NCMSL (October 11, 2005)
  • MCX, National Spot Exchange launch first knowledge centre (October 11, 2005)
  • FMC to get more powers, autonomy soon (October 10, 2005)
  • FMC nod for NCDEX to launch furnace oil deals (October 08, 2005)
  • Regional commodity bourses may be allowed to trade in more items (October 08, 2005)
  • Twincity Tradecom in pact with UK co (October 07, 2005)
  • Physical delivery at 8 pc for pepper futures on NMCE (October 02, 2005)
  • FMC increases fine on delivery defaults; moots performance audit (October 01, 2005)
  • IPSTA to use V-Sat connectivity for trading (September 28, 2005)
  • BPCL in talks with NCDEX for futures trading in furnace oil (September 26, 2005)
  • Turnover-based fee for commodity brokers likely (September 24, 2005)
  • MCX, Chicago Climate Exchange sign pact (September 21, 2005)
  • Big players still keep off crude futures — `Volumes offered not big enough' (September 16, 2005)
  • NCDEX to launch Brent crude futures today (September 15, 2005)
  • NCDEX to launch Brent crude futures from September 15 — Ties up with IPE for real-time quotes (September 09, 2005)
  • NCDEX makes delivery a must for 2 contracts (September 06, 2005)
  • FMC planning to abolish changes in futures contract specifications (August 31, 2005)
  • 700 pc growth in futures trading in Q1 (August 30, 2005)
  • Futures trading programme at Mangalore (August 29, 2005)
  • Finance Ministry reviewing proposal to strengthen FMC (August 27, 2005)
  • Corporation Bank ties up with MCX (August 27, 2005)
  • Guarseed, gum prices rise on crop failure fears (August 24, 2005)
  • MCX launches plastics futures (August 20, 2005)
  • Dubai gold bourse in membership drive (August 19, 2005)
  • NCDEX, NCMSL, Markfed ink pact (August 18, 2005)
  • NCDEX launches Web site (August 07, 2005)
  • FMC notice to NMCE on coffee delivery row (August 01, 2005)
  • Move to provide farm goods prices on terminals (July 27, 2005)
  • It's curtains for coffee futures exchange — Shareholders approve winding up of operations by Ju (July 26, 2005)
  • Gold weekly contracts settled (July 21, 2005)
  • Late evening futures trading in select agri commodities likely (July 16, 2005)
  • Gold trading in demat form launched (July 15, 2005)
  • Changes to Forward Contracts Act soon: Pawar
    `Monsoon situation has improved, encouragi
    (July 15, 2005)
  • NMCE plans tie-ups with Chinese bourses (July 12, 2005)
  • NMCE to launch futures in 4 new commodities (July 09, 2005)
  • Coffee bourse likely to wind up operations (July 06, 2005)
  • Commodity bourses to move towards compulsory delivery — Uniform margin system planned (July 06, 2005)
  • NMCE introduces price alert system via SMS (July 06, 2005)
  • `Allow banks to act as farmers' brokers in commodity exchanges' (July 05, 2005)
  • Dubai derivatives exchange open for membership (June 29, 2005)
  • NCDEX makes over 1.10 lakh t deliveries in Q1 (June 25, 2005)
  • `Commodity futures market likely to more than treble by 2010' (June 22, 2005)
  • Commodity futures clock record volume in April-May (June 20, 2005)
  • MCX seeks nod for futures trading in natural gas (June 20, 2005)
  • NSE, Nabard to pick up equity in MCX (June 17, 2005)
  • Decision on MF, FII role in commodity bourses soon — FMC panel looking into the issue (June 16, 2005)
  • NCDEX installs price ticker boards in Cote-d'Ivoire (June 16, 2005)
  • Centre to introduce Warehousing development Bill (June 15, 2005)
  • NMCE launches T+2 spot contracts in rubber, pepper (June 08, 2005)
  • MCX launches composite futures index (June 08, 2005)
  • Crude futures catching fancy of bullion, equity investors (June 07, 2005)
  • NMCE to launch `ready delivery' contract in pepper, rubber (June 04, 2005)
  • May contracts witness good response on MCX (June 01, 2005)
  • Futures in plastics take off (May 28, 2005)
  • NCDEX sets record in physical deliveries (May 24, 2005)
  • FMC registration may become mandatory to trade on exchanges (May 19, 2005)
  • MCX to introduce spread contracts (May 19, 2005)
  • NCDEX launches initiative to support tribal farmers (May 12, 2005)
  • UAE securities body to control Dubai gold bourse (May 12, 2005)
  • Speculative sales pull down sugar futures — Spot trading comes to standstill (May 07, 2005)
  • NCDEX to impose fine on members violating norms (May 05, 2005)
  • NCDEX launches agri index (May 04, 2005)
  • MCX gets quality certification (May 04, 2005)
  • Sugar futures come under FMC lens — Sustained selling pressure sets off alarm bells (May 02, 2005)
  • ABCs of commodities trading (May 01, 2005)
  • Nasdaq, CME to offer biotech futures (May 01, 2005)
  • Futures trading volumes up despite timing curbs (April 29, 2005)
  • Global commodity investors may turn cautious (April 28, 2005)
  • NBOT to launch screen-based trading (April 27, 2005)
  • MCX to launch futures trading in petro products (April 23, 2005)
  • MCX settles physical delivery of April contracts (April 22, 2005)
  • NMCE plans ready delivery contracts in 3 goods (April 22, 2005)
  • FMC calls for standardised trading time — Commodity bourses told to levy uniform fees (April 21, 2005)
  • Trading interest shifts from guarseed to gum (April 16, 2005)
  • A reliable investment tool in an emerging market (April 13, 2005)
  • JRG enters AP market (April 12, 2005)
  • FMC asks NCDEX to explain delay in imposing margin on guarseed contracts (April 09, 2005)
  • NCDEX to launch lemon tur futures (April 08, 2005)
  • Commodities meet to discuss outlook (April 07, 2005)
  • To hedge risks on co-related products — Corporates likely to take part in crude futures (April 07, 2005)
  • MCX sets record in physical delivery of silver (April 01, 2005)
  • Record volume in MCX crude oil April contract (March 31, 2005)
  • Commodity exchange brokers oppose plan to introduce turnover fee (March 18, 2005)
  • Turnover-based fee likely for commodity brokers (March 17, 2005)
  • NCDEX in pact with Tokyo Grain Exchange (March 16, 2005)
  • NCDEX launches steel ingot, chilli futures (March 12, 2005)
  • HDFC Bank to pick 5 pc stake in MCX (March 11, 2005)
  • NCDEX to launch chilli futures tomorrow (March 10, 2005)
  • Commodity prices booming on speculative interests (March 10, 2005)
  • Record volume at NCDEX (March 10, 2005)
  • NMCE coffee futures up (March 10, 2005)
  • MCX, IPSTA sign pact to share trade facilities (March 08, 2005)
  • Centre mulls more powers to Forward Markets Commission (March 07, 2005)
  • Peninsular starts coffee futures in Kochi (February 24, 2005)
  • Desi crude futures flare up (February 24, 2005)
  • Record delivery in gold contracts (February 24, 2005)
    Commodity Markets

  • Fresh buying keeps sugar prices firm (December 28, 2005)
  • Gold tops Rs 8,000-mark in domestic market (December 13, 2005)
  • Local operators' buying props up castorseed futures (December 10, 2005)
  • Post-Katrina, speculators push up commodity prices (October 07, 2005)
  • Banks can allow cos to hedge commodity price risks (July 25, 2005)
  • Commodities delink from dollar, play different tune (July 21, 2005)
  • Tur prices rise on supply fears (May 11, 2005)
  • Commodities: India still off from being next China (May 05, 2005)
  • Further upside seen in commodity markets (May 03, 2005)
    Contract Farming

  • Oilseeds industry urged to take up contract farming (November 15, 2005)
  • Reliance to take up large-scale jatropha farming (October 27, 2005)
  • SBI, Dabur sign MoU to finance farmers (October 05, 2005)
  • India Inc eyes jatropha farming in a big way (September 02, 2005)
  • Super Spinning bid to boost extra-long staple cotton farming (August 05, 2005)
  • Meet on contract farming in AP (July 25, 2005)
  • Contract farming of herbal plants picking up in Salem (June 18, 2005)
  • SBI(Mumbai circle) ties up with Growell Agro (June 16, 2005)
  • Contract farming picking up in Dindigul district (April 16, 2005)
  • SBI to provide loan for jatropha cultivation in TN (April 11, 2005)
  • Himalya in contract farming pact with HP potato farmers (March 31, 2005)
    Corporate Farming

  • SBBJ to hike farm lending taking corporates along (December 06, 2005)
  • UB in pact with Punjab Govt (August 19, 2005)
  • AP: ITC rebuilds wastelands, and lives too (April 21, 2005)
    Cotton
    Latest Prices
  • SIMA cotton research body to popularise HB 3 hybrid (December 31, 2005)
  • AP plans to drag Monsanto to MRTPC over Bt cotton royalty (December 29, 2005)
  • Textile cos' concern over high ELS cotton prices (December 26, 2005)
  • Cotton users seek change in fertiliser bags colour (December 17, 2005)
  • Cotton increases Rs 500 a candy (December 10, 2005)
  • Mahyco's new Bt cotton strain raises TN farmers' hopes (December 10, 2005)
  • Contamination of cotton falling, says survey (December 09, 2005)
  • Cotton output cut to 242.5 lakh bales (December 08, 2005)
  • Cotton exports likely to top 20 lakh bales (December 06, 2005)
  • Documentary on Bt cotton busts myths (December 05, 2005)
  • Large supplies rein in cotton prices (December 03, 2005)
  • Cotton trade worried over reports of lower crop; rates increase (November 26, 2005)
  • Cotton quality: Work on for acceptable certifying process (November 26, 2005)
  • Egypt cancels cotton export contracts to India — Shippers cite growers' reluctance to sell (November 25, 2005)
  • SICA's initiative to promote ELS cotton (November 21, 2005)
  • Farmers field school launched for cotton growers (November 12, 2005)
  • Cotton output rises on better farm practices (November 11, 2005)
  • Tobacco streak virus, pests attack cotton crop in Warangal district (November 10, 2005)
  • ELS cotton prices flare up on short supply (November 08, 2005)
  • Cotton may rule firm despite near-glut (November 05, 2005)
  • Tulasi Seeds gets best entrepreneur award (November 04, 2005)
  • 5 lakh bales cotton contracted for exports (October 20, 2005)
  • '60 pc of Bt cotton sown in Punjab unauthorised' (October 18, 2005)
  • Global cotton body moots uniform trade rules (October 15, 2005)
  • World cotton prices may rule firm (October 15, 2005)
  • `Ginneries modernisation pays off under cotton technology mission' (October 13, 2005)
  • CCI to buy cotton at MSP rates, says Vaghela (October 11, 2005)
  • SIMA body seeks study on sucking pests' behaviour in Bt cotton (October 01, 2005)
  • A human touch that ensures purity of ginned cotton in a mechanised world (September 28, 2005)
  • Heavy arrivals bring down cotton prices (September 27, 2005)
  • Cottonseed output pegged at 80 lakh t (September 23, 2005)
  • Cotton Corpn makes record purchases (September 22, 2005)
  • Cotton output seen at 255 l bales next season — CAB fixes this crop year's production at 24 (September 21, 2005)
  • Maharashtra cotton federation facing problem of plenty (September 21, 2005)
  • Bearish trend in NY cotton futures (September 19, 2005)
  • SICA wants Bt cotton seed prices lowered (September 12, 2005)
  • Large stocks may rein in world cotton prices (September 03, 2005)
  • Forward trade begins in cotton; prices slip (September 03, 2005)
  • Global cotton production may trail consumption (August 17, 2005)
  • CCI may halt cotton procurement under MSP in Tamil Nadu soon (August 16, 2005)
  • Gujarat cotton output may top 1-cr-bale-mark next season (August 12, 2005)
  • Upside potential for world cotton market (August 04, 2005)
  • Plea to boost extra long staple cotton production (August 03, 2005)
  • Nuziveedu to roll out Bt version of extra-long staple cotton soon (July 30, 2005)
  • CCI buys 2,400 quintals of kapas cotton under MSP operation in TN (July 25, 2005)
  • `China may find India's cotton, yarn attractive' (July 24, 2005)
  • A precious compound from cotton plant (July 21, 2005)
  • Cotton support price issue: Opposition stage walk out (July 16, 2005)
  • Maharashtra facing cotton glut (July 11, 2005)
  • Dutch co working with AP tribal farmers to grow organic cotton (July 11, 2005)
  • World cotton prices may firm up on lower output (July 04, 2005)
  • BT cotton seeds seized in E. Godavari (June 28, 2005)
  • `Cotton output to touch 250 lakh bales soon' (June 27, 2005)
  • Cotton farming in Maharashtra plagued by spurious Bt seeds (June 27, 2005)
  • `Cotton output to touch 250 lakh bales soon' (June 27, 2005)
  • Cotton farming in Maharashtra plagued by spurious Bt seeds (June 27, 2005)
  • Govt approves raising target of TMC mini-missions (June 17, 2005)
  • Cotton Corporation begins purchases in TN (June 16, 2005)
  • Maharashtra seeks subsidy for cotton purchase under monopoly scheme (June 14, 2005)
  • Higher carry-over stock to put price pressure on cotton market (June 13, 2005)
  • Centre agrees to subsidise cotton export from Maharashtra (June 07, 2005)
  • Cotton prices dip below MSP in TN (June 07, 2005)
  • Cotton imports may slow down: USDA (June 06, 2005)
  • Stocks may rein in cotton prices (June 03, 2005)
  • GEAC move to amend rules for approving Bt cotton — Rift between Monsanto sub-licencees, others (May 31, 2005)
  • Farmers' bodies for locally developed GM cotton seeds (May 28, 2005)
  • Nuziveedu launches Bt cotton strains (May 26, 2005)
  • Summer cotton yield in TN poised to touch 3 lakh bales (May 18, 2005)
  • Cotton farmers desperate as Govt delays payment — Cautious response to Monsanto's Bollgard laun (May 16, 2005)
  • Centre to raise outlay for improving cotton quality to Rs 500 crore (May 12, 2005)
  • Maharashtra to export 17 lakh bales of cotton (May 09, 2005)
  • GM cotton: Role for agri varsities in licensing (May 05, 2005)
  • Contract cotton farming helps Super Spinning Mills to reduce contamination (May 04, 2005)
  • Global cotton prices may increase — Change in demand-supply scenario (May 04, 2005)
  • Bt cotton allowed in some States, not in AP (May 04, 2005)
  • Mills furnish Rs 1-cr guarantee for contract cotton farming (May 03, 2005)
  • AP farmers plump for Bt cotton (April 26, 2005)
  • Cotton turns dull as yarn offtake declines (April 18, 2005)
  • Royal Classic ups area under cotton contract farming (April 16, 2005)
  • Nod for large-scale Bt cotton trials of JK, Nath Seeds, Syngenta (April 15, 2005)
  • Global meet on GM cotton in Hyderabad (April 15, 2005)
  • GEAC defers decision on Bt cotton renewal (April 14, 2005)
  • End to Monsanto's Bt cotton monopoly? (April 13, 2005)
  • Cotton yield up 46% in last two seasons: CCI (April 11, 2005)
  • Bollgard II GM cotton may be commercialised from 2006 (April 08, 2005)
  • Bt cotton helping farmers earn more: IMRB study (April 07, 2005)
  • Global cotton prices seen firm next year (April 06, 2005)
  • Mahyco awaiting GEAC nod for new Bt cotton (April 05, 2005)
  • Appachi Cotton keen on niche varieties this season (April 04, 2005)
  • Seeds Bill: A rich harvest for MNCs? (March 30, 2005)
  • Cotton crop estimate raised to 232 lakh bales (March 23, 2005)
  • RBI okays loan to clear dues to cotton farmers (March 18, 2005)
  • Buying interest likely to keep cotton firm (March 16, 2005)
  • Export enquiries bring stability to cotton (March 10, 2005)
  • Low cotton prices spur consumption (March 03, 2005)
  • Cotton yarn exports begin to dip as made-ups make headway (February 27, 2005)
  • Cotton yarn exports begin to dip as made-ups make headway (February 27, 2005)
    Courts/Legal Issues

  • HC orders notice to Centre on stoppage of garlic import (September 15, 2005)
  • HC allows Reddy to continue as IRMA Director (April 21, 2005)
    Credit Cards & Debit Cards

  • HDFC Bank launches credit card for farmers (December 16, 2005)
  • RBI alters accident cover norms for Kisan credit cardholders (July 08, 2005)
  • TN farmers to get loans only through kisan credit cards (March 17, 2005)
  • Corporation Bank to launch kisan card (March 11, 2005)
    Cultivation

  • Rabi rice, jowar sowing still down — Wheat coverage up by 15 lakh ha (December 26, 2005)
  • Rains turn saviour for lands affected by tsunami (December 24, 2005)
  • Rains turn saviour for lands affected by tsunami (December 24, 2005)
  • Campaign for self-sufficiency (December 20, 2005)
  • Record wheat crop likely this year (December 12, 2005)
  • Greens see red (December 03, 2005)
  • Growers in North Maharashtra begin switching over to organic farming (December 02, 2005)
  • Gujarat sets 30 lakh ha coverage target for rabi (November 23, 2005)
  • Rabi grains sowing trailing, oilseeds coverage up (November 21, 2005)
  • Maharashtra to offer 30,000 ha to pvt sector for jatropha cultivation (November 16, 2005)
  • AP Govt to `persuade' farmers to go for alternative crops (November 16, 2005)
  • Rabi oilseeds, pulses coverage promising — Better storage level helps timely sowing (November 14, 2005)
  • Pigeonpea stages a comeback in China (November 11, 2005)
  • 5,000 ha. of wasteland to be made cultivable in Tirunelveli dist (November 09, 2005)
  • Harvest time (November 08, 2005)
  • Govts urged to provide subsidy to promote organic farming (November 04, 2005)
  • AP strives for low crop costs, improved productivity: CM (October 28, 2005)
  • AP to have a bumper kharif season (October 22, 2005)
  • Tapping plant power (September 20, 2005)
  • The growing interest (September 20, 2005)
  • Soyabean farmers pin hopes on last bout of rains (September 20, 2005)
  • Crop estimates have to be reviewed (September 20, 2005)
  • Saving crops (September 19, 2005)
  • Progress elsewhere (September 13, 2005)
  • Rains brighten Gujarat kharif crop prospects (September 13, 2005)
  • Negative growth likely in kharif crop
    Erratic rainfall leads to moisture stress in larg
    (September 07, 2005)
  • Weekend rains hold hope for soya farmers (September 06, 2005)
  • Catching up (September 02, 2005)
  • Emami diversifying into jatropha cultivation (August 27, 2005)
  • Shrinking greenery (August 26, 2005)
  • Polavaram canal work will go on as per court directives: CM (August 24, 2005)
  • Rice, oilseeds area still down (August 23, 2005)
  • AP: New project to keep focus on irrigation (August 23, 2005)
  • Kharif sowing still trails; water level doubles (August 13, 2005)
  • Gujarat sets kharif sowing target at 84 lakh hectares (August 03, 2005)
  • Most farmers prefer animals for ploughing (August 02, 2005)
  • Railways plans more joint ventures for commercial plantation (July 29, 2005)
  • Sowing of kharif crops continues to lag behind (July 20, 2005)
  • Oilfed, agriculture departments told to study Israeli models (July 19, 2005)
  • SABMiller to identify potential areas for barley cultivation (July 14, 2005)
  • JSW's integrated farming project in Bellary (July 09, 2005)
  • Kharif sowing may begin this week in Gujarat — 15% pre-monsoon sowing damaged (July 05, 2005)
  • AP plan to expedite 8 irrigation projects (July 04, 2005)
  • `India trailing behind in organic farming despite its advantages' (July 02, 2005)
  • Agri varsity spells out strategy for kharif (July 02, 2005)
  • Deficient monsoon hits kharif sowing (July 01, 2005)
  • Where conventional, organic, GM farms co-exist (June 28, 2005)
  • AP farmers' body seeks incentives (June 24, 2005)
  • `Use brackish water to get groundnut sowing under way' (June 23, 2005)
  • AP to study China irrigation schemes (June 22, 2005)
  • AP action plan to boost crop production (June 06, 2005)
  • Union Bank agri-clinics scheme (May 21, 2005)
  • AP farmers to run lift irrigation schemes (May 20, 2005)
  • `SRI method better for rice cultivation' (May 17, 2005)
  • Shrinking fields (May 17, 2005)
  • Labland Biotechs to supply jatropha saplings to Saudi Arabia (May 12, 2005)
  • Harvest paddy & sow wheat the same day with PAU seeder! (April 28, 2005)
  • Combine harvesters usher change in foodgrains marketing (April 27, 2005)
  • Enhance cotton acreage: Sisspa (April 26, 2005)
  • Nod for policy framework on organic farming awaited: TNAU (April 02, 2005)
  • Experts see good potential for Indian organic farming (March 20, 2005)
  • 3,200 ha wasteland brought under cultivation in Theni (March 18, 2005)
  • Farm expert panel from AP to visit Kenya, Uganda (March 10, 2005)
  • Kerala Agri Minister backs organic farming (March 07, 2005)
  • Bamboo mission to provide new impetus for growth (February 26, 2005)
    Dairy & Dairy Products

  • Pawar dedicates Junagadh dairy (December 25, 2005)
  • Flowing production (November 30, 2005)
  • Ramco tool for dairy products co (November 16, 2005)
  • Milk output to touch record 96 million tonnes next year (November 04, 2005)
  • Heritage Foods net up (October 28, 2005)
  • Cheering cheese (October 15, 2005)
  • Hatsun Agro bullish on dairy ingredient exports (October 01, 2005)
  • Sales beyond Gujarat shore up Amul's fortunes (September 16, 2005)
  • Shree Rama Multi-Tech plans to challenge Tetrapak monopoly (August 27, 2005)
  • Dakshina Kannada co-op union launches 5-litre milk packets (August 24, 2005)
  • Integrated fodder programme launched in Karnataka (July 25, 2005)
  • Amul targets Rs 150-crore export turnover (July 11, 2005)
  • Ministries differ on NDDB setting up subsidiaries (July 07, 2005)
  • Kerala to seek Rs 133-cr aid to develop dairy sector (June 20, 2005)
  • Mother Dairy to foray into processed cheese segment (June 17, 2005)
  • Now, Mother Dairy products in Kolkata (June 16, 2005)
  • NGO's 2-pronged strategy to help raise milk yield (June 02, 2005)
  • Heritage Foods Q4 net slips to Rs 3.25 cr (May 31, 2005)
  • L&T to sell 50 pc stake in dairy plant making joint venture (May 27, 2005)
  • NDDB to invest Rs 50 cr in AP (May 19, 2005)
  • Pawar calls for global standards in milk processing (April 22, 2005)
  • Amul entry turns sour for West Bengal (April 21, 2005)
  • Mahanand Dairy to diversify (April 16, 2005)
  • IRMA faculty rallies behind Kurien (April 03, 2005)
  • `Present director would have to go' (April 02, 2005)
  • IRMA board begins search for new chief — Conspiracy to capture institute, says Kurien (April 02, 2005)
  • A crucial IRMA meeting for Kurien (April 01, 2005)
  • Mahananda to take over Aarey milk supply (March 31, 2005)
  • India's milk capital on boil again — I will stay on as long as I want to, says Kurien (March 27, 2005)
  • Dairy fest in Thiruvananthapuram (March 21, 2005)
  • Madurai Aavin to invest Rs 4.36 cr for expansion (March 18, 2005)
  • Dairy products export set to cross Rs 500 cr — GCMMF pegs export turnover at Rs 125 cr (March 14, 2005)
  • Green signal (March 09, 2005)
  • Gujarat hands over 7 sick Saurashtra dairy units to NDDB (March 08, 2005)
  • Cold storage facility for milk in Theni district (March 04, 2005)
  • Madurai Aavin sets sales record (February 26, 2005)
    Derivatives Markets

  • NCDEX launches coffee futures (April 20, 2005)
    E-Governance

  • Govt to electronically link Krishi Vigyan Kendras (October 27, 2005)
    Economic Survey

  • Falling grain stocks ease subsidy bill by 12 pc (February 26, 2005)
    Education

  • TNAU Vice-Chancellor term extended (December 26, 2005)
  • Nabard college inauguration at Bejai (June 24, 2005)
    Environment

  • `Public hearing on Polavaram just a farce' (October 11, 2005)
    Events

  • Meet on technical upgradation of processing units (December 30, 2005)
  • KRMC to hold two-day seminar on agriculture (December 23, 2005)
  • Global tea forum to be held in Dubai (December 20, 2005)
  • `Focus on animal husbandry, dairying, fisheries to improve rural economy' (December 12, 2005)
  • Rice `product' (December 10, 2005)
  • Training in molecular biology application at Kottayam (November 30, 2005)
  • Opening of markets cannot be one-sided, says Bengal CM (November 29, 2005)
  • Fast forward, ahoy! (November 22, 2005)
  • Swiss aid agencies to focus more on poverty alleviation (November 05, 2005)
  • German foodtech fair evokes Indian interest (November 03, 2005)
  • Agri workshop in Hyderabad calls for relaxation of tenancy laws (October 29, 2005)
  • YSR to launch `Lab to Land' programme today (October 25, 2005)
  • Kochi to host global meet on essential oils (October 16, 2005)
  • `Water management key to agricultural growth' (October 05, 2005)
  • Merchants' body to host commodity trading workshop (October 04, 2005)
  • Agri summit to focus on inputs, credit (October 03, 2005)
  • Food scientists, technologists to discuss value addition (October 01, 2005)
  • Amla stakeholders' meet in Madurai (September 29, 2005)
  • Concern over marginalisation of small farmers (September 22, 2005)
  • Meet on opportunities in medicinal, aromatic plants (September 15, 2005)
  • National tea meet from Nov 17 (September 13, 2005)
  • Globoil to discuss issues dodging vegoil sector (September 10, 2005)
  • Research tour for AP farmers (September 07, 2005)
  • NAARM foundation day (September 02, 2005)
  • On the wrong side of the fence (August 31, 2005)
  • Congress to hold arecanut growers' meet in DK (August 29, 2005)
  • Fishermen plan agitation from November 21 (August 15, 2005)
  • Bengal wants to make it big in agri-biz (August 11, 2005)
  • `Krishi Jagriti' from today (August 06, 2005)
  • A platform to help dissect farm issues (July 28, 2005)
  • Call for integration of farm data (July 26, 2005)
  • Rural youth in Vizag to be trained in apiculture (July 23, 2005)
  • Codissia bets agri fair as `a linkage platform' (July 23, 2005)
  • Meet on tuber crops (July 20, 2005)
  • Farmers' meet (July 06, 2005)
  • Approval sought for `speciality agri clinics' (June 29, 2005)
  • Workshop on commodity trading (June 25, 2005)
  • Much to this nut (June 18, 2005)
  • It's advantage coir (June 18, 2005)
  • Trading on a growth platform (June 18, 2005)
  • Agrometeorology workshop project in Hyderabad (June 13, 2005)
  • Seminar brings fishermen's woes into focus (June 06, 2005)
  • Seminar on rice bran oil in July (June 02, 2005)
  • World Agricultural Forum 2005 — Peace, growth through integrated food systems (June 01, 2005)
  • Seminar to popularise oil meal usage at Kochi (May 28, 2005)
  • Commodity fair to discuss marketing issues (May 26, 2005)
  • UPASI, MCX to hold workshop on futures trading (May 20, 2005)
  • ICAR to hold 2-day meet (May 17, 2005)
  • `Raise small farm productivity to ensure food security' (May 12, 2005)
  • Banks to take part in Krishi Mahotsav (May 10, 2005)
  • Icrisat to host agri-business meet in Hyderabad (May 09, 2005)
  • `Agri research programmes must be market-oriented' (April 30, 2005)
  • Training for Karnataka farmers (April 27, 2005)
  • CIMAP to work for improving patent portfolio (April 26, 2005)
  • Kochi to host meet on oilmeals usage (April 23, 2005)
  • Farmers' body to be involved in Africa mission (April 19, 2005)
  • Farmers' body to be involved in Africa mission (April 19, 2005)
  • AP farmers' federation meet (April 18, 2005)
  • China keen to offer farm, dryland tech to Karnataka (April 11, 2005)
  • `Political consensus needed for FDI in retail trade' (April 11, 2005)
  • Free movement of agricultural products — 16 States to amend APMC Act (April 10, 2005)
  • PM to inaugurate FICCI farm summit (April 07, 2005)
  • Call to step up investment in farm sector (April 02, 2005)
  • South Asia agriculture meet for free trade regional bloc (March 31, 2005)
  • Call for setting up S. Asian Genome Advisory Board (March 26, 2005)
  • Meet on globalisation of agriculture (March 21, 2005)
  • Farm frame (March 17, 2005)
  • Asian soaps meet to discuss wide-ranging issues (March 11, 2005)
    Exports & Imports

  • Import of sensitive items down 5.4 pc in April-July (October 07, 2005)
  • Unshredded metal scrap imports from Bandar Abbas barred (October 05, 2005)
  • `Lack of air cargo space hampers farm exports' (September 25, 2005)
  • Turkey to promote hazelnuts in India (September 15, 2005)
  • Pak chana coming soon to your kitchen (May 14, 2005)
  • Pakistan `allows' duty-free import of meat, vegetables — Cautious welcome from Commerce Min (May 05, 2005)
    Farm credit

  • SBI plans to double agri credit portfolio in Maharashtra, Goa (December 20, 2005)
  • Canara Bank disburses Rs 35-cr farm loans (December 13, 2005)
  • Nabard sanctions Rs 208 cr to Kerala co-ops (December 12, 2005)
  • Canara Bank in pact with Dakshina Kannada milk co-op (December 10, 2005)
  • IOB, Classic Jatropha tie up to promote biofuel (December 02, 2005)
  • Nabard's Rs 604.56-cr credit plan for Kodagu district (December 02, 2005)
  • ICICI Bank targets farmers with customised products (November 30, 2005)
  • Banks have to offer farm loans at 7-8 pc: Pawar (November 05, 2005)
  • Maharashtra agri marketing board to disburse Rs 150 cr (September 30, 2005)
  • Farm loans to be 20 pc of Allahabad Bank's credit flow (September 28, 2005)
  • `Widen scope of crop scheme' (September 23, 2005)
  • TN farmers want principal of loans waived (September 20, 2005)
  • Banks to extend credit to tenant ryots this month (August 26, 2005)
  • Bank employees seek more credit for farm sector (August 25, 2005)
  • More bank support sought for rural development schemes in TN (August 12, 2005)
  • ICICI Bank sees big scope in rural credit (August 12, 2005)
  • StanChart may float agri-financing co (August 11, 2005)
  • Malaprabha Grameena Bank's pact to finance tractors to farmers (August 10, 2005)
  • `Meet agri credit demands' (August 06, 2005)
  • BoI ties up with Nabard arm to fund projects (August 06, 2005)
  • Kerala seeks interest waiver for Wayanad farmers (July 21, 2005)
  • Mangalore SBI to launch 3 more schemes for Campco (July 18, 2005)
  • SBI earmarks Rs 85 cr for farm sector loans in Mangalore region (July 05, 2005)
  • Campco, SBI offer `produce loan' facility (July 01, 2005)
  • Pawar asks CMs to personally monitor farm credit (June 28, 2005)
  • Private banks slip on farm loan target, face RIDF option (May 27, 2005)
  • SLBC decides to increase lending to AP tenant farmers (May 25, 2005)
  • Karur Vysya Bank in pact to be co-promoter in NCDEX arm (May 10, 2005)
  • Malaprabha Grameen Bank farm credit disbursal doubles in 2004-05 (May 07, 2005)
  • Post-harvest loan limit doubled to Rs 10 lakh (April 29, 2005)
  • Pvt bankers see rich harvest in agri credit (April 11, 2005)
  • Nabard aid to Kerala totals Rs 1,346 cr last fiscal (April 09, 2005)
  • Bengal Tools ties up with UCO Bank (April 09, 2005)
  • Banks to disburse Rs 8,019 cr to farm sector in Kerala (April 07, 2005)
  • Loans against warehouse receipts for farmers — Corpn Bank ties up with MCX (April 01, 2005)
  • Co-ops get Rs 1,700-cr credit under Nabard package (March 26, 2005)
  • Corp Kisan card (March 15, 2005)
  • Corporation Bank to focus on rural development (March 14, 2005)
  • Chidambaram promises better credit flow to farmers (March 12, 2005)
  • Farm credit target: Easier set than met (March 04, 2005)
    Fertilisers

  • From ship to land (December 24, 2005)
  • From ship to land (December 24, 2005)
  • 8 defunct urea PSUs to be restarted: Paswan (December 16, 2005)
  • Rains buoy fertiliser demand in South (December 01, 2005)
  • DDT set to make a comeback as malaria control agent (November 12, 2005)
  • Organic farmers float forum in Kerala (November 05, 2005)
  • AP sees higher inflow of fertilisers (September 13, 2005)
  • Fertiliser industry worried over delay in VAT refund (September 03, 2005)
  • New liquid bio-fertiliser formulation developed (September 02, 2005)
  • SSP fertiliser manufacturers in a spot — Finance Ministry not to fix maximum retail price (August 29, 2005)
  • Kochi port plans to convert dredged materials to organic manure (August 10, 2005)
  • Deepak Fert plans to offer agro advisory services (July 20, 2005)
  • Pepsi extends focus to wet seaweed (July 05, 2005)
  • Bio-fertiliser policy soon (July 04, 2005)
  • Kribhco plans to sell Omani granulated urea (June 21, 2005)
  • AP mulls special courts, law for bio-fertilisers (June 11, 2005)
  • Scope for Indian cos to farm out in Zimbabwe (April 16, 2005)
  • MFL reconstruction scheme recommended to Govt (April 12, 2005)
  • NFCL Kakinada plant posts record urea output (April 10, 2005)
  • Cash crunch: MFL stops producing complex fertilisers (March 23, 2005)
    Financial Performance

  • Shree Renuka Sugars annual net up 232 pc (November 19, 2005)
  • Tata Coffee Q2 net up 136 pc (October 22, 2005)
  • Oudh Sugar logs Rs 5.18-cr net (October 22, 2005)
  • Rallis net profit doubles on pesticide sales (October 21, 2005)
  • Dwarikesh Sugar PAT rises to Rs 26.60 cr (October 19, 2005)
  • Lakshmi Overseas profit zooms (July 22, 2005)
  • Lakshmi Overseas profit zooms (April 28, 2005)
  • Simbhaoli Sugar Mills Q4 net up at Rs 5.15 cr (April 22, 2005)
    Fixed Deposits

  • Farmers' money with banks down (October 24, 2005)
    Floriculture

  • Rains, freight costs hit cut-flower exports (December 29, 2005)
  • KF Bio Plants sets up second facility in Pune (December 15, 2005)
  • Costly fragrance (December 14, 2005)
  • Fragrance of demand (October 11, 2005)
  • Opening new vistas (October 01, 2005)
  • Demand blossoms for anthurium across metros (August 27, 2005)
  • `Steep air freight rates hurting flower exports' (August 23, 2005)
  • Cashing in (August 18, 2005)
  • Shines on demand (August 17, 2005)
  • Flower Bazaar still blooms for some vendors (August 09, 2005)
  • Flower power (August 09, 2005)
  • Flora Expo at Delhi in Sept next year (July 14, 2005)
  • Kamal Nath wants air cargo rate cut to boost floriculture exports (July 04, 2005)
  • Foreign cos to take part in 3-day floriculture expo (July 01, 2005)
  • Kanan Devan forays into floriculture biz — Picks Cymbidium orchids for launch (June 09, 2005)
  • Global floriculture expo in Bangalore next month (June 02, 2005)
  • Flowering profit (May 20, 2005)
  • Say it with flowers (May 06, 2005)
  • Bloom time (March 15, 2005)
  • Training to set up orchards in Pudukottai dt (March 10, 2005)
  • Bloom time for floriculture sector (March 01, 2005)
    Food & Dairy Products

  • Ofen brings Swiss baking technique to Hyderabad (September 09, 2005)
    Foodgrains

  • Panel calls for long-term foodgrains export policy (December 24, 2005)
  • Panel calls for long-term foodgrains export policy (December 24, 2005)
  • Rains hamper rabi rice, cereals sowing (December 19, 2005)
  • Foodgrain merchants welcome Rly survey (November 26, 2005)
  • Will it fetch the right price? (November 10, 2005)
  • TN grain merchants want food safety Bill withdrawn (October 22, 2005)
  • Foodgrains body plea on rail tariff norm (October 13, 2005)
  • Kharif grain output pegged at 105.25 m tonnes — Cotton picture `unclear'; monsoon hits soya (September 17, 2005)
  • Monsanto to set up corn drying plant near Hyderabad (September 13, 2005)
  • Maize prices may rule above Rs 600 a quintal until next June (September 07, 2005)
  • Ammana Bio sets up unit to make ethanol from sorghum (August 27, 2005)
  • Trade, Centre differ on crop output estimates (August 18, 2005)
  • Changes in foods safety Bill urged (July 26, 2005)
  • Foodgrain stocks dip below buffer norm — Situation comfortable to meet needs, says Pawar (July 21, 2005)
  • Govt lowers foodgrains production estimates (July 09, 2005)
  • Per capita cereal consumption drops 20 pc (July 05, 2005)
  • TN foodgrains merchants plea on farm products Act (April 15, 2005)
  • Cereals supply seen tight next year (April 12, 2005)
  • FCI floats tender for foodgrain sale (March 26, 2005)
  • Bengal sees 6.4 pc rise in grains output (March 26, 2005)
  • Foodgrains output put at 210.44 m tonnes — Record rabi production projected (March 24, 2005)
  • Kharif grain target fixed at 114 mt (March 23, 2005)
  • World grain meet to discuss free trade (March 19, 2005)
  • Australian Wheat Board gets FIPB nod to open subsidiary (March 08, 2005)
  • Urad prices move up on short supply (March 04, 2005)
  • Speculative buying seen lifting global grain prices (February 28, 2005)
    Foods & Food Processing

  • Global Green plans $1-m capacity expansion (November 29, 2005)
  • Food process outsourcing presents good prospects (November 16, 2005)
  • `Lack of organised distribution chain affecting food sector' (November 16, 2005)
  • CII seeks tax holiday for food processing (November 16, 2005)
  • Sahai favours zero sales tax on perishables — Urges 4 pc levy on other food items; issue raised (November 15, 2005)
  • Policy makers urged to encourage packaging ahead of food processing (November 12, 2005)
  • Food processors, retailers to explore supply opportunities at Foodpro (November 12, 2005)
  • Tap processed foods market: Sahai (September 19, 2005)
  • Centre's move for agro industry hailed (August 20, 2005)
  • Centre plans development fund, bank for food processing sector (August 19, 2005)
  • Miller & Smith Foods to up imports from India (August 16, 2005)
  • Canadian co plans potato processing unit in Gujarat (August 02, 2005)
  • Processed foods exports grew 15.6% (July 01, 2005)
  • Foundation stone laid for cereals, pulses milling cluster in Madurai (May 31, 2005)
  • Facility to help in better capacity utilisation (May 31, 2005)
  • Jain Irrigation, Taiyo Kagaku sign deal for frozen foods (May 20, 2005)
  • `Safety norms in processed foods must' (May 06, 2005)
  • APEDA, MPEDA should be brought under Food Processing Ministry: Panel (April 23, 2005)
  • Food processing vision aims to double growth (April 08, 2005)
  • Focus on processed food exports: Kamal Nath (March 24, 2005)
  • Extend benefits of agriculture to all value-added agri-processing: CII (March 21, 2005)
  • Indian food sector looks West to tickle taste buds (February 25, 2005)
    Foreign Direct Investment

  • China well ahead in allowing FDI in farm produce retailing: OECD (December 01, 2005)
  • Farm Ministry favours FDI in post-harvest management (November 30, 2005)
    Foreign Trade

  • India proposes farm pact with Japan (April 16, 2005)
    Gems & Jewellery

  • Indian glitter seen continuing in diamond market (March 06, 2005)
    Gender

  • Gender issues in agriculture — An idea refusing to take roots (December 30, 2005)
    General Insurance

  • Govt plans steering panel to develop rural insurance (October 23, 2005)
  • IRDA moots stand-alone agri-insurance companies (September 15, 2005)
  • Now, insurance for farmers against excess rain (August 15, 2005)
  • Health insurance for farmers in AP (August 01, 2005)
  • Crop insurance awareness very low among farmer households: NSSO (July 27, 2005)
  • Varsha Bima: A scheme in evolution (June 22, 2005)
  • More farmers seeking cover against shortfall in rain (June 11, 2005)
  • ICICI Lombard offers weather insurance cover for crops in AP (June 08, 2005)
  • ICICI Lombard offers cover for TN farmers (June 06, 2005)
  • Weather proof (June 03, 2005)
  • IFFCO-Tokio launches new plan in Madurai (May 18, 2005)
  • Service tax exemption for farm income insurance premium (May 04, 2005)
  • Iffco-Tokio to launch weather insurance for farmers soon (March 18, 2005)
    Horticulture/Fruits & Vegetables
    Latest Prices
  • Prospects for bulk pineapple exports brighten — Pilot consignment of 5 tonnes sets sail for (December 27, 2005)
  • Sweet or sour? (December 12, 2005)
  • Kerala Horticultural Corporation distributes vegetable stocks (December 02, 2005)
  • Bitter but ... (December 02, 2005)
  • Innovative farming (December 01, 2005)
  • Costly greens (November 29, 2005)
  • AP mosambi finds space in Singapore retail shelf (November 29, 2005)
  • Bountiful (November 25, 2005)
  • Nilgiris potato crop hit by rains (November 23, 2005)
  • Himalya gets order to supply baby potatoes (November 22, 2005)
  • Down on arrivals (November 17, 2005)
  • Rain effect (November 05, 2005)
  • Banana growers worried over outbreak of fungal diseases (November 03, 2005)
  • Nafed to sell onions at Rs 12/kg in Delhi (November 03, 2005)
  • India to import onions from China, Pak (October 25, 2005)
  • Govt decides to import onions (October 23, 2005)
  • 'Onion prices to stay firm till mid-Nov' (October 23, 2005)
  • `Bear with onion price rise' (October 22, 2005)
  • Cause for concern (October 22, 2005)
  • A different apple (October 20, 2005)
  • Now, US grapes luring South Indian markets (October 10, 2005)
  • Rs 2,300 cr set apart for development of horticulture in TN (October 08, 2005)
  • Small onion prices likely to be unchanged (October 05, 2005)
  • Plenty but ... (October 04, 2005)
  • Call to develop biodegradable packaging material (October 03, 2005)
  • One-stop shop for gardening needs (October 01, 2005)
  • Farm fresh (September 26, 2005)
  • Soon, your vegetable hawker may be graded (September 25, 2005)
  • Onion prices likely to decline (September 20, 2005)
  • Fruit Growers' Association bags Palani contract (September 16, 2005)
  • Garlic imports from China stopped on fungal infection (September 14, 2005)
  • Phenomenal rise (September 14, 2005)
  • Onion exports down to a trickle on higher domestic prices (September 14, 2005)
  • Shooting up (September 09, 2005)
  • Maharashtra to procure, sell onions thru cooperatives (September 06, 2005)
  • Sitting high (September 01, 2005)
  • Karnataka to market organically grown items under `Jaivik' (August 31, 2005)
  • Supply glut (August 31, 2005)
  • More loads to carry (August 31, 2005)
  • Onion prices rise as arrivals dwindle (August 30, 2005)
  • Eye of the apple (August 25, 2005)
  • New Mangalore Port begins handling peas cargoes (August 23, 2005)
  • Farmers urged to grow export grade banana (August 20, 2005)
  • Weighty harvest (August 16, 2005)
  • Healthy and plenty (August 15, 2005)
  • Deluged landscape (August 13, 2005)
  • `Farmers get 28 pc of what people pay for fruits & vegetables' (August 13, 2005)
  • AP: Onion prices keep soaring despite Govt intervention (August 13, 2005)
  • Jupally Agro to export gherkins to US, Canada (August 11, 2005)
  • Hyderabad to host 4-day Nursery Mela (August 10, 2005)
  • Himalya Intl gets Rs 5.5-cr US order (August 09, 2005)
  • Centre to provide subsidy for banana cultivation (August 05, 2005)
  • Going Bananas in Delhi (August 05, 2005)
  • Problems of plenty (August 04, 2005)
  • Agriculture Board ensures supply of vegetables in Mumbai (August 03, 2005)
  • An exotic vegetable (July 29, 2005)
  • TNAU set to begin GM brinjal field trials (July 29, 2005)
  • `India to blame for rising farm goods prices in Pak' (July 23, 2005)
  • Grapes export may recover after sharp fall last year (July 22, 2005)
  • Precious stock (July 20, 2005)
  • Maharashtra gets approval for orange, banana export zones (July 16, 2005)
  • Keyed up for competition (July 16, 2005)
  • Karnataka Horticulture Department plans to distribute 40 lakh free saplings (July 04, 2005)
  • Forbidden fruit (July 02, 2005)
  • Poovan prices may take a hit (June 30, 2005)
  • Mango fest in Kolkata from June 30 to July 3 (June 29, 2005)
  • Flower power (June 29, 2005)
  • Centre allocates Rs 80 cr for Kerala Horti Mission (June 28, 2005)
  • Green chilli prices rise sharply on poor arrivals (June 28, 2005)
  • Mango processing unit inaugurated at Nilakottai (June 25, 2005)
  • Apple growers bring in global practices (June 24, 2005)
  • Beckons plans Rs 87-cr farm project (June 23, 2005)
  • Agro Dutch may gain from dumping case filed on China (June 22, 2005)
  • Weather advisory for farmers in the pipeline (June 17, 2005)
  • Tomato prices at all-time low in TN (June 16, 2005)
  • W. Australian apple growers moving processing to Chennai (June 14, 2005)
  • Cooling off (June 14, 2005)
  • New guidelines on horticulture compensation (June 09, 2005)
  • Banana crop destroyed (June 01, 2005)
  • Mango times (May 31, 2005)
  • Red chillies procurement (May 30, 2005)
  • Himalya to supply mushroom products to US food chain (May 26, 2005)
  • Horticulture mission a booster dose for R&D (May 24, 2005)
  • CCEA okays horticulture mission launch (May 20, 2005)
  • What price potato! (May 19, 2005)
  • Something is rotten in fruit trade (May 16, 2005)
  • Austrade push to apples in India (May 16, 2005)
  • Demand for virus-resistant tomato strains (May 13, 2005)
  • Alphonsos and Hapoos at bargain prices (May 10, 2005)
  • Hailstorm, rains hit mango crop in AP (May 06, 2005)
  • The King (May 06, 2005)
  • Ginger exports cross 13,000 t (April 25, 2005)
  • Not a cool option (April 22, 2005)
  • Green and juicy (April 21, 2005)
  • Uncertainty over mango crop this year in Maharashtra (April 16, 2005)
  • Market glut (April 15, 2005)
  • TNT Express begins `Mango Bytes' service (April 13, 2005)
  • Juicy, but pricey (April 12, 2005)
  • Washington apples sweeten South palate (April 12, 2005)
  • Toxic fruits (April 08, 2005)
  • Kannan Devan Hills Plantation co plans diversification — To foray into horticulture, floricult (April 05, 2005)
  • Narmada basin set to cultivate `Dana' banana (April 05, 2005)
  • A good year seen for alphonso mango (April 02, 2005)
  • Bananas, oranges tag on to Maharashtra's export kitty (April 02, 2005)
  • Coded handshake for selling mangoes may end soon (March 29, 2005)
  • Diversification bearing fruit (March 22, 2005)
  • In Dadu country (March 18, 2005)
  • Nabard to fund Tiruchi banana cluster project (March 10, 2005)
  • Karnataka to come out with Seed Act for horticulture crops (March 10, 2005)
  • Chilli glut in Ramanathapuram (March 09, 2005)
  • Girijan Co-operative to get 80,000 quintals of tamarind (March 05, 2005)
  • Funds for horticulture still below the mark (March 02, 2005)
  • Onion heading for record production (February 28, 2005)
    Income Tax

  • Weeds in the ability zone (June 11, 2005)
  • Tea, coffee growers exempted from agri-income tax in Kerala (April 08, 2005)
    Industry Associations

  • Appointed to spices exporters' body (December 21, 2005)
  • New apex body for farmers to become a reality shortly (April 07, 2005)
    Information Technology

  • AMD ties up with agri spot exchange (December 02, 2005)
  • `Growing' the farmer (July 04, 2005)
  • IT-based agro advisory planned (June 27, 2005)
  • IT-based agro advisory planned (June 27, 2005)
  • Sweeter harvest with software? (March 14, 2005)
  • IT in Agriculture course (February 24, 2005)
    Infrastructure

  • TN farmers want State to rebuild irrigation facilities (December 02, 2005)
  • Agri market yards planned (December 02, 2005)
  • Polavaram project gets environmental clearance (October 26, 2005)
  • PM wants Nabard to part-fund Bharat Nirman (October 19, 2005)
  • 11th Plan to focus on agriculture, water management: Montek (October 13, 2005)
  • AP Govt to expedite pending irrigation projects (October 07, 2005)
  • Yes Bank, Alterra in talks with States for agro-food parks (September 17, 2005)
  • YSR to embark on 2nd round of irrigation mission (September 10, 2005)
  • Rs 25,000-cr spl package sought for agri projects in AP (August 22, 2005)
  • AP to take up 110 lift irrigation schemes (August 08, 2005)
  • World Bank report lays emphasis on reforms to revitalise agriculture in TN (June 20, 2005)
  • Delhi firm is lowest bidder for SLBC tunnel (June 04, 2005)
  • AP team for Americas (May 25, 2005)
  • Cong, TDP at loggerheads over Godavari lift irrigation project (May 03, 2005)
  • Netafim to undertake turnkey projects for greenhouses (April 23, 2005)
  • Varahi irrigation project will be completed by Dec 2007: Mallikarjuna Kharge (April 22, 2005)
  • TDP, Cong clash on Vamsadhara project bid (April 18, 2005)
  • Bharatiya Kisan Sangh seeks $20-b fund for agri infrastructure (March 17, 2005)
  • Row over irrigation projects (March 15, 2005)
    Insight

  • Kerala's rubber revolution (December 19, 2005)
  • Archaic prescriptions for agriculture (December 14, 2005)
  • Farm credit package in the offing? (December 13, 2005)
  • Govt must focus more on non-price, non-trade initiatives (December 05, 2005)
  • Allowing FCI to trade surplus grains on the futures exchange not desirable (December 02, 2005)
  • A case of the fence eating crop? (November 30, 2005)
  • Farmer can look to greener pastures (November 16, 2005)
  • Farming options in a global village (November 09, 2005)
  • In MP, small farmers face big troubles (November 04, 2005)
  • Exit agriculture, enter services (October 28, 2005)
  • Farm sector needs a new deal (October 14, 2005)
  • `We are pushing for decontrol' — Ms Rajshree Pathy, President, Indian Sugar Mills Associat (October 05, 2005)
  • Agriculture knows no caste (October 05, 2005)
  • Why agro-trade is the key to agriculture (September 26, 2005)
  • The knowledge revolution still eludes the Indian farmer (September 24, 2005)
  • A bitter-sweet season ahead (September 22, 2005)
  • Maharashtra sugar cane farmers — Bitter deal from weather, government (September 21, 2005)
  • Getting banking priorities right (August 30, 2005)
  • The burden of farmers' debt (August 30, 2005)
  • Reorientation of fertiliser subsidy — An approach based on strategic analysis (August 09, 2005)
  • New `knowledge' and the farming community (August 02, 2005)
  • `Serious cereal deficit unlikely in 2005-06' (July 27, 2005)
  • Where are Pakistan's commodities headed? (July 27, 2005)
  • Vaidyanathan panel report on co-op credit — Quick implementation will revive system (July 25, 2005)
  • Multi-Commodity Exchanges: Yet to deliver their full potential (July 22, 2005)
  • Uneven monsoon pushes up farm goods prices (July 18, 2005)
  • The not-so-happy harvests (July 13, 2005)
  • How to salvage Indian agriculture (July 07, 2005)
  • The contentious world of agricultural trade (July 05, 2005)
  • Rewarding resourcefulness, lifting lives (July 02, 2005)
  • Is India inching towards a hunger trap? (June 21, 2005)
  • Monsoon worries — No threat to food security (June 16, 2005)
  • Crop protection products — Data-holder deserves a better deal (June 15, 2005)
  • An end to a bitter legacy (June 02, 2005)
  • Tea industry — Need for greater synergy between corporate and small producers (May 31, 2005)
  • Farm exports: Not yielding full potential (May 31, 2005)
  • Fertiliser fallacies: Danger to food security (May 23, 2005)
  • Now for the non-resident farmer (May 18, 2005)
  • WTO may slip on banana peels, again (May 10, 2005)
  • National Jute Policy: Revitalising the sector's fibre (May 07, 2005)
  • Rice: Towards enhancing yield in rain-fed areas (May 04, 2005)
  • 50 pc of farm households indebted: Survey (May 04, 2005)
  • Farm loan straitjacket loosened (April 20, 2005)
  • An island and a crop in transition (April 06, 2005)
  • When Ms Rice and Mr Wheat came calling (March 25, 2005)
    Insurance

  • Designing and pricing crop insurance products — AIC to get expertise from IBRD-approved Canadi (December 26, 2005)
  • Risk-based premium for crop insurance on the cards (October 13, 2005)
  • Weather insurance: Taking on the Rain God (June 15, 2005)
    Internet

  • PNB launches Web site for farmers (September 21, 2005)
    Interview

  • `Promote Indian tea as that with a conscience' (November 28, 2005)
  • `Rubber production capacity reaching a plateau' (November 11, 2005)
  • `Tea competition has potential to sustain penchant for quality' (October 05, 2005)
  • `Malaysia would like to see India as its hub for palm oil' (August 12, 2005)
  • State Trading Corporation set for a makeover (May 16, 2005)
    IPOs

  • Triveni Engineering and Industries: Avoid (November 20, 2005)
    IPR

  • `Need to have legal framework for genetic resources, biopiracy' (August 26, 2005)
  • EU upholds ruling revoking neem patent for US co (March 10, 2005)
    IT-enabled Services

  • Canara Bank's `kisan kiosk' at Neyyatinkara branch (October 25, 2005)
  • This call centre helps clear AP farmers' doubts (August 29, 2005)
    Jute
    Latest Prices
  • West Bengal may make jute bags use mandatory (December 29, 2005)
  • Row over price ceiling for raw jute — Commodity bourses suspend futures; Consumer Affairs M (December 21, 2005)
  • Raw jute output seen up; concern over quality (October 07, 2005)
  • Jute exports on the upswing (September 29, 2005)
  • IJMA to go in for 6-day week to protest high raw jute prices (September 17, 2005)
  • Jute workshop in AP (September 17, 2005)
  • PwC to analyse jute life-cycle (June 04, 2005)
  • Training in jute bags making in Hyderabad (May 07, 2005)
    Life Insurance

  • ICICI Lombard, Maharashtra Govt pact to insure farmers (April 13, 2005)
    Lifestyle

  • `Farmer households spend 55 pc on food' (October 11, 2005)
    Marketing

  • AWB plans investment in agri-produce marketing (December 21, 2005)
  • TN Foodgrains yard tie-up with varsity (December 07, 2005)
  • Meet on coffee marketing at Bangalore (November 19, 2005)
  • IIM-A plans contest on creating USP for farmers (November 05, 2005)
  • Why retail sector needs FDI (November 03, 2005)
  • Nafed to procure cotton, soya at support prices (October 04, 2005)
  • States told to speed up agri marketing reforms
    Move away from traditional grain-based strategy, s
    (September 28, 2005)
  • Overcoming barriers (September 15, 2005)
  • Farmers' coop plans to retail pepper in N. India (September 03, 2005)
  • AP CM launches Agro Rythu Seva Kendras (August 19, 2005)
  • Agri co-op society plans to market arecanut in Gujarat (August 10, 2005)
  • Scheme to boost agri-marketing infrastructure projects soon (July 28, 2005)
  • Bill on APMC Act referred to House panel in Maharashtra (July 25, 2005)
  • Mandi system to continue despite changes in agri-marketing law (July 05, 2005)
  • ITC plans 30 rural malls; 2nd phase of e-choupal in 2006 (June 20, 2005)
  • Call to strengthen farm marketing strategy (May 31, 2005)
  • Farmers asked to register (May 03, 2005)
  • Bill to reform farm marketing sector in AP (March 29, 2005)
  • Campco marketing agent (March 04, 2005)
    Metals

  • Base, precious metals to rally in Q1 next year (December 18, 2005)
  • Domestic zinc prices may rule firm next year (December 14, 2005)
  • Copper demand-supply finely balanced (December 06, 2005)
  • Metal producers hike prices for all products (December 02, 2005)
  • Dull domestic demand caps nickel gains (December 01, 2005)
  • Metal scrap: DGFT suspends acceptance of 8 PSI certificates (November 25, 2005)
  • Domestic copper demand growth cooling off — Wire bar price may rise to Rs 250/kg (November 22, 2005)
  • Surplus likely in copper next year (October 25, 2005)
  • MetalJunction launches online store, contract service (October 20, 2005)
  • Bombay Metal Exchange seeks duty cut on base metal imports (October 18, 2005)
  • Fundamentals continue to drive metal prices (September 23, 2005)
  • China plans huge investments in copper smelting (September 04, 2005)
  • Copper outshines other base metals (August 21, 2005)
  • Copper outshines other base metals (August 21, 2005)
  • Robust global industrial output spurs metals market (August 16, 2005)
  • Bullish signals for metals market from OECD data (August 09, 2005)
  • Copper, lead prices raised; zinc rates cut (August 05, 2005)
  • Positive fundamentals aid rise in copper price (July 28, 2005)
  • Metal sector may benefit from yuan revaluation (July 23, 2005)
  • Metals to rise on low supply, robust demand (July 19, 2005)
  • Metals output rising amidst slowing demand (July 15, 2005)
  • Copper, zinc rates cut (June 03, 2005)
  • Copper collapses despite tight supplies (May 14, 2005)
  • Nickel price may increase further (May 12, 2005)
  • Copper prices set to scale new peaks (April 23, 2005)
  • Copper prices to stay firm (April 08, 2005)
  • Metal prices may rise further in short term (March 27, 2005)
  • Nickel cathode seen firm on tight supply (March 24, 2005)
  • Metal makers hike prices (March 02, 2005)
    Minerals

  • Iron ore outlook positive for 2006 (November 01, 2005)
  • India's share down in iron ore market (August 02, 2005)
  • Iron ore market to remain in balance till 2010 (July 17, 2005)
  • Unlock mineral sector's potential, says McKinsey (May 04, 2005)
    Natural Calamities

  • `Contingency plan needed for disaster management' (December 07, 2005)
  • Crop cover: Satellite images to assess claim payouts (December 05, 2005)
  • AP Govt pegs crop loss at Rs 939 cr (October 04, 2005)
  • 799 `genuine' suicide cases recorded in one year: AP Govt (May 13, 2005)
  • Drought — AP opposition stages walkout (March 19, 2005)
    New Products & Services

  • 10 new crop varieties released (July 05, 2005)
  • Hind Insecticides launches premium range bio-fertilisers, bio-pesticides (July 01, 2005)
    Oilseeds & Edible Oil
    Latest Prices
  • SEAI seeks higher allocation for oilseeds production plans (December 23, 2005)
  • High mandi tax: Karnataka solvent extractors facing oilseeds shortage (December 21, 2005)
  • Vanaspati makers: Align palm oil tariff rate with market price (December 21, 2005)
  • Vegoil tariff values unchanged (December 18, 2005)
  • Will Govt effect changes in vegoil tariff value? (December 16, 2005)
  • India keeping off Malaysian crude palm oil? (December 15, 2005)
  • Bear grip on edible oils may extend till June (December 14, 2005)
  • Call to increase palm oil cultivation (December 14, 2005)
  • `Just in time' inventory policy may not be apt for farm products (December 13, 2005)
  • Palmolein, soya oil rise on limited buying (December 13, 2005)
  • 15 lakh t soyameal contracted for exports (December 10, 2005)
  • NMCE sees higher volumes in castor trade (December 09, 2005)
  • Call to promote rice bran oil (December 09, 2005)
  • Oilmeal exports up 16 pc in April-Nov (December 08, 2005)
  • Groundnut oil weakens further (December 07, 2005)
  • EC food mission finds Indian groundnuts safe (December 07, 2005)
  • Pollinating agent (December 06, 2005)
  • SEAI keen on reviving rice bran exports from Kakinada (December 06, 2005)
  • Plea to amend PFA norms for rice bran oil (December 03, 2005)
  • Oilseed prices tumble; mustard below MSP (December 01, 2005)
  • EU's edible nuts consumption up (November 22, 2005)
  • Plea for hike in import duty on vanaspati (November 19, 2005)
  • Vegoil availability projected to rise (November 18, 2005)
  • Tariff values cut for vegoil imports (November 17, 2005)
  • Groundnut prices drop sharply on heavy arrivals (November 17, 2005)
  • Edible oil imports rise 15 pc in 2004-05 season (November 16, 2005)
  • Canada keen to supply canola oil to India (November 16, 2005)
  • Kharif oilseeds output pegged at 133.7 lakh t (November 14, 2005)
  • Global vegoil market likely to be steady (November 12, 2005)
  • China cancels contracts to import soyameal from India — Industry hopes to renegotiate deal (November 09, 2005)
  • Oilmeal exports rise on demand from S-E Asia (November 08, 2005)
  • Sopa opposes palm oil duty cut (November 04, 2005)
  • Tariff value hiked for palm group of oils, cut for soya oil (November 01, 2005)
  • Palm oil market abuzz with duty cut talk (October 28, 2005)
  • M.P. set to boost soya output (October 26, 2005)
  • Fresh inflows driving down groundnut prices (October 25, 2005)
  • Concern over edible oil adulteration (October 24, 2005)
  • High margins trigger increase in soya oil imports (October 21, 2005)
  • Biofuel policy: Lukewarm response from industry (October 20, 2005)
  • A platform for palm oil e-commerce (October 20, 2005)
  • Bio-diesel card being overplayed a little; cautious monitoring of market needed (October 19, 2005)
  • Festival demand, limited stocks drive up prices of groundnut oil (October 18, 2005)
  • Edible oil imports up 19%; slowdown in Sept (October 17, 2005)
  • Vegoil tariff values raised by $10-24/t (October 16, 2005)
  • USDA projects record global oilseeds output (October 14, 2005)
  • Health factors seen driving demand for rice bran oil (October 08, 2005)
  • Vegetable oil imports up at 45.5 lt; soya oil shipments double (October 07, 2005)
  • Malaysian oil palm cos eye Indian plantations
    KL firms may invest in large estates, looking at ol
    (October 06, 2005)
  • Indonesia palm oil exports to India up 30 pc in Jan-May (October 05, 2005)
  • Castorseed falls on prospects of good crop (October 05, 2005)
  • Biofuel demand to push vegoil prices up (October 04, 2005)
  • Edible oil imports set to rise: Nadir Godrej (October 04, 2005)
  • Survey sees fall in soya yield (October 03, 2005)
  • Malaysian cos set to take control of edible oil refineries in Europe (October 01, 2005)
  • Agro Tech Foods' gesture to ailing kids (October 01, 2005)
  • Tariff rate for palm group of oils, soya oil hiked (October 01, 2005)
  • Soyameal exports: Trade on wait & watch mode
    1.5 lakh tonnes shipments contracted; China
    (September 29, 2005)
  • Malaysia to build three palm biodiesel plants (September 27, 2005)
  • Pak keen on buying Indian machinery for edible oil refineries (September 27, 2005)
  • Vegoil prices likely to turn bullish on bio-diesel demand — Imports seen at over 50 lakh tonnes (September 26, 2005)
  • Higher groundnut crop may boost kharif oilseed output (September 26, 2005)
  • `Rising crude prices may boost use of vegetable oils' (September 25, 2005)
  • Edible oils turn bearish on imports, better crop (September 24, 2005)
  • SEA call to raise customs duty on vanaspati imports (September 24, 2005)
  • Soyabean oil makes significant gains over palm oil in domestic market (September 21, 2005)
  • Marginal decline in oilseeds export (September 19, 2005)
  • Tariff values cut for vegoils (September 17, 2005)
  • Edible oil imports up 27 pc (September 15, 2005)
  • Vanaspati units urged to leverage their strengths to raise demand (September 10, 2005)
  • Castor cake, meal to get benefits under Vishesh Krishi Upaj Yojana (September 09, 2005)
  • BCE seminar to discuss issues concerning oilseeds (September 07, 2005)
  • Oilmeal exports down 9 pc (September 07, 2005)
  • Imported edible oils decline (September 06, 2005)
  • Port stocks of vegoil barely adequate (September 05, 2005)
  • Vanaspati cos hit by duty structure: PHD Chamber (September 01, 2005)
  • Rlys to focus more on jatropha plantation (August 29, 2005)
  • Castormeal exports to Taiwan, S. Korea to double (August 28, 2005)
  • Coconut oil prices continue to decline (August 24, 2005)
  • Edible oils rule steady (August 21, 2005)
  • Edible oils rule steady (August 21, 2005)
  • Castorseed futures likely to fall further — Good crop prospects lead to speculative sales (August 17, 2005)
  • Malaysia's biofuel policy may prove positive for palm oil (August 16, 2005)
  • World soyabean output forecast at 216.78 mt (August 15, 2005)
  • Groundnut oil gains on buying (August 13, 2005)
  • Palm oil is not a saturated fat, say scientists (August 13, 2005)
  • Rains rescue kharif oilseeds from gloom (August 10, 2005)
  • Groundnut oil prices seen firm in short term on low stocks (August 09, 2005)
  • Vegoil imports continue to rise (August 06, 2005)
  • Duty evasion in vegoil imports continues (August 05, 2005)
  • Area under soya may be down: Sopa survey (August 04, 2005)
  • Vanaspati units oppose imports from Sri Lanka (August 01, 2005)
  • Down for now (July 23, 2005)
  • Edible oils import up 27 per cent (July 15, 2005)
  • World soya output seen steady (July 14, 2005)
  • Oilseeds crop hopes hinge on more rains (July 12, 2005)
  • Groundnut oil up on scattered buying (July 10, 2005)
  • Meet to promote rice bran oil as health option (July 08, 2005)
  • Oilmeal exports down 34 pc during April-June (July 08, 2005)
  • Liquid bulk cargo jetties at JNPT — Edible oil importers flay BPCL's `priority berthing' prop (July 02, 2005)
  • June vegoil imports in downward mode (July 02, 2005)
  • Sri Lankan vanaspati imports hurting local industry: IVPA (June 22, 2005)
  • Imported refined soya oil declines (June 14, 2005)
  • Vegoil production likely to scale new peak (June 13, 2005)
  • Now, palm oil under attack on ecology grounds (June 11, 2005)
  • Rising output puts palm oil under pressure (June 11, 2005)
  • Sopa seeks tariff rate quota for soya oil import (June 03, 2005)
  • Edible oil imports top 5 lakh t in May (June 03, 2005)
  • Concessional import quota for edible oils, corn unchanged (June 01, 2005)
  • Need to review stand on oilseeds development fund (June 01, 2005)
  • Vegoil imports continuing despite losses, lower domestic prices (May 31, 2005)
  • Soya oil importers seek reduction in tariff value (May 28, 2005)
  • Rapeseed/mustard liquidation: Millstone around Govt's neck (May 27, 2005)
  • `Drop in soyameal shipments due to rising input costs' (May 25, 2005)
  • RBD palmolein, soya oil decline (May 21, 2005)
  • Edible oil imports rise 21 per cent (May 18, 2005)
  • KRBL plans foray into seeds, rice bran oil biz (May 17, 2005)
  • US soyabean output may dip (May 14, 2005)
  • Edible oil imports surge in April (May 06, 2005)
  • AP Govt nod for palm oil plant (April 30, 2005)
  • Nafed procures over 8 lakh tonne mustardseed (April 18, 2005)
  • VAT confusion strikes coconut oil prices (April 13, 2005)
  • More centres to be opened for mustard purchase (April 12, 2005)
  • Rice bran oil from Oilfed (April 09, 2005)
  • Vegoil imports down to 2.48 lakh tonnes in March (April 07, 2005)
  • Nafed buys 4 lakh t of mustardseed (April 06, 2005)
  • Edible oil imports seen rising 5 lakh t (April 06, 2005)
  • Base import prices of palm, soya oil hiked (April 01, 2005)
  • Ray of hope (March 22, 2005)
  • Indonesia to protest hike in Indian palm oil duty (March 21, 2005)
  • Vanaspati sales: FDA restraint on Gujarat Ambuja Exports (March 21, 2005)
  • Record soyabean oil imports in February (March 17, 2005)
  • Rabi rapeseed/mustard crop pegged at 62.5 lakh tonnes (March 15, 2005)
  • No case for duty cut on palm oil; Govt must extract mileage from import power (March 15, 2005)
  • Plea to hike import duty on vanaspati (March 14, 2005)
  • `Create oilseeds development fund from customs collections' (March 13, 2005)
  • Less damage likely to Brazilian soyabean: USDA (March 12, 2005)
  • Soya oil tariff cut leads to revenue loss (March 10, 2005)
  • Govt may hike crude soya oil tariff value (March 09, 2005)
  • Vegoil imports up in Feb (March 09, 2005)
  • `Place vanaspati imports in negative list of trade pact with Nepal, Lanka' (March 08, 2005)
  • Palm oil seen range-bound (March 05, 2005)
  • `Scrapping excise on edible oil good move' (March 04, 2005)
  • Indian Customs duty policy on palm oil draws flak (March 04, 2005)
  • Vegoil market awaiting clear direction (March 03, 2005)
  • `Change in edible oil prices unlikely' (March 02, 2005)
  • Govt cuts tariff value on crude soya oil (March 02, 2005)
  • Vegoil bodies happy over scrapping of levy (March 02, 2005)
  • Budget widens duty gap between edible, industrial grade palm oils (March 02, 2005)
  • Oil marketers not enthused (March 01, 2005)
  • Excise duty on refined oils, vanaspati goes (March 01, 2005)
  • Nafed `fully geared' to procure mustard (February 26, 2005)
  • Vanaspati makers seek duty relief (February 26, 2005)
  • Mustard prices crash below MSP (February 25, 2005)
    Outlook

  • Farmers' body: PMO should review farm activities (November 30, 2005)
  • Pawar to head agri reforms panel (October 08, 2005)
  • Kharif output prospects bright, says Pawar (September 15, 2005)
  • Chidambaram expects farm output to rise (September 14, 2005)
  • IEA sees big prospects for biofuels (June 25, 2005)
  • `Food-processing sector to grow 10 pc by 2010' (May 30, 2005)
  • Concerns over global soya crop mounting (March 25, 2005)
    People

  • E.B. Sethna is Upasi President (September 23, 2005)
  • New Director for NAARM (May 04, 2005)
  • FFA office-bearers (April 21, 2005)
  • MCX to induct 3 new directors (March 30, 2005)
    Performance

  • Farm GDP growth declines to 1.1 pc (August 30, 2005)
    Pesticides

  • Agrochem sector pins hopes on rabi season (November 08, 2005)
  • `Bio-control Act need of the hour' (June 23, 2005)
  • Icrisat biopesticide project gets World Bank award (May 28, 2005)
  • Prathista Ind launches 'first' bio-fungicide (May 06, 2005)
  • Directionless (March 24, 2005)
    Pests

  • Problems aplenty (September 30, 2005)
  • Extension likely for project to curb white stem borer (May 03, 2005)
    Plantations

  • S. India plantation sector has nothing to cheer about (December 31, 2005)
  • Don't press for a wage hike, APK tells workers (December 20, 2005)
  • `Production, acreage of cocoa rising at snail's pace' (December 16, 2005)
  • UPASI seeks special fund, ending of FBT as bailout package (December 15, 2005)
  • `Campco must hold meetings at major centres' (November 26, 2005)
  • Topping globally (November 10, 2005)
  • VAT helps coops get good price for arecanut in Bengal, Bihar (November 10, 2005)
  • Leaf mosaic disease in tapioca — TN tuber growers, processors seek import of planting materia (October 26, 2005)
  • White arecanut prices on the rise
    Lack of quality areca, curbs on imports cited as reasons
    (October 26, 2005)
  • Govt urged to take steps to revive plantation sector (October 25, 2005)
  • Plantation industry to seek Govt support for revamp (October 10, 2005)
  • TN planters call for policy changes (October 03, 2005)
  • UK co identifies 60 strains of jatropha for cultivation (October 03, 2005)
  • Campco bid to boost sales of finished cocoa products (October 01, 2005)
  • TN: Planters, unions sign new wage accord (September 28, 2005)
  • Kamal Nath fails to turn up at Upasi meet (September 21, 2005)
  • Centre promises 5% export subsidy for arecanut (September 21, 2005)
  • UPASI chief calls for `change in thinking' (September 21, 2005)
  • New thrust (September 20, 2005)
  • Centre to share plantation sector's social welfare costs — Process begins to amend Plantati (September 17, 2005)
  • Back to the farm sector (September 05, 2005)
  • Easing the burden (August 29, 2005)
  • Special package sought for Karnataka arecanut growers (August 26, 2005)
  • Kerala Govt aid to plantation sector (August 16, 2005)
  • Mangalore-based co-op takes to retailing arecanut (August 04, 2005)
  • Campco seeks curbs on arecanut imports (July 21, 2005)
  • Campco plea to repeal 4 pc tax on wet cocoa beans (July 19, 2005)
  • Plantation labour stir (July 16, 2005)
  • Nilgiri planters sign 3-year wage pact with unions (July 11, 2005)
  • Kerala Govt announces wage hike for plantation workers (June 24, 2005)
  • 3.6 lakh plantation workers in Kerala go on strike (June 17, 2005)
  • Kerala planters' body denies charge (June 11, 2005)
  • APMAP urged to expand activities (June 08, 2005)
  • Scheme for veg cultivation in Thiruvananthapuram (June 01, 2005)
  • Bail-out package for coffee, tea growers (May 27, 2005)
  • Campco to explore Pakistan market for arecanut, cocoa (April 26, 2005)
  • Chandy assures tax waiver for plantations (April 22, 2005)
  • Exim Bank moots customised approach for plantation sector (April 16, 2005)
  • Creating farm jobs through silviculture — ITC paperboards unit emerging `carbon positive' (April 15, 2005)
  • Why tea firms are exiting plantation operations (April 09, 2005)
  • Plantation workers to get free ration (March 31, 2005)
  • Vanilla dips as global demand fails to pick up (March 31, 2005)
  • Budget thrusts on plantation sector development (March 27, 2005)
  • A few things to cheer for plantations (March 01, 2005)
    Politics

  • TDP walkout over irrigation contract (March 05, 2005)
    Poultry
    Latest Prices
  • Diamond Hatcheries to set up feed plant near Medchal (December 21, 2005)
  • Tamiflu, an export opportunity for domestic drug cos (December 20, 2005)
  • Poultry body plans floor price for egg export (December 20, 2005)
  • APEDA aid for avian flu diagnostic lab upgrade (December 20, 2005)
  • Meet on poultry products today (December 17, 2005)
  • Poultry expo (December 09, 2005)
  • Winter demand buoys eggs (December 03, 2005)
  • Poultry exporters expanding processing capacities to enter new markets (November 24, 2005)
  • Suguna Poultry to use Oracle applications (November 17, 2005)
  • Venkateshwara Hatcheries in race for Haffkine Bio-Pharma (November 17, 2005)
  • Japfa plans to make India its export hub for poultry products (November 09, 2005)
  • Hatching profits (November 08, 2005)
  • Japan to accept EIC certified poultry products (November 08, 2005)
  • Japan opens door to Indian poultry products (November 05, 2005)
  • Poultry expo at Tirupati (November 03, 2005)
  • Avian flu: Govt puts in place surveillance system (November 01, 2005)
  • Price of Chinese herb used in bird-flu drug shoots up (November 01, 2005)
  • Recognise poultry as farm enterprise: Swaminathan (November 01, 2005)
  • Packaging material shortage hurts (October 29, 2005)
  • Egg exporters cash in on avian flu fears — Disease-free poultry farming helps gain advantag (October 29, 2005)
  • Govt to consider compulsory licensing of bird flu drugs today (October 25, 2005)
  • Govt gets ready to handle bird flu outbreak issues (October 24, 2005)
  • Poultry expo from tomorrow in Kolkata (October 19, 2005)
  • AP Govt urged to accord farm status to poultry sector (September 30, 2005)
  • Kerala urged to waive VAT on poultry (September 12, 2005)
  • NECC welcomes Maharashtra's move to include eggs in school meals scheme (September 02, 2005)
  • Caught in range (August 25, 2005)
  • Suguna Poultry to buy corn directly from TN farmers (August 19, 2005)
  • Poultry shops sport a new look as hatcheries embark on brand awareness (August 12, 2005)
  • No more free runs (August 10, 2005)
  • Rains wreak havoc — Maharashtra poultry industry in trouble (August 03, 2005)
  • Chicken, ducks to be vaccinated in Kerala (August 02, 2005)
  • SKM Egg to invest in poultry farm (July 26, 2005)
  • BEPA to sell maize for farmers near Hyderabad (July 25, 2005)
  • Poultry droppings may no more be a foul-smelling waste (July 16, 2005)
  • Bengal scheme for enhancing egg production (June 28, 2005)
  • Global meet lauds poultry major's farm model (June 14, 2005)
  • Icrisat launches new poultry feed project (June 11, 2005)
  • Kerala monsoon brings cheer to TN layer sector (June 10, 2005)
  • Award for Suguna Poultry (May 13, 2005)
  • NECC says Kerala VAT provisions harmful to poultry (April 16, 2005)
  • `5% duty credit will boost TN poultry exports' (April 11, 2005)
  • NECC urges Kerala to remove VAT anomaly (April 09, 2005)
  • VAT row: Kerala traders not to buy chicken (April 08, 2005)
  • VAT hits live chicken exports to Kerala (April 06, 2005)
  • Sunny side up (March 24, 2005)
  • VAT woes for poultry sector (March 19, 2005)
  • Egg rates cut by 5 paise (March 19, 2005)
  • Dumping duty on poultry feed vitamin may go (March 18, 2005)
  • Feather-derived plastic! (March 18, 2005)
  • Summer jitters for table egg trade (March 08, 2005)
  • `Poultry sector has only got chicken feed in Budget' (March 05, 2005)
  • Poultry Expo in Hyderabad from March 4 (March 02, 2005)
    Power

  • Plan for quality power supply to farm sector in AP (August 11, 2005)
  • AP Govt to provide 1.5 lakh agri-power connections (June 13, 2005)
  • Karnataka Govt order on illegal pumpsets (May 17, 2005)
  • Maharashtra scraps free power scheme for farmers (May 11, 2005)
  • AP CM defends modified free power scheme (March 15, 2005)
  • `World Bank not against free power to farmers' (March 08, 2005)
  • `AP free power taking toll on transformers' (March 05, 2005)
    Precious Metals

  • `Inflation, interest rates driving gold' (December 25, 2005)
  • Precious metals gain on global trend (December 24, 2005)
  • Precious metals gain on global trend (December 24, 2005)
  • Overheated gold in correction mode (December 15, 2005)
  • Gold choppy in global market (December 02, 2005)
  • Gold likely to increase on slowdown in US growth (November 24, 2005)
  • Silver may remain firm on rising industrial demand (November 23, 2005)
  • Gold demand sluggish on high global prices, weak rupee: WGC (November 22, 2005)
  • Gold scales to new peak (November 19, 2005)
  • Gold prices driven more by non-physical factors (November 17, 2005)
  • Muthoot Finance re-launches gold loan scheme (November 03, 2005)
  • High prices likely to dampen gold appetite (October 27, 2005)
  • Banks see good biz in retail sale of gold coins (October 27, 2005)
  • Gold susceptible to downside risk (October 22, 2005)
  • Gold jewellery exports likely to touch $5 b (October 10, 2005)
  • Dearer glow (October 10, 2005)
  • AP gold festival to begin on Oct 10 (September 26, 2005)
  • Firm trend emerges in gold futures market (September 21, 2005)
  • Bull run may drive gold prices higher (September 17, 2005)
  • UTI AMC awaits SEBI nod to launch gold exchange fund (September 10, 2005)
  • Bullion trade calls for uniform tax structure — Allow banks, MFs, FIIs to trade in futures: (August 25, 2005)
  • Gold weakens further; silver up (August 21, 2005)
  • Gold weakens further; silver up (August 21, 2005)
  • Gold de-hedging in Q2 at 85 t (August 17, 2005)
  • GFMS to launch Hindi version of Gold Survey 2005 (August 14, 2005)
  • Firmness in gold prices temporary (July 28, 2005)
  • Gold gains on yuan revaluation (July 23, 2005)
  • Blasts fail to fire gold (July 12, 2005)
  • Gold loses lustre; silver shines (July 10, 2005)
  • Fresh buying, short covering push gold up (June 22, 2005)
  • Gold rules firm (June 14, 2005)
  • Speculation driving gold higher (June 07, 2005)
  • Gold plunges to 3-month low on euro fall (June 01, 2005)
  • Silver rallies on ETF launch buzz (May 29, 2005)
  • Silver prices surge 36 pc in 2004 (May 27, 2005)
  • MCX posts record physical delivery in silver May contract (May 19, 2005)
  • Karnataka to study Australian co's plan for Kolar Gold Fields (May 07, 2005)
  • Gold may come under pressure (May 03, 2005)
  • `$500-mark for gold no longer a fancy' (April 29, 2005)
  • Rand Refinery first co to get DMCC accreditation (March 23, 2005)
  • PSUs sell non-monetary bullion (March 08, 2005)
  • A fund that could glitter (March 06, 2005)
  • `Gold fund cost-effective saving' (March 03, 2005)
    Pulses

  • Maharashtra wants ban on kesari dal to go (August 31, 2005)
    Research & Development

  • Greenpeace calls for ban on trials of GE food crops (December 02, 2005)
  • CICR Plant Clinic Centres (November 26, 2005)
  • From lab to land (November 24, 2005)
  • Indo-US agriculture research board formed (November 14, 2005)
  • FAPCCI call to back R&D in agriculture (October 07, 2005)
  • ICAR identifies barley, 7 wheat strains for various regions (September 22, 2005)
  • India looking at collaborations with US on agriculture research (September 10, 2005)
  • Icrisat identifies thrust areas for sorghum, pearl millet (September 03, 2005)
  • Scientists developing new barley strains to help produce ethanol (August 20, 2005)
  • ICAR develops tech for ready-to-eat fish curry (July 16, 2005)
  • Private sector urged to tap potential in agri, horticulture sectors (June 15, 2005)
  • `Soil testing vital for good yield' (June 04, 2005)
  • BARC develops tech to make biscuits, baby food from banana (May 25, 2005)
  • Nurture at lab (May 14, 2005)
  • Icrisat releases pigeonpea strain resistant to virus (May 07, 2005)
  • New strains (April 05, 2005)
  • Icrisat signs MoU with Nandan Biomatrix (March 26, 2005)
  • PM assures more funds for farm research (March 08, 2005)
  • Sun Fruits develops new stevia strains (February 24, 2005)
    Rice

  • Rice exporters unlikely to make offers till mid-Jan — Millers in AP more keen on meeting levy o (December 28, 2005)
  • Kalady rice millers setting up paddy processing complex (December 26, 2005)
  • Paddy cultivation in Kerala: Waiting for revival (December 26, 2005)
  • One for the granary (December 24, 2005)
  • One for the granary (December 24, 2005)
  • Cauvery delta farmers want TN Govt to procure paddy (December 24, 2005)
  • Cauvery delta farmers want TN Govt to procure paddy (December 24, 2005)
  • Grain for bargain (December 16, 2005)
  • After H1 bull run, rice exports may slacken (November 30, 2005)
  • Germplasm Day (November 26, 2005)
  • Reaping joy (November 16, 2005)
  • AP Govt curbs on paddy cultivation upset farmers (November 05, 2005)
  • New arrival (October 15, 2005)
  • Domestic branded basmati rice market growing at 8-10 pc: Report (October 03, 2005)
  • Apeda's basmati DNA testing facility by Nov — CDFD, Hyderabad to manage the service for exp (September 16, 2005)
  • Who filed GI for basmati at Chennai office? (August 30, 2005)
  • Experts stress need for promoting other aromatic varieties of rice (August 30, 2005)
  • Rice museum inaugurated in Hyderabad (August 20, 2005)
  • Paddy production target will be met: Pawar (August 20, 2005)
  • Basmati experiment comes a cropper in Kerala (August 16, 2005)
  • Satnam Overseas starts production in UK plant (August 02, 2005)
  • Hybrid rice acreage likely to rise by 40 pc (August 01, 2005)
  • Farm initiative (July 27, 2005)
  • Supplyco to procure paddy every year (July 27, 2005)
  • AP Govt seeks allotment of Rs 1-crore worth rice under MPLAD Scheme (July 16, 2005)
  • REI Agro's $28-m FCCB issue (July 13, 2005)
  • Hyderabad to house Rice Museum (July 01, 2005)
  • Cornell varsity, DRR working on drought, salt-resistant rice (June 28, 2005)
  • ICAR, IRRI tie up for rice research (June 24, 2005)
  • Pioneer to breed hybrid rice strains for Indian conditions (June 23, 2005)
  • Kerala: Scheme to boost paddy cultivation in fallow land (June 20, 2005)
  • Civil Supplies may procure paddy directly from Kerala farmers (June 13, 2005)
  • Civil Supplies to buy paddy from procurement agencies (June 04, 2005)
  • Cess on basmati rice removed (May 21, 2005)
  • KRBL to expand non-basmati exports (May 19, 2005)
  • Problem of plenty (April 08, 2005)
  • Satnam Overseas eyes Rs 800-cr sales in 2 years — To increase focus on branded rice, ready-to-e (March 17, 2005)
  • Delay in procurement of paddy — Achuthanandan to launch indefinite fast next week (March 03, 2005)
  • Stable paddy procurement from next year, says Kerala CM (March 02, 2005)
    Rights Issue

  • Simbhaoli Sugar Mills: Invest (October 02, 2005)
    Rubber
    Latest Prices
  • Spot rubber prices dip on sales by dealers (December 31, 2005)
  • Rubber seen firm on higher consumption (December 31, 2005)
  • For rubber growers, it will be unforgettable (December 31, 2005)
  • Rubber gains on global trend (December 30, 2005)
  • Steady trend in rubber prices (December 29, 2005)
  • Rubber rules firm in dull trade (December 28, 2005)
  • Rubber continues to gain on short-supply (December 27, 2005)
  • Firm trend in rubber continues (December 25, 2005)
  • Rubber prices stretch past Rs 70/kg-mark — March futures price tops Rs 75 (December 24, 2005)
  • Rubber prices stretch past Rs 70/kg-mark — March futures price tops Rs 75 (December 24, 2005)
  • Mixed trend in rubber continues (December 23, 2005)
  • Mixed trend in rubber prices (December 22, 2005)
  • Rubber prices top Rs 70/kg again (December 21, 2005)
  • Covering groups remain dominant (December 21, 2005)
  • `Use of rubber in road construction set to increase' (December 20, 2005)
  • Rubber prices gain further (December 20, 2005)
  • Rubber up on short-covering (December 18, 2005)
  • Rubber improves on covering purchases (December 17, 2005)
  • Rubber falls on panic selling (December 16, 2005)
  • Rubber prices down on global trend (December 15, 2005)
  • Sheet rubber sheds profits on sales (December 14, 2005)
  • Rubber improves on moderate demand (December 13, 2005)
  • Rubber prices firm on scattered sales (December 11, 2005)
  • Rubber prices firm on scattered sales (December 11, 2005)
  • RPL takes up Rs 66-cr replantation project (December 10, 2005)
  • Spot rubber gains on global trends (December 10, 2005)
  • Rubber firm on demand-supply gap (December 09, 2005)
  • Spot rubber prices steady (December 07, 2005)
  • Rubber flares up on low arrivals, demand (December 03, 2005)
  • Rubber increases on higher bids (December 02, 2005)
  • Rubber improves on narrow arrivals (December 01, 2005)
  • Volumes low in rubber trade (November 30, 2005)
  • Steady trend in spot rubber (November 29, 2005)
  • Marginal decline in rubber (November 27, 2005)
  • Rubber traders threaten to halt exports — VAT claims yet to be refunded (November 26, 2005)
  • Rubber shipment target raised (November 26, 2005)
  • Rubber firms up on short supply (November 25, 2005)
  • Rubber steady on lack of buying (November 24, 2005)
  • Rubber prices up on low availability (November 23, 2005)
  • Mixed trend in spot rubber (November 22, 2005)
  • Rubber dips further (November 20, 2005)
  • Rubber dips on sales (November 19, 2005)
  • Rubber subdued on buyer resistance (November 18, 2005)
  • Rubber prices continue mixed trend (November 17, 2005)
  • Mixed trend in rubber prices (November 16, 2005)
  • Rubber prices recover on rains (November 15, 2005)
  • Steady trend in spot rubber (November 13, 2005)
  • Downtrend in rubber continues (November 12, 2005)
  • Malaysia calls for steady rubber price (November 11, 2005)
  • Rubber declines on poor demand (November 11, 2005)
  • Sheet rubber up; latex declines (November 10, 2005)
  • ANRPC meet to focus on progress of small growers (November 09, 2005)
  • Rubber falls sharply on weak global trends (November 09, 2005)
  • Mixed trend in rubber prices (November 08, 2005)
  • Rubber prices seen rising further (November 07, 2005)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (November 06, 2005)
  • Rubber prices down marginally (November 05, 2005)
  • Kochi to host global rubber seminar (November 05, 2005)
  • Rubber prices move up further (November 04, 2005)
  • Low arrivals prop up rubber (November 03, 2005)
  • Rubber production likely to fall short of target (November 03, 2005)
  • Rubber prices likely to rule at Rs 60-65 a kg till mid-January (November 01, 2005)
  • Covering groups keep spot rubber steady (November 01, 2005)
  • Bullish trend in rubber continues (October 30, 2005)
  • Spot rubber prices steady (October 29, 2005)
  • Buying keeps rubber steady (October 28, 2005)
  • Rubber prices remain unchanged (October 27, 2005)
  • Mixed trend in rubber prices (October 26, 2005)
  • Rubber prices begin to pick up (October 25, 2005)
  • Most rubber estates may not get carbon credit (October 22, 2005)
  • Rubber prices fall as buyers remain inactive (October 22, 2005)
  • Rubber dips on panic sales (October 20, 2005)
  • Sellers' low profile keeps rubber steady (October 19, 2005)
  • Mixed trend in rubber prices (October 18, 2005)
  • Rubber falls sharply on panic selling by growers (October 16, 2005)
  • Centre urged to curb imports of TSR (October 15, 2005)
  • Rubber prices fall on profit booking (October 15, 2005)
  • Dumping duty proposed on NBR from EU, Brazil, Mexico (October 15, 2005)
  • Low arrivals keep rubber firm (October 14, 2005)
  • Rubber prices flare up to Oct record level (October 14, 2005)
  • Rubber prices zoom further (October 13, 2005)
  • Sops mooted to improve rubber sheet quality (October 11, 2005)
  • Uptrend continues in rubber prices (October 11, 2005)
  • Boom after the bust (October 11, 2005)
  • Rubber prices flare up further (October 09, 2005)
  • Rubber bounces back (October 08, 2005)
  • High global prices buoy rubber market (October 07, 2005)
  • Spot prices rule steady (October 07, 2005)
  • Mixed trend in spot rubber (October 06, 2005)
  • Rubber gains further as low arrivals continue (October 05, 2005)
  • Covering groups sustain rubber prices (October 04, 2005)
  • Mixed trend in spot rubber (October 02, 2005)
  • Shortage props up rubber prices (October 01, 2005)
  • `Remove quality inspection norms' (September 30, 2005)
  • Rubber futures up on NMCE (September 30, 2005)
  • Rubber continues to post gains (September 29, 2005)
  • Bullish trend in physical rubber (September 28, 2005)
  • Rubber exports failed to pick up last year (September 27, 2005)
  • Rubber firms up on low arrivals (September 27, 2005)
  • Rubber unchanged in dull trading (September 24, 2005)
  • Rubber prices post smart gains (September 23, 2005)
  • Rubber stocks continue to rule low (September 22, 2005)
  • Moderate rise in rubber prices (September 22, 2005)
  • Rubber prices unchanged (September 21, 2005)
  • Weak trend in rubber prices (September 20, 2005)
  • Rubber exports may top 40,000-tonne target — Volatility in global market dissuading exporte (September 20, 2005)
  • Mixed trend in rubber prices (September 18, 2005)
  • Marginal improvement in rubber futures (September 17, 2005)
  • Rubber prices remain unchanged (September 15, 2005)
  • Rubber prices rule steady (September 14, 2005)
  • Sheet rubber declines (September 13, 2005)
  • Rubber unchanged on dull trading (September 11, 2005)
  • Mixed trend in spot rubber (September 10, 2005)
  • Rubber rules steady (September 09, 2005)
  • Rains strengthen spot prices (September 07, 2005)
  • Rubber bounces on global trends, shortage (September 07, 2005)
  • Rubber prices move up sharply (September 06, 2005)
  • Rubber market improves further (September 04, 2005)
  • Rubber prices remain flat (September 03, 2005)
  • Steady trend in rubber prices (September 02, 2005)
  • Firm trend in spot rubber rates (September 01, 2005)
  • Spot rubber prices move up further (August 31, 2005)
  • Rubber recovers on global trend (August 30, 2005)
  • Spot rubber mixed (August 27, 2005)
  • Rubber rises on fresh purchases (August 26, 2005)
  • Sharp decline in rubber prices (August 25, 2005)
  • Rubber rules flat on poor buying interest (August 24, 2005)
  • Rubber prices remain steady (August 23, 2005)
  • Rubber may dip further as tapping peaks (August 20, 2005)
  • Rubber prices weaken further (August 19, 2005)
  • Moderate fall in rubber prices (August 18, 2005)
  • Rubber declines below Rs 60 (August 17, 2005)
  • Spot rubber prices steady (August 13, 2005)
  • Rubber plunges on hopes of improved supply (August 12, 2005)
  • Mixed trend in spot prices (August 12, 2005)
  • Rubber slips again on fall in global prices (August 11, 2005)
  • Rubber crashes on panic sales (August 10, 2005)
  • Rubber prices decline further (August 09, 2005)
  • Sticky situation (August 06, 2005)
  • Further dip in rubber prices (August 06, 2005)
  • It's party time for rubber growers in Kerala as prices harden (August 06, 2005)
  • Rubber falls further on global trends (August 05, 2005)
  • Rubber prices dip on global uncertainty (August 04, 2005)
  • Selling pressure affects rubber (August 03, 2005)
  • Rubber prices rule steady (August 02, 2005)
  • Japanese futures market recovery boosts rubber (July 30, 2005)
  • Kalam dedicates 2 new rubber clones to nation — Asks scientists to bridge lab-to-land gap (July 30, 2005)
  • Rubber falls further on panic selling (July 29, 2005)
  • Rubber prices fall as TOCOM futures end lower (July 28, 2005)
  • Consumers getting rubber cheaper than last year
    VAT comes to rescue despite prices ruling at
    (July 27, 2005)
  • Fresh buying, rains inflate rubber prices (July 27, 2005)
  • Rubber stagnates on absence of buyers (July 26, 2005)
  • Global prices propel domestic rubber to record high (July 24, 2005)
  • Rubber firms up further (July 23, 2005)
  • Rubber prices remain firm (July 22, 2005)
  • Bangkok market gains boost sheet rubber (July 21, 2005)
  • Select rubber grades up on enquiries (July 20, 2005)
  • Rubber prices remain flat (July 19, 2005)
  • Limited supply may see rubber prices rise further (July 19, 2005)
  • Spot rubber picks up on mild enquiries (July 16, 2005)
  • Rubber prices mixed as buyers turn cautious (July 15, 2005)
  • Marginal fall in spot rubber prices (July 14, 2005)
  • Spot rubber up on bullish TOCOM (July 13, 2005)
  • Rubber rules firm on tight supply (July 12, 2005)
  • Rubber stocks may fall below 70,000 t (July 09, 2005)
  • Rubber gains a tad on short covering (July 08, 2005)
  • Rubber firms up on fresh buying (July 07, 2005)
  • Rubber exports may revive as international prices rise (July 06, 2005)
  • Spot rubber prices recover (July 05, 2005)
  • Spot rubber prices improve on sustained demand (July 02, 2005)
  • Spot rubber stays firm amid strong buyer resistance (July 01, 2005)
  • Plea for scrapping cess on natural rubber (July 01, 2005)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (June 30, 2005)
  • Rubber prices steady amid dull arrivals (June 29, 2005)
  • Spot rubber prices recover marginally (June 28, 2005)
  • Some cheer (June 28, 2005)
  • Natural rubber average yield may touch record high (June 25, 2005)
  • Rubber plunges below Rs 60-mark (June 25, 2005)
  • Spot rubber down on lack of buyers (June 24, 2005)
  • Rubber futures flat on hartal, transport strike (June 23, 2005)
  • Dull session keeps rubber prices flat (June 22, 2005)
  • Imports hit crumb rubber producers (June 22, 2005)
  • Rubber market stays neutral (June 21, 2005)
  • Tyre producers may import 70,000 t rubber (June 18, 2005)
  • Rubber down on panic selling (June 18, 2005)
  • Thailand rubber body sees stable price trend (June 18, 2005)
  • Rubber prices turn weak on errant monsoon (June 17, 2005)
  • HML board clears Erumely rubber estate sale (June 16, 2005)
  • Delayed monsoon hits rubber prices (June 16, 2005)
  • Rubber prices up on lack of sellers (June 15, 2005)
  • Rubber prices fall on dull sentiments (June 14, 2005)
  • Spot rubber prices weaken (June 11, 2005)
  • Rubber prices stay unchanged (June 10, 2005)
  • Natural rubber supply, demand gap to narrow (June 10, 2005)
  • Rubber prices rule steady (June 09, 2005)
  • Mixed trend in rubber market (June 08, 2005)
  • Monsoon arrival boosts rubber (June 07, 2005)
  • Rubber prices in narrow range (June 04, 2005)
  • Mixed trend in spot rubber continues (June 03, 2005)
  • Mixed trend in rubber market (June 02, 2005)
  • Rubber prices rule steady (June 01, 2005)
  • Rubber prices continue to remain stagnant (May 31, 2005)
  • Rubber may top Rs 70 on monsoon, low yield — Latex production down in April-May; rains could h (May 28, 2005)
  • Prices static as buyers lie low (May 28, 2005)
  • Rubber rates rule steady (May 27, 2005)
  • `Rubber rising on shortage' (May 27, 2005)
  • Research body develops GM rubber — Variety tolerant to drought, environment stress (May 26, 2005)
  • Spot rubber prices decline (May 26, 2005)
  • Rubber eases on rumours of imports (May 25, 2005)
  • Mixed trend in rubber prices (May 24, 2005)
  • Rubber down on profit-booking (May 21, 2005)
  • Covering buys lift rubber further (May 20, 2005)
  • Rubber firms up on fresh buying (May 19, 2005)
  • Rubber prices ease on scattered selling (May 18, 2005)
  • Rubber Board launches awareness campaign (May 18, 2005)
  • Rubber flares up on thin arrivals (May 17, 2005)
  • Kyoto Protocol funding — Project to assess carbon absorption in rubber plants (May 16, 2005)
  • Sustained buying keeps rubber firm (May 14, 2005)
  • Spot rubber prices up on active buying (May 13, 2005)
  • Rising rubber prices seen stabilising soon (May 13, 2005)
  • Selling keeps rubber prices on leash (May 12, 2005)
  • Rubber gains on panic buying, low arrivals (May 11, 2005)
  • Rubber Board identifies 5 lakh ha for plantations in N-E States (May 10, 2005)
  • Rubber prices continue to rise (May 10, 2005)
  • Shortage persists in rubber market (May 07, 2005)
  • Rubber prices increase on moderate buys (May 06, 2005)
  • Buyers' resistance keeps rubber on leash (May 05, 2005)
  • Rubber prices gain (May 04, 2005)
  • Rubber prices unchanged (May 03, 2005)
  • Rubber ends steady (April 30, 2005)
  • All rubber grades slip on buyer resistance (April 29, 2005)
  • Rubber production growth seen declining (April 29, 2005)
  • Rubber prices up on weak supply (April 28, 2005)
  • Rubber prices firm on buying (April 27, 2005)
  • Rubber prices unchanged as sellers keep a low profile (April 26, 2005)
  • Rubber prices down on selling pressure (April 23, 2005)
  • Rubber pares gains on profit booking (April 22, 2005)
  • Rubber flares up on panic buying (April 21, 2005)
  • Mixed trend in rubber prices (April 20, 2005)
  • Rubber steady on moderate demand (April 19, 2005)
  • Rubber steady on moderate demand (April 19, 2005)
  • Rubber improves on covering buys (April 16, 2005)
  • Rubber steady on moderate enquiries (April 14, 2005)
  • Rubber declines on panic selling (April 12, 2005)
  • Rubber output, offtake up (April 12, 2005)
  • Rains soften rubber prices (April 09, 2005)
  • Rubber prices maintain steady trend (April 08, 2005)
  • 2004 declared boom year for rubber (April 08, 2005)
  • Rubber prices rule steady (April 07, 2005)
  • Rubber declines on sales (April 06, 2005)
  • Rubber witnesses mild selling pressure (April 05, 2005)
  • Rubber imports may come down under VAT regime (April 02, 2005)
  • Rubber dealers keep off market for third day (April 02, 2005)
  • Rubber trading to resume tomorrow (April 01, 2005)
  • Rubber market closed on VAT protest (March 31, 2005)
  • Rubber rises on panic buying (March 30, 2005)
  • CCEA clears scheme for development of rubber plantation (March 30, 2005)
  • Rubber improves on low arrivals (March 29, 2005)
  • MRF tops in rubber consumption (March 29, 2005)
  • Rubber prices poised to peak again (March 26, 2005)
  • Rubber market in holiday mood (March 25, 2005)
  • Rubber imports top 65,000 t on jump in tyre production (March 24, 2005)
  • Mixed trend in rubber prices (March 24, 2005)
  • Rubber unchanged on dull trading (March 23, 2005)
  • Rubber prices recover on low arrivals (March 22, 2005)
  • Rubber rules firm on continuous buying (March 19, 2005)
  • Rubber prices likely to move up further (March 18, 2005)
  • Rubber prices rise on panic buying (March 17, 2005)
  • Rubber rates increase on aggressive buys (March 16, 2005)
  • Mixed trend in rubber market (March 15, 2005)
  • Rubber declines as traders book profits (March 12, 2005)
  • Rubber static amidst scattered trade (March 11, 2005)
  • Rubber unchanged in low-key trading (March 10, 2005)
  • Mixed trend in spot rubber (March 09, 2005)
  • Rubber slips on profit booking (March 08, 2005)
  • Rubber firms up as arrivals dip (March 05, 2005)
  • Bull run continues in rubber market (March 04, 2005)
  • Rubber prices rally on short-covering (March 03, 2005)
  • Pala Marketing Society to expand block rubber capacity (March 03, 2005)
  • Rubber prices steady (March 02, 2005)
  • Spurt in spot rubber rates (March 01, 2005)
  • Rubber dealers seek clarification on VAT (February 28, 2005)
  • Rubber prices increase as fears over VAT effect recede (February 26, 2005)
  • Rubber rates steady on low transactions (February 25, 2005)
  • Rubber prices soften as buying dries up (February 24, 2005)
    Seeds

  • Syngenta plans radiochemistry lab in West Bengal (December 27, 2005)
  • Nuziveedu targets to sell 25 lakh packets of Bt cotton seeds (December 20, 2005)
  • Seed producers chalk out plan to discourage child labour (December 09, 2005)
  • Private-public partnership to make transgenic crops affordable (November 15, 2005)
  • Third seed bank at Panne (November 05, 2005)
  • Delta & Pine Land to expand operations here (October 24, 2005)
  • ICAR affiliates to produce tissue culture seedlings (September 17, 2005)
  • National seed plan on cards (September 17, 2005)
  • Vandana Shiva flays Seed Act (August 29, 2005)
  • Icrisat, MSSRF working on salt-resistant seed varieties (June 28, 2005)
  • AP: Single-window facility for sale of farm inputs (June 09, 2005)
  • Ensure quality, Andhra CM tells seed companies (June 04, 2005)
  • AP Seed Policy aims to weed out spurious stuff (June 04, 2005)
  • Left to caution Govt on sources of seed supply (May 23, 2005)
  • Saving for posterity (May 04, 2005)
  • Hybrid seeds put DuPont on double-digit growth path (April 22, 2005)
  • Company to pay compensation for spurious seeds (March 22, 2005)
  • Seed industry seeks infrastructure status (March 16, 2005)
  • Seed out of VAT purview (March 10, 2005)
  • Shriram Bioseeds to focus on drought-resistant strains (March 04, 2005)
    Silk

  • Set to face cold weather (December 21, 2005)
  • National Silk Tech Mission on cards (December 16, 2005)
  • Kerala promoting silk usage (November 25, 2005)
  • Not smooth as silk (August 10, 2005)
  • `Silkmark' label: TN accounts for over 50 pc of licensed users (June 28, 2005)
    Software

  • L&T software for monitoring irrigation projects in AP (July 05, 2005)
    Spices & Condiments
    Latest Prices
  • Cardamom dips on excess supply (December 30, 2005)
  • Exim Bank study calls for compulsory use of natural vanilla in ice-cream (December 29, 2005)
  • Pepper slides on selling pressure (December 26, 2005)
  • Cardamom up on export buying (December 23, 2005)
  • Market intervention in vanilla may hurt STCL (December 22, 2005)
  • Pepper imports rise despite curbs (December 21, 2005)
  • Pepper steady on buying support (December 19, 2005)
  • NeST to market `Flavourit' spices (December 17, 2005)
  • Buying support keeps cardamom prices steady (December 17, 2005)
  • Indian cardamom finds favour in Japan (December 14, 2005)
  • Indian black pepper could enjoy advantage in Jan-March (December 12, 2005)
  • Govt planning to curb import of Lankan pepper (December 10, 2005)
  • Cardamom rules steady (December 09, 2005)
  • Vanilla prices hit rock bottom on lack of overseas buyers (December 08, 2005)
  • 30 pc chilli output dip may hit oleoresin sector (December 07, 2005)
  • Spices Board implementing Right to Information Act (December 06, 2005)
  • Bumper cardamom crop leads to doubling of arrivals (December 03, 2005)
  • Global pepper output may fall; market turns hot (December 02, 2005)
  • EOUs seek subsidy for pepper export (November 28, 2005)
  • McCormick spices in India (November 26, 2005)
  • Cardamom prices rule steady (November 26, 2005)
  • Tight supply pushes up pepper prices (November 25, 2005)
  • Imports cap pepper price movement (November 19, 2005)
  • Cardamom prices steady despite heavy arrivals (November 18, 2005)
  • Rains add to woes of vanilla growers (November 18, 2005)
  • Cardamom prices rule steady on buying support (November 14, 2005)
  • Export subsidy keeps pepper hot (November 14, 2005)
  • Spices Board to release subsidy for pepper exports (November 09, 2005)
  • Chilli pulls down H1 spices export (November 06, 2005)
  • Pepper production likely to fall by 30 pc (November 04, 2005)
  • Marketfed says pepper subsidy inadequate, fears Rs 13-cr loss (November 03, 2005)
  • AP farmers' federation urges Centre to scrap Spices Board Act (November 01, 2005)
  • NRI group sets up pilot plant to process vanilla (October 31, 2005)
  • Heavy arrivals drive down cardamom prices (October 31, 2005)
  • Chilli turns hot on fears of lower crop (October 31, 2005)
  • Rs 7/kg subsidy for pepper export (October 28, 2005)
  • Global demand for vanilla yet to pick up (October 26, 2005)
  • Disease-resistant pepper, ginger in the offing (October 24, 2005)
  • Cardamom prices recover on buying (October 22, 2005)
  • Spicy treat (October 21, 2005)
  • Hot `n' sweet spice (October 19, 2005)
  • Strengthening trade ties (October 18, 2005)
  • Cardamom prices lose flavour on heavy arrivals, low demand (October 14, 2005)
  • Spices Board to launch Flavourit brand in US market on Oct 17 (October 13, 2005)
  • Delay in announcing pepper export subsidy upsets growers, trade (October 11, 2005)
  • Ginger exports to Pak, Bangladesh on the rise (October 07, 2005)
  • Diwali lends flavour to cardamom sales (October 07, 2005)
  • Lankan pepper marketed under domestic brand? (October 06, 2005)
  • Cardamom market steady on good buying support (October 03, 2005)
  • Fall continues in spices export (October 02, 2005)
  • Diwali demand boosts cardamom (September 23, 2005)
  • Vanilla prices unlikely to pick up this year (September 19, 2005)
  • Heavy arrivals peg cardamom lower (September 16, 2005)
  • Call to raise spice output to retain export share (September 16, 2005)
  • Export subsidy for pepper, cardamom gets Plan panel nod (September 12, 2005)
  • Pepper prices fail to improve despite buying support (September 12, 2005)
  • Heavy arrivals keep cardamom prices at lower levels (September 10, 2005)
  • Areca growers plan seed bank (September 10, 2005)
  • Spices Board to launch Flavourit in US next month (September 09, 2005)
  • MASS launches mini pepper packets (September 07, 2005)
  • Plan panel looking into pepper, cardamom export subsidy proposal (September 01, 2005)
  • Imported pepper hits domestic prices (August 29, 2005)
  • Hot stuff (August 26, 2005)
  • Heavy arrivals keep cardamom on leash (August 26, 2005)
  • Garlic exports gallop on access to Pak, Bangla (August 25, 2005)
  • Govt plans curbs on duty-free Lankan pepper (August 23, 2005)
  • Pepper prices rule steady despite improved demand (August 22, 2005)
  • Cardamom rules low despite buying support (August 19, 2005)
  • Global vanilla production may exceed anticipated demand (August 09, 2005)
  • Pepper prices up Rs 200 a quintal (August 08, 2005)
  • Cardamom prices gain (August 05, 2005)
  • Kerala to export procured pepper (August 03, 2005)
  • Q1 spice exports drop by Rs 62 crore (August 02, 2005)
  • Cardamom prices fall Rs 40/kg on selling pressure (July 29, 2005)
  • From lab to the field (July 25, 2005)
  • Lanka pepper quality comes under scrutiny (July 23, 2005)
  • Cardamom steady on buying support (July 22, 2005)
  • Export subsidy likely for pepper, cardamom (July 20, 2005)
  • Pepper rules steady (July 19, 2005)
  • Higher output, stockpiling pull chilli prices down (July 18, 2005)
  • Cardamom auctions begin; demand keeps buyers busy (July 15, 2005)
  • Free trade pacts turning a tool to dump spices (July 12, 2005)
  • Lankan pepper imports taking toll on local trade (July 11, 2005)
  • Cardamom growers' plea to end Guatemalan imports (July 07, 2005)
  • Spices exports fall in April-May (July 02, 2005)
  • Spicing up America (June 30, 2005)
  • Selling pressure, Lanka imports hit pepper prices (June 28, 2005)
  • RRL-T `Swing Tech' wins favour back home (June 27, 2005)
  • RRL-T `Swing Tech' wins favour back home (June 27, 2005)
  • Imports taking toll on arecanut trade: Campco (June 25, 2005)
  • Cardamom harvest to begin next week (June 24, 2005)
  • Bid to boost exports to W.Asia — Spices Board to market value-added cardamom (June 21, 2005)
  • Pepper prices dip marginally (June 18, 2005)
  • Spices exporters hail DGFT move (June 17, 2005)
  • EOUs/SEZs dealing in spices must register with board (June 15, 2005)
  • Aflatoxin test for chilli extended (June 14, 2005)
  • Vanilla prices fall on demand, rising output (June 14, 2005)
  • Pepper market remains steady (June 13, 2005)
  • Centre clears scheme for cardamom curing (June 11, 2005)
  • Ruling low (June 11, 2005)
  • Cardamom steady on buying support (June 10, 2005)
  • Spices export down in April, seen sliding this fiscal (June 09, 2005)
  • Relief for oleoresin units as ban on light berries pepper import goes (June 09, 2005)
  • `Flavourit' brand spices sales top Rs 10 lakh (June 07, 2005)
  • Pepper prices rise marginally (June 06, 2005)
  • Pepper import ban: Oleoresin units likely to face raw material crunch (June 06, 2005)
  • Ban on imported pepper sales in domestic market may hit EOUs (June 04, 2005)
  • Cardamom steady on buying support (June 03, 2005)
  • Falling pepper rates: Need for long-term perspective plan (June 02, 2005)
  • Global pepper supply likely to fall (June 01, 2005)
  • Problem of plenty (June 01, 2005)
  • Pepper prices continue to fall (May 30, 2005)
  • Exporters flay curbs on pepper imports (May 28, 2005)
  • Cardamom prices up as supply dwindles (May 27, 2005)
  • AP CM moots chilli board (May 27, 2005)
  • Spices Board to launch `Flavourit' in US soon (May 24, 2005)
  • Vanilla fails to lure buyers despite lower price (May 21, 2005)
  • Cardamom prices rule steady (May 20, 2005)
  • Spicy protest (May 19, 2005)
  • Sale of imported pepper in domestic tariff area banned (May 18, 2005)
  • Record physical delivery in pepper at NMCE (May 18, 2005)
  • Pepper prices move up (May 16, 2005)
  • Cardamom prices rule steady (May 14, 2005)
  • Organic vanilla fetches premium in US market (May 12, 2005)
  • Duty evasion in cloves, cardamom imports suspected (May 11, 2005)
  • Downward trend continues in pepper (May 09, 2005)
  • Uninterrupted cardamom auctions likely this year (May 07, 2005)
  • Chilli exports rise on global demand (May 06, 2005)
  • Drop in shipments to US affects pepper exports; down to below 15,000 t (May 05, 2005)
  • EU may scan all spices import for harmful dyes (May 05, 2005)
  • Pepper prices continue to slide on selling pressure (May 02, 2005)
  • Spices exports rise 18 pc in 2004-05 (April 30, 2005)
  • Dye name irks Sudan (April 30, 2005)
  • Cardamom down on lack of buying support (April 29, 2005)
  • Guatemala takes flavour off cardamom exports (April 27, 2005)
  • Naidu visits chilli yard (April 26, 2005)
  • Pepper prices drop on selling pressure (April 25, 2005)
  • Spices Board awards for export (April 23, 2005)
  • Good pre-monsoon showers may help advance cardamom picking (April 23, 2005)
  • Campco to buy arecanut under market intervention scheme of Karnataka Govt (April 21, 2005)
  • KCCI urges CM to revoke APMC market fee on areca trade (April 21, 2005)
  • Losing flavour (April 20, 2005)
  • Marketfed suspends pepper procurement (April 19, 2005)
  • Marketfed suspends pepper procurement (April 19, 2005)
  • Global pepper output may dip as growers shift to other crops (April 18, 2005)
  • Cardamom rules steady (April 16, 2005)
  • EU to scan turmeric now for banned dye — Notification on carcinogenic Sudan in 2-3 days; Spices (April 15, 2005)
  • `Flavourit' a hit, says Spices Board (April 14, 2005)
  • Pepper prices down on increased availability (April 12, 2005)
  • Nafed to procure 30,000 t chillies (April 12, 2005)
  • Chilli exports touch all-time high (April 04, 2005)
  • Chilli stocks piling up at Guntur yard; prices crash (March 31, 2005)
  • Cardamom slips on poor demand (March 30, 2005)
  • Pepper down on selling pressure (March 29, 2005)
  • Smelling success (March 26, 2005)
  • Japan shows interest in Indian vanilla (March 24, 2005)
  • Spices export exceeds volume target (March 24, 2005)
  • Chilli trade stalled (March 23, 2005)
  • Hot `n' spicy (March 23, 2005)
  • New norms for chilli exports (March 23, 2005)
  • Pepper prices move up on short supply fears (March 21, 2005)
  • Export cess hits chilli, turmeric (March 19, 2005)
  • Turning hot (March 18, 2005)
  • Sharp decline in cardamom arrivals (March 17, 2005)
  • Pepper prices steady on Vietnam drought (March 16, 2005)
  • Export cess hits turmeric trade in Guntur (March 16, 2005)
  • Kerala Govt smells a rat in pepper import from Lanka (March 16, 2005)
  • Jeera prices may rule weak in short term (March 12, 2005)
  • `Get products with chilli checked for banned dye before exports' (March 10, 2005)
  • Cured vanilla production estimated at 100 tonnes (March 08, 2005)
  • Spices Board launches worldwide direct sale (March 07, 2005)
  • Direct sale of Flavourit spices from today (March 05, 2005)
  • Cardamom rules low on lack of buying support (March 04, 2005)
  • Contaminated chilli powder entered UK in 2002: FSA (February 28, 2005)
  • `UK reports not giving fair picture on Indian chilli' (February 26, 2005)
  • AVT McCormick embarks on backward integration (February 24, 2005)
    Standards & Benchmarks

  • FAQ specifications to be eased for MSP (November 10, 2005)
  • Indian organic products certifying bodies to get EC `equivalence' status (November 05, 2005)
    Steel

  • Steel units using blast furnace 'facing crisis' — Problem crops up as cement firms switch o (April 14, 2005)
    Stocks

  • GTC Industries: Hold (September 25, 2005)
  • CCL Products: Buy (August 07, 2005)
  • Andhra Sugars: Buy (July 24, 2005)
    Storage

  • CWC to store gold too at its warehouses — Facilities at two locations in every State (November 20, 2005)
  • Adani bags contract to build silos for FCI (June 16, 2005)
  • New-design godowns for storing onion (April 19, 2005)
  • New-design godowns for storing onion (April 19, 2005)
    Sugar
    Latest Prices
  • Thiru Arooran Sugars hopes to crush 50% more cane this year (December 31, 2005)
  • Jan-March sugar sale quota cut (December 31, 2005)
  • Sugar output may rise in TN, AP (December 30, 2005)
  • Bajaj Hindusthan: Hold (December 25, 2005)
  • Govt committed to sugar decontrol: Pawar (December 23, 2005)
  • Pawar urges sugar industry to expand mill capacities (December 23, 2005)
  • Sugar mills may delay fulfilling export obligation (December 22, 2005)
  • Sugar mills start ethanol delivery (December 21, 2005)
  • Ethanol demand to sustain sugar price levels (December 14, 2005)
  • Sugarcane price, global trend push sugar stocks to a high (December 14, 2005)
  • Sugar production may touch 187 lakh t (December 13, 2005)
  • UP blazes new trail with sugar industry promotion policy (December 07, 2005)
  • TN levies, controls leave sugar mills bitter (December 01, 2005)
  • Sugar prices likely to rule firm (November 29, 2005)
  • EU move to cut sugar subsidy may help its cause in WTO talks (November 27, 2005)
  • TN sugar mills to supply ethanol to oil cos from Dec (November 21, 2005)
  • Encourage cane-based alcohol units: Expert (November 21, 2005)
  • Triveni Engg to set up sugar plants in Western UP (November 17, 2005)
  • South-East Asia may look to India for sugar (November 17, 2005)
  • Firm price, expansion plans push up sugar stocks (November 12, 2005)
  • Empee Sugars achieves financial closure for cogeneration project (November 10, 2005)
  • Exim Bank extends LoC to Fiji Sugar (November 09, 2005)
  • Balrampur Chini to buy Dhampur Sugar unit for Rs 182 cr (November 08, 2005)
  • AP Govt working on modernisation package for co-op sugar factories (November 07, 2005)
  • Bannari Amman Sugars adopts new tech to raise cane yield (November 01, 2005)
  • Sugar millers hopeful of gasohol programme launch (November 01, 2005)
  • World sugar market to remain firm on ethanol demand (November 01, 2005)
  • Shree Renuka Sugars ends below offer price (November 01, 2005)
  • Bajaj Hindusthan begins cane crushing in 3 new UP plants (November 01, 2005)
  • Ponni Sugars Erode to raise sugarcane crushing capacity (November 01, 2005)
  • Bannari Amman to roll out `refined sugar' (October 27, 2005)
  • Ethanol plan set to gather pace (October 27, 2005)
  • Sugar industry sees extended party time — Almost 50 pc rise in production likely (October 21, 2005)
  • Sugar prices recover (October 20, 2005)
  • Bannari Amman Sugars to expand capacity at Karnataka (October 19, 2005)
  • Sugar declines on extra quota release rumours (October 19, 2005)
  • Shree Renuka Sugars IPO priced at Rs 285 per share (October 19, 2005)
  • Fiji seeks Indian support to revive sugar industry (October 15, 2005)
  • Sugar mills seek protection of reserved cane area (October 14, 2005)
  • KM Sugar IPO opens on Oct 14 (October 11, 2005)
  • Bihar polls delay revamp of KK Birla Group sugar cos (October 10, 2005)
  • Sree Renuka Sugars: Invest at cut off (October 09, 2005)
  • Shree Renuka Sugars keen to expand into coastal States (October 07, 2005)
  • TN no to price cut; support for sugar mills to be considered (October 07, 2005)
  • Sept sugar FSQ validity extended in 3 States (October 07, 2005)
  • Assam vs Bengal row brews trouble in Indian Tea Association (September 30, 2005)
  • 37 lt FSQ sugar for Oct-Dec (September 30, 2005)
  • Nizam Sugars dividend to Govt (September 29, 2005)
  • Talks on sugarcane payment modalities (September 27, 2005)
  • Shree Renuka Sugars registered as CDM project (September 24, 2005)
  • Sakthi Sugars allocates Rs 25 cr for cane price equalisation fund (September 23, 2005)
  • Sugar output may top 180 lakh t next season (September 23, 2005)
  • Increase sugar output: Pawar (September 17, 2005)
  • Kothari Sugars settles dues through restructure package (September 16, 2005)
  • NCDEX makes delivery compulsory for sugar (September 16, 2005)
  • Centre announces Rs 525-cr package for coop sugar units (September 14, 2005)
  • Kothari Sugars settles dues to lenders (September 14, 2005)
  • Raw sugar imports may continue next season — 15 lakh tonnes likely to bridge demand-supply (September 10, 2005)
  • UP moves SC against quashing of sugar delicensing policy (September 09, 2005)
  • HC quashing of de-licensing: 42 sugar units may be hit (September 05, 2005)
  • ISMA decries Pak sugar body's charges (September 03, 2005)
  • 12 lakh t free sale sugar for Sept (September 01, 2005)
  • K.C.P. Sugar plans to set up cogeneration facilities — To invest Rs 8 crore in biopesticide pla (September 01, 2005)
  • Shree Renuka Sugars plans IPO to fund Rs 128-cr expansion (August 31, 2005)
  • Bajaj Hindusthan board okays 55% stake in Pratappur Sugar (August 31, 2005)
  • Simbhaoli Sugar rights issue opens on Sept 9 (August 31, 2005)
  • Decks cleared for sugar exports to Pak — Islamabad may allow delivery at Attari border (August 29, 2005)
  • Maharashtra mills get 10 days more to sell free sale sugar (August 27, 2005)
  • Sugar de-licensing: HC order leaves mills worried (August 27, 2005)
  • Oudh Sugar to pay 25 pc dividend (August 19, 2005)
  • Sugar industry upset over 100 pc jute packaging order (August 17, 2005)
  • K.K. Birla group to invest Rs 450 cr on sugar capacity expansion (August 17, 2005)
  • K.K. Birla group's sugar cos revamp plan suffers setback — Bihar Govt refuses reallocation of s (August 17, 2005)
  • Exports to Pakistan — Sugar release order likely this week (August 15, 2005)
  • Govt disappointed with response to Sugar Development Fund (August 14, 2005)
  • Sugar technologists to meet in Hyderabad (August 12, 2005)
  • Cabinet clears new minimum price for sugarcane (August 12, 2005)
  • Sugar prices may stay firm (August 11, 2005)
  • Mawana Sugars plans Rs 535-cr capacity expansion (August 11, 2005)
  • `Ad hoc policies hurting sugar industry' (August 11, 2005)
  • AP package for sugar factories (August 10, 2005)
  • Yellow leaf syndrome virus attacks sugarcane in AP (August 10, 2005)
  • Hold them for sweet returns (August 07, 2005)
  • UP sugar sector witnessing investment boom (August 06, 2005)
  • ISMA signs pact with oil cos for ethanol supply (August 05, 2005)
  • 2 more Vizag sugar factories plan to start co-generation (August 03, 2005)
  • Sugar prices rise to all-time high (August 03, 2005)
  • Pakistan may resume sugar imports from India — 3-4 lakh tonnes export likely (August 02, 2005)
  • 100 pc jute packaging for sugar restored — Go-ahead from CCEA; order to come into effect fr (July 30, 2005)
  • Govt releases 11 lt of sugar for August (July 30, 2005)
  • Simbhaoli Sugar net up 293 pc (July 30, 2005)
  • Balrampur Chini, IFC sign carbon credit agreement (July 29, 2005)
  • Balrampur Chini plans another facility for sugar in eastern UP — Announces 60 pc growth in Q1 (July 23, 2005)
  • Sugar mills get Nabard package on debt (July 22, 2005)
  • Spot sugar prices up 5 pc on demand (July 19, 2005)
  • Dwarikesh Sugars Q3 net up at Rs 7.24 cr (July 16, 2005)
  • Simbhaoli Sugar bags orders for ethanol supply (July 08, 2005)
  • Pak likely to buy Indian sugar (July 02, 2005)
  • 34 lt sugar released for July-Sept quarter (June 30, 2005)
  • Govt may cut Q3 free sale sugar quota (June 28, 2005)
  • Maharashtra may lease out 4 sick sugar co-ops to pvt mills (June 28, 2005)
  • `Rapid expansion of UP sugar mills not a threat' (June 25, 2005)
  • SBEC enters speciality sugar biz with Originale (June 23, 2005)
  • Shree Renuka takes Rs 23-cr delivery (June 22, 2005)
  • Sugar prices seen firm on growing demand (June 22, 2005)
  • Balrampur Chini exits branded sugar biz (June 22, 2005)
  • DCM Shriram to expand sugar, chlor alkali capacities (June 16, 2005)
  • Raw sugar imports not to exceed 25 lt (June 10, 2005)
  • Raw sugar imports: Industry worried over policy changes (May 23, 2005)
  • Rana Sugars: Accept/Sell in market (May 22, 2005)
  • Sugar May futures dip 7 per cent (May 20, 2005)
  • ISMA seeks long-term demand for ethanol supply — Suggests changes to Petroleum Ministry in (May 14, 2005)
  • Ethanol-blended petrol programme — We responded to Petroleum Ministry's draft MoU, says ISMA (May 12, 2005)
  • Time ripe for total decontrol of sugar sector (May 11, 2005)
  • Long-term supply of ethanol for blended petrol programme — ISMA yet to respond to draft MoU (May 10, 2005)
  • HC order to pay 25% dues to farmers by May 29 — UP sugar mills get a breather (May 09, 2005)
  • Triveni to set up 3 sugar units (May 04, 2005)
  • `Sugar futures aligned to realities of physical trade' (May 03, 2005)
  • Molasses duty cut to Rs 750/t (May 03, 2005)
  • EU forced to reduce sugar subsidy (May 02, 2005)
  • Sugar prices up on lower free sale quota (April 28, 2005)
  • Bajaj Hindusthan emerges top sugar producer (April 25, 2005)
  • Amaravathy Co-op hit by inadequate cane arrivals (April 19, 2005)
  • Amaravathy Co-op hit by inadequate cane arrivals (April 19, 2005)
  • Parry's plans to brand non-refined sugar (April 19, 2005)
  • Parry's plans to brand non-refined sugar (April 19, 2005)
  • Sugar mills in UP foot Rs 252-cr dues to growers (April 16, 2005)
  • Shree Ambika Sugars merges power subsidiaries with itself (April 15, 2005)
  • Sugar production in UP may touch 48 lt (April 14, 2005)
  • Simbhaoli plans new model to double capacity (April 11, 2005)
  • Rethink on duty-free raw sugar imports (April 07, 2005)
  • `Mills need not be exempted from export rules' — Mr Manickam, Vice-Chairman and Managing Direct (March 28, 2005)
  • Ministry seeks proof of export orders to issue new licences (March 28, 2005)
  • Sugar mills in UP begin paying cane arrears (March 26, 2005)
  • Lower free-sale sugar quota for April-June quarter (March 25, 2005)
  • Nurturing hope (March 25, 2005)
  • Ethanol-blending to resume; ISMA made nodal agency (March 22, 2005)
  • Imports under advance licence — Proposal to exempt sugar mills from 7.5 pc customs duty (March 21, 2005)
  • Sweet news (March 21, 2005)
  • Raw sugar imports likely to be lower (March 17, 2005)
  • Raw sugar imports may turn a liability (March 17, 2005)
  • Cane war fallout: UP mills doling out `in-kind' sops to growers (March 10, 2005)
  • Sugar prices may decline (March 04, 2005)
  • Dwarikesh Sugar plans FCCB issue to raise $25 m (March 02, 2005)
  • Sugar industry flays hike in excise duty on molasses (March 02, 2005)
  • Excise duty on molasses `retrograde' (March 01, 2005)
  • Sops for textiles and sugar (March 01, 2005)
  • Structural issues not addressed (March 01, 2005)
  • More sweet than bitter (March 01, 2005)
  • Duty on molasses to cost mills extra Rs 200 crore (March 01, 2005)
  • Sugar output poised to recover in Maharashtra (February 24, 2005)
    Taxation

  • Accounting for farms (October 09, 2005)
  • Bill introduced to abolish cess on agri-product exports (August 17, 2005)
  • Uniform commodity classification by Sept in Kerala (June 21, 2005)
  • Hill produce traders in Kerala seek changes in VAT (May 14, 2005)
    Tea

  • Frost hits Nilgiris tea crop (December 30, 2005)
  • Tea industry must focus on aggressive promotion, marketing strategies (December 28, 2005)
  • Trying to improve (December 28, 2005)
  • Upasi bourse exploring new trading system for tea futures (December 27, 2005)
  • Mixed trend at Kochi tea sale (December 26, 2005)
  • Coonoor tea sale ends year on high note (December 26, 2005)
  • Tea prices down on fall in exports, rise in output (December 26, 2005)
  • Nilgiris tea estates hit by frost (December 24, 2005)
  • Nilgiris tea estates hit by frost (December 24, 2005)
  • Coonoor tea sales to witness lowest volume (December 23, 2005)
  • Rising offtake buoys tea industry hopes (December 23, 2005)
  • Coonoor tea up on low offer, better demand (December 19, 2005)
  • Good demand pushes up prices at Kochi tea sale (December 19, 2005)
  • 2nd lowest tea volume on offer at Coonoor sales (December 13, 2005)
  • Coonoor tea prices up (December 12, 2005)
  • Kochi tea prices rise on good demand (December 12, 2005)
  • TN gesture to small tea growers (December 06, 2005)
  • Tea Board plans pilot project to cut planters' social costs (December 06, 2005)
  • Coonoor tea prices up on low offer (December 05, 2005)
  • Tea prices up in Kochi sale (December 03, 2005)
  • 2nd lowest volume at Coonoor tea sales (November 30, 2005)
  • Orthodox tea prices dearer at Kochi (November 29, 2005)
  • Godrej to re-launch tea biz under single brand (November 29, 2005)
  • Tea up at Coonoor on good demand (November 29, 2005)
  • Geographical indicator regn for Assam, Nilgiris teas likely (November 26, 2005)
  • Tea growers seek advisory panels for Indco factories (November 26, 2005)
  • `Teas with a conscience' may be the new marketing mantra (November 25, 2005)
  • India, Lanka seek accord on pesticide residue in tea — Issue to figure at FAO meet in Rome (November 24, 2005)
  • Lower volume on offer at Coonoor tea sale (November 23, 2005)
  • Small growers seek floor price for tea (November 22, 2005)
  • Indian tea sector braves imports with quality offerings at home (November 22, 2005)
  • Coonoor tea prices look up (November 21, 2005)
  • Mixed trend in Kochi tea sale (November 21, 2005)
  • Frostbite likely to cut Nilgiri tea output (November 18, 2005)
  • Newby to launch speciality teas in India (November 16, 2005)
  • Fair demand at Kochi tea sale (November 14, 2005)
  • Prices improve for Coonoor teas (November 14, 2005)
  • Destination tea gardens (November 11, 2005)
  • Over 50 tea exporters figure in Volcker report (November 10, 2005)
  • Loans under Special Purpose Tea Fund — Firms may have to repay from auction earnings (November 09, 2005)
  • Industry to help Tea Board to map consumption pattern (November 07, 2005)
  • Tea exports likely to be hit as EU sets new residual limits (November 07, 2005)
  • Fair demand at Kochi tea sale (November 07, 2005)
  • Tea traders to discuss sales tax issue on Nov 8 (November 05, 2005)
  • Girnar plans foray into TN tea market (November 04, 2005)
  • Coonoor tea prices up on low volumes (October 31, 2005)
  • Centre may set up Rs 400-cr special fund for tea industry — Kamal Nath says it's only a one-off (October 29, 2005)
  • First winner of `Gold Deepam' prize from Bangalore (October 29, 2005)
  • Coonoor tea trade volumes slip (October 28, 2005)
  • Downtrend in Coonoor tea auction (October 24, 2005)
  • Chinese trip makes tea sector confident of exploring potential in global markets (October 22, 2005)
  • Vacuum packing of bulk tea (October 20, 2005)
  • Tea Board plans raids to check adulteration (October 18, 2005)
  • Mixed trend at Kochi tea sale (October 17, 2005)
  • Coonoor tea prices fail to improve despite low offer (October 17, 2005)
  • Tata Tea acquires US co Good Earth (October 14, 2005)
  • Apeejay to buy UK co Premier Foods' tea biz (October 14, 2005)
  • Tea prices improve marginally at Coonoor auctions (October 11, 2005)
  • Mixed trend at Kochi tea sale (October 10, 2005)
  • Waterfall Estates to go for vacuum packaging of bulk teas (October 06, 2005)
  • 15 tea factories closed in Nilgiris (October 06, 2005)
  • Mixed trend in Kochi tea sale (October 03, 2005)
  • Prices improve at Coonoor tea auction (October 03, 2005)
  • Four cos in race to buy HLL's Doom Dooma Tea (October 02, 2005)
  • Special tea sale of 142 finalists of Golden Leaf India award (October 01, 2005)
  • Tea buyers' body seeks tax sops at Kochi auctions (September 29, 2005)
  • Exports boost tea prices (September 28, 2005)
  • Good demand drives prices at Kochi tea sale (September 26, 2005)
  • Tea industry calls for aggressive promotion (September 26, 2005)
  • Tea tasting competition showcases S. India's capability (September 22, 2005)
  • 2.12 lakh ha tea bushes identified for rejuvenation (September 20, 2005)
  • Heavy withdrawals at Coonoor auctions (September 20, 2005)
  • ICWAI studying tea output cost (September 19, 2005)
  • Tea industry looks for immediate solutions (September 19, 2005)
  • Restructuring plans fuel rally in Assam Co (September 16, 2005)
  • Tantea bags `largest tea seller' award (September 16, 2005)
  • Prices drop at Coonoor tea sales (September 13, 2005)
  • Good demand drives up Kochi tea sale prices (September 12, 2005)
  • Tea Board concerned over `bad' quality teas (September 11, 2005)
  • Tea Board to tackle quality issue to raise exports — Sets 200 million kg export target for 200 (September 09, 2005)
  • Looking dim (September 09, 2005)
  • Best S. Indian teas to be showcased in China meet (September 09, 2005)
  • UPASI annual meet on Sept 20 (September 07, 2005)
  • Competition makes things tough for tea exports (September 06, 2005)
  • Rains brighten TN tea crop prospects (September 06, 2005)
  • Tea shipments via Amingaon ICD up (September 06, 2005)
  • Sluggish demand pulls down Coonoor tea (September 05, 2005)
  • Mixed trend in Kochi tea auction (September 05, 2005)
  • 15-member tea team to visit Egypt, Iran, UAE (September 02, 2005)
  • Beeyu Overseas bids for Lankan tea property — Ties up with Colombo-based firm; plans jt venture (September 02, 2005)
  • Coonoor tea average prices at 11-year low (September 01, 2005)
  • Quality tea stirs industry revival (August 31, 2005)
  • Tea Board destroys substandard teas (August 30, 2005)
  • No system to ensure MSP payment for tea (August 28, 2005)
  • Mixed trend in Kochi tea sale (August 27, 2005)
  • 'Centre keeping a close watch on tea prices' (August 26, 2005)
  • Tea prices, exports decline; output up (August 26, 2005)
  • VAT effect: Tea manufacturers may raise prices in AP (August 23, 2005)
  • Tea delegation to urge PM to fix MSP (August 18, 2005)
  • Coonoor tea auction turnover up 4.37 per cent (August 15, 2005)
  • Sluggish demand pulls down Coonoor tea prices (August 15, 2005)
  • Productivity rises at Kanan Devan plantation (August 13, 2005)
  • Kanan Devan's white tea fetches Rs 1,601 a kg (August 12, 2005)
  • Indco tea factories seek minimum price (August 10, 2005)
  • Coonoor tea prices fall on sluggish demand (August 08, 2005)
  • Southern tea competition receives 250 entries (August 08, 2005)
  • Orthodox tea subsidy: No benefit to small-scale units (August 08, 2005)
  • AP tea trade faces VAT problem (August 06, 2005)
  • 55 catalogued teas fetch higher than average price (August 06, 2005)
  • Brokers' indecision holds up tea futures take-off (August 04, 2005)
  • Tea auctions in South take a hit (August 03, 2005)
  • Coonoor sale: More demand for bright liquoring teas (August 01, 2005)
  • UPASI-TRI report confirms fears over tea quality (August 01, 2005)
  • Rossell Tea plans diversification (July 28, 2005)
  • Mixed reaction to tea sector wage pact (July 27, 2005)
  • Demand improves at Coonoor tea auctions (July 27, 2005)
  • Bengal tea workers' stir ends as unions settle for productivity-linked wages (July 27, 2005)
  • Technical snags continue to haunt tea e-auctions (July 25, 2005)
  • Tea prices rule low at Coonoor auctions (July 19, 2005)
  • Bengal tea talks fail (July 15, 2005)
  • Coonoor tea trade turnover rises in H1 (July 15, 2005)
  • Tea exports dip in May; output up 8.6 m kg (July 14, 2005)
  • Over 18 lakh kg tea on offer this week at Coonoor sale (July 14, 2005)
  • Tripartite meet on Bengal tea workers' strike tomorrow (July 13, 2005)
  • Tamil Nadu blazes new trail to support small growers (July 13, 2005)
  • TN tea subsidy scheme `timely' (July 13, 2005)
  • Not much to cheer (July 13, 2005)
  • TN subsidy for Nilgiris small tea growers (July 12, 2005)
  • Prices rise at Coonoor sales on demand (July 12, 2005)
  • Bengal tea industry comes to a standstill (July 12, 2005)
  • Plea for uniform VAT rate for tea rejected (July 12, 2005)
  • Tea factories seek manual auctions (July 11, 2005)
  • `e-snag' hits Coonoor tea auctions again (July 09, 2005)
  • Bengal strike to result in `long-term damage' to tea industry (July 09, 2005)
  • `We want to produce the best tea at the lowest price' (July 07, 2005)
  • Huge volumes of tea on offer at Coonoor auctions (July 07, 2005)
  • Tea talks fail; workers to go on strike (July 06, 2005)
  • Bengal tea garden workers demand wage revision, threaten stir from July 11 (July 05, 2005)
  • Tea prices hit new low at Coonoor sale (July 04, 2005)
  • HC sets aside orders restraining Tata Tea from transferring lands (July 01, 2005)
  • Tea Board allows manual bidding for dust category (June 30, 2005)
  • Jay Shree Tea may buy Singbuli, Balasona estates (June 30, 2005)
  • Record volume on offer at Coonoor tea sale this week (June 29, 2005)
  • Tea prices hit new low at Coonoor sale (June 27, 2005)
  • Tea prices hit new low at Coonoor sale (June 27, 2005)
  • Huge volumes on offer at Coonoor tea sales this week (June 24, 2005)
  • Snags in system delaying tea e-auctions (June 23, 2005)
  • Coonoor tea prices hit new lows (June 21, 2005)
  • Pak keen to tap India's tea expertise (June 21, 2005)
  • Mixed trend in Kochi tea sale (June 20, 2005)
  • Record offering slated for Coonoor tea sales this week (June 15, 2005)
  • Tea exports to West Asia, North Africa increase (June 15, 2005)
  • Tata Tea mulls acquiring more global brands (June 15, 2005)
  • High volumes, poor quality pull down Coonoor tea prices (June 13, 2005)
  • Mixed trend in Kochi tea sale (June 13, 2005)
  • Small tea growers abandoning harvest (June 07, 2005)
  • 97 pc workers subscribe for shares in Kanan Devan (June 07, 2005)
  • Khaitans acquire Magors' tea gardens for Rs 170 cr (June 07, 2005)
  • Coonoor tea prices dip on low demand (June 07, 2005)
  • Mixed trend in Kochi tea auction (June 06, 2005)
  • ActionAid flays HLL over tea workers' woes (June 04, 2005)
  • `Tea sector package doesn't benefit small growers' (June 02, 2005)
  • Coonoor tea prices continue to fall (May 31, 2005)
  • A `designer' tag that fails to command a premium (May 24, 2005)
  • Upasi holds demo on tea futures (May 24, 2005)
  • Tea prices drop at Coonoor auctions (May 24, 2005)
  • Tea import bill soars 133 pc (May 24, 2005)
  • Vanilla tea launched (May 23, 2005)
  • Fair general demand at Kochi tea sale (May 23, 2005)
  • Tata Tea: Buy (May 22, 2005)
  • Beeyu Overseas: Avoid (May 22, 2005)
  • Q1 tea production up 14 pc; prices rise in S. India sales (May 20, 2005)
  • Govt urged to focus more on marketing of tea overseas (May 16, 2005)
  • For sunday Prices plummet in Coonoor tea sale (May 09, 2005)
  • Kochi tea sale sees fair demand (May 09, 2005)
  • Kundah tea revival project launched (May 07, 2005)
  • No decision yet on manual sale: Coonoor tea trade body (May 06, 2005)
  • Upasi to launch `Tea Quality Competition' (May 06, 2005)
  • Prices decline on huge offerings at Coonoor sales (May 05, 2005)
  • Tea Board allows manual auctions (May 05, 2005)
  • Bought leaf units urge Tea Board to defer e-auctions (May 03, 2005)
  • Fair demand at Kochi tea auction (May 02, 2005)
  • Tea exports from South rise in 2004 (April 29, 2005)
  • Tea shipments through Amingaon ICD — Shipping lines don't rule out freight hike (April 28, 2005)
  • Rain brightens Nilgiris tea crop prospects (April 28, 2005)
  • Kerala tea output continues to slide (April 28, 2005)
  • Prices down at Coonoor sales on low buying interest (April 26, 2005)
  • Implement VAT for tea uniformly: Tea associations (April 26, 2005)
  • Mixed trend in Kochi tea sale (April 25, 2005)
  • Tea industry worried over snag in e-auctions — Urges Commerce Ministry's immediate interven (April 23, 2005)
  • Tea prices decline at Coonoor auction (April 22, 2005)
  • Upasi-MCX tie up for tea futures 'soon' (April 22, 2005)
  • Haldia may lose tea traffic to Kolkata Dock System (April 22, 2005)
  • Coonoor tea auctions Q1 turnover up 46 pc (April 18, 2005)
  • Mixed trend in Kochi auction (April 18, 2005)
  • No buyers for tea at Coonoor e-auctions (April 17, 2005)
  • Tata Tea enters economy segment with Agni (April 16, 2005)
  • Technical snag hits Coonoor tea e-auctions (April 16, 2005)
  • Flight of capital feared from tea plantations (April 14, 2005)
  • Tea slips at Coonoor sales (April 12, 2005)
  • Mixed trend at Kochi tea sale (April 11, 2005)
  • Teaserve auctions post lowest realisation (April 11, 2005)
  • Profits in marketing (April 09, 2005)
  • Tea exporters may gain from move to scrap cess (April 09, 2005)
  • Cost pressure forcing tea majors to exit plantation business (April 09, 2005)
  • Goodricke's expansion hinges on Japanese deal (April 08, 2005)
  • Call to promote tea as health drink (April 06, 2005)
  • Coonoor tea prices drop on low demand (April 05, 2005)
  • 50% value addition must on tea exports by EOUs, SEZs (April 05, 2005)
  • Scrap `import for exports' scheme, urges tea industry (April 05, 2005)
  • Kannan Devan eyes profit in first year (April 05, 2005)
  • Tata Tea divests control in tea estates in Kerala (April 02, 2005)
  • Goodricke group bullish on biz prospects (April 01, 2005)
  • Mixed trend at Kochi tea sale (March 28, 2005)
  • Bought-leaf factories perform better (March 24, 2005)
  • Coonoor tea falls on poor demand (March 21, 2005)
  • Tata Tea registers new firm for estates' transfer (March 19, 2005)
  • Panel urges uniform loan package for small tea growers (March 18, 2005)
  • Tea production down 4 pc in 2004; imports rise over 200 pc (March 16, 2005)
  • Sluggishness hits Coonoor tea sale (March 15, 2005)
  • Tea Board mulls annual contest for quality teas (March 14, 2005)
  • Record prices for teas at speciality auction (March 13, 2005)
  • Red spider mites threaten Nilgiris tea (March 12, 2005)
  • Coonoor tea trade complains of tech snags in e-auctions (March 11, 2005)
  • Dubai Tea Trading Centre receives first consignment (March 11, 2005)
  • Tata Tea (GB)'s debt-equity ratio gets lowered (March 10, 2005)
  • Stage set for Coonoor speciality tea auction (March 10, 2005)
  • Snag hits Coonoor tea e-auctions (March 09, 2005)
  • Spurt in Kochi tea prices (March 07, 2005)
  • Little in Budget to cheer small tea growers (March 04, 2005)
  • Tea industry may save on levy cut (March 03, 2005)
  • Upasi plea to do away with division of lots in e-auction (March 03, 2005)
  • Dusts in demand at Kochi tea sale (February 28, 2005)
  • Indian teas post highest rise in 2004 (February 26, 2005)
  • MCX, Upasi tie up for tea futures (February 25, 2005)
    Technical Analysis

  • Gold may test support, rise (December 30, 2005)
  • Cotton to test support levels (December 26, 2005)
  • Palm oil may head higher (December 25, 2005)
  • Spot gold may test support level (December 23, 2005)
  • Cotton prices may head higher (December 19, 2005)
  • Palm oil may head lower (December 18, 2005)
  • Gold may test support level (December 16, 2005)
  • NY cotton prices stay firm (December 12, 2005)
  • Palm oil may test resistance level (December 11, 2005)
  • Palm oil may test resistance level (December 11, 2005)
  • Spot gold may correct lower (December 09, 2005)
  • Cotton likely to rise further (December 05, 2005)
  • Spot gold may correct lower (December 02, 2005)
  • Bullish trend seen in cotton (November 28, 2005)
  • Palm oil may correct lower (November 27, 2005)
  • Gold may correct lower (November 25, 2005)
  • Palm oil futures may consolidate (November 20, 2005)
  • Spot gold may rise higher (November 18, 2005)
  • Palm oil may consolidate, rise (November 13, 2005)
  • Gold may test resistance, fall (November 11, 2005)
  • Cotton may turn bearish (November 07, 2005)
  • Palm oil may test support level (November 06, 2005)
  • Gold may test resistance level (November 04, 2005)
  • Cotton futures may consolidate (October 31, 2005)
  • Palm oil may consolidate (October 30, 2005)
  • Gold may consolidate, rise (October 28, 2005)
  • Bullish trend to resume in NY cotton (October 24, 2005)
  • Palm oil may test support level (October 23, 2005)
  • Gold may test support level (October 21, 2005)
  • Cotton futures may head higher (October 17, 2005)
  • Palm oil may test support, rise (October 16, 2005)
  • Downward tweak likely in gold (October 14, 2005)
  • NY cotton futures to move up (October 10, 2005)
  • Palm oil may test support levels (October 09, 2005)
  • Spot gold may test support level (October 07, 2005)
  • Bullish trend in NY cotton futures (October 03, 2005)
  • Palm oil may correct lower (October 02, 2005)
  • Spot gold may consolidate, rise (September 30, 2005)
  • Cotton prices may drift lower (September 26, 2005)
  • Palm oil may rise higher (September 25, 2005)
  • Gold may test resistance, dip (September 23, 2005)
  • Palm oil may head higher (September 18, 2005)
  • Spot gold may correct lower (September 16, 2005)
  • Likely fall in NY cotton futures (September 12, 2005)
  • Palm oil may consolidate, rise (September 11, 2005)
  • Gold likely to consolidate in range (September 09, 2005)
  • High oil prices temper NY cotton (September 05, 2005)
  • Palm oil may test resistance, rise (September 04, 2005)
  • Gold may test support level (September 02, 2005)
  • Cotton futures may come down (August 29, 2005)
  • Palm oil may correct lower (August 28, 2005)
  • Spot gold may test support level (August 26, 2005)
  • Bearish trend in NY cotton futures (August 22, 2005)
  • Palm oil may test resistance level (August 21, 2005)
  • Palm oil may test resistance level (August 21, 2005)
  • Spot gold may rise again (August 19, 2005)
  • NY cotton likely to test support levels (August 15, 2005)
  • Palm oil may hold to support, rise (August 14, 2005)
  • Spot gold may test resistance level (August 12, 2005)
  • NY cotton futures likely to rise (August 08, 2005)
  • Palm oil may test resistance, rise (August 07, 2005)
  • Spot gold may correct lower (August 05, 2005)
  • Coffee in next leg of price rally (August 04, 2005)
  • NY cotton futures range-bound (August 01, 2005)
  • Signals still bearish for palm oil (July 31, 2005)
  • Cotton may head lower (July 25, 2005)
  • Palm oil may test resistance, rise (July 24, 2005)
  • Spot gold may move lower (July 22, 2005)
  • NY cotton may rise, then fall (July 18, 2005)
  • Palm oil may rise higher (July 17, 2005)
  • Spot gold may test support level (July 15, 2005)
  • Cotton may consolidate, rise (July 11, 2005)
  • Palm oil may test support level (July 10, 2005)
  • Cotton to test support level (July 04, 2005)
  • Palm oil may head higher (July 03, 2005)
  • Spot gold may consolidate, rise (July 01, 2005)
  • Bullish reversal likely in NY cotton (June 27, 2005)
  • Bullish reversal likely in NY cotton (June 27, 2005)
  • Palm oil may test resistance level (June 26, 2005)
  • Spot gold may rise higher (June 24, 2005)
  • Cotton in for correction (June 20, 2005)
  • Palm oil may head higher (June 19, 2005)
  • Spot gold may test resistance level (June 17, 2005)
  • Cotton may bounce before falling (June 13, 2005)
  • Palm oil may test support level (June 12, 2005)
  • Coffee may zoom higher (June 08, 2005)
  • Bearish trend in NY cotton futures (June 06, 2005)
  • Palm oil futures may rise (June 05, 2005)
  • Spot gold may consolidate (June 03, 2005)
  • Bearish reversal likely in NY cotton (May 30, 2005)
  • Palm oil may head higher (May 29, 2005)
  • Gold may correct higher (May 27, 2005)
  • Cotton may dip, then rise (May 23, 2005)
  • Palm oil may edge lower (May 22, 2005)
  • Spot gold may rise, then dip (May 20, 2005)
  • Downward trend likely in cotton (May 16, 2005)
  • Palm oil may consolidate, rise (May 15, 2005)
  • Spot gold may head lower (May 13, 2005)
  • Palm oil may test support level (May 09, 2005)
  • Gold may fall after rising (May 06, 2005)
  • Correction likely in NY cotton futures (May 02, 2005)
  • Palm oil may consolidate (May 01, 2005)
  • Spot gold may move higher (April 29, 2005)
  • Cotton futures may decline (April 25, 2005)
  • Palm oil may consolidate (April 24, 2005)
  • Gold may test resistance level (April 22, 2005)
  • Cotton futures may rise (April 18, 2005)
  • Palm oil may consolidate (April 17, 2005)
  • Spot gold may head lower (April 16, 2005)
  • Cotton to rise further (April 11, 2005)
  • Palm oil may test support levels (April 10, 2005)
  • Spot gold may rise, then dip (April 08, 2005)
  • Downward tweak in cotton (April 04, 2005)
  • Palm oil may rise higher (April 03, 2005)
  • Spot gold may head lower (April 01, 2005)
  • Cotton futures may move up (March 28, 2005)
  • Palm oil may head higher (March 27, 2005)
  • Gold may test support level (March 25, 2005)
  • Cotton futures may move down (March 21, 2005)
  • Palm oil may test resistance level (March 20, 2005)
  • Spot gold may head higher (March 18, 2005)
  • Cotton futures may slip lower (March 14, 2005)
  • Palm oil may test resistance level (March 13, 2005)
  • Spot gold may rise higher (March 11, 2005)
  • NYCE cotton futures end higher (March 07, 2005)
  • Palm oil futures may rise (March 06, 2005)
  • Spot gold may rise higher (March 04, 2005)
  • Upward tweak likely in cotton (February 28, 2005)
  • Palm oil may test resistance level (February 27, 2005)
  • Palm oil may test resistance level (February 27, 2005)
  • Spot gold may vault higher (February 25, 2005)
    Technology

  • Israel, AP moot panel for farm tech transfer (July 08, 2005)
    Tobacco

  • Tobacco Board officials visit Chennai port, container terminals (December 27, 2005)
  • New packaging, labelling norms for tobacco products soon (December 07, 2005)
  • Ministries differ over FDI in tobacco processing (October 08, 2005)
  • Tobacco industry aims to double exports (October 05, 2005)
  • Tobacco players pitch for higher productivity (October 05, 2005)
  • National meet on tobacco in Hyderabad (October 03, 2005)
  • Export enquiries prop up tobacco sales, prices (July 08, 2005)
  • AP tobacco farmers block traffic (May 11, 2005)
  • AP tobacco farmers plan stir against low prices (May 10, 2005)
  • Cigarette smuggling, excise hike haunt AP tobacco farmers (April 12, 2005)
  • Banking on hope (April 01, 2005)
  • Tobacco auctions still sluggish in AP (March 23, 2005)
  • AP to monitor tobacco market (March 19, 2005)
  • Consortia set up to fight tobacco virus (March 17, 2005)
    Trade & Labour Unions

  • APK flays wage hike notification (June 27, 2005)
  • APK flays wage hike notification (June 27, 2005)
  • Kerala farm workers' stir called off (May 20, 2005)
    Trends

  • Japanese firm Yanmar forays into farm implements market (December 16, 2005)
  • Son of the soil (December 15, 2005)
  • Curbing border infiltration (December 06, 2005)
  • Kakinada farmers oppose move to acquire fertile land for SEZ (November 25, 2005)
  • Organic food growth up on consumer awareness (November 12, 2005)
  • PM to meet Plan panel today on agriculture issues (September 27, 2005)
  • Vanishing tribe (September 10, 2005)
  • Return of the natives (August 27, 2005)
  • US corn growers favour higher use of ethanol for fuel (July 20, 2005)
  • In dire straits (July 11, 2005)
  • CSD lists out reasons for farmers' suicides (June 14, 2005)
  • CPI(M) seeks relief for the project displaced in AP (June 07, 2005)
  • Paved with corn (May 18, 2005)
  • Talks on phosphoric acid rates fail — DAP supplies may dry up, warn fertiliser cos (May 17, 2005)
  • CWC targets farmers for value-added services (May 04, 2005)
  • Traders gain from Nafed's price support operations (March 29, 2005)
  • FICCI calls for tighter discipline in farm support measures (March 18, 2005)
  • PNB plans farmers training centre in TN (March 08, 2005)
    Water

  • `Liquidity' problem (December 13, 2005)
  • Karnataka planters' body opposes Upper Bhadra project (November 08, 2005)
  • Irrigation projects: AP CM for faster State-level forest clearances (October 27, 2005)
  • Fluid scene (October 15, 2005)
  • Water storage level up 29 pc (September 29, 2005)
  • Alisagar scheme gets eco-clearance (September 16, 2005)
  • AP CM seeks early clearance for Rs 3,000-crore water project (September 01, 2005)
  • Water storage level 25 pc higher than average in a decade — Oil seeds, rice coverage still lagg (August 03, 2005)
  • Kerala: Water levels increase in major reservoirs (July 27, 2005)
  • `Cloud seeding yields results in 10 districts' (July 26, 2005)
  • AP Govt unwilling to shift Pulichintala project site (July 26, 2005)
  • Move to divert Pranahita water to Sripada Sagar (July 23, 2005)
  • Kerala: Water levels increase major reservoirs (July 20, 2005)
  • Free water for farming may not last: Montek (June 25, 2005)
  • YSR asks officials to finalise irrigation proposals soon (June 23, 2005)
  • State seeks Central help to stop Godavari barrage work (May 25, 2005)
  • Lack of proper mechanism hits implementation of eco projects (May 19, 2005)
  • Tiding over (March 19, 2005)
  • AP allocates Rs 40 cr for cloud-seeding (March 14, 2005)
  • Water levels recede at major reservoirs in Kerala (March 05, 2005)
  • `Bachawat Award flouted' (February 26, 2005)
    Wheat
    Latest Prices
  • US scientist develops system using two machines to harvest wheat (December 27, 2005)
  • Wheat situation dicey; Govt need not be averse to imports (December 09, 2005)
  • Comfortable stock level keeps wheat prices on leash (November 28, 2005)
  • Two cos offer insurance cover for wheat crop (November 21, 2005)
  • FCI trades wheat on CBOT, makes profit (November 19, 2005)
  • Global wheat prices ease on crop prospects (November 04, 2005)
  • Wheat prices likely to be steady (August 31, 2005)
  • No brave comments on wheat imports, please (July 18, 2005)
  • 1 million t wheat import likely: USDA (July 14, 2005)
  • Monsanto GM wheat launch after solving marketing issues (July 08, 2005)
  • Wheat prices: A calm before the storm? (July 02, 2005)
  • TN roller flour millers a worried lot — Taxation, freight anomaly in wheat, products (June 22, 2005)
  • Wheat tops Rs 7,500/t; imports may be dearer (June 15, 2005)
  • Variance in buffer stock norms for grains confuses trade (June 09, 2005)
  • Govt raises wheat buffer norm for 3 quarters (June 08, 2005)
  • Wheat stocks plummet to 14.3 mt (June 07, 2005)
  • Indian wheat bucks world price trend (May 28, 2005)
  • Allow duty-free wheat import, TN flour mills (May 24, 2005)
  • India may become wheat deficit, says Cargill CMD (May 18, 2005)
  • Concern over spiralling wheat prices (May 17, 2005)
  • Procurement, arrivals of wheat lower (May 07, 2005)
  • Global wheat, flour trade to rise 5 mt: IGC (May 03, 2005)
  • Waiting with hope (May 03, 2005)
  • Freight hike, rising wheat prices hurt TN flour mills (April 28, 2005)
  • Lower arrivals of wheat reflect fall in production (April 26, 2005)
  • Govt may lower wheat output projections — Above normal temperature in Nov-Dec affects yield (April 26, 2005)
  • Lakshmi Overseas to foray into wheat flour segment (April 15, 2005)
  • Rationalisation of freight classification — Southern flour mills feel the heat (April 13, 2005)
  • Global wheat market seen in static phase (April 04, 2005)
  • Meet to discuss wheat exports on April 7 (March 24, 2005)
  • Wheat grain quality may be hit by rains (March 23, 2005)
  • Caring for the crop (March 19, 2005)
  • Rains, hailstorm ring alarm for wheat crop (March 11, 2005)
  • Kandla Port handles record volume of wheat cargo (February 24, 2005)
    Wool

  • Australia may phase out mulesing of lamb by 2010 (November 16, 2005)
    WTO

  • WTO talks fail to gain momentum — `No question of compromise on agriculture' (December 16, 2005)
  • `More farm commitments needed from rich nations' (December 13, 2005)
  • India seeks `real' cuts in farm subsidies (November 27, 2005)
  • India to safeguard farmers' interests at WTO meet (November 16, 2005)
  • Australia, India to speed up process to resolve farm trade issues (November 15, 2005)
  • AP Govt opens WTO Cell (November 04, 2005)
  • Subsidise or perish! (November 04, 2005)
  • WTO farm trade talks end in stalemate (October 21, 2005)
  • Third-party certifying NGOs — A blow to WTO's Hong Kong ministerial? (October 19, 2005)
  • G-20 to prepare action plan against subsidised farm product exports (October 14, 2005)
  • WTO Cell for AP ryots (July 29, 2005)
  • India firm on ending of farm subsidies by developed nations (July 21, 2005)
  • India for highest cuts in domestic farm support in US, Japan, EU (July 21, 2005)
  • G-20 seeks meaningful results in farm talks (July 14, 2005)
  • Protecting farmers from world markets (June 28, 2005)
  • OECD countries continue to offer high farm subsidies (June 25, 2005)
  • `Energise G-33 to protect farmers in developing countries' (June 14, 2005)
  • Keep your word on farm products, Chidambaram tells developed nations (June 08, 2005)
  • India moots 2-pronged plan for WTO farm talks (May 06, 2005)
  • India for resolving stalemate in WTO agriculture issues (May 05, 2005)
  • Focus on agriculture in WTO (March 28, 2005)
  • Doha agenda may ensure level playing field for developing nations: Pawar (March 26, 2005)
  • Group to seek timeframe for cutting farm export subsidies: Kamal Nath (March 19, 2005)
  • FICCI moots stringent tariff procedures in WTO farm talks (March 16, 2005)
  • Conclave begins on Friday in New Delhi — G-20 partners to evolve strategy on WTO issues (March 16, 2005)


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