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  • Compensation for chilli farmers; sabotage ruled out (May 09, 2008)
  • Chilli prices up Rs 10/kg; short-term scarcity seen (May 06, 2008)
  • Guntur chilli market yard gutted, loss estimated at Rs 55 cr (May 04, 2008)
    Agricultural Institutions

  • Nabard sanctions Rs 3,622 cr for infrastructure projects (December 18, 2008)
  • Nabard projects: Kerala’s credit potential in 2009-10 at Rs 44,484 cr (December 13, 2008)
  • Campco plans wind energy production (December 03, 2008)
  • Nabard sanctions Rs 298 cr (December 02, 2008)
  • Nabard credit plan for Tirunelveli (December 01, 2008)
  • Icrisat opens knowledge centre for food processing (November 22, 2008)
  • TNAU, Canada varsity tie up (November 21, 2008)
  • Icrisat programme looks to improve sorghum output (November 12, 2008)
  • TN farm varsity initiative (November 07, 2008)
  • ‘Casual approach won’t do in tackling desertification’ (November 05, 2008)
  • Banks, Nabard to get first instalment of farm debt waiver (October 16, 2008)
  • Nabard mulls micro cover for rural poor (October 07, 2008)
  • Nabard fund to help farming community adopt tech (August 19, 2008)
  • Kerala staff to join Nabard strike (August 12, 2008)
  • Nabard hiking rates irks co-op banks (July 15, 2008)
  • Markfed for higher MSP (July 15, 2008)
  • New Director for CRIDA (July 08, 2008)
  • Tea Board to invite fresh bids to open closed gardens (June 27, 2008)
  • TNAU research meet urges raising trees as farm enterprise (May 06, 2008)
  • Nabard sanctions Rs 290 cr to AP (April 30, 2008)
  • FCI may top wheat procurement target (April 13, 2008)
  • Rs 1,345-cr Nabard aid for TN co-op banks likely (April 12, 2008)
  • Nabard sets higher short-term refinance target of Rs 22,000 cr (April 10, 2008)
  • Nabard disbursals in Kerala at Rs 1,483 cr in 2007-08 (April 09, 2008)
  • Nabard to pool small farmers’ holdings (April 04, 2008)
  • Icrisat setting up $5.25 m bio-food knowledge centre (March 21, 2008)
  • TN farm varsity signs pact (March 04, 2008)
  • Caution is the word on 100% FDI in agri banks (February 29, 2008)
  • Paddy processing research centre gets national institute status (February 13, 2008)
  • Nabard sanctions Rs 144 cr to Kerala (February 08, 2008)
  • AP’s credit potential pegged at Rs 42,460 cr (February 01, 2008)
  • Icrisat, New Zealand institute sign pact (February 01, 2008)
  • Nabard asks NGOs to reach out to rural communities (January 31, 2008)
  • Nabard sanctions Rs 23.68 cr to Kerala (January 09, 2008)
  • Nabard sanctions Rs 537 cr to AP (January 01, 2008)
    Agricultural Policy

  • Bill to amend Apeda Act in LS (December 23, 2008)
  • No hike in edible oil import duties: Pawar (November 27, 2008)
  • Centre clears farming of vannamei shrimp (November 06, 2008)
  • Higher cane prices could dent margins of UP mills (October 21, 2008)
  • CCEA clears Rs 50 a quintal paddy bonus (October 17, 2008)
  • Kerala Cabinet okays organic farming policy (October 16, 2008)
  • ‘No plans to review import duty on farm items’ (September 18, 2008)
  • Steep hike in support price for kharif crops (September 12, 2008)
  • 50% hike likely in sugarcane SMP (September 03, 2008)
  • Agri Dept projects to come under social audit (September 01, 2008)
  • Abhijit Sen calls for debate on subsidies on food, fertilisers (August 24, 2008)
  • Open market sale to make available 50 lakh t of wheat (August 22, 2008)
  • New urea policy fixes floor price at $250 a tonne (August 09, 2008)
  • Quality norms for onion exports tightened (August 03, 2008)
  • Centre scraps import duty on raw cotton (July 10, 2008)
  • Policy proposals may help sugar realisations (July 04, 2008)
  • Maize exports banned till October 15 (July 04, 2008)
  • Govt set to decontrol sugar industry from October 1 (July 03, 2008)
  • 30 l tonnes sugar buffer released (July 02, 2008)
  • Kerala unhappy with support price for paddy (June 14, 2008)
  • Ad hoc Rs 850/quintal support price for paddy (June 13, 2008)
  • High global prices spoil fertiliser party (June 12, 2008)
  • Is the Centre deliberately delaying paddy MSP hike decision? (June 09, 2008)
  • Bengal to formulate balanced policy for farm, industry (May 28, 2008)
  • Pawar hints at higher support price for paddy (May 27, 2008)
  • Speculation over ‘deal’ between futures industry, Govt (May 10, 2008)
  • ‘Hike paddy support price to Rs 18,000/t’ (May 01, 2008)
  • ‘Govt should not allow edible oil prices to drop further’ (April 12, 2008)
  • Single super phosphate price fixed at Rs 3,400 a tonne (April 12, 2008)
  • Farm cost panel’s cane price formula leaves industry bitter (April 04, 2008)
  • Creation of farmers’ debt relief fund cleared (March 28, 2008)
  • Customs duty on cooking oils slashed (March 21, 2008)
  • Scheme soon to get farmers out of moneylenders’ grip (March 16, 2008)
  • Norm for using domestic vegoils in vanaspati off (February 21, 2008)
  • Evolve food processing policy, States told (February 20, 2008)
  • Farm cost panel moots minimum remunerative price for crops (February 17, 2008)
  • Confusion over rice export ban notification (February 13, 2008)
  • Additional release of sugar to keep prices on leash (February 06, 2008)
  • SC stays HC order on sugarcane pricing (January 19, 2008)
  • No consensus on direct farm subsidy (January 08, 2008)
    Agriculture

  • MSP policy: Is it back to the Abhijit Sen formula? (December 08, 2008)
  • Farm sector likely to grow at 4%, says Pawar (November 24, 2008)
    Aluminium

  • Madras Aluminium suspends production (December 11, 2008)
  • Mumbai to host 3-day Aluminium India 2008 expo (February 21, 2008)
    Animals & Livestock

  • Livestock Board, Sree Chitra Institute launch joint venture (August 20, 2008)
  • IVRCL bags contract for livestock institute building (July 16, 2008)
  • On death row? (May 13, 2008)
  • IVRCL bags Rs 79-cr research centre project (March 26, 2008)
    Anti-dumping

  • US cuts anti-dumping duty on Indian shrimps (July 11, 2008)
    Aquaculture

  • Fishing for security (December 22, 2008)
  • Business slump (December 19, 2008)
  • Fish export from Kerala declines (December 18, 2008)
  • Making a mark (December 08, 2008)
  • Catching on (December 06, 2008)
  • Shrimp farmers seek compensation (December 05, 2008)
  • Seafood exporters urged to focus on value-added products (December 05, 2008)
  • Oceanaa in pact for shrimp hatchery (December 03, 2008)
  • Vast work area (December 02, 2008)
  • Biometric cards for fishermen (December 02, 2008)
  • Global shrimp prices likely to weaken (November 28, 2008)
  • ‘Coldwater fisheries growth important for food security’ (November 27, 2008)
  • Lakshadweep gets nod for 100-t fishing vessel buy (November 25, 2008)
  • Aqua expo (November 22, 2008)
  • Infrastructure for fisheries sector to be modernised (November 22, 2008)
  • Fish farming (November 21, 2008)
  • EU team visits Vizag fishing harbour (November 19, 2008)
  • Distress alert transmitters (November 18, 2008)
  • Fishing community seeks loan waiver (November 16, 2008)
  • The blockade (November 14, 2008)
  • Choice Group’s shrimp brand makes a mark in US (November 11, 2008)
  • Freight sop scheme for seafood sector approved (November 08, 2008)
  • Farming fish organically (November 03, 2008)
  • Unit value of marine exports rises (October 31, 2008)
  • Debt relief (October 30, 2008)
  • Plans to boost ornamental fish exports to $50 m by 2012 (October 30, 2008)
  • Organic aquaculture harvest to begin on Nov 1 (October 25, 2008)
  • Global shrimp prices continue to reign low (October 24, 2008)
  • Joint venture to promote oceanarium in Kochi (October 21, 2008)
  • Rs 3.2 cr grant to train inland fish farmers (October 17, 2008)
  • Global tuna prices surge (October 04, 2008)
  • Govt plans fisheries varsity (September 17, 2008)
  • Awaiting turn (September 08, 2008)
  • Variety fare (September 05, 2008)
  • Tatas’ tech support for fisheries institute in TN (September 03, 2008)
  • Shore-bound (August 30, 2008)
  • A toast to the coast (August 25, 2008)
  • Increase in focus on seabass culture (August 25, 2008)
  • CIFT designs fibreglass boats for fishermen in Rajasthan (August 25, 2008)
  • Falling yield (August 23, 2008)
  • On collision course? (August 20, 2008)
  • Organic aquaculture project gets under way (August 19, 2008)
  • Seafood exports: Share of shrimps falls; frozen finfish records rise (August 18, 2008)
  • Indian seafood exports touch $1.89 b in 2007-08 (August 13, 2008)
  • Bleak prospects (August 12, 2008)
  • Shrimp case: WTO panel adopts ruling in favour of India, Thailand (August 05, 2008)
  • CMFRI gets new director (August 01, 2008)
  • Back in action (August 01, 2008)
  • Fishy affair (July 31, 2008)
  • Project to boost capture fisheries sector (July 26, 2008)
  • 7 fishermen to get training in Vietnam (July 20, 2008)
  • MPEDA convenes meet for controlling harmful residues (July 15, 2008)
  • Aquaculture expo to be held at Bhubaneswar (July 14, 2008)
  • Scope for seafood units (July 12, 2008)
  • Deadline for boat registration (July 12, 2008)
  • Source of livelihood (July 12, 2008)
  • Diesel short supply hits fishing operations at Vizag harbour (July 10, 2008)
  • ‘Fisheries output growth declined after WTO’ (June 30, 2008)
  • Different yields (June 26, 2008)
  • Fishing in polluted waters (June 25, 2008)
  • Struggle for survival (June 18, 2008)
  • Push for growth (June 17, 2008)
  • Getting covered (June 14, 2008)
  • Exports of frozen tuna loins begin (June 10, 2008)
  • Big catch (June 09, 2008)
  • Bartronics to issue bar coded tokens for fish medicine (May 31, 2008)
  • 2 shrimp exporters picked for US dumping duty review (May 31, 2008)
  • Dollar fluctuations eat into Indian shrimp exports (May 30, 2008)
  • Karnataka’s 57-day fishing ban from June 15 (May 30, 2008)
  • Big haul (May 28, 2008)
  • AP shrimp farmers urged to diversify (May 27, 2008)
  • Fish workers seek legislation on coastal biodiversity (May 26, 2008)
  • Shrimp farm industry seeks introduction of new variety (May 24, 2008)
  • Work on aqua-tech park under way (May 21, 2008)
  • Plum catch (May 16, 2008)
  • Ornamental fish may get green certification (May 15, 2008)
  • TN fishermen seek compensation for trawl ban (May 15, 2008)
  • Inland fishing (May 14, 2008)
  • Noodles and ice cream from fish (May 08, 2008)
  • Kinfra proposes to set up marine park at Beypore (April 30, 2008)
  • Fisheries institute demonstrates cage culture in Vizag (April 28, 2008)
  • Oceanic Edibles to set up food processing units (April 19, 2008)
  • Captive catch (April 19, 2008)
  • Captive catch (April 19, 2008)
  • Oceanic Edibles to set up food processing units (April 19, 2008)
  • Fishermen upset over extended ban period (April 16, 2008)
  • Relief effort under way (April 05, 2008)
  • Fishing harbour work apace (March 13, 2008)
  • US to review shrimp anti-dumping duty (March 06, 2008)
  • Victims of pollution (March 04, 2008)
  • ‘Domestic market important for fisheries’ (February 19, 2008)
  • Net-working (February 19, 2008)
  • Seminar on aquaculture today (February 18, 2008)
  • Measures sought to revive seafood sector (February 16, 2008)
  • Seafood meet focuses on deep sea fishing (February 09, 2008)
  • International seafood show from tomorrow (February 07, 2008)
  • $50-m target set for ornamental fish exports (February 07, 2008)
  • US dumping duty on shrimps to be reviewed (February 07, 2008)
  • ‘Fishy’ job (January 29, 2008)
  • Low value-added forms hampering tuna exports (January 11, 2008)
  • SEZ to be set up for marine products in AP (January 09, 2008)
  • Action plan to boost tuna exports (January 07, 2008)
  • Pawar calls for integrated approach within fisheries sector (January 05, 2008)
  • Kerala Shipping to launch fisheries research vessel (January 03, 2008)
    Awards & Honours

  • Kurien chosen for agriculture leadership award (September 17, 2008)
  • Export award for Pala Coop Society (May 08, 2008)
  • Kanan Devan reaps rich haul at tea tasting contest (February 21, 2008)
  • Nabard award for farmers’ club (February 07, 2008)
  • Award for Malappuram couple (January 06, 2008)
    Bio-tech & Genetics

  • GM crops and their opponents (December 26, 2008)
  • GM food: Substantial progress made in research (December 15, 2008)
  • GEAC clears limited field trials of GM corn (November 18, 2008)
  • Modern lab set up to boost organic farming (November 04, 2008)
  • Symposium on automation in food microbiology (September 09, 2008)
  • ‘Two genetics related panels violate norms, lack quorum’ (May 30, 2008)
  • Call for research on efficacy of Bt cottonseeds (May 11, 2008)
  • Tremendous scope for vertical growth in biotech crops (May 09, 2008)
  • Biovet sets up unit to produce vaccines for farm animals (April 25, 2008)
  • NGOs, farmers plan anti-GM campaign (April 07, 2008)
  • Bt brinjal trials have GEAC approval: TNAU (February 24, 2008)
  • ‘India has fifth largest area under GM crops’ (February 19, 2008)
  • Bt factor, a reason for higher cotton output (February 19, 2008)
  • Go slow on genetically modified crops: Expert (January 05, 2008)
    Bonus Announcements

  • Rs 100 a quintal bonus payment likely for paddy (October 02, 2008)
  • AP farmers to get bonus (March 10, 2008)
    Books

  • Agriculture, a growth engine (September 01, 2008)
  • Books on agriculture released (August 07, 2008)
  • ‘Agriculture needs inputs on leadership, management’ (May 08, 2008)
    Budget

  • Farm debt waiver: Banks to get two thirds in cash (March 15, 2008)
  • Parliament Members Farmers’ Forum set to be revived (March 11, 2008)
  • RBI supports farm loan waiver scheme (March 07, 2008)
  • AP mulls extending loan waiver scheme (March 07, 2008)
  • ‘Double-digit growth in farm sector possible’ (March 07, 2008)
  • RBI support (March 07, 2008)
  • About 50 lakh Maharashtra farmers to benefit (March 07, 2008)
  • PM defends farm loan waiver (March 06, 2008)
  • Loan waiver: Bounty for cane farmers (March 05, 2008)
  • A new dawn? (March 05, 2008)
  • Turnover tax likely to push up commodity trading costs (March 04, 2008)
  • Exchanges, broking firms to plead against commodity transaction tax (March 04, 2008)
  • ‘Time for farmers to achieve higher productivity’ (March 04, 2008)
  • About 60 lakh AP farmers to benefit from loan waiver (March 04, 2008)
  • Farm loan waivers: The figures don’t add up (March 04, 2008)
  • Will the Budget package work for poor farmers? (March 03, 2008)
  • Budget: Grain traders disappointed (March 03, 2008)
  • Insurance cos set to launch special schemes for plantation crops (March 03, 2008)
  • ‘Debt waiver good for banks’ (March 02, 2008)
  • ‘Budget for next general election, not next generation’ (March 01, 2008)
  • Flowing benefits (March 01, 2008)
  • ‘Commodity transaction tax to hit price discovery’ (March 01, 2008)
  • 4 cr farmers to benefit from debt waiver scheme (March 01, 2008)
  • Loan waiver: Bankers await the fine print (March 01, 2008)
  • Spin-off effect likely from loan waiver (March 01, 2008)
  • All smiles (March 01, 2008)
  • Mixed reactions from edible oil industry (March 01, 2008)
  • Loan waiver for small, marginal farmers (March 01, 2008)
  • ‘Focus is on agricultural growth’ (March 01, 2008)
  • Cardamom, pepper to benefit (March 01, 2008)
  • Budget may boost irrigation demand (March 01, 2008)
  • Overdue focus on agriculture (March 01, 2008)
  • Less-than friendly to commodity derivatives (March 01, 2008)
  • Commodity trading to turn a costly affair (March 01, 2008)
  • Sugar, edible oil sectors feel let down by Budget (March 01, 2008)
  • Opening the gates for irrigation (March 01, 2008)
  • Widening the field (March 01, 2008)
  • Prompt payers may feel cheated: Experts (March 01, 2008)
  • Hesitant repayment of debt of gratitude (March 01, 2008)
  • New institution to fund irrigation projects (March 01, 2008)
  • Need renewed focus on productivity, R&D (March 01, 2008)
  • ‘Loan waivers, a courageous move’ (March 01, 2008)
  • Plantation sector happy with allocations (March 01, 2008)
  • ‘Treat poultry farming at par with agriculture’ (March 01, 2008)
  • Farm reform must take root (February 25, 2008)
    Cashew

  • Kerala to put pressure for cashew development board Bill (December 23, 2008)
  • Cashew Board to be set up in one of the bigger producing States (December 22, 2008)
  • Russian ban adds to cashew export woes (December 19, 2008)
  • Stalemate over setting up cashew development board (November 28, 2008)
  • ‘Expand cashew cultivation in N-E States’ (November 25, 2008)
  • Kerala, Tanzania in pact for supply of raw cashew nuts (November 23, 2008)
  • ‘Vision 2020’ to help prepare road map for cashew sector (November 22, 2008)
  • Financial turmoil pushes down cashew exports (November 19, 2008)
  • Raw cashewnut supply seen declining (November 19, 2008)
  • Value-added products from cashew corporation a big hit (November 12, 2008)
  • Centre can’t go back on setting up of cashew board: Minister (November 10, 2008)
  • Karnataka cashew body poll (October 01, 2008)
  • Fresh push for Cashew Board by Commerce Ministry (September 23, 2008)
  • Cashew exports continue to show uptrend (September 22, 2008)
  • `Growing cashew can help eco restoration' (September 17, 2008)
  • Moves to set up cashew board revived (August 29, 2008)
  • China potential market for cashew products (August 27, 2008)
  • Maharashtra tops in cashew output, yield (August 22, 2008)
  • Global cashew shortage pushes up Indian exports (August 04, 2008)
  • Q1 cashew nut shell liquid exports drop (August 02, 2008)
  • Unit value realisation of cashew export increases (August 01, 2008)
  • The ‘dukandar’ still holds sway (July 31, 2008)
  • Retailing the king of nuts (July 31, 2008)
  • Cashew body to sell products in Russia, China (July 30, 2008)
  • Call for cashew processing unit (July 08, 2008)
  • Nuts dearer (June 20, 2008)
  • Cashew prices firm up on lower global output (June 17, 2008)
  • Crunchy kernels (April 25, 2008)
  • Karnataka share in cashew trade goes up (April 18, 2008)
  • 4 cashew-based products launched (April 13, 2008)
  • Cashew Corpn launches value-added products (April 08, 2008)
  • Uncertainty continues over setting up of cashew board (March 26, 2008)
  • Exporter develops biodynamic cashew (March 26, 2008)
  • 3,000 tonnes raw cashew damaged due to rains (March 24, 2008)
  • ‘India to gain on global cashew shortage’ (March 20, 2008)
  • Cashew field day in Mangalore (March 18, 2008)
  • Cashew exports likely to fall in volume, value (March 13, 2008)
  • Cashew exports may rise on Vietnam woes (March 12, 2008)
  • Tech centre mooted to boost cashew cultivation (February 26, 2008)
  • Full mechanisation of cashew industry unlikely (February 15, 2008)
  • Cashew body eyes profits after four decades (February 05, 2008)
  • Cashew body to launch value-added products (February 01, 2008)
  • Cashew exports drop on slew of factors (January 23, 2008)
  • Centre plans Cashew Board (January 06, 2008)
  • CEPC told not to shift headquarters (January 01, 2008)
  • Cashew industry wants service tax on brokerage to go (January 01, 2008)
    Climate & Weather

  • Fog cover to hang through dawn of New Year (December 30, 2008)
  • Chill in north as Bay shows signs of warming up (December 29, 2008)
  • Mercury drops further over northwest, peninsula (December 27, 2008)
  • Mercury falls as anti-cyclone digs its heels (December 26, 2008)
  • Mercury falls as weather clears over northwest (December 24, 2008)
  • Fog envelops plains as skies clear up in northwest (December 22, 2008)
  • Dipping westerlies fan moisture to northwest (December 20, 2008)
  • Rains seen returning to south coastal TN (December 19, 2008)
  • Rains relent over Tamil Nadu as dry air filters in (December 18, 2008)
  • Monsoon back to ‘active phase’ over coastal TN (December 17, 2008)
  • Easterly wave dumps moisture over coastal TN (December 16, 2008)
  • Wet weather to break out over extreme north, south (December 15, 2008)
  • Lull in south as westerlies spark weather in north (December 13, 2008)
  • Drier winds make further inroads into peninsula (December 12, 2008)
  • Monsoon may be active until weekend (December 11, 2008)
  • ‘Low’ stays put, presides over locally wet weather (December 10, 2008)
  • Depression weakens into ‘low’ over Sri Lanka (December 09, 2008)
  • Cyclone threat off for TN as 07B weakens (December 08, 2008)
  • Shift in bearing may cap Bay storm strength (December 06, 2008)
  • Bay storm threatens to hit Lanka (December 05, 2008)
  • Bay ‘low’ materialises, seen tracking west (December 04, 2008)
  • Model runs discount cyclone threat for TN (December 03, 2008)
  • IMD sees fresh buzz in southeast Bay (December 02, 2008)
  • Wet weather on as cyclone remnant lingers (December 01, 2008)
  • Cyclone Nisha’s remnant proves a soaker (November 29, 2008)
  • Nisha drenches Tamil Nadu, set to weaken (November 28, 2008)
  • Cyclone Nisha bides time to cross TN coast (November 27, 2008)
  • Bay depression may intensify, to cross TN coast (November 26, 2008)
  • Bay trumps forecasts, spins up early ‘low’ (November 25, 2008)
  • Wet spell on as ‘low’ gets pushed by a day (November 24, 2008)
  • IMD sets up watch for ‘low’ over southeast Bay (November 22, 2008)
  • Easterly wave tightens grip over peninsular weather (November 21, 2008)
  • Easterly wave kicks up weather over southeast coast (November 20, 2008)
  • Wet weather to grow into west, northwest (November 19, 2008)
  • Cyclone Khai-Muk remnant causes rains to linger (November 18, 2008)
  • Bay cyclone revs up northeast monsoon (November 17, 2008)
  • Cyclone brewing; A.P. coast may take hit (November 15, 2008)
  • ‘Low’ becomes well marked over Bay (November 14, 2008)
  • Build-up to ‘low’ continues over southeast Bay (November 13, 2008)
  • Westerlies signals wet weather for northwest too (November 12, 2008)
  • Peninsular rains to rev up ahead of ‘low’ (November 11, 2008)
  • Bay ‘low’ to anchor monsoon revival this week (November 10, 2008)
  • Sulking easterlies extend cold snap in South (November 06, 2008)
  • Mixed outlook for winter weather (November 05, 2008)
  • Cold wave filters into south peninsula (November 03, 2008)
  • Isolated showers seen over Kerala, TN (November 01, 2008)
  • Peninsular weather to stay quiet (October 30, 2008)
  • Tropical cyclone Rashmi crosses Bangladesh (October 29, 2008)
  • Bay bracing to witness cyclonic storm (October 27, 2008)
  • ‘Low’ pops up over Bay, to intensify (October 25, 2008)
  • Peninsular rains may relent soon (October 24, 2008)
  • Fresh storm threat for Arabian Sea, Bay (October 23, 2008)
  • Monsoon vigour over Bay; Arabian Sea hosts cyclone (October 22, 2008)
  • Storm over Arabian Sea, whirl in Bay (October 21, 2008)
  • IMD sets up watch for Bay ‘low’ (October 20, 2008)
  • Chandrayaan may encounter peaking monsoon (October 18, 2008)
  • Westerly system triggers rains over northwest (October 17, 2008)
  • IMD declares onset of north-east monsoon (October 16, 2008)
  • Northeast monsoon winds fan into South China Sea (October 15, 2008)
  • Onset window opens for northeast monsoon (October 14, 2008)
  • Monsoon tail wags in south peninsula (October 13, 2008)
  • Rains may intensify over peninsula from Sunday (October 11, 2008)
  • Build-up for northeast monsoon apace (October 10, 2008)
  • Bay continues to be put under storm watch (October 08, 2008)
  • Westerly system to bring down mercury (October 07, 2008)
  • Wet spell holds in east, sporadic over peninsula (October 06, 2008)
  • Monsoon withdrawal may be disrupted again (October 04, 2008)
  • Monsoon draws to a close, rated ‘near normal’ (October 02, 2008)
  • Wet spell over east as cyclonic whirl persists (October 01, 2008)
  • Monsoon exits from most of north-west (September 30, 2008)
  • Super typhoon Jangmi drains out moisture (September 29, 2008)
  • Monsoon set to withdraw from Northwest (September 27, 2008)
  • Monsoon set to withdraw from Northwest (September 27, 2008)
  • With 5 days to go, rain deficit cut to 1% (September 26, 2008)
  • Rice output estimated higher at 83.25 mt (September 26, 2008)
  • Storm threat for Bay, Arabian Sea in early Oct (September 25, 2008)
  • Feeble ‘low’ may see north-west dry up faster (September 24, 2008)
  • Northwest pelted as Bay heaves again (September 22, 2008)
  • Kharif crops in over 18 lakh hectares affected (September 20, 2008)
  • Westerly rolls in, presages heavy falls in northwest (September 20, 2008)
  • Rain deficit gets cut back to 2% (September 19, 2008)
  • Bay under watch as depression crosses land (September 18, 2008)
  • ‘Low’ ramps up to just below cyclone strength (September 17, 2008)
  • Rains turn sparse over South on new Bay ‘low’ (September 16, 2008)
  • Fresh ‘low’ expected to spin up over Bay today (September 15, 2008)
  • Rains to keep monsoon withdrawal at bay (September 14, 2008)
  • Deficit stays at 3% as excess rain zone shifts south (September 12, 2008)
  • ‘Low’ strengthens as Bay beeps for successor (September 11, 2008)
  • Strong ‘low’, enhanced rains seen in AP, Orissa (September 09, 2008)
  • Rain deficit up as Bay throws up fresh ‘low’ (September 08, 2008)
  • Westerly system unsettles weather in Northwest (September 06, 2008)
  • Stage being set for monsoon exit from West (September 05, 2008)
  • Westerly system seen driving rains into north-west (September 03, 2008)
  • Rains erupt over Kerala, East still wet (September 01, 2008)
  • No respite to East as rain deficit gets cut to 1% (August 30, 2008)
  • Southern rain wave gains more ground (August 29, 2008)
  • Fresh rain belt swings in over south peninsula (August 28, 2008)
  • All-India rainfall slips back into deficit (August 27, 2008)
  • Stage being set for southerly surge of rains (August 26, 2008)
  • Early signals favour normal N-E monsoon (August 23, 2008)
  • Rain surplus stays despite setbacks in South (August 22, 2008)
  • Bay system forms, to trigger rains in East (August 21, 2008)
  • Bay waters warming up for fresh system (August 20, 2008)
  • Monsoon swings back into surplus territory (August 15, 2008)
  • Active monsoon may continue for another week (August 14, 2008)
  • Rains batter Gujarat, west Maharashtra (August 13, 2008)
  • ‘Trough’ leaves Kerala in the ditch (August 12, 2008)
  • Depression weakens, but rains hang around (August 12, 2008)
  • Depression rains it heavy over Konkan, Andhra (August 11, 2008)
  • Fresh ‘low’ presages rains into next week (August 09, 2008)
  • Revived monsoon trims rain deficit to 1% (August 08, 2008)
  • Konkan-Gujarat belt may witness monsoon fury (August 07, 2008)
  • ‘Low’ crosses land, soaks Vidarbha (August 06, 2008)
  • Monsoon active over coastal AP, Telangana (August 05, 2008)
  • Fresh ‘low’ to bring more rain into peninsula (August 04, 2008)
  • Deficit stays at 2% as rains spread (August 01, 2008)
  • Rains in South may relent ahead of next spell (July 31, 2008)
  • Peninsular rain may hold past Aug first week (July 30, 2008)
  • Monsoon enters vigorous phase in peninsula (July 29, 2008)
  • ‘Low’ sparks rain in Karnataka, Maharashtra (July 28, 2008)
  • July rainfall lowest in 5 years (July 26, 2008)
  • As rains play truant, Gujarat may face scarcity; farm output likely to decline (July 25, 2008)
  • All-India rainfall figures fall into deficit (July 25, 2008)
  • Weekend rains likely over peninsula (July 24, 2008)
  • July rainfall this year may be better than 2002, 2004 (July 23, 2008)
  • Locally heavy rain in TN, Karnataka (July 22, 2008)
  • Focus shifts to buzz in southwest Bay (July 21, 2008)
  • Pacific typhoon pestering monsoon system (July 19, 2008)
  • Rain surplus gets further eroded to 6% (July 18, 2008)
  • Bay whirl may come to interior peninsula’s aid (July 17, 2008)
  • Fresh rain wave on, may skip interior peninsula (July 16, 2008)
  • Kharif crops may be hit in 6 States on deficient rains (July 16, 2008)
  • ‘Downdraft’ tripped monsoon? (July 16, 2008)
  • ‘Break’ throws open rain window for Tamil Nadu (July 15, 2008)
  • Rains may revive over Kerala coast this week (July 14, 2008)
  • Disquiet in South drains rain surplus to 10% (July 12, 2008)
  • Monsoon covers entire country with 5-day lead (July 11, 2008)
  • Monsoon stays muted over peninsula (July 10, 2008)
  • Monsoon set to run last lap across Rajasthan (July 09, 2008)
  • Bay whirl turns ‘low’, track under scan (July 08, 2008)
  • Bay whirl hangs too far east for south’s comfort (July 07, 2008)
  • Fresh whirl over northwest Bay by Sunday (July 05, 2008)
  • 21% surplus rain in June, more seen coming (July 04, 2008)
  • Rains bear down heavily over Gujarat region (July 03, 2008)
  • Monsoon roars back to life, W. coast pounded (July 02, 2008)
  • Dipole event prompts monsoon outlook upgrade (July 01, 2008)
  • Fresh spell to see rains even out across landmass (June 30, 2008)
  • Rain surplus depletes to 26% (June 28, 2008)
  • Rains to spread as Bay circulation persists (June 27, 2008)
  • West coast under watch as Bay throws up a whirl (June 26, 2008)
  • Weekend rains to help lift ‘break’ phase (June 25, 2008)
  • No consensus on ‘break monsoon’ (June 25, 2008)
  • Buzzing peninsular seas raring to go (June 24, 2008)
  • Rains lift in east, focus shifts to west coast (June 23, 2008)
  • US, Asian models see normal rains during July (June 21, 2008)
  • Monsoon posts 45% surplus in first 19 days (June 20, 2008)
  • Depression weakens, but dynamic still (June 19, 2008)
  • Rains pound East as depression crosses in (June 18, 2008)
  • Depression in Bay drives up monsoon vigour (June 17, 2008)
  • Monsoon enters Delhi; only Rajasthan left now (June 16, 2008)
  • Wheat procurement tops 220 lakh tonnes (June 14, 2008)
  • Full monsoon coverage with 14-day lead time seen (June 14, 2008)
  • Monsoon ahead of time, evenly spread (June 13, 2008)
  • Monsoon hits Nagpur even as systems weaken (June 12, 2008)
  • Monsoon eyes central India, northwest (June 11, 2008)
  • Dipole lends odds-on chance for surplus rain (June 10, 2008)
  • Monsoon holds strong, west coast ‘low’ soon (June 09, 2008)
  • Monsoon flows converging again, to strengthen (June 07, 2008)
  • Arabian Sea depression set to intensify (June 06, 2008)
  • Cyclone formation alert (June 05, 2008)
  • Intruder ‘low’ cuts flows, rains have to wait (June 05, 2008)
  • Monsoon strikes a pause ahead of next big surge (June 04, 2008)
  • Active monsoon drives into North-East (June 03, 2008)
  • Skies clear up over Kerala, next ‘pulse’ awaited (June 02, 2008)
  • Southwest monsoon sets in over Kerala (June 01, 2008)
  • Winds, humidity levels fail to measure up (May 31, 2008)
  • Monsoon onset delayed, cyclone watch reset (May 30, 2008)
  • Cyclone watch on as parent ‘low’ forms (May 29, 2008)
  • Projected strong flows revive cyclone talk (May 28, 2008)
  • Monsoon onset window open as ‘storm’ blows over (May 27, 2008)
  • ‘Classic monsoon onset’ not seen until June (May 26, 2008)
  • Westerlies force a reset of cyclone watch (May 24, 2008)
  • Cyclone alert again, Gujarat in line of sight (May 23, 2008)
  • ‘Rogue whirl’ claws its way back to charts (May 22, 2008)
  • Cyclone watch in Arabian Sea called off (May 21, 2008)
  • Rogue whirl in Arabian Sea may spin up as cyclone (May 20, 2008)
  • Rogue whirl seen rearing head in Arabian Sea (May 19, 2008)
  • Fresh ‘low’ expected to boost monsoon flows (May 17, 2008)
  • Cyclone alert off as ‘low’ becomes marked (May 16, 2008)
  • Monsoon onset over Kerala by May 29: IMD (May 15, 2008)
  • ‘Low’ springs up over N. Andaman Sea (May 14, 2008)
  • Monsoon covers most of Andaman Sea (May 13, 2008)
  • Monsoon sets in over Andaman Sea; ‘low’ soon (May 11, 2008)
  • Rain, winds picking up over Andaman Sea (May 10, 2008)
  • Bay ‘low’ seen dropping anchor to steer rains (May 09, 2008)
  • S-E Bay under watch for evolving whirl (May 08, 2008)
  • Heat relents as cool westerlies dominate (May 07, 2008)
  • Westerlies douse searing heat in North India (May 06, 2008)
  • Bay hums again as Myanmar quivers (May 05, 2008)
  • ‘Nargis’ may have switched busy season on (May 03, 2008)
  • Nargis gets a move, readies for landfall (May 02, 2008)
  • Nargis prowls Bay waters, but stays still (April 30, 2008)
  • Cyclone Nargis rages in the Bay basin (April 29, 2008)
  • US Navy alert on cyclone formation in Bay (April 28, 2008)
  • Brewing cyclone may toy with peninsular coast (April 26, 2008)
  • Automatic weather stations (April 26, 2008)
  • Pre-monsoon low in the Bay (April 25, 2008)
  • Bay bracing for strong cyclone; Indian coast likely to be spared (April 24, 2008)
  • Heat wave builds as cyclones brew far away (April 23, 2008)
  • North India heading for heat wave (April 22, 2008)
  • ‘Northwest India too will share monsoon spoils’ (April 19, 2008)
  • ‘Northwest India too will share monsoon spoils’ (April 19, 2008)
  • All set for seasonal heating up of land (April 18, 2008)
  • Typhoon in S. China Sea, heat builds over north India (April 17, 2008)
  • ‘Near-normal’ monsoon may set in early (April 17, 2008)
  • Weather trends throw up confusing signals (April 16, 2008)
  • Wheat arrivals delayed as weather plays truant (April 14, 2008)
  • Western disturbances not done with yet (April 08, 2008)
  • Wheat crop unaffected by rains, hailstorm (April 08, 2008)
  • Mercury set to reverse declining trend in northwest (April 07, 2008)
  • Squall, hail punctuate weather in North (April 05, 2008)
  • Hailstorm threat to standing wheat crop (April 04, 2008)
  • Eastern Bay warming up in advance of ‘low’ (April 03, 2008)
  • Rousing wet session over N-E region (April 02, 2008)
  • ‘Westerly double’ to unsettle weather in N-West (April 01, 2008)
  • Peninsula posts staggering rain records (March 29, 2008)
  • Bay trough persists as a part drifts away (March 28, 2008)
  • Easterly wave may stall, get split (March 27, 2008)
  • Deep easterly trough may find match (March 26, 2008)
  • Cyclonic whirl scorches southeast coast (March 25, 2008)
  • Rains soak next season’s coffee output hopes (March 25, 2008)
  • Well marked ‘low’ weakens, productive still (March 24, 2008)
  • Well marked ‘low’ may prolong rains (March 23, 2008)
  • Wet April for Tamil Nadu (March 22, 2008)
  • Rains in torrent wallop Kerala, TN (March 22, 2008)
  • ‘Low’ forms, to drift along southwest coast (March 21, 2008)
  • Rain belt may push into central India (March 20, 2008)
  • Cyclonic whirl off peninsula may intensify (March 19, 2008)
  • Wet weather may last through this week (March 17, 2008)
  • Rains splatter central TN, eye Kerala (March 14, 2008)
  • Cold, dry winter a La Nina offshoot: Experts (March 12, 2008)
  • Extreme rain events may unfold over peninsula (March 11, 2008)
  • Westerly system to impact northwest from Tuesday (March 10, 2008)
  • Westerly systems may combine to pack a punch (March 08, 2008)
  • Moisture incursion from westerlies likely (March 07, 2008)
  • Heat in North above normal (March 04, 2008)
  • Jet stream flux seen during early March (February 27, 2008)
  • Mango crop hopes turn sour on adverse weather (February 27, 2008)
  • La Nina weakens; monsoon outlook stays (February 26, 2008)
  • Snow, showers return to hills and plains (February 21, 2008)
  • Focus shifts to mercury regime in northwest (February 19, 2008)
  • Weather insurance pilot may cover 10 lakh farmers (February 19, 2008)
  • Peninsular coast gains at northwest’s cost (February 16, 2008)
  • Weak westerlies bring splotches of rain (February 15, 2008)
  • Weather-maker La Nina matures in Pacific (February 14, 2008)
  • Chill factor rules supreme (February 13, 2008)
  • Cold wave persists as frost retains bite (February 12, 2008)
  • Locally heavy rain lashes peninsula (February 11, 2008)
  • Cold snap, frost to return to northwest regions (February 09, 2008)
  • Tropical moisture aims to target peninsula (February 07, 2008)
  • Cyclonic whirl may drag rain belt to east (February 06, 2008)
  • Widespread snow, rain as cold wave lifts (February 04, 2008)
  • Westerly troughs may take a break (February 02, 2008)
  • Dry winter a legacy of La Nina year: Expert (February 01, 2008)
  • Mercury may test freezing point in Delhi (January 31, 2008)
  • No respite from chill for north, northwest (January 29, 2008)
  • Cold snap in northwest as rains lash east (January 28, 2008)
  • Monsoon to bless north-west this time (January 26, 2008)
  • Crop-friendly weather seen for north-west (January 25, 2008)
  • Experts see early onset of monsoon (January 23, 2008)
  • East India bracing for a wet spell (January 22, 2008)
  • Models show good build-up to monsoon (January 21, 2008)
  • Rain footprint tipped to grow bigger (January 19, 2008)
  • Northwest awash with moisture (January 18, 2008)
  • Rains, snow break out in the northwest (January 17, 2008)
  • More rains expected for northwest by weekend (January 15, 2008)
  • Moist to wet conditions may last till Jan-end (January 14, 2008)
  • Cold snap prompts frost alert in North-West (January 12, 2008)
  • ‘Change of guard’ aids shift in weather (January 11, 2008)
  • Rains spill into plains as new system brews (January 10, 2008)
  • Cyclonic whirl to drive wet weather (January 09, 2008)
  • Westerly trough triggers rains in N-W (January 08, 2008)
  • Wet spell in North may last for a week (January 06, 2008)
  • Inbound westerly system hits central Asia (January 05, 2008)
  • Punjab, Haryana may receive rainfall (January 04, 2008)
  • Initial rain burst likely over Punjab, Haryana (January 03, 2008)
  • Wet weather forecast for North retained (January 02, 2008)
  • New Year may bring rains to the North (January 01, 2008)
    Co-operatives

  • AP launches project for agriculture cooperatives (December 15, 2008)
  • NCDC developmental aid to Kerala at Rs 1,250 cr (December 10, 2008)
  • GCC hikes procurement prices for some products (December 09, 2008)
  • Slump in forest produce worries Girijan Co-op (November 18, 2008)
  • GCC to intensify coffee biz operations (September 02, 2008)
  • NCDC disburses Rs 320 cr in 2007-08 (April 03, 2008)
  • Tax shelter for co-operative societies (January 12, 2008)
    Coconut & Copra
    Latest Prices
  • ‘Coconut park’ coming up in Thrissur (October 31, 2008)
  • Marico Industries, Coconut Development Board to promote cluster cultivation (September 01, 2008)
  • NMCE modifies coconut oil contract norms (June 11, 2008)
  • ‘Increase R&D spending to raise coconut yield’ (May 19, 2008)
  • Support price of copra raised by Rs 40/quintal for 2008 (January 11, 2008)
    Coffee

  • Coffee output to be lower than board’s pruned estimate (December 06, 2008)
  • Coffee production estimates pruned 5.6% (November 21, 2008)
  • Coffee Board to extend sop for value-added units (November 05, 2008)
  • Credit squeeze unlikely to hit coffee offtake (October 21, 2008)
  • Global financial crisis impacts coffee (October 18, 2008)
  • More area under coffee in AP than Tamil Nadu (September 13, 2008)
  • Coffee prices seen ruling firm (August 09, 2008)
  • Fertiliser shortage may hit coffee output next year (August 08, 2008)
  • Growth in consumption may drive demand for coffee (March 07, 2008)
  • Rains may help robusta crop next season (February 14, 2008)
  • Girijan Co-op plans to enter coffee market (January 09, 2008)
    Coir

  • Coir exports drop in Oct on global slump (December 23, 2008)
  • New Chairman for Coir Board (December 08, 2008)
  • IOB in pact with Coir Board (December 06, 2008)
  • Coirfed in recast mode (December 01, 2008)
  • Coir Commission moots marketing consortium (October 13, 2008)
  • Little joy for women in coir (September 08, 2008)
  • Coir exports register 7.8% growth in Q1 (July 31, 2008)
  • SBI to help Coir Board scheme for workers (July 26, 2008)
  • Coir village to come up in Sivaganga (July 12, 2008)
  • Lankan team visits Coir Board office (June 28, 2008)
  • Kerala mulls steps to strengthen coir sector (June 21, 2008)
  • Going places (June 12, 2008)
  • Increase in coir exports volume (May 08, 2008)
  • Coir Board to take up study of small-scale sector (April 02, 2008)
  • Common training centre for coir products (March 27, 2008)
  • Rs 243-cr coir project gets nod under 11th Plan (March 19, 2008)
  • Coir Board hails I-T exemption (March 03, 2008)
  • Delegation from China visits Coir Board (February 26, 2008)
  • Coir Board to open sales outlets (February 11, 2008)
    Commodities

  • Gold was the best, oil the worst (December 31, 2008)
  • Inflation continues downward bias (December 27, 2008)
  • Mentha oil may trade higher on strong demand (December 22, 2008)
  • Inflation dips sharply on fuel price cuts (December 19, 2008)
  • Inflation rate drops to 8% on cheaper food items (December 12, 2008)
  • Copper — from red to deep red? (December 07, 2008)
  • Cheaper fuel pulls down inflation rate to 8.4% (December 05, 2008)
  • Inflation rate drops to 8.84% on cheaper fuel, metals (November 28, 2008)
  • Sharp dip in market arrivals of cotton, soyabean (November 24, 2008)
  • Cheaper fuel pulls down inflation rate to 8.9% (November 21, 2008)
  • Inflation rate drops to lowest in six months (November 14, 2008)
  • Costlier primary items push up inflation rate (November 07, 2008)
  • IT in commodity trading (November 07, 2008)
  • Inflation rate eases to below 11% (October 31, 2008)
  • Weak sentiment across commodities (October 27, 2008)
  • Inflation declines further to 11.07% (October 24, 2008)
  • Ban on 8 commodities may go next month: FMC chief (October 21, 2008)
  • Inflation worries recede as number hits 18-week low (October 17, 2008)
  • Commodity stocks remain under pressure (October 16, 2008)
  • Inflation rate drops on cheaper agri items (October 11, 2008)
  • Inflation rate drops on cheaper agri products (October 04, 2008)
  • Inflation data based on monthly WPI series from new year (September 28, 2008)
  • Markets sense fall in kharif output in advance (September 26, 2008)
  • Pause likely in commodity prices uptrend: Report (September 15, 2008)
  • ITC’s agri-inputs biz to focus on exports (September 13, 2008)
  • Inflation rate falls to 12.1% as some food items turn cheaper (September 12, 2008)
  • Inflation rate drops to 12.34% on cheaper food items (September 05, 2008)
  • Primary articles, fuels pull down inflation (August 29, 2008)
  • Costlier food drives up inflation rate to 12.63% (August 22, 2008)
  • Costlier fuel, fruits drive up inflation rate to 12.44% (August 15, 2008)
  • AP forms GoM to curb prices (August 09, 2008)
  • Falling prices cheer; but upside risks remain (August 09, 2008)
  • Inflation rises to 11.98% (August 01, 2008)
  • Inflation will continue to haunt in second-half too (July 26, 2008)
  • Inflation rate eases marginally to 11.89% (July 25, 2008)
  • ‘Commodities could weaken as world growth slows’ (July 20, 2008)
  • Inflation rises marginally to 11.91% (July 18, 2008)
  • OECD indicators signal intensified slowdown (July 12, 2008)
  • Inflation rise continues, touches 11.89% (July 12, 2008)
  • ‘Demand-supply inequilibrium in commodities will persist’ (July 06, 2008)
  • ‘Indian entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka flouting spirit of FTA’ (July 02, 2008)
  • High commodity prices could hit auto majors’ local sourcing plans (June 30, 2008)
  • Inflation rises to 11.42% (June 28, 2008)
  • It’s time to protect consumer from rising inflation (June 21, 2008)
  • Inflation effect (June 14, 2008)
  • National Spot, IL&FS in pact to assist farmers (June 12, 2008)
  • Beating inflation (June 11, 2008)
  • Milk, cereal prices push inflation up further (June 07, 2008)
  • Costlier fruit, milk drive up inflation rate to 8.10% (May 31, 2008)
  • Tamarind prices rise (May 29, 2008)
  • Rising prices of commodities lead to review of policies (May 29, 2008)
  • Inflation – tough, uncertain times ahead (May 24, 2008)
  • Inflation rate unchanged at 7.82% for week ended May 10 (May 24, 2008)
  • Inflation topped 8% in March (May 24, 2008)
  • Costlier fuels, metals drive inflation rate to 7.83% (May 17, 2008)
  • Steps in place to control inflation: Scindia (May 11, 2008)
  • Inflation hits 42-week high of 7.57% (May 03, 2008)
  • Costlier food, steel drive up inflation rate to 7.33% (April 26, 2008)
  • Inflation cools off a bit on cheaper vegetables, edible oils (April 18, 2008)
  • Inflation surges to 40-month high (April 12, 2008)
  • Cabinet committee on prices to meet on Monday (March 30, 2008)
  • Rising prices push inflation to a 14-month high at 6.68% (March 29, 2008)
  • Dearer food: No let-up in commodity prices (March 22, 2008)
  • Inflation spurts to 10-month high on rising food costs (March 21, 2008)
  • Inflation rate spikes further on costlier primary articles (March 15, 2008)
  • Chidambaram stresses on self-sufficiency (March 15, 2008)
  • Inflation at 5.02%, breaches RBI’s tolerance limit (March 08, 2008)
  • Inflation rate crosses 5% as food items turn dearer (March 08, 2008)
  • Costlier foods drive inflation rate to 6-month high at 4.35% (February 23, 2008)
  • Cheaper food items keep inflation rate on leash (February 16, 2008)
  • Inflation crosses 4% (February 09, 2008)
  • Costlier manufactured items force inflation rate to top 4% (February 09, 2008)
  • Costlier manufactured items fuel inflation rate (February 02, 2008)
  • Costlier metal, alloys push up inflation rate (January 19, 2008)
  • Inflation rate unchanged on cheaper food items (January 12, 2008)
  • Inflation rate up on costlier manufactured items (January 05, 2008)
    Commodity Exchanges

  • Joint venture for power exchange incorporated (December 13, 2008)
  • Ban on wheat, rice futures may go by January: FMC chief (December 13, 2008)
  • NMCE resumes rubber futures (December 12, 2008)
  • MCX posts record volume in crude (December 12, 2008)
  • ‘Nod for futures in four commodities in a day or two’ (December 03, 2008)
  • Bourses await FMC nod to resume futures in 4 commodities (December 02, 2008)
  • Mumbai terrorist attack hits commodity trade; players keep off (November 29, 2008)
  • Exchanges should have commodity-specific holidays: IPSTA (November 14, 2008)
  • FMC may change near-month contract definition (November 09, 2008)
  • National Spot Exchange to offer gold, silver contracts in Kolkata (November 05, 2008)
  • MCX signs pact with IPE (October 22, 2008)
  • National Spot Exchange goes live (October 16, 2008)
  • H1 agri commodity futures turnover down 32% (October 15, 2008)
  • NCDEX hikes penalty on delivery default (September 17, 2008)
  • Power Exchange of India to start trading in October (September 14, 2008)
  • NCDEX thermal coal futures (September 10, 2008)
  • NMCE launches revamped coffee futures (September 10, 2008)
  • Ban on futures trading in 4 commodities extended (September 07, 2008)
  • MCX inks deal with telecom equipment makers body (September 07, 2008)
  • Indian Energy Exchange records over 18,000 MW trade on Aug 8 (August 30, 2008)
  • Commodity exchanges turnover drops (August 27, 2008)
  • MCX gets SEBI nod for launching currency futures (August 26, 2008)
  • Trading in non-demat form soon (August 25, 2008)
  • Deadline set for commodity exchanges to comply with foreign investment norms (August 22, 2008)
  • Bandopadhyay to be NMCE non-Govt independent director (August 21, 2008)
  • MCX awaits clearances to launch currency derivatives (August 16, 2008)
  • NCDEX Spot Exchange head quits (August 12, 2008)
  • BSE drops plan to acquire stake in NMCE (August 09, 2008)
  • Reliance Money, NMCE to set up comex (August 06, 2008)
  • MCX hopes airlines will use its ATF futures (August 05, 2008)
  • NMCE launches new futures series (August 02, 2008)
  • National Spot Exchange starts mock trading in 10 agriculture commodities (July 31, 2008)
  • NMCE to shift corporate operations to Mumbai (July 29, 2008)
  • MCX to launch coriander seeds futures (July 26, 2008)
  • NCDEX aims at creating frictionless spot market (July 23, 2008)
  • NMCE guarseed settlement price (July 23, 2008)
  • IndiaBulls’ commodity bourse plans to go live in 6 months (July 22, 2008)
  • Nod for new commodity exchange (July 18, 2008)
  • ‘Power bourse will help bridge demand-supply gap’ (July 17, 2008)
  • FMC moots ‘in principle’ nod for new commodity exchange (July 16, 2008)
  • Commodity exchanges Q1 turnover up 24% (July 12, 2008)
  • Reliance Money to pick up stake in NMCE (July 12, 2008)
  • NMCE to launch new guarseed, turmeric contracts (July 10, 2008)
  • MCX to trade aviation fuel futures from July 7 (July 06, 2008)
  • National Spot Exchange sets up settlement fund (July 05, 2008)
  • NYSE completes MCX deal (July 03, 2008)
  • NMCE launching new series in metals, menthol, jute (July 01, 2008)
  • India’s first electricity bourse starts operations (June 28, 2008)
  • MCX to start comex operations in Singapore (June 26, 2008)
  • MCX inks MoU with IDEAcarbon (June 17, 2008)
  • NMCE settles June contracts (June 17, 2008)
  • NSEL signs MoU with Gujarat for agri-biz (June 09, 2008)
  • Power Exchange gets in-principle nod from CERC (June 02, 2008)
  • Ban on futures trading: Anti-farmer, not anti-inflation (May 21, 2008)
  • No justification in ban on futures trading: Assocham (May 21, 2008)
  • NMCE seeks to settle outstanding position in rubber futures (May 16, 2008)
  • NMCE to focus on coffee futures (May 16, 2008)
  • NMCE launches new contracts in pepper, coffee (May 16, 2008)
  • NCDEX to continue focus on agriculture (May 10, 2008)
  • MCX, NCDEX overcome ban effect (May 10, 2008)
  • Govt mulls ban on agri futures trading (May 09, 2008)
  • NYSE Euronext plan among 15 FDI proposals cleared (May 03, 2008)
  • Commodity transaction tax likely from June (May 03, 2008)
  • Futures trading not main cause for inflation, says Montek (April 23, 2008)
  • Carbon credit certificate trade overshoots target in NCDEX (April 19, 2008)
  • Carbon credit certificate trade overshoots target in NCDEX (April 19, 2008)
  • ‘Futures trading being made scapegoat for price rise in commodities’ (April 11, 2008)
  • Commodity trading turnover drops (April 07, 2008)
  • NCDEX to launch futures for carbon credits (April 03, 2008)
  • NMCE launches new futures series in metals (April 02, 2008)
  • Commodity bourses oppose move to impose additional levy (March 20, 2008)
  • BSE to buy 26 pc stake in NMCE (February 26, 2008)
  • MCX re-files for public issue (February 20, 2008)
  • Potato, turmeric futures hit upper circuit (February 19, 2008)
  • NCDEX to launch options trading when participants increase (February 16, 2008)
  • NYSE Euronext to buy 5% in MCX (February 16, 2008)
  • FMC raises open interest, price limits for 32 farm items (February 14, 2008)
  • President clears forward contracts amendment ordinance (February 09, 2008)
  • JRG executes first steel futures delivery on Dubai bourse (February 08, 2008)
  • FDI in commodity bourses to boost valuations (January 31, 2008)
  • Govt allows FDI in commodity exchanges (January 31, 2008)
  • Delays plague NTPC-NCDEX power exchange venture (January 26, 2008)
  • MCX computer literacy drive in Maharashtra (January 25, 2008)
  • Commodities recover on FMC chief pep talk (January 23, 2008)
  • MCX launches futures in carbon credits (January 22, 2008)
  • Have the futures markets delivered? (January 15, 2008)
  • Trading on Energy Exchange will help realise better price discovery (January 12, 2008)
  • Soya futures gain on bullish CBOT (January 10, 2008)
    Commodity Markets

  • Gold’s fate linked to dollar movement (December 22, 2008)
  • ‘Risk management not fully geared up’ (December 18, 2008)
  • Investors begin increasing investments in gold (December 15, 2008)
  • Reliance Money ties up with DBS Vickers (December 12, 2008)
  • Pessimism pervades commodity markets (December 08, 2008)
  • Allow futures trading after lifting physical market restrictions (December 02, 2008)
  • STC confident of dealing with declining commodity prices (December 01, 2008)
  • Producers respond to low prices with output cuts (December 01, 2008)
  • Uncertainty dogs metals, energy markets (November 24, 2008)
  • Metals may probe further lows (November 17, 2008)
  • Subdued economic growth may hurt demand prospects (November 10, 2008)
  • Prices continue to be volatile (November 03, 2008)
  • Commodities downswing (October 30, 2008)
  • Banks must stick to core competency (October 30, 2008)
  • Cotton farmers’ hopes belied as meltdown hits prices (October 27, 2008)
  • Gold prices ease ahead of Diwali (October 25, 2008)
  • Chilli, maize hit upper circuit on demand in spot market (October 15, 2008)
  • Chilli, soya hit upper circuit on buying interest (October 14, 2008)
  • Veg oil prices may rise; open interests in futures higher (October 14, 2008)
  • Vegoil price crash threatens Centre’s subsidised sale (October 13, 2008)
  • Gold may trade in the range of $800-950 (October 13, 2008)
  • Gold races to a new high (October 11, 2008)
  • Freight fall may not benefit commodity imports (October 07, 2008)
  • Crude drops below $90 as commodities fall across the board (October 07, 2008)
  • Safe-haven buying bolsters gold price (September 29, 2008)
  • No fear of commodity bubble: Barclays (September 26, 2008)
  • Guarseed arrivals begin; prices drop (September 23, 2008)
  • Uncertainty, volatility mark metals market (September 22, 2008)
  • Most agri commodities hit lower circuit (September 16, 2008)
  • OPEC may defend prices in case of fall below $100 (September 11, 2008)
  • Bearish undertone may change in coriander futures (August 25, 2008)
  • Crude consolidating; to trade in wide range (August 01, 2008)
  • Turmeric futures hit lower circuit (July 22, 2008)
  • Coal market set to sizzle further (July 18, 2008)
  • NMCE pepper contracts settle higher (July 17, 2008)
  • Jeera futures hit upper circuit (July 17, 2008)
  • Sugar, castor hit upper circuit (July 16, 2008)
  • Soyabean, rapeseed futures hit lower circuit (July 09, 2008)
  • Soya futures gain on record crude price (June 28, 2008)
  • Maize futures hit upper circuit (June 27, 2008)
  • Maize, turmeric hit lower circuit (June 25, 2008)
  • Maize prices gain further (June 24, 2008)
  • Maize futures witness hectic activities (June 24, 2008)
  • Mentha oil hits upper circuit (June 18, 2008)
  • Rising crude prices fuel futures trade (June 17, 2008)
  • Jeera futures gain on short supply (June 13, 2008)
  • Gold likely to make further gains; may rule firm (June 09, 2008)
  • CFTC move to improve convergence of agri spot, futures prices (June 07, 2008)
  • JRG Sec launches crude oil futures on Dubai exchange (June 04, 2008)
  • Out of reach (June 02, 2008)
  • Chilli futures hit upper circuit (May 23, 2008)
  • Turmeric futures hit upper circuit on firm demand (May 21, 2008)
  • Maize prices rule firm (May 19, 2008)
  • Jeera futures hit lower circuit (May 13, 2008)
  • Ban on futures trading might affect farmers (May 12, 2008)
  • AP draws up plan to curb commodities price increase (May 10, 2008)
  • Inflation pinches, with a lag; revised nos way above estimates (May 10, 2008)
  • Why was rubber targeted (May 09, 2008)
  • Commodity exchanges may lose Rs 600 crore a day (May 09, 2008)
  • Urad prices gain on Myanmar cyclone effect (May 08, 2008)
  • Volatility in commodity markets may spur demand for risk tools (May 07, 2008)
  • Jeera gains; chilli futures recover (May 07, 2008)
  • MCX turnover dips 55% on Chidambaram ban comment (May 06, 2008)
  • Commodity futures face biggest policy risk (April 29, 2008)
  • Barley futures hit upper circuit (April 24, 2008)
  • Defer taxing commodity transactions (April 19, 2008)
  • Defer taxing commodity transactions (April 19, 2008)
  • Barley futures hit upper circuit (April 18, 2008)
  • Chana futures gain on improved demand (April 10, 2008)
  • Steel producers suggest ban on forward trading (April 09, 2008)
  • Chana futures hit lower circuit (April 08, 2008)
  • NCDEX: Steel ingots futures set to correct lower (April 07, 2008)
  • Jeera hits upper circuit (April 05, 2008)
  • Chana futures recover on short covering (April 03, 2008)
  • Nod for NMCE July, Sept coffee contracts (April 03, 2008)
  • Gold prices collapse on profit taking (April 02, 2008)
  • Rising ‘political risk’ to commodity derivatives market (April 02, 2008)
  • No word yet on commodity transaction tax (April 01, 2008)
  • Chilli futures hit upper circuit (March 26, 2008)
  • Inventory fall may prop up rapeseed futures (March 26, 2008)
  • Energy crunch likely to affect global metals sector (March 23, 2008)
  • Soya hits upper circuit (March 12, 2008)
  • Gold markets likely to witness volatility (March 10, 2008)
  • Export orders turn guar counter bullish (March 07, 2008)
  • Cocoa prices rule steady (March 06, 2008)
  • Commodity transaction tax: Bourses officials meet Pawar (March 06, 2008)
  • Turmeric, sugar hit upper circuit (March 05, 2008)
  • Chilli, jeera hit upper circuit (February 29, 2008)
  • Banks, MFs must be allowed in futures markets (February 27, 2008)
  • Allow FIIs to participate in commodity derivatives (February 27, 2008)
  • Maize futures close higher (February 26, 2008)
  • Chana futures hit upper circuit (February 26, 2008)
  • Gold zooms; silver at 27-year high (February 22, 2008)
  • Maize gains on tight supply (February 21, 2008)
  • Soya futures hit upper circuit (February 20, 2008)
  • Coal India to introduce forward e-auction next month (February 18, 2008)
  • Firm trend in gold likely to continue (February 11, 2008)
  • Stock shortage helps chilli futures gain (February 06, 2008)
  • Supply disruption fears stoke coal prices to record (February 05, 2008)
  • Yellow metal touches all-time high (January 26, 2008)
  • Cabinet clears changes to Forward Contracts Act (January 25, 2008)
  • Gold recovers after initial fall (January 23, 2008)
  • Chana futures gain on low stocks (January 18, 2008)
  • Soyabean gains on NCDEX (January 18, 2008)
  • Gold continues to sparkle above $900 (January 15, 2008)
  • Gold, crude poised to test further upside in 2008 (January 14, 2008)
  • Lecture on commodities in futures (January 12, 2008)
  • Gold zooms to record $875 (January 09, 2008)
  • Export order hopes force sugar to hit upper circuit (January 08, 2008)
  • Gold zooms past Rs 11,000 per 10 gm (January 04, 2008)
    Consulting

  • Bayer helpline for Arize farmers (April 19, 2008)
  • Bayer helpline for Arize farmers (April 19, 2008)
    Contract Farming

  • PepsiCo to step up contract farming efforts (December 03, 2008)
  • United Spirits plans to offer shares to grape growers (October 08, 2008)
  • UB plans contract farming of barley in South (August 01, 2008)
  • Jatropha beckons (June 13, 2008)
  • PepsiCo hopes to buy 5,500 t malt grade barley in Rajasthan (May 05, 2008)
  • ‘Maharashtra holds potential for contract farming’ (February 06, 2008)
    Corporate Farming

  • Vikas WSP to acquire 5,000 acres in Rajasthan (November 22, 2008)
  • Corporates turn to Latin America for oilseeds farming (September 24, 2008)
  • ITC’s leaf tobacco arm launches 5-year expansion plan (September 10, 2008)
  • Empee Sugars plans corporate farming of cane (August 22, 2008)
  • SABMiller promoting barley farming (January 29, 2008)
    Cotton
    Latest Prices
  • Nafed buys cotton worth Rs 900 cr (December 21, 2008)
  • Cotton arrivals at ginning mills rise (December 20, 2008)
  • Cotton output seen lower than estimates (December 19, 2008)
  • Global mill use of cotton set to slide (December 04, 2008)
  • Vaghela no to lowering cotton support price (November 27, 2008)
  • Knotty cotton (November 27, 2008)
  • Cotton exports plunge 95% (November 26, 2008)
  • Cotton ginners to go on 2-day strike over MSP hike (November 24, 2008)
  • Govt not to lower cotton support price (November 24, 2008)
  • Cotton prices stable despite demand slump (November 21, 2008)
  • Cotton body seeks cut in support price (November 14, 2008)
  • Slowdown, firm $ driving down cotton prices (November 07, 2008)
  • Rising costs hit cotton offtake (November 06, 2008)
  • Cotton body pleads for cut in support price (November 04, 2008)
  • No mealy bug woes this time; Kapas yields higher in North (October 27, 2008)
  • Prolonged monsoon delays cotton arrivals (October 25, 2008)
  • Ginners in a spot on higher cotton support prices (October 18, 2008)
  • Cotton output to rise marginally (October 17, 2008)
  • Birla Cotsyn to buy 6,600 t cotton (October 15, 2008)
  • NCDEX to brand Gujarat cotton as Gold Circle (September 28, 2008)
  • Cotton acreage in Gujarat hit by villi bug (September 25, 2008)
  • Alok Ind, Zameen in pact to promote fair-trade cotton (September 13, 2008)
  • Cotton export prospects bright as global output set to dip (September 11, 2008)
  • Steep hike in cotton MSP turns contentious (September 09, 2008)
  • 27 m packets of Bt cotton seeds sold this season (September 08, 2008)
  • September arrivals may see cotton lint prices easing (August 29, 2008)
  • ‘Hike in cotton support price will sink textile sector’ (August 27, 2008)
  • Cotton support price (August 27, 2008)
  • Cotton futures may rise higher (August 25, 2008)
  • Textile sector opposes cotton support price hike (August 24, 2008)
  • Rains brighten cotton outlook (August 19, 2008)
  • TN farm varsity study expects cotton prices to firm up (August 05, 2008)
  • Rising cotton prices give apparel retailers a tough time (August 03, 2008)
  • Cotton export contracts need to be registered (July 24, 2008)
  • Commercial release of desi Bt cotton next year (July 24, 2008)
  • Gujarat farmers benefit from Fairtrade cotton practice (July 17, 2008)
  • NSL Cotton Corpn moots integrated project (July 12, 2008)
  • Cotton export ceiling may hurt farmers (July 10, 2008)
  • Cotton prices likely to fall on zero import duty (July 10, 2008)
  • Govt mulls withdrawing import duty on cotton (July 08, 2008)
  • Tightening fundamentals to push global cotton prices higher (July 03, 2008)
  • Is ban on cotton export justified? (July 02, 2008)
  • Cotton association seeks cap on exports to maintain domestic supply (June 27, 2008)
  • Cotton deserves no fetters (June 25, 2008)
  • Lint prices rule steady (June 17, 2008)
  • ‘Low carry-over stock pushes up cotton prices’ (June 10, 2008)
  • Bt cotton acreage likely to rise 2% this year (May 30, 2008)
  • Cotton production outlook unchanged at record 330 lakh bales (May 27, 2008)
  • ‘Speculators to blame for high cotton prices’ (May 23, 2008)
  • Cotton lint prices steady (May 17, 2008)
  • Spinners oppose export incentive for cotton (May 17, 2008)
  • Cotton board meet may provide clues on exports (May 07, 2008)
  • South India Cotton Association seeks tech mission extension (May 07, 2008)
  • Lint prices firm, arrivals dip (May 06, 2008)
  • ‘28% of area under cotton in Gujarat using illegal seeds’ (April 26, 2008)
  • Bad weather hits Gujarat cotton yield (April 18, 2008)
  • Raw cotton arrivals dwindle (April 18, 2008)
  • Summer cotton sowing on in TN (April 08, 2008)
  • Cotton prices seen ruling firm next season (April 05, 2008)
  • Buddhadeb urged to take up raw cotton export issue with PM (April 03, 2008)
  • Individual speculators push cotton prices up (March 24, 2008)
  • Bollworm may be developing resistance to Bt cotton (February 21, 2008)
  • ‘Estimate cotton crop accurately’ (February 16, 2008)
  • Vidarbha cotton farmers to tour TN (February 16, 2008)
  • Cotton prices to stay firm next year too (February 06, 2008)
  • Raw cotton prices rise on slower arrivals (January 31, 2008)
  • TN farmers take to Bt cotton in a big way (January 29, 2008)
  • Sisspa blames cotton hoarding for shortage (January 26, 2008)
  • ‘High cotton prices hitting spinning mills’ (January 26, 2008)
  • Short covering props up raw cotton (January 25, 2008)
  • Cotton board pegs output at 310 lakh bales (January 12, 2008)
  • Plea to ban cotton exports (January 10, 2008)
  • Cotton exports robust; prices to stay firm (January 07, 2008)
  • Cotton lint prices stay firm (January 04, 2008)
    Courts/Legal Issues

  • HC quashes floor price for arecanut import (October 15, 2008)
  • Maternity Benefit Act directly applicable to plantation labour, rules HC (September 19, 2008)
  • SC asks UP mills to pay cane dues at Rs 110 a quintal (September 09, 2008)
  • HC allows export of 2,000 tonnes maize (July 12, 2008)
  • SC asks UP mills to pay Rs 110/qtl for cane in 3 weeks (May 16, 2008)
  • SC to hear appeals against support price for sugarcane today (May 12, 2008)
  • Sugarcane price issue: HC reserves order (March 11, 2008)
  • Bajaj Hindusthan reports profit after revaluing cane at SMP (January 03, 2008)
    Cultivation

  • Farmers shift to profitable mixed cropping (December 27, 2008)
  • Area under most rabi crops shows a rise (December 27, 2008)
  • Area under wheat declines marginally (December 20, 2008)
  • Record wheat crop on cards (December 13, 2008)
  • Acreages under most rabi crops gain (December 06, 2008)
  • Acreage under most rabi crops on the rise (November 29, 2008)
  • Conservation farming gathering pace (November 26, 2008)
  • Rabi acreage up in all crops barring wheat (November 22, 2008)
  • AP finalises draft policy on organic farming (November 22, 2008)
  • Sresta Natural increases organic cultivation (November 16, 2008)
  • Wheat sowing picks up; oilseed, pulses area higher (November 15, 2008)
  • Rise in most crops’ rabi acreage (November 08, 2008)
  • India tops in world organic cotton output (November 01, 2008)
  • Dindigul to get 25 farm clusters (October 30, 2008)
  • Bollgard Bt cotton acreage may swell to 172 lakh acres (September 24, 2008)
  • ‘Fly’ harvesting of coffee begins (September 11, 2008)
  • Organic paddy brings cheer to farmers (September 05, 2008)
  • RBI moots farm revamp to boost productivity (August 30, 2008)
  • Rice, oilseeds kharif coverage increases (August 30, 2008)
  • Coverage of all oilseeds barring soya down (August 26, 2008)
  • Sandalwood cultivation to get a boost in Karnataka (August 26, 2008)
  • Kharif oilseeds area crosses last year’s level (August 23, 2008)
  • Area under kharif cereals, pulses down (August 19, 2008)
  • Reclamation of paddy fields takes its toll (August 14, 2008)
  • Heavy rains spur farming in Gujarat (August 14, 2008)
  • Low prices, delayed payments pull down sugar output (August 11, 2008)
  • Watershed programme shields against drought (August 09, 2008)
  • Area under most kharif crops still lags behind (August 09, 2008)
  • Kharif sowing lags despite monsoon revival (August 02, 2008)
  • Rains come, Gujarat escapes drought threat (July 30, 2008)
  • Kharif schedule under threat as rains play truant (July 22, 2008)
  • Reap more from organic farming (July 21, 2008)
  • Kharif sowing area in Maharashtra halved (July 21, 2008)
  • Rains, price trends favour North in kharif sowing (July 19, 2008)
  • Rains hold key to guar crop’s prospects (July 16, 2008)
  • Toil for paddy (July 15, 2008)
  • TN varsity cell study shows supply crunch in maize (July 12, 2008)
  • Cotton acreage drops 38% on extended dry spell (July 12, 2008)
  • Poor rainfall threatens kharif sowing in AP (July 11, 2008)
  • Coverage of most crops up as kharif sowing peaks (July 05, 2008)
  • 30% sowing completed in Gujarat (July 04, 2008)
  • Jute crop size may be lower due to floods, fall in acreage (June 30, 2008)
  • Step-up in kharif sowing augurs hope on inflation (June 28, 2008)
  • Naandi Foundation to revive 87 lift irrigation schemes (June 27, 2008)
  • Ground work (June 23, 2008)
  • Kharif sowing in full swing (June 21, 2008)
  • Dry lands development scheme (June 18, 2008)
  • AP to have 10 new circles for minor irrigation (June 18, 2008)
  • Robust performance in cotton may continue (June 06, 2008)
  • Farm tools for AP farmers (June 03, 2008)
  • Govt yet to announce minimum support price for kharif crops (May 21, 2008)
  • What’s growing for lunch, ma? (May 16, 2008)
  • Supplies to sugar mills may be hit as cane area shrinks (May 15, 2008)
  • Bamboo is grass and not tree, says CII joint study (May 03, 2008)
  • India consolidates its position as 2nd biggest cotton grower (April 22, 2008)
  • Deccan Development gets organic product label (April 11, 2008)
  • Indigenous method (April 10, 2008)
  • Share-cropping? (March 15, 2008)
  • Lift irrigation schemes (March 14, 2008)
  • Sinking fields (March 08, 2008)
  • Oilseeds farmers reaping benefits of higher prices (February 28, 2008)
  • Malaysia looking at cultivation of jatropha (February 27, 2008)
  • Six-month certificate course in organic farming launched (February 16, 2008)
  • Experimental organic paddy harvested at Vadakkencherry (February 13, 2008)
  • AP to plant pongamia in 2 lakh acres (February 09, 2008)
  • D1-BP Fuel set to extract bio-diesel from jatropha (February 07, 2008)
  • ITC to promote millet cultivation thru choupals (February 06, 2008)
  • Saline water not harmful to medicinal plants: Study (February 05, 2008)
  • AP set on ambitious oil palm project (February 04, 2008)
  • Wheat acreage deficit falls (February 02, 2008)
  • Drop in coverage of major crops as rabi sowing ends (January 29, 2008)
  • TN farmers face peacock menace (January 29, 2008)
  • Wind that shakes the ragi (January 28, 2008)
  • ‘India may turn big producer of GM rice, vegetables by 2010’ (January 24, 2008)
  • Wheat acreage deficit narrows down to 6 lakh hectares (January 22, 2008)
  • Erratic rains hit crops (January 18, 2008)
  • ‘Vettiver’ grass finds uses in development projects (January 15, 2008)
  • ‘Tailor schemes to benefit small farmers’ (January 15, 2008)
  • Cultivating controversy (January 13, 2008)
  • Farmers told to make best use of resources (January 10, 2008)
  • Sugar production seen below projected levels (January 09, 2008)
  • Wheat acreage deficit narrows down (January 05, 2008)
    Dairy & Dairy Products

  • Numero Uno (December 05, 2008)
  • AP Dairy to diversify product portfolio (November 18, 2008)
  • Move to hike organised sector’s share to 65% in National Dairy Plan (November 06, 2008)
  • AP Dairy investing Rs 60 cr for development (October 17, 2008)
  • Food safety (October 03, 2008)
  • Kerala milk prices go up (October 03, 2008)
  • Ban on milk products from China (September 26, 2008)
  • Consumers, producers lose in Delhi milk market (September 25, 2008)
  • Heritage opens dairy parlours (August 30, 2008)
  • Aavin to expand procurement areas (August 19, 2008)
  • Hatsun’s ‘Project White Gold’ set for full-scale launch (August 16, 2008)
  • Milk to cost Rs 2 more in Mumbai from today (August 12, 2008)
  • Hatsun Agro expanding milk processing units (June 25, 2008)
  • Milgram dairy village project for Idukki (June 14, 2008)
  • Mother Dairy hikes milk prices again (June 03, 2008)
  • Hatsun targets growth in milk ingredients business (May 10, 2008)
  • Dairy industry seeks 20% export tax on oilmeals (May 08, 2008)
  • Sops for milk product exports withdrawn (April 22, 2008)
  • Plan for milk chilling plant (April 22, 2008)
  • Assam hands over management of dairy activities to NDDB (April 04, 2008)
  • Amul launches high calcium milk (January 22, 2008)
  • Heritage Foods pref issue (January 05, 2008)
  • Focus on dairy farming in Uttara Kannada (January 04, 2008)
    Derivatives Markets

  • Trading in commodities (December 07, 2008)
  • Futures trading resumes in 4 commodities (December 05, 2008)
  • Futures trading — Why the panel may be flummoxed (April 23, 2008)
  • NSE-NCDEX team, NTPC plan separate power exchanges (April 07, 2008)
  • Cos mulling forward sales of carbon credits (April 07, 2008)
  • Govt buys wheat on ‘call option’ from Cargill at $406/tonne (April 06, 2008)
    E-Commerce & E-Business

  • 710 kg of tea offered on first day of e-auction (November 20, 2008)
  • E-trading in Ooty vegetables takes off (June 02, 2008)
  • Tea Board signs pact with NSE arm for e-auction (March 21, 2008)
    Economic Survey

  • ‘AIBP, other irrigation schemes yielding little water for farmers’ (February 29, 2008)
  • Slowdown in commodity derivatives trading (February 29, 2008)
    Employment

  • ‘Plan rural job scheme without disrupting farm activities’ (July 17, 2008)
  • Work pressure (May 16, 2008)
  • Strengthened commodity boards to drive productivity (January 20, 2008)
    Environment

  • Carbon credit to ride high on crude oil prices, China earthquake (July 14, 2008)
  • Effluent irrigation (January 18, 2008)
    Events

  • ‘Cashewfest’ to be part of shopping festival (December 24, 2008)
  • Agriculture meet in Mumbai (December 18, 2008)
  • Olives from Ferrari-land (December 05, 2008)
  • Make farming profitable: Swaminathan (November 29, 2008)
  • Poultry equipment fair (November 27, 2008)
  • Hyderabad to host Tea & Coffee Asia Cup meet (November 19, 2008)
  • Veg cutie (November 15, 2008)
  • Meet explores green certification for ornamental fish (October 16, 2008)
  • ‘Weeds are agents of bio-terror’ (October 04, 2008)
  • Ryots’ body to hold protests on Oct 22 (October 04, 2008)
  • Meet to focus on food safety (October 02, 2008)
  • ‘Public investment can boost agri productivity’ (September 30, 2008)
  • International flora expo to focus on biz potential (September 24, 2008)
  • Upasi meet on Sept 9 (August 20, 2008)
  • Kochi set to host Rubber Summit (August 14, 2008)
  • Kochi to host global summit on rubber (August 07, 2008)
  • Arecanut meet to focus on value addition (August 05, 2008)
  • Workshop on development schemes for farmers (July 28, 2008)
  • ‘Agri machinery unit to come up at Italian Consulate in Kolkata’ (July 21, 2008)
  • Course on feed manufacturing tech (June 18, 2008)
  • Lecture on agricultural prices (June 05, 2008)
  • Tap potential for agri exports: Kamal Nath (May 31, 2008)
  • China seen continuing to be key driver of commodities outlook (May 27, 2008)
  • Mango delight (May 26, 2008)
  • Call for research on developing elite biofuel crops (May 19, 2008)
  • APEDA finalising guidelines on good agri practices (May 07, 2008)
  • 2-day rubber meet to discuss development (May 06, 2008)
  • Call to raise bio-fuel yield (May 05, 2008)
  • ‘Agri varsities, banks should work in tandem’ (April 25, 2008)
  • Farm programme in TN (April 09, 2008)
  • ‘Slow pace of farm growth a cause for concern’ (March 21, 2008)
  • Videoconferencing to be used to improve farm extension facilities (March 20, 2008)
  • ‘Agriculture needs SWOT analysis for reforms’ (March 15, 2008)
  • Sonia launches Godavari irrigation, life insurance schemes (March 15, 2008)
  • Tap gold mining opportunities, Minister tell corporates (February 23, 2008)
  • Vidarbha cotton farmers on a learning mission (February 22, 2008)
  • Evincing interest (February 22, 2008)
  • Symposium on agrometeorology (February 18, 2008)
  • Meet on irrigation, drainage (February 18, 2008)
  • Meet on agriculture (February 06, 2008)
  • Adding spice to the domestic market (January 31, 2008)
  • ‘Marketable surplus, basis of commercial agriculture’ (January 23, 2008)
  • Kerala Agri Fair from Feb 20 (January 19, 2008)
  • Bio-diesel meet to draw roadmap for future (January 19, 2008)
  • Flower show at Kottayam (January 17, 2008)
  • National meet on oil palm (January 12, 2008)
  • ‘Address tariff escalation on value-added products’ (January 10, 2008)
  • Virtual congress for women farmers launched (January 06, 2008)
  • Lecture on Indian agriculture (January 02, 2008)
    Excise and Customs

  • Global palm oil gains 9% on Customs duty cut (March 27, 2008)
  • Excise duty on sugar raised by Rs 9 a quintal (February 29, 2008)
    Exports & Imports

  • Basmati exports ring the wrong bell this time (December 19, 2008)
  • Basmati segment faces payback time (December 01, 2008)
  • Export tax on basmati beginning to bite (November 28, 2008)
  • Cooking oil may turn costlier if customs duty is hiked (November 18, 2008)
  • Hatsun, Schreiber Dynamix plan milk holidays on low exports (November 17, 2008)
  • Vegoil imports hit record in Oct on falling prices (November 15, 2008)
  • Exporters bearish on maize export prospects (November 11, 2008)
  • Base price for import of ginger sought (November 08, 2008)
  • Palm oil import defaults: Indonesian suppliers to seek Indian Govt help (November 03, 2008)
  • Slowdown may hit guar gum export (October 31, 2008)
  • Pressure to lift export tax on basmati intensifies (October 23, 2008)
  • Vegoils turn cheaper on global markets meltdown (October 16, 2008)
  • Milk powder prices seen down on improved supply (October 10, 2008)
  • Mills can have custom grown wheat from Down Under (October 07, 2008)
  • Domestic dairies seek restoration of 15% import duty on milk powder (October 06, 2008)
  • Outlook positive for cotton; scenario favours exports (October 03, 2008)
  • Guar gum exports may drop on economic slowdown (October 01, 2008)
  • Slowdown in sugar exports likely in 2008-09 (September 22, 2008)
  • Veg oil imports turn cheaper as prices fall (September 16, 2008)
  • Gold imports witness surge, reverse declining trend (September 10, 2008)
  • Pusa 1121 rice exports allowed through 6 ports (September 05, 2008)
  • Indian mangoes now find their way to Australia (August 19, 2008)
  • Pulses import by PSUs needs regulation (August 05, 2008)
  • Centre plans capping cotton exports (July 29, 2008)
  • Pepper exporters gain from sale calls in futures (July 22, 2008)
  • Kenya buying Indian tea to honour export deals (July 21, 2008)
  • Palmolein imports surge as duty differential falls (July 15, 2008)
  • Is ban on non-basmati rice exports being flouted? (June 28, 2008)
  • Agri exporters hit by phytosanitary certification process (June 20, 2008)
  • Oilmeal exports gain on logistical advantage (June 11, 2008)
  • Ban on milk powder exports likely (June 03, 2008)
  • User industries scour for stocks despite zooming rubber prices (May 28, 2008)
  • Tea output may remain stable at 945 mkg (May 24, 2008)
  • Spices exports cross $1-billion mark (May 23, 2008)
  • Seafood exports drop 13% (May 13, 2008)
  • AP to import red gram, palm oil (May 09, 2008)
  • Plans to form rice cartel unlikely to succeed (May 07, 2008)
  • Pak scores overs Indian basmati (May 07, 2008)
  • $200 a tonne export duty on basmati (April 30, 2008)
  • Four international cos submit price quotes for wheat supply (April 22, 2008)
  • FIEO panel seeks long-term strategies for agro exports (April 13, 2008)
  • Indian importers default on palm oil contracts (April 11, 2008)
  • Edible oil duty waiver throws trade out of gear (April 10, 2008)
  • Export ban goes on castor, coconut oils (April 03, 2008)
  • Exporters may stand to lose from higher floor price for rice (April 01, 2008)
  • Export floor price for rice raised again (March 29, 2008)
  • Export of spices at new peak, near $950 million (March 26, 2008)
  • 10,000 tonnes castor oil for exports held up (March 26, 2008)
  • Illogical ban on castor oil export (March 26, 2008)
  • Centre must come clean on edible oil duty cut (March 25, 2008)
  • Ban on edible oils export (March 19, 2008)
  • Cooking oils import nearly trebles in Feb (March 18, 2008)
  • S.India rice exporters seek review of shipment curbs (March 13, 2008)
  • Inland container depots reject rice cargoes (March 11, 2008)
  • ‘Raise agri-exports to tap potential in global markets’ (March 09, 2008)
  • More curbs on rice exports to ensure domestic availability (March 07, 2008)
  • Pawar for more SAARC ties in farm sector (March 06, 2008)
  • France looks to sell wheat, barley to India (February 14, 2008)
  • Minimum export price of non-basmati may be hiked (February 11, 2008)
  • Strengthening rupee weakens marine export sector (February 06, 2008)
  • High premium for washed robustas draws buyers’ ire (February 05, 2008)
  • India exploring wheat import options (January 31, 2008)
  • Sesame seed exports to Russia likely to be affected (January 19, 2008)
  • Nod for developing high-yielding guarseed (January 08, 2008)
    Farm credit

  • Farm debt relief evokes lukewarm response (December 28, 2008)
  • House panel moots inclusion of more crops in distressed list (December 19, 2008)
  • Govt bid to boost bank lending to food processing (November 14, 2008)
  • Debt waiver: Nabard clears funds for Kerala (November 08, 2008)
  • Syndicate Bank plans ryots’ training centre (October 23, 2008)
  • Nabard loans for AP projects (September 24, 2008)
  • Co-op banks grant Rs 86 cr as farm loans (August 20, 2008)
  • Bank of Baroda's loan for farmers (July 30, 2008)
  • ‘Farmers did not fully understand scope of loan waiver scheme’ (July 21, 2008)
  • Kerala farm sector sees rise in credit flow (July 14, 2008)
  • Loan waiver: 24,287 gain in Dakshina Kannada (July 10, 2008)
  • ‘Farm debt waiver scheme completed in 30 days’ (July 02, 2008)
  • ‘Rs 5,000-cr relief for 15 lakh TN farmers under debt waiver’ (June 30, 2008)
  • Minister reviews progress of debt waiver scheme in Bengal (June 12, 2008)
  • Bank of India, IOB implement debt waiver scheme (June 08, 2008)
  • SBH farm loan waiver scheme (June 04, 2008)
  • Debt waiver guidelines restrictive, says agri-rural bank federation (June 03, 2008)
  • Ensure loan waiver for all eligible farmers, banks told (June 01, 2008)
  • Tractor producers plan to meet SBI officials (May 30, 2008)
  • Wider waiver (May 26, 2008)
  • Package for prompt payment of farm loans on cards (May 26, 2008)
  • SBI withdraws circular, opens tractor loan counter (May 22, 2008)
  • ‘Monthly repayment helps’ (May 21, 2008)
  • Tractor makers see sales taking a knock (May 21, 2008)
  • ‘SBI’s move will hit farm sector’ (May 21, 2008)
  • Most banks comfortable with tractor loans (May 21, 2008)
  • Bengal state co-op bank’s farm loan recovery drops (May 08, 2008)
  • Farmers’ body fears impact of credit policy (May 05, 2008)
  • Call to speed up debt waiver (May 01, 2008)
  • Govt holding consultations on loan waiver scheme (April 26, 2008)
  • Banks to lend Rs 3,449 cr (April 16, 2008)
  • ‘Cash-back scheme for left-out farmers’ (April 16, 2008)
  • 57 lakh Maharashtra farmers may gain from debt waiver (April 08, 2008)
  • YES Bank finds agri-lending profitable (April 01, 2008)
  • Cabinet nod for farm debt relief fund likely today (March 27, 2008)
  • Syndicate Bank to speed up loans to farmers in Karnataka (March 26, 2008)
  • Loan waiver for farmers a fire-fighting operation (March 26, 2008)
  • ‘Create agri infrastructure for sustaining rural jobs’ (March 25, 2008)
  • Replication of SICA on the farm front (March 13, 2008)
  • Nod for farm loan interest subvention (March 09, 2008)
  • `Exceptional circumstances called for alleviating measures' (March 04, 2008)
  • Rural co-op banks despair of recovery (March 04, 2008)
  • ‘Loan waiver sends wrong message to borrowers’ (March 03, 2008)
  • Incentives for prompt loan repayments suggested (March 03, 2008)
  • A new Chaudhary from Harvard via Rae Bareilly? (March 02, 2008)
  • Loan waiver is win-win for all: S.K. Goel (March 01, 2008)
  • Banks told to reschedule poultry loans (February 20, 2008)
  • ‘Farmers need debt relief more than input subsidy’ (February 07, 2008)
  • ‘Make credit available to farmers at 4%’ (January 28, 2008)
  • Centre approves Rs 530 cr for interest waiver on farm loans (January 18, 2008)
  • Kerala registers Rs 1,156-cr growth in farm loans (January 04, 2008)
    Fertilisers

  • Rs 10,000-cr fertiliser bonds issued (December 11, 2008)
  • Fertiliser importers lose out even in declining price situation (December 04, 2008)
  • Falling global prices may help cut fertiliser subsidy bill (November 08, 2008)
  • Cabinet approves revival of HFCL Barauni unit (November 01, 2008)
  • Reddy fiat to officials on fertilisers (October 18, 2008)
  • Pay special attention to fertiliser supply, AP Collectors told (September 19, 2008)
  • AP moves to tackle fertiliser shortage (September 08, 2008)
  • IFFCO takes steps to supply fertilisers in TN (August 28, 2008)
  • Fertiliser units entitled to total duty exemption: HC (July 31, 2008)
  • Ammonium sulphate, TSP subsidies notified (July 18, 2008)
  • IFFCO to supply 2,600 t urea (July 15, 2008)
  • Farmers’ plea (June 28, 2008)
  • ‘No fertiliser shortage’ (June 26, 2008)
  • No shortage of fertilisers, says Fertiliser Dept (June 20, 2008)
  • ‘Godavari Fert will supply entire output from July’ (June 17, 2008)
  • Farmers likely to feel the pinch of di-ammonium phosphate shortage (June 12, 2008)
  • Fight for fertilisers (June 10, 2008)
  • CCEA allows higher fertiliser prices (May 02, 2008)
  • Markfed to raise Rs 500 cr for purchase of fertilisers (April 26, 2008)
    Financial Performance

  • Assam Co posts Rs 24.65-cr net (November 06, 2008)
  • KS Oils net rises 59% in second quarter (October 26, 2008)
  • Harrisons Malayalam net zooms (October 24, 2008)
  • GMR Ind revenue dips; PBT up on high sugar prices (August 01, 2008)
  • Anil Products’ annual profit up 32% (July 04, 2008)
  • Amul turnover up 23% (June 18, 2008)
  • Tata Tea Q4 net at Rs 179 cr (May 31, 2008)
  • Rehabilitation Plantations makes profit (January 23, 2008)
    Floriculture

  • Widening use (December 18, 2008)
  • Riot of colours (November 08, 2008)
  • Karuturi launches farm operations in Ethiopia (October 24, 2008)
  • TN varsity bags 2 farm projects (August 28, 2008)
  • Delhi to host floriculture expo 2008 (August 26, 2008)
  • Anthurium exhibition in Kochi (August 25, 2008)
  • Nilgiris set for 30% growth in floriculture (June 11, 2008)
  • Karuturi sees Ethiopia entry as vehicle to expand biz globally (June 07, 2008)
  • Workshop on ‘Madurai Malli’ (June 06, 2008)
  • Karuturi to grow paddy, vegetables in Ethiopia (May 30, 2008)
  • ‘Taj Mahal’ rose blooms in Australia (May 28, 2008)
  • Floriculturists seek tax waiver for greenhouse (May 21, 2008)
  • Lilium growers gear up for high season (May 20, 2008)
  • Nilgiri Lilium growers suffer price crash (April 21, 2008)
  • Blooming trade (April 16, 2008)
  • Different species (April 11, 2008)
  • Sikkim to host first international flower show (March 14, 2008)
  • Flower show begins (March 06, 2008)
  • Tanflora to expand, diversify (February 04, 2008)
  • Riot of colours (January 18, 2008)
    Foodgrains

  • Foodgrain merchants body seeks exemption from load shedding (December 23, 2008)
  • Coarse cereals rule below minimum support price (November 13, 2008)
  • Record global cereal output forecast; risks remain (November 07, 2008)
  • Downy mildew attack on TN maize crop seen rising (November 06, 2008)
  • Maize output growth may outstrip demand expansion (October 30, 2008)
  • Monsanto eyeing prospects from GM corn in India (September 06, 2008)
  • Domestic maize prices rule firm (August 06, 2008)
  • ‘Centre’s move seen supporting large firms’ (August 06, 2008)
  • Corn prices seen gaining on continuing demand (July 19, 2008)
  • Starvation threat looms as food, fuel prices shoot up (July 14, 2008)
  • Ban on maize export: Uncertainty over consignments with shipping bills (July 11, 2008)
  • 2007-08 foodgrain output estimate raised again (July 10, 2008)
  • Maize continues to nosedive (July 05, 2008)
  • Wheat prices may gain on cues from other grains (July 03, 2008)
  • AP targets 200 lakh tonne foodgrain production (June 12, 2008)
  • TN’s foodgrain production target fixed at 108 lakh tonnes (June 11, 2008)
  • US corn may face setback; weather concerns remain (June 09, 2008)
  • World Bank’s 10-point plan for the food crisis (June 09, 2008)
  • ‘Include millets in the public distribution system’ (June 08, 2008)
  • Maize exports seen at 30 lakh t (May 29, 2008)
  • NECC reiterates demand to ban maize, soya futures (May 28, 2008)
  • ‘US statement on food crisis ill-informed’ (May 13, 2008)
  • Foodgrains output fails to keep pace with demand growth (May 07, 2008)
  • Maize prices up on high transport cost (May 06, 2008)
  • No data to link futures trade impact with grain prices: Panel (April 30, 2008)
  • Maize prices drop on higher crop estimate (April 29, 2008)
  • FAPCCI seeks removal of sales tax on foodgrains (April 28, 2008)
  • PM hopeful of higher grains procurement (April 26, 2008)
  • Maize prices marginally up (April 22, 2008)
  • Time to turn focus on small farmers (April 15, 2008)
  • POABS Group launches crop procurement drive in Palakkad (April 15, 2008)
  • Maize prices turn sober amidst export ban fears (April 15, 2008)
  • Maharashtra drive to check hoarding (April 10, 2008)
  • Maize prices up amidst reports of crop damage (April 08, 2008)
  • Agflation (April 07, 2008)
  • Why blame bio-fuels for higher food prices (April 04, 2008)
  • Sharp price rise in coarse grains this year (March 31, 2008)
  • Maize prices may remain volatile in short term (March 31, 2008)
  • Govt on overdrive to control food prices (March 25, 2008)
  • Maize prices rule steady (March 18, 2008)
  • Maize prices move up (March 11, 2008)
  • Grain merchants seek tax waiver (February 27, 2008)
  • Maize futures expected to trade higher (February 25, 2008)
  • Corn exports may run into rough weather (February 20, 2008)
  • Wheat buffer stocks: States’ contribution a source of worry (February 16, 2008)
  • Maize price remains volatile despite bird flu (January 21, 2008)
  • NECC to press for ban on maize exports (January 20, 2008)
  • Pawar urges States to step up farm output (January 12, 2008)
  • Maize prices rule firm on heavy buying (January 08, 2008)
  • Ban maize exports by pvt trade: Poultry sector (January 04, 2008)
    Foods & Food Processing

  • Nod for wine, meat processing boards (November 08, 2008)
  • Vapour heat treatment facility at Navi Mumbai to boost mango exports (August 13, 2008)
  • Task force set up to attract investments in food processing (July 02, 2008)
  • No respite seen to food inflation in developing nations (May 30, 2008)
  • Cabinet approves 2 Apeda’s schemes (April 19, 2008)
  • Cabinet approves 2 Apeda’s schemes (April 19, 2008)
  • Meet on food processing (April 06, 2008)
  • Solar-dried fruit bars to hit the market (February 14, 2008)
  • NSIC signs MoU with TN body (January 25, 2008)
  • Yendal begins commercial production of amla juice (January 18, 2008)
    General Insurance

  • Compensation for crop loss (October 22, 2008)
  • GoM set to clear crop insurance for plantations (August 16, 2008)
  • Commerce Ministry sets store by crop insurance for plantations (May 21, 2008)
  • Arecanut growers seek crop cover (March 06, 2008)
    Gold & Silver

  • Gold poised to scale higher levels next year (December 29, 2008)
  • ‘Rise in $, need for liquidity keeping gold volatile’ (November 07, 2008)
  • Record gold coins delivery by MCX (November 06, 2008)
  • Bankers hope to see rise in gold coin sales (October 29, 2008)
  • Gold sales glitter amid global crisis (October 25, 2008)
  • Gold drops by Rs 75 (October 14, 2008)
  • Record gold guinea delivery on MCX (September 20, 2008)
  • Yellow or white metal? (August 31, 2008)
  • Q2 gold demand drops 47% (August 14, 2008)
  • MCX delivers 3,118 gold guineas (August 12, 2008)
  • Falling gold prices may spur physical demand (August 08, 2008)
  • ‘Rise in gold price helping mining cos’ (August 08, 2008)
  • Hutti Mines hopeful of improving gold recovery (July 22, 2008)
  • Gold hits Rs 13,000-mark (July 01, 2008)
  • MCX ‘gold guinea’ volume touches Rs 10 cr (June 28, 2008)
  • Platinum futures set for downward correction (June 23, 2008)
  • Good response to MCX Gold Guinea (May 21, 2008)
  • High prices hit gold sales in Q1, says WGC (May 21, 2008)
  • MMTC jewellery expo from today (May 07, 2008)
  • Online spot gold trading records average sales of 25 kg (April 17, 2008)
  • ‘Gold price trend hinges on Fed rate cut’ (March 18, 2008)
  • India has conducive environment for gold mining, says Minister (March 14, 2008)
  • RiddhiSiddhi launches e-platform for bullion (March 13, 2008)
  • WGC to cross-list StreetTracks in Hong Kong, Tokyo (March 12, 2008)
  • Gold, silver prices drop (January 31, 2008)
  • Traders expect gold prices to continue rising (January 30, 2008)
  • Gold: Investment demand to pick up (January 21, 2008)
  • Gold scales to new high near $900 (January 12, 2008)
  • Gold prices maintain upswing (January 10, 2008)
    Horticulture/Fruits & Vegetables
    Latest Prices
  • Carnation growers seek replantation subsidy (December 30, 2008)
  • Higher prices (December 29, 2008)
  • Pineapple fest (December 23, 2008)
  • Potato conference (December 10, 2008)
  • CM calls for monthly cultivation targets for vegetables in State (December 04, 2008)
  • Festive season fails to prop up dry fruits’ demand (October 30, 2008)
  • Indian mangoes may enter Australia next summer (October 07, 2008)
  • Costly affair (October 02, 2008)
  • Global prune body launches drive to boost consumption (October 01, 2008)
  • In plenty (October 01, 2008)
  • Self-sufficiency in vegetables (October 01, 2008)
  • Onion prices will go up in Oct-Nov: TNAU (August 28, 2008)
  • Smell of money! (August 06, 2008)
  • Govt sets up National Wine Board (August 02, 2008)
  • Drive to promote potato consumption (July 16, 2008)
  • Surplus potato stock: Bengal looks to southern markets (July 12, 2008)
  • Mango festival (July 05, 2008)
  • AP to spend Rs 744 cr on horticulture (July 03, 2008)
  • Mango mela (June 27, 2008)
  • Costly crop (June 25, 2008)
  • AP exports 100 boxes of mangoes to Japan (June 11, 2008)
  • Luring all (June 09, 2008)
  • Tokens for ‘vegetables in van’ (June 02, 2008)
  • All set for e-trading in Ooty vegetables (May 29, 2008)
  • Bihar special (May 24, 2008)
  • ‘Quality planting material key in fruit production’ (May 15, 2008)
  • Gujarat firm, Gulf co tie up for banana exports (May 14, 2008)
  • Desai Fruits ties up with Gulf co for banana exports (May 13, 2008)
  • Lower output (May 07, 2008)
  • Organic vegetable farming planned in 1,000 Kerala villages (May 02, 2008)
  • TNAU pact with Canada college (April 28, 2008)
  • Farmers’ woes (April 17, 2008)
  • Onion yard (April 14, 2008)
  • Crystal Garden starts commercial production of Alphonso (April 08, 2008)
  • Mango output seen hit by rains; exports may drop (April 05, 2008)
  • Nuts about it! (April 03, 2008)
  • Retail chains in talks to buy Alphonso mangoes (April 03, 2008)
  • Rains damage 90% crop in AP grape yards (April 01, 2008)
  • Profit with pistachios (March 28, 2008)
  • Rains damage Nilgiri strawberry; growers seek assistance (March 26, 2008)
  • Horticulture call (March 25, 2008)
  • Pistachio, the next ‘healthy’ nut (March 15, 2008)
  • Study forecasts increase in vegetable prices (February 20, 2008)
  • Potato crop loss: Centre urged to release money (February 14, 2008)
  • Cold weather pushes up MCX potato futures prices (February 11, 2008)
  • Cold conditions may affect grapes production (February 07, 2008)
  • Floating market (January 30, 2008)
  • Red revolution on in Mahabaleshwar (January 30, 2008)
  • Hill potato (January 25, 2008)
  • Potato gains on cold weather (January 24, 2008)
  • Horticulture trade fair (January 23, 2008)
  • Plan for national horticulture research centre at Nelliampathy (January 11, 2008)
  • ‘Scope to develop Bengal potato industry on public-pvt partnership’ (January 10, 2008)
  • First instalment of new potato crop arrives in Bengal markets (January 10, 2008)
  • Bengal keen on potato exports to Bangladesh (January 08, 2008)
  • Flooding markets (January 03, 2008)
    Human Resources

  • Rubber industry sees 3,000 job cuts (December 21, 2008)
  • Labour banks (October 04, 2008)
  • IIM-Lucknow to train senior agriculture scientists (September 18, 2008)
  • Bonus hiked for Bengal tea garden workers (September 12, 2008)
  • Labour shortage (June 26, 2008)
  • Kerala taps labour from North (June 02, 2008)
  • Labour shortage hits wheat harvest operations (April 16, 2008)
  • Labour shortage continues to bug coffee estates (March 12, 2008)
  • Women workers leave cashew industry broken (February 05, 2008)
  • Recruitment norms for technical posts eased (January 18, 2008)
    Income Tax

  • Nurseries and exemption (April 05, 2008)
    Industry Associations

  • Samir Somaiya elected ISMA chief (December 30, 2008)
  • TN chamber hails agro policy (April 24, 2008)
  • ‘Raise import tariff on tapioca starch’ (February 13, 2008)
    Infrastructure

  • Rajasekhara Reddy promises lift irrigation plans for 3 districts (November 25, 2008)
  • Stone to be laid for mega lift irrigation project today in AP (November 19, 2008)
  • Rs 500-cr project proposal for Kuttanad ryots (October 23, 2008)
  • Meet on post-harvest infrastructure (October 23, 2008)
  • Jain Irrigation plans hub to make micro-irrigation systems (September 27, 2008)
  • Jain Irrigation plans hub to make micro-irrigation systems (September 27, 2008)
  • Spices Park in Guntur dist (August 22, 2008)
  • AP Markfed plans export zone near new airport (July 25, 2008)
  • CM to lay stone for new Markfed building (July 25, 2008)
  • Vizag to get jute park (July 23, 2008)
  • Reprieve for Bunder traders in Mangalore on shifting (July 23, 2008)
  • Speeding up (July 05, 2008)
  • Awaits inauguration (May 30, 2008)
  • Govt committed to complete pending irrigation projects in AP (April 07, 2008)
  • YES Bank in pact with Dutch research centre (March 06, 2008)
  • Focus to be on 4 agri-export zones (January 19, 2008)
    Insight

  • The food procurement muddle (December 31, 2008)
  • Global crisis and commodity prices (December 30, 2008)
  • Stunted growth (December 30, 2008)
  • Time to revise the MSP formula (December 17, 2008)
  • Can bamboo boom? (December 15, 2008)
  • Seeding inclusive farm growth (December 13, 2008)
  • Lessons from Mumbai siege (December 03, 2008)
  • Emaciated food policy (November 25, 2008)
  • The agriculture-rural paradox (November 12, 2008)
  • Bio-fuels that won’t starve you (November 04, 2008)
  • Higher standards will find their level (October 27, 2008)
  • Needed, an exit policy for agriculture (October 22, 2008)
  • Ready to support (October 13, 2008)
  • Bailout rice in Kerala (October 10, 2008)
  • Debt Relief and Loan Waiver — A bad cheque that will bounce (October 08, 2008)
  • The Pusa 1121 puzzle (October 01, 2008)
  • How safe are our seeds? (October 01, 2008)
  • Life on an American farm (September 24, 2008)
  • The ethanol blending mess (September 24, 2008)
  • Water harvesting (September 15, 2008)
  • Food security for thought (September 12, 2008)
  • War on the commodities markets (September 10, 2008)
  • Who benefits from the thrust on bio-fuels? (September 08, 2008)
  • Organic farming: Reality behind the myths (September 02, 2008)
  • Commodity prices in unwind mode (August 27, 2008)
  • The revival in agricultural growth (August 26, 2008)
  • Time to throw open the silos (August 12, 2008)
  • Eco-friendly farming (August 08, 2008)
  • Commodities Transaction Tax — Why it could lead to greater volatility (August 05, 2008)
  • Phosphorous: Diminishing glow (August 04, 2008)
  • Lifestyle changes and food crisis (August 01, 2008)
  • Farm concerns (August 01, 2008)
  • Agriculture needs an accounting standard (July 17, 2008)
  • Who benefits from the waiver? (July 16, 2008)
  • Sugar needs release from control (July 11, 2008)
  • Organic farming and food security (July 11, 2008)
  • Dark side to free power for farmers (June 30, 2008)
  • Why farmers bank on the ‘arhatiyas’ (June 27, 2008)
  • Fertiliser policy: Time to take hard decisions (June 24, 2008)
  • Irrational exuberance on food front (June 18, 2008)
  • Agro-chemicals — Overhaul of regulations called for (June 13, 2008)
  • Farm prescription for malnutrition (June 10, 2008)
  • Green Revolution II needed, and not export curbs (June 07, 2008)
  • Land to the builder? (June 06, 2008)
  • Investment in rural infrastructure crucial (June 06, 2008)
  • Achieving Sisyphean proportions (June 05, 2008)
  • International farm research — Why India should step up funding (June 04, 2008)
  • The Santa Claus syndrome (May 30, 2008)
  • Waiving prudence (May 28, 2008)
  • Food crisis: The blame game (May 21, 2008)
  • Oilseeds under the crusher (May 20, 2008)
  • Trading palliatives (May 12, 2008)
  • All’s not well on food front (May 10, 2008)
  • Futures: Farmers lose, buyers pay, and Wall Street alone gains! (May 09, 2008)
  • A panchayat on ‘futures’: Speculation, not findings (May 08, 2008)
  • Global warming may aggravate India’s wheat worries (May 07, 2008)
  • India-Bharat divide after thirty years (May 07, 2008)
  • Leveraging the high foodgrains prices (May 02, 2008)
  • A remedy worse than the malady (April 29, 2008)
  • Wilting workers (April 25, 2008)
  • Fragmented farming (April 24, 2008)
  • Way to tackle agrarian crisis, food security (April 18, 2008)
  • Clearing the muddle of rising food prices (April 18, 2008)
  • Freeing farmers from intermediaries (April 16, 2008)
  • New growth engine for economy (April 16, 2008)
  • It’s dosas and idlis still, Mr Pawar, not parathas! (April 10, 2008)
  • Wheat Turmoil 2008 — Resurrection of the farmers’ movement (April 09, 2008)
  • Kerala tragedy sounds a warning (April 08, 2008)
  • System of Rice Intensification — Optimising production with fewer inputs (April 04, 2008)
  • Volumes may migrate to offshore markets (April 04, 2008)
  • ‘Agri-business will have to rise to global challenges’ (April 02, 2008)
  • Vandiperiyar tea estates: Globalisation plucking away livelihoods (April 01, 2008)
  • Loan waiver and agricultural investment (March 28, 2008)
  • Time to give cashew a growth push (March 26, 2008)
  • Orphans of the motherland? (March 21, 2008)
  • Food procurement: Market price or MSP? (March 18, 2008)
  • Contradictions in foreign trade policy need to be explained (March 17, 2008)
  • Debt Relief and Waiver Scheme — Effective only if it is total (March 05, 2008)
  • Issues ignored by waiver package (March 05, 2008)
  • After the debt waiver, what? (March 04, 2008)
  • Plough-back time (February 29, 2008)
  • Don’t cripple farmer minds with debt waivers (February 28, 2008)
  • Time the Indian farmer got his due (February 20, 2008)
  • Sugarcane: The much maligned crop (February 19, 2008)
  • Time to take stock of wheat (February 19, 2008)
  • Focus on agriculture (February 18, 2008)
  • How green is my Blue Hill (February 15, 2008)
  • Strategies to avoid rice imports (February 09, 2008)
  • Technologies seeding change in farm sector (February 06, 2008)
  • Case for total farm loan waiver (February 06, 2008)
  • Tea times at Tocklai (February 01, 2008)
  • Commodity spreads: Less risky, less speculative (January 25, 2008)
  • ‘Agflation’ — reversal of a global trend (January 25, 2008)
  • Farm sector: Hope lies in futures markets (January 23, 2008)
  • Case for duty-free import of edible oils (January 22, 2008)
  • Gathering storm of farm revolt (January 09, 2008)
  • Ban on cotton exports will harm farmers more (January 04, 2008)
  • A networking approach to avert farmer suicides (January 02, 2008)
  • Crisis in rice: Tackling climate change holds the key (January 02, 2008)
    Insurance

  • Wins insurance award for innovation (December 02, 2008)
  • Fewer takers for weather insurance this year (September 11, 2008)
  • Agri insurance in AP with village as unit (June 12, 2008)
  • Escorts’ cover for farmers (June 04, 2008)
  • Livestock insurance makes farmers to go in for cross-breeding (March 13, 2008)
  • Farm insurer bets on more business after loan waiver (March 07, 2008)
  • AP plans crop insurance in all districts (January 14, 2008)
    Internet

  • Free Net connection for Vadodara farmers (May 07, 2008)
    Interview

  • ‘Minimum support prices are not fixed mechanically’ (December 11, 2008)
  • ‘Tea industry challenged by supply crisis, climatic hurdles’ (September 06, 2008)
  • ‘Markets will absorb commodity transaction tax’ (July 01, 2008)
  • Futures ban will have cascading impact: NMCE (May 16, 2008)
  • Centre cautious on food security front (March 28, 2008)
  • ‘Small farmers must get their share of credit’ (February 13, 2008)
  • ‘BT will overtake IT in market capitalisation’ (January 14, 2008)
  • Difficult for gold demand to top 1,000 tonnes this year (January 02, 2008)
  • Limited downside to gold (January 01, 2008)
  • New measures may enhance commodity bourses profile (January 01, 2008)
    IPR

  • Malaysian firm registers trademark for South Indian rice Ponni (May 18, 2008)
    Jute
    Latest Prices
  • Jute body wants export market aid reintroduced (December 13, 2008)
  • Jute mills unions urged to withdraw stir (December 04, 2008)
  • Plans to start jute e-auction (September 20, 2008)
  • Jute cultivation in East Godavari suggested (August 28, 2008)
  • CCEA approves 100% jute packaging for grains, sugar (August 22, 2008)
  • Industry fears dilution of Jute Packaging Act (August 14, 2008)
  • Jute awareness camps (August 01, 2008)
  • Raw jute prices gain on low crop fears (July 25, 2008)
  • Cabinet panel to decide on easing jute packaging Act soon (June 19, 2008)
  • Govt may relax jute packaging norms for grains, sugar (June 10, 2008)
  • Jute industry fears dilution of packaging material rules (May 23, 2008)
  • Exempt jute from futures trading, says IJMA (May 05, 2008)
  • Jute futures on MCX set for correction (April 21, 2008)
  • Finishing touches (April 11, 2008)
  • Jute crop size pegged lower at 97 lakh bales (March 28, 2008)
  • Prices of raw jute, jute goods decline (February 18, 2008)
  • Jute procurement from AP suspended (February 14, 2008)
  • Jute procurement from AP suspended (February 13, 2008)
  • ‘Workers wanted’ at Bengal jute mills (January 15, 2008)
    Lifestyle

  • AP farmers reap tobacco bonanza (June 27, 2008)
  • ‘Climate change may affect quality of life of farmers’ (February 19, 2008)
    Marketing

  • Mega farmers' market in Dindigul (December 30, 2008)
  • Bunder area in Mangalore gets APMC sub-yard status (November 14, 2008)
  • Linking farms and corporates (October 04, 2008)
  • Agricultural marketing through the ages (August 13, 2008)
  • Kerala plans hyper markets this year (May 20, 2008)
  • ‘Kudumbasree’ draws up schemes worth Rs 191 cr (May 01, 2008)
  • APMC asks traders to shift to Baikampady (April 07, 2008)
  • Hind Unilever will source agri-products from farmers (April 05, 2008)
  • APMC licence: Traders seek Govt intervention (March 03, 2008)
    Metals

  • ‘Restore 5% import duty on zinc ingots’ (December 23, 2008)
  • Platinum group metals to rule higher next 10 years (December 11, 2008)
  • Production cuts may help metal prices rebound (December 06, 2008)
  • Zinc prices may continue to decline (November 24, 2008)
  • Metal mettle (November 21, 2008)
  • Noida to host global meet on metals sector (October 30, 2008)
  • APMDC to take up study of fullerene metal (October 24, 2008)
  • Economic slowdown rattles demand for base metals (October 13, 2008)
  • Firm trend in dollar hits gold; base metals slip (September 08, 2008)
  • Demand for copper substitutes seen rising (August 30, 2008)
  • Lead prices set to dip further on excess supply (August 22, 2008)
  • Dollar’s rally fuels fall in base metals (August 18, 2008)
  • Global copper market in fragile balance (August 01, 2008)
  • Molybdenum prices may rise on strong demand (July 15, 2008)
  • Base metals continue to be ruled by fundamentals: Barclays (June 21, 2008)
  • Nickel futures seen heading up (June 16, 2008)
  • Bearish trend in zinc to continue (May 26, 2008)
  • Base metals weighed down by supply, production concerns (May 21, 2008)
  • China quake effect may hit metals’ supply (May 15, 2008)
  • Copper prices may rule weak, notwithstanding recent rally (March 31, 2008)
  • Crude, metals prices set to rule firm for now (March 18, 2008)
  • L&T takes Rs 200-crore hit in metals hedging (March 11, 2008)
  • FIMI calls for higher drawback rate on zinc (January 23, 2008)
  • NMCE launches new series in metals (January 02, 2008)
    Minerals

  • Railways cuts rates for long distance iron ore export traffic (November 07, 2008)
  • Iron ore exports likely to drop next year (October 16, 2008)
  • Investor interest in uranium increasing (July 12, 2008)
  • Indian iron ore cos may gain in spot market (May 23, 2008)
    Natural Calamities

  • Paddy fields flooded (November 28, 2008)
  • Paddy in 1.5 lakh ha affected in AP (November 19, 2008)
  • Running scared of a river (October 10, 2008)
  • 20 lh kharif crop area lost to floods, says Centre (September 25, 2008)
  • Bihar floods take a toll on paddy (September 06, 2008)
  • Drought, moisture stress threat to kharif crops (July 23, 2008)
  • All-party delegation from Kerala to meet PM on crop loss (April 10, 2008)
  • Kerala Govt announces compensation for crop loss (March 27, 2008)
    New Products & Services

  • Year-long crop loan access to farmers (August 29, 2008)
  • Bayer launches new hybrid rice (May 07, 2008)
    Non-conventional Energy

  • FAO seeks review of biofuel policy (October 10, 2008)
  • Biomass from bamboo seen as alternative to coal (August 27, 2008)
  • TNAU gets W. Australia aid for identifying biofuel plants (July 10, 2008)
  • Ethanol import plans run into rough weather (July 01, 2008)
  • US taken to task on biofuel subsidisation, dumping complaints (June 21, 2008)
    Oilseeds & Edible Oil
    Latest Prices
  • Sesame oil prices ruling firm on lower output fears (December 24, 2008)
  • Plea to impose import duty on palm group of oils (December 20, 2008)
  • Vegoil imports rise 30% in Nov on lower global prices (December 16, 2008)
  • Row over virgin olive oil import duty (December 11, 2008)
  • Oilmeal exports zoom on weaker rupee (December 06, 2008)
  • Vanaspati sector opposes customs duty hike on palm oil (November 25, 2008)
  • Fresh arrivals (November 24, 2008)
  • Decision to reimpose Customs duty on crude soya oil intriguing (November 21, 2008)
  • Edible oils export in packs allowed (November 21, 2008)
  • IVPA decries import duty on crude soyoil (November 20, 2008)
  • AP to reduce palm oil price for white card holders (November 11, 2008)
  • Kharif oilseeds output: No change in trade outlook (November 11, 2008)
  • ‘Enter into bilateral pact to import edible items’ (November 11, 2008)
  • ‘Restore customs duty on edible oil imports’ (November 10, 2008)
  • No case for hike in customs duty on veg oil (November 08, 2008)
  • ‘No immediate move to hike vegoils customs duty’ (November 07, 2008)
  • Palm oil: NCDEX adds delivery centre (November 06, 2008)
  • Italy’s ‘Extra’ push for olive oil (November 05, 2008)
  • Veg oil duty hike unlikely to benefit growers and consumers (November 02, 2008)
  • Global liquidity crunch hits edible oil trade (October 31, 2008)
  • Oil Palm India to set up kernel plant in Kerala (October 30, 2008)
  • Conflicting stands of vegoil industry bodies (October 27, 2008)
  • Vanaspati sector opposes move to hike vegoil import duty (October 25, 2008)
  • No case for import duty on edible oils (October 24, 2008)
  • Palm oil to be a viable energy source (October 20, 2008)
  • Extractors body seeks duty imposition on edible oils (October 17, 2008)
  • Despite good yield, groundnut farmers worried about prices (October 15, 2008)
  • Soya arrivals halve as farmers hold back stocks (October 15, 2008)
  • Sept oilmeal exports plummet on lower prices (October 08, 2008)
  • ‘Re-impose import duty on edible oil before harvest begins’ (October 03, 2008)
  • Record soyabean output seen (October 01, 2008)
  • Takes over as SOPA Chairman (October 01, 2008)
  • Imports may cap rise in edible oil prices (September 30, 2008)
  • Palm oil imports: Malaysian co plea to discourage defaulters (September 23, 2008)
  • Castor seed futures may trade higher on low arrivals (September 15, 2008)
  • ‘Govt should stop vegetable oil imports’ (September 11, 2008)
  • ICAR institute develops first ever mustard hybrid (September 11, 2008)
  • Emami Biotech commissions Haldia plant (September 10, 2008)
  • Vegetable oils to slide further (September 09, 2008)
  • Guar seed futures may decline (September 08, 2008)
  • Singapore to host vegoil seminar (September 06, 2008)
  • Soya not viable option for Monsanto in India (September 06, 2008)
  • Health aspects of rice bran oil gain focus (September 03, 2008)
  • Food grade hexane prices cut, relief for edible oil processors (September 02, 2008)
  • Guar seed output may touch 1.01 crore bags (August 28, 2008)
  • Fall in RBD, soya oil prices not to hit new PDS scheme (August 25, 2008)
  • Relief for FMCGs as palm oil prices plunge (August 20, 2008)
  • Cargill to launch olive oil soon (August 20, 2008)
  • No case for vegoil duty hike, for now (August 16, 2008)
  • Area under soyabean increases 5% (August 15, 2008)
  • Vegoil market reels under defaults on falling prices (August 13, 2008)
  • World vegoil prices fall; Indian consumers yet to benefit (August 11, 2008)
  • Soyameal shipments may top 55 lakh t; oilmeal exports double (August 08, 2008)
  • 24 States, UTs sign up for new edible oil supply scheme (August 05, 2008)
  • Vegoil prices on the decline; consumers to benefit (August 02, 2008)
  • Dalmia Group to launch Leonardo Gold (July 31, 2008)
  • Centre begins distribution of palm oil through PDS (July 29, 2008)
  • Soyabean production regains momentum (July 28, 2008)
  • Oil palm farmers seek diesel subsidy (July 24, 2008)
  • Vegoil market poised for correction (July 10, 2008)
  • Oilmeal exports gain on Argentine woes (July 09, 2008)
  • Incentive for soyameal exports questionable (July 08, 2008)
  • Global price rise may boost soyabean plantings (July 04, 2008)
  • Singapore to host global vegoil meet (July 02, 2008)
  • Castor seed futures likely to be bullish (June 30, 2008)
  • NCDEX sign pact with Bikaner oil traders (June 20, 2008)
  • Soyameal exports up 151.8% in May (June 10, 2008)
  • Malaysia hints at palm oil-rice barter (May 30, 2008)
  • Soyabean futures gain on speculative buying (May 22, 2008)
  • Sticky palm oil (May 09, 2008)
  • Castor seed futures may remain firm (April 28, 2008)
  • Move to ban oilmeals’ exports shelved (April 25, 2008)
  • Vanaspati imports from Lanka capped (April 24, 2008)
  • Import of refined edible oils a safer option (April 19, 2008)
  • Import of refined edible oils a safer option (April 19, 2008)
  • Govt plans import of 1 mt edible oil, 15 lakh tonnes pulses to control prices (April 17, 2008)
  • ‘No stock limits for imported edible oils’ (April 16, 2008)
  • ‘India may relax oilseeds import next year’ (April 15, 2008)
  • Reduction in olive oil import duty welcomed (April 07, 2008)
  • ‘Govt must monitor veg oil prices’ (April 07, 2008)
  • Allow non-edible sesame oil shipments, urge exporters (April 06, 2008)
  • Inflation climbs to 7%; Govt continues fire-fighting (April 05, 2008)
  • Sharp correction likely in vegetable oil prices (April 04, 2008)
  • ‘Edible oil import duty cuts, a temporary step’ (April 02, 2008)
  • ‘Edible oil export ban to have little impact’ (March 29, 2008)
  • ‘Increase output of domestic edible oil’ (March 28, 2008)
  • Edible oil duty cut: ‘No gain to consumer’ (March 26, 2008)
  • Plea to allow coconut oil exports (March 26, 2008)
  • Emami Group to foray into edible oils (March 25, 2008)
  • Export ban hits sesame oil exporters (March 23, 2008)
  • Export ban unlikely to deliver results (March 19, 2008)
  • Take advantage of firm prices, sunflower growers told (March 18, 2008)
  • Rumours of cut in Customs duty (March 18, 2008)
  • Solvent extractors seek development package (March 06, 2008)
  • Palm oil may top 4,000 ringgits soon (February 27, 2008)
  • Industry, trade upbeat on palm oil price outlook (February 26, 2008)
  • Premium edible oil players eye low-end segments (February 25, 2008)
  • Edible oil prices shoot up by 20-50% (February 25, 2008)
  • Customs duty on sunflower oil may be cut (February 23, 2008)
  • ‘Scrap import duty on olive oil’ (February 22, 2008)
  • Relief unlikely for vanaspati units from new order (February 21, 2008)
  • Push castor derivatives exports rather than oil (February 20, 2008)
  • ‘Keep veg oil customs duty unchanged’ (February 16, 2008)
  • Crop estimate: Edible oil body joins issue with Govt (February 12, 2008)
  • Solvent extractors want curbs on palm oil imports reviewed (February 11, 2008)
  • ‘Oil palm needs price stability fund’ (February 08, 2008)
  • Kernel oil plant at Eroor (February 07, 2008)
  • National oil palm board mooted (February 06, 2008)
  • Solvent extractors oppose move to hike VAT rate (February 05, 2008)
  • Soya futures decline on profit booking (January 29, 2008)
  • TN chamber urges ban on edible oil exports, online trading (January 25, 2008)
  • Stocks build-up by processors behind high oilseed prices (January 23, 2008)
  • `Raise cultivation of oil seeds' (January 15, 2008)
  • Sesame seed exports likely to take a hit (January 14, 2008)
  • Soya futures up on global cues (January 12, 2008)
  • Gujarat Ambuja Exports bags orders to ship groundnut oil (January 05, 2008)
  • Crude prices help Oil Palm India to post record net (January 02, 2008)
    Outlook

  • Sugar position unclear as opening stock figures vary (December 26, 2008)
  • Platinum prices may decline to $700/oz (November 29, 2008)
  • Cane farmers in a better bargaining position (November 24, 2008)
  • ‘Gold may touch $1,000 sooner than expected’ (October 11, 2008)
  • More downside risks for metals in Q4 (October 10, 2008)
  • Basmati prices rule lower, seen dropping more (October 08, 2008)
  • Slowdown fears begin to impact commodity prices (October 06, 2008)
  • Slowing Chinese demand spells bleak future for steel (October 04, 2008)
  • Gold prices may remain at the mercy of $ movements, oil prices (September 15, 2008)
  • Kharif rice output to top 84 m tonnes: Pawar (September 13, 2008)
  • Gold may remain range-bound in the near term (September 01, 2008)
  • Rice trade peeved at delay in inclusion of Pusa 1121 as ‘basmati’ (September 01, 2008)
  • Gold under the mercy of dollar, oil prices (August 25, 2008)
  • Call to set up expert panel to implement Kuttanad package (August 23, 2008)
  • Gold loses glitter; may decline further (August 18, 2008)
  • Price fall leads to gold rush, short supply (August 17, 2008)
  • Further drop likely in gold as dollar looks to gain strength (August 11, 2008)
  • Steel prices may continue to be under pressure (August 09, 2008)
  • Metals barring aluminium vulnerable to price fall (August 07, 2008)
  • Gold, silver to weaken in 2009 on easing inflation (August 06, 2008)
  • Gold seen ruling weak in the short term (August 04, 2008)
  • India to play a critical role in world cotton trade (August 04, 2008)
  • Global, Indian sugar prices set to surge (July 29, 2008)
  • Oilseeds output may be lower by 20 lakh tonnes, says expert (July 25, 2008)
  • ‘Dairy products prices may fall on rise in output, exports’ (July 21, 2008)
  • Short-term pressure in gold likely (July 21, 2008)
  • WGC bullish on gold outlook, despite fall in global demand (July 20, 2008)
  • More free sale quota sugar to calm rising prices (July 17, 2008)
  • Wheat supplies predicted to surpass rise in consumption (July 14, 2008)
  • Bullish momentum may continue in gold (July 14, 2008)
  • Gold may hit $950, but dollar likely to gain strength (July 07, 2008)
  • Enhanced oil recovery possible from existing oilfields: Expert (July 03, 2008)
  • Lower global cotton output may keep prices firm (June 26, 2008)
  • Downside risks persist in gold (June 23, 2008)
  • Sugar output seen below 265 lakh tonnes (June 19, 2008)
  • Coffee output seen up on helpful weather (June 17, 2008)
  • Is it the end of gold-crude price tango? (June 16, 2008)
  • World oilseeds output to rebound; no price relief though (June 10, 2008)
  • Centre mulling decontrol of sugar industry afresh (June 10, 2008)
  • Coffee output next crop year may be hit by weather woes (June 02, 2008)
  • Negative signals for gold in the short term (June 02, 2008)
  • Gold may top $950 on rising crude prices (May 26, 2008)
  • Sugar prices set to surge next season (May 22, 2008)
  • Gold: Bulls have edge in the short term (May 19, 2008)
  • Downward bias still exists in gold (May 12, 2008)
  • Crude prices jump 100% in one year; output may drop (May 10, 2008)
  • Firm trend in coal prices seen continuing in long term (May 09, 2008)
  • Wheat prices may gain after arrivals get over (May 06, 2008)
  • Short-term weakness persists in gold (May 05, 2008)
  • Short-term weakness tells on gold, despite minor recovery (April 28, 2008)
  • Wheat production likely to rise 7% (April 26, 2008)
  • Atta prices may rise as mills find it hard to get wheat (April 24, 2008)
  • Foodgrains output likely to touch record high (April 23, 2008)
  • Short-term weakness in gold likely (April 21, 2008)
  • Global wheat prices likely to ease in H2 (April 18, 2008)
  • Wheat growers unlikely to get bonus (April 15, 2008)
  • Gold seen negative in short-term (April 14, 2008)
  • DAP fertiliser subsidy bill may go up Rs 25,000 cr (April 13, 2008)
  • Wheat output: Trade, officials keep fingers crossed (April 12, 2008)
  • Gold prices may scale new high in early 2009 (April 11, 2008)
  • No short-term relief in world food prices: FAO (April 10, 2008)
  • Branded oils may record slower growth (April 09, 2008)
  • Better prospects could turn tea stocks hot (April 07, 2008)
  • Firm trend seen in global wool prices (April 02, 2008)
  • Government must strengthen commodity commercial intelligence (April 01, 2008)
  • Volatile trend likely to continue in gold market (March 31, 2008)
  • Gold likely to trade in ranges after crash (March 24, 2008)
  • Crash in commodities market may be temporary (March 24, 2008)
  • Dairy products prices likely to decline in 2008-09 (March 22, 2008)
  • Indian pepper turns out to be most competitive (March 20, 2008)
  • Gold likely to make further gains in the short-term (March 17, 2008)
  • High wheat prices: Mills go in for ‘risk management’ (March 15, 2008)
  • Govt urged to buy farm produce directly (March 15, 2008)
  • Cold spell may drive wheat yield to record (March 05, 2008)
  • Lower acreage, frost hit rabi oilseeds output (March 03, 2008)
  • Gold price poised to top $1,000 (March 03, 2008)
  • Crude palm oil market seen poised for correction (February 28, 2008)
  • Global veg oil market moving beyond demand-supply norms (February 26, 2008)
  • Gold price likely to pause (February 25, 2008)
  • Despite last week’s fall, gold may hold firm (February 18, 2008)
  • Sugarcane output estimate revisions cost industry, growers dear (February 11, 2008)
  • Wheat output: Govt, trade keep fingers crossed (February 11, 2008)
  • Centre likely to pay bonus to wheat growers (February 09, 2008)
  • Ministry pegs foodgrain output at record 219.32 mt (February 08, 2008)
  • Rice prices seen volatile on tight supply (February 05, 2008)
  • Gold may seek further highs on investor interest (January 28, 2008)
  • Wheat prices seen ruling steady at Rs 1,100/quintal (January 23, 2008)
  • Investor interest to keep gold buoyant: GFMS (January 18, 2008)
  • Gold may move higher, but with corrections (January 07, 2008)
  • World wheat prices may rise (January 03, 2008)
  • ‘Silver may outperform gold this year’ (January 03, 2008)
  • Demand helps soyabean, meal fetch record prices (January 02, 2008)
  • Woes of sugar industry likely to continue (January 01, 2008)
    Pension Plans

  • Kerala moots pension scheme for farmers (February 21, 2008)
    People

  • Bharathan Pillai re-elected CEPC Chairman (October 02, 2008)
  • Ramaseshan is new chief of NCDEX (April 27, 2008)
  • Joseph Massey is MCX MD, Jignesh Shah Vice-Chairman (April 05, 2008)
  • UPASI President passes away (January 01, 2008)
    Performance

  • Commodities perform well in first quarter (April 07, 2008)
  • Maharashtra mills post 50 bps increase in sugar recoveries (February 07, 2008)
  • Commodity exchanges turnover up 65% (January 27, 2008)
    Pesticides

  • Demand for crop nutrients slows down (November 13, 2008)
  • AP to pilot campaign for safe, judicious use of chemical pesticides (September 10, 2008)
  • Olympics in China hits Indian pesticide units (June 07, 2008)
  • Curb aflatoxin residues, chilli farmers told (March 03, 2008)
  • Pesticide residue: EU sets new maximum levels (January 11, 2008)
    Pests

  • Israeli help to combat Eucalyptus Gall disease (December 09, 2008)
  • Crop loss due to pest attack pegged at Rs 1.40 lakh cr (May 01, 2008)
    Pharmaceuticals

  • Dip in prices of chillies leaves growers in the lurch (May 08, 2008)
    Plantations

  • A mixed bag for plantation sector in Kerala (December 31, 2008)
  • Cocoa prices gain on demand, short supply (December 23, 2008)
  • Sharing of social cost with plantation cos on cards (December 11, 2008)
  • Plantation meet to discuss ways to improve yield (December 10, 2008)
  • Arecanut prices crash (November 07, 2008)
  • Panel on plantations to convene States meet (November 06, 2008)
  • Meet on crop insurance for plantations today (November 05, 2008)
  • Planters’ association office-bearers (October 11, 2008)
  • Kerala planters want agri I-T abolished (September 26, 2008)
  • Campco wipes out accumulated loss (September 23, 2008)
  • Campco to procure cocoa from AP (September 22, 2008)
  • Higher input costs dog plantation sector (September 15, 2008)
  • Tripartite pacts mooted for cocoa development (September 12, 2008)
  • Upasi wants plantations off Minimum Wages Act (September 10, 2008)
  • Pacts signed to promote coffee, rubber farming in tribal areas (August 23, 2008)
  • ‘Value-addition key for arecanut sector growth’ (August 15, 2008)
  • Arecanut meet stresses role of SHGs in plantations (August 11, 2008)
  • Concern over expansion of areca to non-traditional areas (August 10, 2008)
  • Low offtake by gutkha makers hits areca market (July 28, 2008)
  • Arecanut imports in 2007-08 touch 76,000 tonnes; unit value declines (June 30, 2008)
  • Area under areca drops in Kerala; Bengal production increases (June 26, 2008)
  • Areca import c.i.f. value fixed at Rs 35/kg (June 07, 2008)
  • Cadbury India, TNAU ink pact (June 01, 2008)
  • Harrisons Malayalam earmarks Rs 56 cr for tea, rubber (May 26, 2008)
  • Arecanut area expanding in north, south Karnataka, Kerala (May 24, 2008)
  • Import of arecanut from Myanmar allowed (May 10, 2008)
  • Higher pay mooted for plantation research scientists (May 02, 2008)
  • Weather woes hit areca output (April 26, 2008)
  • Tea plantations upset over minimum wage proposal (April 03, 2008)
  • Andhra Pradesh to take up biodiesel plantations in 8,800 hectares (March 31, 2008)
  • TN move on minimum wages ‘will hit Nilgiris plantation sector’ (March 28, 2008)
  • Rain affects drying of white arecanut (March 25, 2008)
  • Areacanut market stagnant (March 14, 2008)
  • Budget belies hopes of plantation sector: APK (March 08, 2008)
  • CDS to have centre of excellence in plantation economy (March 08, 2008)
  • BCCT withdrawal: Good for planters (March 01, 2008)
  • Arecanut prices rule steady (February 21, 2008)
  • Vanilla growers hit by falling prices (February 20, 2008)
  • Cocoa prices unchanged (January 11, 2008)
  • Pitch for home stay in arecanut plantations (January 05, 2008)
  • White areca prices top Rs 100 a kg (January 02, 2008)
    Plastics

  • Junk mound (August 09, 2008)
    Policy

  • Bio-fuels to be brought under the ambit of ‘declared goods’ (August 23, 2008)
  • Govt mulls subsidised pulses distribution (August 23, 2008)
  • Pilot studies to find out actual cost of farm output (May 13, 2008)
    Poultry
    Latest Prices
  • Southern markets unruffled by bird flu (December 17, 2008)
  • NECC wants backyard poultry projects suspended (December 16, 2008)
  • Egg exports to Gulf hit on N-E bird flu outbreak (December 03, 2008)
  • Egg prices soar on costlier vegetables (November 13, 2008)
  • Egg prices set to rise further (November 12, 2008)
  • Egg prices touch record high of Rs 2.09 (November 05, 2008)
  • Poultry prices rise on festive demand (October 22, 2008)
  • Producers cut chicken prices (October 04, 2008)
  • Suguna Poultry unveils broiler shed with climate control (September 14, 2008)
  • Suguna plans daily-fresh stores in South (August 30, 2008)
  • Curb likely in egg production (August 21, 2008)
  • Stop subsidised poultry meat from Brazil: NECC (August 17, 2008)
  • NECC urges Centre to extend ban on maize exports (July 31, 2008)
  • Rising input costs dent poultry sector’s gains (July 08, 2008)
  • Godrej Agrovet forges joint venture with Tyson Foods (July 01, 2008)
  • Suguna in talks with Wal-Mart to supply branded eggs (June 25, 2008)
  • NECC seeks ban on maize futures (June 21, 2008)
  • NECC for fixing cap on maize, soya stocks (June 09, 2008)
  • NECC asks AP Govt to recognise poultry as agri activity (April 28, 2008)
  • Poultry traders to go by NECC rates for cull birds (April 11, 2008)
  • Poultry trade meeting in Namakkal today (April 08, 2008)
  • ‘Conditions seen favourable for 12% annual growth in poultry market’ (April 07, 2008)
  • Farm-loan waiver: Pawar’s assurance to poultry farmers (March 24, 2008)
  • Bird flu: Poultry sector seeks loan waiver (March 12, 2008)
  • Allahabad Bank's relief for poultry farmers (February 23, 2008)
  • Maize prices rule stable (February 19, 2008)
  • More States may ban poultry traffic (February 08, 2008)
  • Bird flu: ‘No reason for worry in AP’ (January 23, 2008)
  • Industry seeks zoning of poultry areas (January 22, 2008)
  • Bird flu: AP poultry farmers mull cutting down egg output (January 21, 2008)
  • Flu carriers? (January 19, 2008)
  • ‘Govt should protect poultry economy’ (January 19, 2008)
  • TN poultry producers cut price on bird flu reports (January 18, 2008)
  • It’s worrying news (January 18, 2008)
  • Bird flu scare (January 17, 2008)
  • Bengal bird flu: Preliminary tests indicate H5N1 strain presence (January 17, 2008)
  • Chicken dressing plant planned in Delhi (January 10, 2008)
  • Ducky days (January 08, 2008)
    Power

  • AP to use naphtha in power plants during rabi season (November 21, 2008)
  • Reddy calls for action plan to meet farmers’ power demand (October 20, 2008)
    Pulses

  • Marginal fall seen in Bengal gram prices (November 08, 2008)
  • Farm product prices may rise on decrease in kharif output (October 03, 2008)
  • Pulses coverage lagging behind by 14 lakh hectares (July 28, 2008)
  • Icrisat releases first cytoplasmic red gram hybrid variety (July 18, 2008)
  • Delhi Govt move pulls down chana futures (April 17, 2008)
  • Urad prices gain on crop damage in Andhra, TN (March 31, 2008)
  • Pulses raised on 86,000 ha in Nagapattinam (March 10, 2008)
  • Cold spell, rains hit chana crop (March 08, 2008)
  • ‘FMC can relist futures trading in pulses, grains’ (February 17, 2008)
  • Chana futures gain on buying interest (February 12, 2008)
  • TNAU asks farmers to store blackgram crop, sell later (February 09, 2008)
  • Chana, soya futures gain (February 07, 2008)
  • Chana futures hit upper circuit (February 05, 2008)
    Railways

  • New General Manager for ICF (December 30, 2008)
    Real Estate & Construction

  • Road blockade (March 17, 2008)
  • Villagers oppose land acquisition for Mangalore SEZ project (February 04, 2008)
    Recommendation

  • State tells Centre to implement Idukki package (May 10, 2008)
    Regulatory Bodies & Rulings

  • FMC suspends Chennai-based co (July 19, 2008)
  • Crackdown on ‘dabba trading’ in commodities (April 13, 2008)
  • Bill to provide autonomy to FMC introduced in Parliament (March 14, 2008)
  • FMC plans to increase staff strength (February 19, 2008)
  • FMC ordinance may build investor confidence (January 25, 2008)
  • FMC Ordinance may get nod (January 23, 2008)
  • Ticker boards at local markets (January 20, 2008)
    Research & Development

  • Food research body wants farm R&D doubled (October 13, 2008)
  • Tea research body urged to focus on market-oriented research (September 26, 2008)
  • Icrisat to reopen centre in Nigeria (September 26, 2008)
  • Deccan Development Society launches farmer initiative (September 18, 2008)
  • Outlay on farm research scant, says RBI study (August 14, 2008)
  • Karnataka Govt announces Rs 2 cr for arecanut research (August 10, 2008)
  • Food research institute moots withdrawal of export controls (May 26, 2008)
  • TN agri varsity to take up research on sting-less bees (March 20, 2008)
  • Indian agriculture: Hard questions on R&D turf (March 18, 2008)
  • Scientists achieve breakthrough in plant breeding (February 15, 2008)
  • TNAU to take up research on amla (January 08, 2008)
  • Kansas State varsity team keen on farm research tie-ups (January 02, 2008)
    Retailing

  • DSCL planning to hive off Hariyali venture into subsidiary (May 12, 2008)
    Rice

  • Rice purchases on the rise (December 30, 2008)
  • Apeda moves Sindh HC against basmati trademark (December 30, 2008)
  • Rice procurement set to scale new peak (December 22, 2008)
  • Paddy farmers reap success with new cultivation system (December 17, 2008)
  • ‘Special rice intensification fund needed’ (December 09, 2008)
  • Day’s work (December 04, 2008)
  • ‘Rice intensification movement being adopted in several States’ (December 03, 2008)
  • Lower coverage (November 25, 2008)
  • DGFT effects partial relaxation of ban on non-basmati rice exports (November 20, 2008)
  • Customs seizes contraband rice (November 19, 2008)
  • Cyclone damages paddy crop in 50,000 acres (November 18, 2008)
  • Pusa 1121 gets notified as basmati rice (November 04, 2008)
  • eGoM to decide on lifting ban on premium non-basmati rice exports (November 03, 2008)
  • Kerala paddy farmers to get ‘green cards’ (October 31, 2008)
  • Govt shores up more rice after bonus (October 31, 2008)
  • Novel initiative (October 30, 2008)
  • Huge arrivals (October 29, 2008)
  • `No lifting of non-basmati export ban' (October 23, 2008)
  • Call for Kuttanad package implementation authority (October 11, 2008)
  • Paddy procurement centres (October 04, 2008)
  • YSR calls for high-level meet on increase in rice prices (October 02, 2008)
  • Harvest time (September 26, 2008)
  • Output seen higher (September 26, 2008)
  • Export curbs on certain varieties of rice may go (September 23, 2008)
  • AP rice millers seek power subsidy (September 20, 2008)
  • Kuruvai in full swing (September 17, 2008)
  • Direct purchase centres for paddy (September 17, 2008)
  • Pusa 1121 export allowed with immediate effect (September 07, 2008)
  • Agri Gold launches hybrid rice seeds (August 27, 2008)
  • Relax ban on non-basmati rice export: Malaysian firm (August 27, 2008)
  • To build a ‘strategic’ grain reserve (August 25, 2008)
  • Kerala CM opposes move for open market sale of rice (August 23, 2008)
  • Problems dog basmati rice export industry (August 19, 2008)
  • Pusa-1121 prices crash as export orders dry up (August 16, 2008)
  • Govt to contest ‘Ponni’ trademark to Malaysian firm (August 07, 2008)
  • eGoM to review ban on non-basmati rice (August 05, 2008)
  • The price of rice (August 04, 2008)
  • States step up demand for rice, wheat for ration supply (August 04, 2008)
  • Ziro valley view (July 15, 2008)
  • Basmati rice exporters seek early notification of Pusa 1121 (July 03, 2008)
  • Cauvery Delta farmers thank CM (June 25, 2008)
  • Finland rejects organic rice consignment from India (June 23, 2008)
  • Rice soup (June 16, 2008)
  • India should export some wheat, rice (June 14, 2008)
  • Kerala Govt moves to double paddy production in State (June 14, 2008)
  • Exports of rice handed to Customs before ban allowed (June 14, 2008)
  • Exporters of basmati get evolved varieties (June 05, 2008)
  • AP aiming at 30% increase in rice output (May 26, 2008)
  • Reviving Kuttanad: Is there hope in the package? (May 23, 2008)
  • FICCI writes to Manmohan on basmati export levy (May 19, 2008)
  • Wheat, rice procurement may hit record high (May 19, 2008)
  • ‘15 changes to basmati export norms in 8 months’ (May 14, 2008)
  • Rice cultivation: ‘Drip irrigation trials promising’ (May 02, 2008)
  • Govt should maximise kharif crop output (April 26, 2008)
  • Market intervention (April 26, 2008)
  • Dwindling granary (April 21, 2008)
  • Punjab curbs early sowing of rice (April 15, 2008)
  • Paddy procurement (April 15, 2008)
  • Plea to allow premium rice in small packs (April 12, 2008)
  • Rice for Rs 2 a kg (April 10, 2008)
  • AP launching Rs 2/kg rice scheme today (April 09, 2008)
  • Setback to rice crop (April 08, 2008)
  • Kuttanad loses 50% paddy crop (April 08, 2008)
  • Basmati exports: No DEPB benefits (April 05, 2008)
  • Rice planter machine put on demo in TNAU (April 03, 2008)
  • NGOs organise ‘Week of Rice Action’ (April 01, 2008)
  • Kerala seeks urgent Central aid (March 21, 2008)
  • African factor to keep rice prices firm (March 13, 2008)
  • Weeding out (March 12, 2008)
  • ‘Restrictive trade policies denting rice exporters image’ (March 10, 2008)
  • Check on exports (March 08, 2008)
  • Samba paddy procurement (March 06, 2008)
  • TNAU to research impact of global warming on rice (February 23, 2008)
  • `End rice export imbroglio' (February 16, 2008)
  • `End rice export imbroglio' (February 16, 2008)
  • Samba, thaladi paddy harvest nearing completion in Nagapattinam (February 15, 2008)
  • Kerala sets up Paddy Board (February 15, 2008)
  • Samba paddy procurement (February 09, 2008)
  • TN: Samba paddy purchase (February 06, 2008)
  • Rice procurement tops 165 lakh tonnes (January 29, 2008)
  • Inclusion of evolved basmati strains for GI protection sought (January 25, 2008)
  • 16.5-lakh t paddy to be procured from Cauvery delta districts (January 10, 2008)
  • Edible oils, rice emerge inflationary bugbears (January 07, 2008)
    Rubber
    Latest Prices
  • Spot rubber rises on covering buys (December 30, 2008)
  • Spot rubber stays firm (December 28, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules flat (December 27, 2008)
  • Spot rubber turns weak on holiday mood (December 25, 2008)
  • Mixed trend in spot rubber (December 24, 2008)
  • Spot rubber hits Rs 70/kg as demand improves (December 23, 2008)
  • Spot rubber stays firm (December 21, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices gain (December 20, 2008)
  • Spot rubber gains on global cues (December 19, 2008)
  • Rs 8.8 cr aid for Rubber Producers’ Society (December 18, 2008)
  • Active covering groups prop up spot rubber (December 18, 2008)
  • Spot rubber gains on covering purchases (December 17, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices gain on covering purchases (December 16, 2008)
  • Spot rubber stays weak (December 14, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules flat on dull tyre sector demand (December 13, 2008)
  • Rubber growers urged not to hold stocks (December 13, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices gain on rains (December 12, 2008)
  • A rubbery toughness (December 11, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices gain (December 11, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (December 10, 2008)
  • ‘Rubber growers will get better prices in domestic market’ (December 09, 2008)
  • Rubber prices flat in low-key market (December 09, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices steady (December 07, 2008)
  • Spot rubber drops below Rs 60 a kg (December 06, 2008)
  • Spot rubber declines further on global cues (December 05, 2008)
  • Rubber prices decline further (December 04, 2008)
  • Rubber futures relaunch opposed (December 03, 2008)
  • Spot rubber down on global cues (December 03, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices mixed (December 02, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules flat (November 30, 2008)
  • Rubber market unchanged (November 29, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices rule steady (November 28, 2008)
  • Weak trend in spot rubber prices (November 27, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rises as sellers keep away (November 26, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices improve (November 23, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices drop on lack of buying support (November 22, 2008)
  • Spot rubber drops to Rs 65/kg (November 21, 2008)
  • Spot rubber under pressure (November 20, 2008)
  • Spot rubber sinks on panic sales (November 19, 2008)
  • Spot rubber declines further (November 18, 2008)
  • East Godavari takes up rubber cultivation (November 18, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices decline (November 16, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (November 15, 2008)
  • Spot rubber declines on global trend (November 14, 2008)
  • Spot rubber slips on buyer resistance (November 13, 2008)
  • Spot rubber turns weak (November 12, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (November 11, 2008)
  • Reduce duty on natural rubber: ATMA (November 11, 2008)
  • Mixed trend in spot rubber (November 09, 2008)
  • Spot rubber declines on buyer resistance (November 08, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules flat (November 06, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (November 04, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules weak (November 02, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices improve (October 31, 2008)
  • Global rubber body liaison officer (October 30, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices rule steady (October 30, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (October 29, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices steady (October 26, 2008)
  • ‘Permanent rubber export is indispensable’ (October 25, 2008)
  • Mixed trend in spot rubber (October 25, 2008)
  • Spot rubber turns weak (October 24, 2008)
  • Spot rubber improves (October 23, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices gain (October 22, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices improve (October 21, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices improve (October 19, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules flat (October 18, 2008)
  • Spot rubber turns weak (October 17, 2008)
  • Spot rubber closes flat (October 16, 2008)
  • Spot rubber recovers on short covering (October 15, 2008)
  • Rubber exporters’ meet on Oct. 20 (October 14, 2008)
  • Spot rubber declines on resistance (October 14, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices rule flat (October 12, 2008)
  • Dealers call for ban on rubber import (October 11, 2008)
  • Spot rubber plunges further (October 11, 2008)
  • ‘Current rubber price trend harmful to small growers’ (October 10, 2008)
  • Rubber traders face crisis as prices crash (October 08, 2008)
  • Rubber prices slip below Rs 100/kg (October 08, 2008)
  • Spot rubber drops to Rs 100/kg (October 07, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules flat (October 05, 2008)
  • Sheet rubber drops to Rs 106/kg (October 04, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules flat (October 02, 2008)
  • Spot rubber declines to Rs 112 a kg (October 01, 2008)
  • Spot rubber downtrend continues (September 30, 2008)
  • Spot rubber unchanged in quiet market (September 28, 2008)
  • Spot rubber nosedives on panic sales (September 27, 2008)
  • Spot rubber nosedives on panic sales (September 27, 2008)
  • Spot rubber closes lower on resistance (September 26, 2008)
  • Spot rubber drops further (September 25, 2008)
  • Rubber prices turn weak (September 24, 2008)
  • Mixed trend in rubber (September 21, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (September 20, 2008)
  • Spot rubber slips on selling pressure (September 19, 2008)
  • Campco wants to enter rubber segment (September 19, 2008)
  • Spot rubber slips on global cues, weather (September 17, 2008)
  • Spot rubber turns weak (September 16, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (September 14, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (September 12, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices unchanged (September 11, 2008)
  • Spot rubber stays steady (September 10, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices improve (September 09, 2008)
  • Rubber output seen at 8.75 lt (September 09, 2008)
  • Rubber prices seen in ‘comfort zone’ (September 09, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices improve (September 07, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules unchanged (September 06, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (September 05, 2008)
  • Move to resume rubber futures disappoints traders (September 03, 2008)
  • Spot rubber turns weak (September 03, 2008)
  • Spot rubber turns weak (August 31, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules firm (August 30, 2008)
  • Tyre makers face drop in sheet rubber inventory (August 29, 2008)
  • Spot rubber hits new high of Rs 142/kg (August 29, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices improve (August 28, 2008)
  • Mixed trend in spot rubber (August 26, 2008)
  • Spot rubber stays static (August 24, 2008)
  • Spot rubber continues to rule steady (August 23, 2008)
  • Spot rubber unchanged in low key trade (August 22, 2008)
  • Rubber producers urged to focus on output (August 21, 2008)
  • Spot rubber declines further (August 20, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules weak (August 17, 2008)
  • Summit’s call for making India a global rubber power (August 17, 2008)
  • No takers for latex on fall in rubber prices (August 16, 2008)
  • Mixed trend in spot rubber (August 15, 2008)
  • Spot rubber gains on short covering (August 14, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices improve (August 13, 2008)
  • Mixed trend in rubber (August 10, 2008)
  • Spot rubber continues to rule firm (August 08, 2008)
  • Spot rubber drops as weather improves (August 07, 2008)
  • Spot rubber declines on global cues (August 06, 2008)
  • Spot rubber declines further (August 05, 2008)
  • Spot rubber declines on global cues (August 03, 2008)
  • Spot rubber turns weak (August 02, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices rise to record high (August 01, 2008)
  • Tyre industry demands duty-free import of 1 lakh t natural rubber (July 31, 2008)
  • Spot rubber flares up (July 31, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules firm on short supply (July 30, 2008)
  • Spot rubber gains on rains (July 29, 2008)
  • Spot rubber stays steady (July 25, 2008)
  • Mixed trend in spot rubber (July 24, 2008)
  • Spot rubber flares up on demand (July 23, 2008)
  • Spot rubber gains on short supply (July 22, 2008)
  • Spot rubber gains on covering buys (July 20, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices firm on supply fears (July 19, 2008)
  • Steady trend continues in spot rubber (July 17, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices rule unchanged (July 16, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (July 15, 2008)
  • Rs 600 cr sanctioned for Rubber Board activities (July 15, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices improve (July 13, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices recover (July 12, 2008)
  • Doing away with wages for rest day unwarranted, says HC (July 12, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (July 11, 2008)
  • Spot rubber declines further (July 10, 2008)
  • Spot rubber declines on global cues (July 09, 2008)
  • Spot rubber ends unchanged (July 08, 2008)
  • Spot rubber stays weak (July 06, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules weak (July 05, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices gain on global trend (July 03, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (July 02, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules firm (July 01, 2008)
  • Rubber prices rise further (June 29, 2008)
  • Spot rubber hits Rs 130/kg (June 28, 2008)
  • Shortage props up spot rubber (June 27, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules firm (June 26, 2008)
  • Spot rubber improves on demand (June 25, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices firm on yen’s strength (June 24, 2008)
  • Spot rubber stays steady (June 22, 2008)
  • Spot rubber declines on global cues (June 21, 2008)
  • Spot rubber declines (June 20, 2008)
  • Rubber Society awards (June 20, 2008)
  • Spot rubber turns weak (June 19, 2008)
  • Spot rubber gains (June 18, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices gain marginally (June 17, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (June 15, 2008)
  • Covering purchases help rubber recover (June 14, 2008)
  • Rubber prices drop on lack of buying support (June 13, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices recover partially (June 12, 2008)
  • Spot rubber drops on TOCOM cues (June 11, 2008)
  • Spot rubber hits Rs 130/kg (June 10, 2008)
  • Spot rubber hits Rs 127/kg (June 08, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules firm (June 07, 2008)
  • Rubber merchants’ plea to Kerala Govt on refunds (June 06, 2008)
  • Spot rubber under pressure (June 05, 2008)
  • Spot rubber stays steady (June 04, 2008)
  • Spot rubber stays weak under pressure (June 03, 2008)
  • Campaign to focus on diseases of rubber trees (June 02, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules flat (June 01, 2008)
  • Spot rubber drops to Rs 125/kg (May 31, 2008)
  • Spot rubber drops below Rs 130/kg (May 30, 2008)
  • Spot rubber suffers setback (May 29, 2008)
  • Spot rubber down on Japanese cues (May 28, 2008)
  • Spot rubber hits Rs 135/kg (May 27, 2008)
  • Spot rubber hits all-time high (May 25, 2008)
  • Spot rubber flares up; touches all-time high (May 24, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices improve (May 23, 2008)
  • Spot rubber stays steady (May 22, 2008)
  • Spot rubber stays firm (May 21, 2008)
  • Spot rubber stays steady (May 20, 2008)
  • Spot rubber hits Rs 123/kg (May 18, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices improve (May 17, 2008)
  • ‘Rubber futures suspension must be extended for a year’ (May 16, 2008)
  • Spot rubber stays firm (May 16, 2008)
  • Spot rubber hits Rs 120 a kg again (May 15, 2008)
  • Spot rubber moves up on global cues (May 14, 2008)
  • Spot rubber stays firm (May 13, 2008)
  • Spot rubber stays firm (May 11, 2008)
  • ‘Set up national body on lines of WTO’ (May 10, 2008)
  • Tyre makers seek waiver of rubber cess (May 10, 2008)
  • Mixed trend in rubber (May 10, 2008)
  • Natural rubber sports new logo (May 09, 2008)
  • Rubber futures ban triggers panic in spot market (May 09, 2008)
  • Firm crude lifts spot rubber to Rs 120/kg (May 08, 2008)
  • Rubber futures hit Rs 121/kg (May 07, 2008)
  • Covering groups boost spot rubber (May 06, 2008)
  • Spot rubber turns weak (May 04, 2008)
  • Domestic rubber futures turn weak (May 03, 2008)
  • Spot rubber turns weak (May 01, 2008)
  • Supply shortage buoys rubber (April 30, 2008)
  • Mixed trend in spot rubber (April 30, 2008)
  • Spot rubber gains further (April 29, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules firm (April 27, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices hit Rs 115 a kg (April 26, 2008)
  • Spot rubber gains on global cues (April 25, 2008)
  • Spot rubber firms up further (April 24, 2008)
  • Tyre makers want Customs duty cut on natural rubber (April 23, 2008)
  • Spot rubber steady (April 23, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices rise further (April 22, 2008)
  • Spot rubber stays steady (April 19, 2008)
  • Spot rubber stays steady (April 19, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices at 1-year high (April 18, 2008)
  • Spot rubber gains sharply (April 17, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices improve (April 16, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules firm (April 13, 2008)
  • Spot rubber stays firm (April 12, 2008)
  • Spot rubber stays steady (April 11, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices decline (April 10, 2008)
  • Spot rubber under pressure (April 09, 2008)
  • Mixed trend in spot rubber (April 08, 2008)
  • Spot rubber gains on supply fears (April 06, 2008)
  • Spot rubber gains further (April 05, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices improve (April 04, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (April 03, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices improve (April 02, 2008)
  • Kochi rubber trade plea on excess tax, refund (April 02, 2008)
  • Spot rubber stays steady (April 01, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (March 30, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices recover (March 28, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (March 27, 2008)
  • Spot rubber recovers (March 26, 2008)
  • Spot rubber pares gains (March 25, 2008)
  • ‘30,000 acres in E. Godavari for rubber cultivation’ (March 24, 2008)
  • Spot rubber stays steady (March 23, 2008)
  • Plantation industry laments unequal tax rates (March 22, 2008)
  • Rubber futures turn weak (March 21, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (March 20, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices decline (March 19, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (March 18, 2008)
  • Spot rubber stays steady (March 16, 2008)
  • Spot rubber turns weak (March 15, 2008)
  • Spot rubber remains static (March 14, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules firm (March 13, 2008)
  • Covering buys lift spot rubber prices (March 12, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules firm (March 11, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices gain (March 09, 2008)
  • Spot rubber weakens (March 08, 2008)
  • Spot rubber gains sharply (March 07, 2008)
  • Spot rubber turns bullish (March 06, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices improve (March 05, 2008)
  • Mixed trend in spot rubber (March 04, 2008)
  • Rubber dealers welcome proposals (March 04, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (March 02, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices improve (March 01, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices pare gains (February 29, 2008)
  • Spot rubber stays steady (February 28, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (February 27, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (February 26, 2008)
  • Domestic rubber futures firm (February 24, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules firm (February 23, 2008)
  • ‘Export target will be realised’ (February 22, 2008)
  • Spot rubber improves (February 22, 2008)
  • Growers hold back stocks as rubber prices zoom (February 22, 2008)
  • Spot rubber witnesses profit booking (February 21, 2008)
  • Rubber futures continue to rule firm (February 20, 2008)
  • Tyre industry worried over rubber exports (February 20, 2008)
  • Spot rubber price tops Rs 100/kg (February 19, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices improve (February 17, 2008)
  • Mixed trend in spot rubber (February 16, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices improve (February 15, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (February 14, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices rebound (February 13, 2008)
  • Spot rubber up as covering groups turn active (February 12, 2008)
  • Rubber exports rise (February 12, 2008)
  • Spot rubber stays steady (February 10, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices unchanged (February 09, 2008)
  • Spot rubber stays steady (February 08, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (February 07, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices down on global cues (February 06, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices gain (February 05, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (February 03, 2008)
  • Spot rubber gains on global cues (February 02, 2008)
  • ‘Higher global price favours rubber exports’ (February 02, 2008)
  • Mixed trend in spot rubber (February 01, 2008)
  • Rubber Board seminar (January 29, 2008)
  • Spot rubber stays steady (January 29, 2008)
  • Spot rubber gains a tad (January 26, 2008)
  • Steady trend in spot rubber (January 25, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (January 24, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices drop on global cues (January 23, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (January 22, 2008)
  • Spot rubber edges higher (January 20, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (January 19, 2008)
  • Spot rubber stays steady (January 18, 2008)
  • Mixed trend in rubber (January 17, 2008)
  • Spot rubber stays steady (January 15, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (January 13, 2008)
  • ‘Allow duty-free import of 1 lakh tonnes rubber’ (January 12, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (January 12, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules weak (January 11, 2008)
  • Last date for rubber planting aid extended (January 11, 2008)
  • Mixed trend in rubber (January 10, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices improve (January 09, 2008)
  • Spot rubber declines on global cues (January 08, 2008)
  • Aggressive buying props up spot rubber (January 06, 2008)
  • Active covering groups help rubber recoup (January 05, 2008)
  • Spot rubber prices unchanged (January 04, 2008)
  • Madurai rubber cluster gets ‘in-principle’ approval (January 04, 2008)
  • Spot rubber steady as traders await direction (January 03, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (January 02, 2008)
  • Spot rubber rules steady (January 01, 2008)
    Seeds

  • ‘Centre will meet quality seeds shortage in 5 years’ (November 12, 2008)
  • Why quality of seeds is significant (November 12, 2008)
  • Seed industry meet to encourage global tie-ups (November 10, 2008)
  • Plea to check malpractices in poppy seeds imports (November 04, 2008)
  • Rasi Seeds sets up Rs 10-cr research facility (October 11, 2008)
  • Rasi Seeds' R&D centre (October 10, 2008)
  • Atash Seeds on acquisition drive; in talks with Delhi-based firm (September 12, 2008)
  • Guarseed crop seen on course for 1.10 cr bags output (September 12, 2008)
  • Vibha Agro’s seed facility (August 06, 2008)
  • Pioneer Seeds launches agri-business resource centre (July 15, 2008)
  • Monsanto’s sustainability programme to double yields (June 20, 2008)
  • A rare sight (June 05, 2008)
  • AP Seeds in distribution pact for Bt cottonseed (May 17, 2008)
  • AP says no to rise in Bt cotton seed prices (April 12, 2008)
    Silk

  • KSIC to open outlets in Kerala cities (January 26, 2008)
  • Call to take up sericulture activities (January 11, 2008)
  • Dumping duty on raw silk imports extended (January 04, 2008)
    Social Security

  • A new dawn? (November 10, 2008)
    Spices & Condiments
    Latest Prices
  • Cardamom prices move up a tad (December 30, 2008)
  • Spices exports up in value, volume (December 30, 2008)
  • Pepper likely to recover in early Jan (December 29, 2008)
  • Pepper futures drop on selling pressure (December 27, 2008)
  • Vanilla losing flavour with farmers (December 26, 2008)
  • Untimely rains may hit pepper output (December 25, 2008)
  • Synthite Group targets Rs 1,000 cr by 2012 (December 23, 2008)
  • Overseas buying interest pushes up pepper prices (December 22, 2008)
  • Synthite unveils new logo (December 21, 2008)
  • Cardamom prices slide on heavy arrivals (December 16, 2008)
  • Pepper futures up slightly on tight supply (December 16, 2008)
  • Pepper futures recover, stabilise (December 08, 2008)
  • Pepper futures recover on good buying support (December 01, 2008)
  • Poppy seeds prices down on supply glut (December 01, 2008)
  • Indonesia figures depress pepper market (November 29, 2008)
  • Pepper replantation programme on anvil (November 27, 2008)
  • Bears pull down pepper futures (November 27, 2008)
  • Pepper crashes on reports of increased supply in Indonesia (November 26, 2008)
  • Cardamom crashes on heavy arrivals (November 25, 2008)
  • Pepper futures rise a tad (November 25, 2008)
  • Pepper prices up on good buying support (November 24, 2008)
  • Steady exports (November 21, 2008)
  • Value-added spices contribution rising in exports basket (November 21, 2008)
  • Pepper futures plunge on heavy selling (November 21, 2008)
  • Pepper futures bearish on high volatility (November 20, 2008)
  • Pepper futures hit upper circuit (November 19, 2008)
  • Pepper futures gain on buying support (November 18, 2008)
  • Cardamom prices drop on heavy arrivals (November 18, 2008)
  • Declining trend (November 18, 2008)
  • Domestic demand continues to push up pepper prices (November 17, 2008)
  • Domestic support buoys pepper futures (November 15, 2008)
  • Pepper futures slip on heavy liquidation (November 12, 2008)
  • Pepper futures witness high volatility (November 11, 2008)
  • Cardamom recovers on buying support (November 11, 2008)
  • Pepper drops for want of buying support (November 10, 2008)
  • Pepper futures move up on buying support (November 08, 2008)
  • Bears pull down pepper futures (November 05, 2008)
  • Cardamom prices slide on heavy arrivals (November 04, 2008)
  • Fall in futures prices, rupee turn pepper competitive (November 03, 2008)
  • Cumin exports double as global supplies fall short (October 31, 2008)
  • Pepper output declines on neglect of crop: Survey (October 31, 2008)
  • Pepper futures recoup on buying support (October 30, 2008)
  • Rupee’s decline, output fall push up cloves price (October 30, 2008)
  • H1 cardamom exports up despite high prices (October 29, 2008)
  • Financial crisis continues to push pepper down (October 29, 2008)
  • Pepper futures drop (October 23, 2008)
  • Pepper futures up on tight supply (October 22, 2008)
  • Credit squeeze unlikely to hit spices export (October 22, 2008)
  • Cardamom prices recover as arrivals decline (October 22, 2008)
  • Pepper futures move up on buying support (October 21, 2008)
  • Black pepper imports by US decline (October 21, 2008)
  • Cardamom prices drop Rs 100/kg in a month (October 18, 2008)
  • Pepper unaffected by turmoil in global markets (October 18, 2008)
  • Oct-Nov ‘promising’ time to sow red chillies: TNAU (October 18, 2008)
  • Pepper futures slide on bearish activities (October 18, 2008)
  • Pepper futures market recovers on buying support (October 17, 2008)
  • Pepper futures down on liquidity crunch (October 16, 2008)
  • Pepper futures gain on buying support (October 14, 2008)
  • Cardamom prices rule higher on domestic demand (October 14, 2008)
  • Indian black pepper to be more competitive (October 13, 2008)
  • Strong fundamentals prop up pepper futures (October 11, 2008)
  • Pepper futures hit upper circuit (October 08, 2008)
  • Cardamom price averages above Rs 600/kg (October 08, 2008)
  • Cardamom prices decline on heavy arrivals (October 07, 2008)
  • Pepper futures crash; exporters keep away (October 07, 2008)
  • Pepper futures drop despite strong fundamentals (October 06, 2008)
  • Turmeric to remain bearish (October 06, 2008)
  • Fertiliser shortage hits cardamom plantations (October 04, 2008)
  • Bears pull down pepper futures (October 04, 2008)
  • Bear operators depress pepper futures market (October 02, 2008)
  • Pepper futures move up marginally (September 30, 2008)
  • Cardamom drops on heavy arrivals (September 30, 2008)
  • Global pepper prices likely to move up (September 29, 2008)
  • Pepper futures move up on tight supply (September 27, 2008)
  • Pepper futures move up on tight supply (September 27, 2008)
  • Higher coriander, cardamom delivery by MCX (September 26, 2008)
  • Pepper futures up a tad on buying support (September 26, 2008)
  • Aug spices exports hit snag (September 25, 2008)
  • Green bold cardamom capsules fetch Rs 1,000/kg (September 25, 2008)
  • Kochi port strike pushes down pepper futures (September 25, 2008)
  • Chilli futures touch lower circuit (September 25, 2008)
  • Tight supply pushes up pepper futures (September 24, 2008)
  • Pepper futures zoom on buying support (September 23, 2008)
  • Uptrend likely in pepper prices (September 22, 2008)
  • Bearish trend seen in jeera, chilli, turmeric (September 22, 2008)
  • Pepper futures up a tad on buying support (September 20, 2008)
  • Pepper futures recover on buying support (September 19, 2008)
  • Pepper futures witness volatile trade, decline (September 18, 2008)
  • Pepper futures market recovers on tight supply (September 17, 2008)
  • Pepper futures continue to rule lower than spot prices (September 16, 2008)
  • Cardamom prices move up on demand (September 16, 2008)
  • Mixed trend in pepper futures (September 13, 2008)
  • Pepper futures slip on drop in other origin prices (September 12, 2008)
  • Pepper futures market crashes on bearish operations (September 11, 2008)
  • Pepper futures market rebounds (September 10, 2008)
  • Cardamom prices steady on buying support (September 10, 2008)
  • Bear operators pull down pepper futures (September 09, 2008)
  • But rising exports (September 09, 2008)
  • Bearish trend continues in pepper prices (September 08, 2008)
  • Bears pull down pepper futures (September 06, 2008)
  • Cardamom up on short supply (September 05, 2008)
  • Pepper futures drop on lack of demand (September 05, 2008)
  • Uptrend in cardamom prices on good demand (September 02, 2008)
  • Fluid situation prevails in pepper market (September 01, 2008)
  • Spices exports gain in value, volume (August 31, 2008)
  • Bears pull down pepper futures (August 30, 2008)
  • Turmeric futures gain on positive signals (August 29, 2008)
  • Pepper futures gain; spot rates steady (August 29, 2008)
  • Pepper futures close slightly higher (August 28, 2008)
  • Pepper futures slip on lack of demand (August 27, 2008)
  • Bears pull down pepper futures (August 26, 2008)
  • Chilli futures gain on buying (August 26, 2008)
  • 3.2 tonnes cardamom withdrawn from auctions (August 26, 2008)
  • Tight supply position likely to push up pepper prices (August 25, 2008)
  • Bears pull down pepper futures (August 23, 2008)
  • Bears pull down pepper futures market (August 22, 2008)
  • Farmers begin shelving Cochin ginger cultivation (August 21, 2008)
  • Pepper futures gain on lack of spot material (August 21, 2008)
  • Pepper futures fall below spot prices (August 20, 2008)
  • Pepper futures market witnesses high volatility (August 19, 2008)
  • Brazil claims its black pepper to be of good quality (August 19, 2008)
  • Cardamom estates hit by strike (August 19, 2008)
  • Pepper demand to pick up next month globally (August 18, 2008)
  • Pepper futures rise on European enquiries (August 15, 2008)
  • Near-term pepper futures hit Rs 14,000 (August 14, 2008)
  • Cardamom prices decline (August 14, 2008)
  • Pepper futures up on bullish sentiments (August 13, 2008)
  • NCDEX launches coriander futures (August 12, 2008)
  • Pepper futures down on bearish sentiments (August 12, 2008)
  • Firm rupee keeps pepper non-competitive in world market (August 11, 2008)
  • Pepper drops on rumours of curbs in trading (August 09, 2008)
  • Bears pull down pepper futures (August 08, 2008)
  • Spices Board fixes lower export target (August 08, 2008)
  • Pepper futures continue to move upward (August 07, 2008)
  • Cured vanilla beans prices may rise a tad (August 07, 2008)
  • Pepper futures market witnesses high volatility (August 06, 2008)
  • Cardamom prices move up on thin arrivals (August 06, 2008)
  • Pepper exports (August 06, 2008)
  • Pepper futures fall on bearish sentiments (August 05, 2008)
  • Sharp fall in arrivals may push up chilli prices (August 04, 2008)
  • Pepper futures up on domestic demand (August 04, 2008)
  • Lower export target fixed for vanilla (August 02, 2008)
  • Pepper futures up on tight supply (August 02, 2008)
  • Pepper futures decline (August 01, 2008)
  • Pepper futures gain on tight supply (July 31, 2008)
  • Plea to remove cap on Lankan pepper imports (July 31, 2008)
  • Cardamom prices decline a tad (July 29, 2008)
  • Bearish activities turn pepper competitive (July 28, 2008)
  • EU alert on contamination in star anise, cinnamon (July 25, 2008)
  • Pepper futures edge higher (July 25, 2008)
  • Pepper futures crash on liquidation (July 24, 2008)
  • Pepper futures bounce back on buying support (July 23, 2008)
  • Cardamom prices rule high on demand (July 23, 2008)
  • Short supply, demand push up global cloves price (July 22, 2008)
  • Ginger exports fall short of targets (July 18, 2008)
  • Spices export up 28% in April-May (July 09, 2008)
  • Cardamom exporters earn more despite lower shipment (June 25, 2008)
  • Supply shortage (June 13, 2008)
  • Pepper exports fetch Rs 213 cr more in 2007-08 (June 06, 2008)
  • Spices Board to independently acquire land for park in Kerala (May 30, 2008)
  • Rs 122-cr Govt aid for cardamom replanting (May 23, 2008)
  • Chilli trading resumes at Guntur (May 20, 2008)
  • Depreciating rupee to help pepper continue its bull run (May 19, 2008)
  • Chilli trading at Guntur to resume next week (May 17, 2008)
  • Turmeric futures hit upper circuit (May 08, 2008)
  • Rajasekhara Reddy visits Guntur chilli yard, promises help (May 05, 2008)
  • Chilli futures hit upper circuit (May 04, 2008)
  • Chilli futures hit lower circuit (May 03, 2008)
  • Jeera futures decline on profit taking (April 23, 2008)
  • Turmeric futures hit lower circuit (April 16, 2008)
  • Turmeric futures tumble on arrival pressure (April 11, 2008)
  • Periyar Pepper to be exported to Germany (April 11, 2008)
  • Short covering pushes up turmeric futures (April 09, 2008)
  • Pepper futures market witnesses high volatility (April 09, 2008)
  • Vietnam price fall rumours pull down pepper (April 08, 2008)
  • Pepper futures drop on bearish trend (April 07, 2008)
  • Rains hit chilli farmers in Ramanathapuram (April 05, 2008)
  • Chilli futures up on demand, short supply (April 04, 2008)
  • Pepper futures rise amidst volatility (April 04, 2008)
  • Pepper futures turn volatile (April 03, 2008)
  • Pepper futures decline (April 02, 2008)
  • Chilli futures gain on crop damage (April 01, 2008)
  • Pepper futures mixed on high volatility (April 01, 2008)
  • Cardamom up on buying support (April 01, 2008)
  • Pepper futures decline despite bullish sentiment (March 31, 2008)
  • Pepper futures drop on lack of buying (March 28, 2008)
  • Pepper futures fall on bearish activities (March 27, 2008)
  • Cleaner technology for white pepper production (March 27, 2008)
  • Pepper futures gain marginally (March 26, 2008)
  • Slow arrivals aid recovery in cardamom prices (March 25, 2008)
  • Chilli futures hit upper circuit (March 25, 2008)
  • Pepper drops on easing Vietnam supply (March 25, 2008)
  • Summer rains to boost cardamom output (March 24, 2008)
  • Good scope for MG 1 pepper exports (March 24, 2008)
  • Jairam Ramesh favours GI tag for Byadgi chilli (March 23, 2008)
  • Pepper harvest hit by extended showers (March 21, 2008)
  • Marginal fall in pepper futures (March 21, 2008)
  • Pepper futures up marginally (March 20, 2008)
  • Fresh chilli plant to go on stream in Byadagi (March 20, 2008)
  • Bears pull down pepper futures (March 19, 2008)
  • Bears pull down pepper futures (March 18, 2008)
  • Cardamom prices crash (March 18, 2008)
  • Indian pepper comparatively better (March 17, 2008)
  • Volatility gives way to liquidity woes in pepper trade (March 15, 2008)
  • Turmeric futures gain on hopes of output fall (March 14, 2008)
  • Pepper drops on liquidation (March 13, 2008)
  • Chilli futures hit lower circuit (March 13, 2008)
  • Fall continues in pepper futures (March 12, 2008)
  • Speculators drive up pepper futures (March 11, 2008)
  • Weak buying support drags down cardamom (March 11, 2008)
  • Cumin exports top value target for current fiscal (March 10, 2008)
  • Higher yield may push up jeera output (March 10, 2008)
  • Pepper prices rule firm on tight supply (March 10, 2008)
  • Sharp fall in pepper futures (March 08, 2008)
  • Slow buying pulls down pepper futures (March 06, 2008)
  • Cloves prices up on lower production (March 05, 2008)
  • Speculators help pepper rebound (March 05, 2008)
  • Cardamom prices drop (March 04, 2008)
  • Pepper imports by US decline (March 04, 2008)
  • Vietnam factor pulls down pepper futures (March 04, 2008)
  • Pepper futures continue upward run (March 01, 2008)
  • Speculation keeps pepper futures hot (February 29, 2008)
  • Pepper prices top Rs 15,000 a quintal (February 28, 2008)
  • Vietnam factor drives up pepper (February 27, 2008)
  • Pepper futures up on tight supply (February 26, 2008)
  • Tight supplies keep pepper market hot (February 25, 2008)
  • Pepper futures steady on buying support (February 23, 2008)
  • Spices export may top target (February 23, 2008)
  • Cardamom steady on lower arrivals (February 23, 2008)
  • Jeera, pepper hit upper circuit (February 22, 2008)
  • Pepper futures rebound on buying support (February 22, 2008)
  • Bears pull down pepper futures (February 21, 2008)
  • Pepper futures pare gains (February 20, 2008)
  • Spices Board to take part in German fair (February 19, 2008)
  • Pepper futures witness sharp fall (February 18, 2008)
  • Upward trend continues in pepper futures (February 15, 2008)
  • Volatility crushes pepper futures (February 13, 2008)
  • Pepper futures drop on selling pressure (February 12, 2008)
  • Spices exports increase to Rs 3,155 cr in April-Dec 2007 (February 12, 2008)
  • Slow demand, improved arrivals bring down pepper prices (February 11, 2008)
  • Cardamom prices recover on low arrivals (February 09, 2008)
  • Pepper futures decline on improved arrivals (February 09, 2008)
  • Jeera futures down 3% (February 09, 2008)
  • Indonesian clove prices soar to $6,200/t (February 09, 2008)
  • Cardamom prices decline on bearish sentiments (February 04, 2008)
  • Pepper futures recover from last week’s fall (February 04, 2008)
  • Pepper futures gain on buying support (February 02, 2008)
  • ‘Spices export cannot be separated from domestic sales’ (January 31, 2008)
  • Pepper futures rise on buying support (January 30, 2008)
  • Pepper futures continue to decline (January 29, 2008)
  • Chilli may be range-bound in short to medium term (January 29, 2008)
  • Indian pepper turns competitive (January 28, 2008)
  • Cardamom above Rs 600 on tight supply (January 26, 2008)
  • Bears pull down pepper market (January 26, 2008)
  • Pepper futures down (January 24, 2008)
  • Upsurge continues in cardamom (January 24, 2008)
  • Delegates from 33 nations to take part in World Spice Congress (January 23, 2008)
  • Pepper futures market recovers (January 23, 2008)
  • Pepper futures fall sharply (January 22, 2008)
  • Jeera hits lower circuit (January 22, 2008)
  • Buying support helps pepper futures gain (January 15, 2008)
  • Cardamom continues to rule high (January 14, 2008)
  • Cloves’ prices rise 25% as arrivals fall in Brazil (January 12, 2008)
  • Pepper futures rebound on speculation (January 12, 2008)
  • Chilli futures tumble on weak demand (January 11, 2008)
  • Pepper futures decline marginally (January 10, 2008)
  • Cardamom growers take up replanting (January 10, 2008)
  • Speculative activities continue to buoy pepper (January 09, 2008)
  • Pepper futures continue to rise on speculative activities (January 08, 2008)
  • Tight supply pushes up pepper futures (January 07, 2008)
  • Pepper futures shoot up on tight supply (January 05, 2008)
  • Speculative buying buoys pepper (January 04, 2008)
  • Pepper futures market steady (January 03, 2008)
  • Jeera exports may gain on lower Syrian crop (January 02, 2008)
  • Pepper futures gain on buying support (January 02, 2008)
    Standards & Benchmarks

  • Quality fears grip tea sector as exports rise (September 19, 2008)
  • Food quality lab opened (August 06, 2008)
  • Only 9 products have got GI status so far (July 21, 2008)
  • US Govt urged to curb shrimp imports on food safety (May 17, 2008)
  • Gamma Agro readies Rs 8-cr irradiation facility (March 15, 2008)
  • 213 entries for screening at UPASI tea competition (February 04, 2008)
    Storage

  • TN cold storage units’ ‘power’ plea (December 09, 2008)
  • Surender Kumar Tuteja takes over as Chairman of NBHC (August 21, 2008)
  • Philippines co eyeing bulk-storage market in Bengal (July 22, 2008)
  • Rural godowns on the cards (March 13, 2008)
  • Australia’s grains research body eager to help India in food storage (March 07, 2008)
  • No storage facilities (February 06, 2008)
  • Cooling charges likely to attract TDS (January 23, 2008)
  • Govt in talks with Dole Food for cold chain facilities (January 19, 2008)
    Sugar
    Latest Prices
  • More sugar for free sale during Jan-March (December 30, 2008)
  • Pawar hints at relaxing raw sugar import norms (December 23, 2008)
  • Hopes on ‘Suru’ crop sown during Jan-Feb (December 18, 2008)
  • Raw sugar imports: Balancing short, long term interests (December 18, 2008)
  • Shree Renuka Sugars (Rs 62.05): Buy (December 15, 2008)
  • Sugar industry split over raw sugar import norms (December 12, 2008)
  • Bitter truths on sugar (December 12, 2008)
  • ‘Govt should build sugar inventory through imports’ (December 10, 2008)
  • UP mills record drop in sugar recovery (December 10, 2008)
  • Sugar industry seeks price hike to support farmers (December 10, 2008)
  • HC dismisses writ against UP cane support price (December 09, 2008)
  • Mills, cane growers in TN headed for face-off (December 04, 2008)
  • Happy harvest (December 01, 2008)
  • UP mills offer Rs 125 a quintal for sugarcane (November 22, 2008)
  • USDA estimates 7.8 mt decline in global sugar output (November 20, 2008)
  • Sugar recovery up in Maharashtra (November 12, 2008)
  • Simbhaoli, Modi Sugar start cane crushing (November 10, 2008)
  • Global sugar deficit likely to shrink (November 10, 2008)
  • Shree Renuka Sugars buys 87% stake in Gokak Sugars (October 24, 2008)
  • Sugar bucks declining trend in commodity prices (October 21, 2008)
  • Sugar stocks battered as Govt decides to cancel licences (October 21, 2008)
  • TN fixes sugarcane price at Rs 1,050/tonne (October 21, 2008)
  • Uttar Pradesh hikes cane price (October 19, 2008)
  • Declare SAP first before reserving cane area, say growers (October 13, 2008)
  • UP growers seek Rs 160 a quintal for sugarcane (October 11, 2008)
  • 52 lt sugar available for open market sale in Q3 (October 03, 2008)
  • Industry, Centre differ on sugar output estimate (September 30, 2008)
  • Maharashtra millers seek extension of FSQ validity (September 22, 2008)
  • Ethanol-blended petrol plan likely to be deferred (September 15, 2008)
  • Rising molasses prices hit liquor, chemical firms (September 10, 2008)
  • SC order boosts sugar stocks (September 09, 2008)
  • Global sugar deficit pegged at 3.9 million tonnes (September 05, 2008)
  • Sugar exporters against move to remove sops (August 30, 2008)
  • 10% ethanol blending unlikely by October (August 22, 2008)
  • HC ruling on sugar mills case likely today (August 18, 2008)
  • Sugar prices firm up as global supplies tighten (August 15, 2008)
  • Sugar decontrol put on backburner (August 13, 2008)
  • Sugar stocks up after Govt pegs free-sale quota (August 06, 2008)
  • Maharashtra’s cane areas face heat of monsoon failure (July 26, 2008)
  • Centre begins nationwide release of 30-lakh t sugar buffer (July 25, 2008)
  • Sugar mills demand higher price for ethanol (July 24, 2008)
  • Sugar production may decline to 217 lakh tonnes (July 24, 2008)
  • HC stays auctioning of Bajaj unit’s properties (July 18, 2008)
  • ‘Decontrol on schedule’ (July 17, 2008)
  • HC stays arrest of Shishir Bajaj (July 11, 2008)
  • HC dismisses plea against current season sugarcane SAP (July 08, 2008)
  • Allahabad HC rejects Bajaj’s plea on cane price issue (July 07, 2008)
  • Decontrol in sugar sales sought (July 01, 2008)
  • DuPont launches new herbicide for sugarcane (June 30, 2008)
  • TN to hike spending on farm mechanisation (June 26, 2008)
  • High molasses cost may cast shadow at ethanol meet (June 23, 2008)
  • Sweet and sour (June 21, 2008)
  • Empee to seek shareholders’ nod for cogen foray (June 20, 2008)
  • TN sugar sector on brink of major expansion (June 17, 2008)
  • AP Govt asks sugar factories to clear dues to farmers (June 14, 2008)
  • Bitter times ahead for sugar industry in Andhra Pradesh (May 30, 2008)
  • Bagasse power turns sweet option for sugar units (May 26, 2008)
  • AP looks to procure Chinese machinery for sugar mills (May 17, 2008)
  • SC ruling on cane price lifts sugar stocks (May 16, 2008)
  • Sugarcane price: Food Ministry seeks farm costs panel comment (May 09, 2008)
  • Dues to sugarcane growers top Rs 3,900 crore (April 30, 2008)
  • 113 sugar mills remain closed (April 29, 2008)
  • HC issues interim order on sugar mills’ plea over UP cane price (April 02, 2008)
  • Farm panel for hiking minimum cane price (April 01, 2008)
  • Sugar mills welcome proposals to support farmers (March 22, 2008)
  • Order on UP cane pricing deferred (March 22, 2008)
  • CCEA approves SMP for sugarcane (March 21, 2008)
  • UP cane price issue: HC order likely next week (March 14, 2008)
  • Bill for hiking cess on sugar introduced in Lok Sabha (March 12, 2008)
  • ‘India holds key to global sugar prices’ (February 27, 2008)
  • Implement sugar package in ‘letter & spirit’, bank chiefs told (February 13, 2008)
  • Bihar to invite fresh bids for 10 sugar mills (February 12, 2008)
  • Current sugar season negative for firms: Fitch (February 05, 2008)
  • Sugar futures expected to trade higher (January 21, 2008)
  • Sugar futures firm on low production (January 19, 2008)
  • Allahabad HC exempts UP sugar mills from paying interim price (January 18, 2008)
  • Y.S.P. Thorat to head expert panel on sugar economy (January 15, 2008)
  • ‘Oil firms can make ethanol from cane juice’ (January 12, 2008)
  • Sugar hits lower circuit on profit booking (January 09, 2008)
  • Sugar mills owe UP farmers over Rs 900 cr (January 03, 2008)
    Supply Chain Management

  • Kalpataru Group to set up 40 warehousing, agri logistics parks (November 14, 2008)
  • ‘Post-harvest technology needs large investments’ (June 18, 2008)
  • Infosys develops solution to improve agro supply chain efficiencies (February 28, 2008)
    Taxation

  • Why the dithering on CTT? (July 24, 2008)
  • Commodity Transaction Tax to be notified soon (May 24, 2008)
  • Market committee cess problem (May 02, 2008)
  • Chidambaram sticks to CTT, disappoints investors (April 30, 2008)
  • Opposition to commodity transaction tax unwarranted (April 25, 2008)
  • Duty hike on imported gold will yield Rs 800 cr (February 19, 2008)
    Tea

  • Subsidy: CTC tea producers seek level field (December 29, 2008)
  • Coonoor tea auctions end on happy note (December 25, 2008)
  • Use more solar energy, tea industry urged (December 24, 2008)
  • Nilgiri tea production increases 6% in Nov (December 24, 2008)
  • ‘Raise orthodox tea production to retain hold in exports’ (December 23, 2008)
  • Coimbatore tea auction goes online (December 22, 2008)
  • North Indian teas see good demand (December 22, 2008)
  • ‘Be prepared to face competition from Vietnam’ (December 22, 2008)
  • Record prices at Coonoor tea auction (December 22, 2008)
  • Tea trade with Pakistan by rail, road put off (December 21, 2008)
  • Tea e-auction launch in Coimbatore (December 20, 2008)
  • Export demand props up prices at Kochi tea sale (December 20, 2008)
  • Lower volume on offer again at Coonoor tea auctions (December 18, 2008)
  • Indian tea promotion centre in Cairo soon (December 17, 2008)
  • Geographical indicaton tag for Nilgiris orthodox tea (December 16, 2008)
  • Firm trend at Kochi tea sale (December 15, 2008)
  • Good demand for CTC dust teas at N. India auctions (December 15, 2008)
  • Tea prices gain on demand at Coonoor auctions (December 15, 2008)
  • Coonoor tea sales turnover rises during Jan-Nov (December 13, 2008)
  • Tea prices seen ruling firm on tight supplies (December 12, 2008)
  • Volume continues to fall at Coonoor tea auction (December 11, 2008)
  • Average tea prices up Rs 18 a kg at auctions (December 10, 2008)
  • Tea exports slacken as buyers cancel orders (December 10, 2008)
  • Darmona estate fetches all-time high price (December 09, 2008)
  • Good demand for quality teas in Kolkata sale (December 08, 2008)
  • Demand for Indian tea in Pakistan on the rise (December 05, 2008)
  • Tea e-auctions here to stay (December 05, 2008)
  • Arrivals surge at Kochi tea auction (December 05, 2008)
  • Demand for select quality liquoring teas at Kolkata auctions (December 02, 2008)
  • Tea prices fall at Coonoor sale (December 01, 2008)
  • Kochi tea prices dip on higher arrivals (November 29, 2008)
  • Lankan teas fetch highest price (November 29, 2008)
  • Plea to ensure presence of iron filings in tea is within prescribed limit (November 28, 2008)
  • Nilgiris tea output rises 10% in Oct (November 28, 2008)
  • Lower volumes on offer at Coonoor tea auctions (November 27, 2008)
  • Nilgiris tea output up 10% in October (November 26, 2008)
  • Duncans Tea chalks out plans to expand market share (November 25, 2008)
  • Quality teas witness good demand at Kolkata sale (November 24, 2008)
  • Tea prices decline at Coonoor sale (November 24, 2008)
  • Global slowdown may dampen tea exports (November 22, 2008)
  • Export enquiries for orthodox tea at Kochi sales (November 22, 2008)
  • TGLIA tea tasting session held at global meet (November 22, 2008)
  • Tea Board, Upasi team to visit Pak in Dec (November 21, 2008)
  • Higher volume on offer at Coonoor (November 21, 2008)
  • POABS asks Govt to expedite RBT tea estate registration (November 20, 2008)
  • Good demand for quality teas at N. India sale (November 18, 2008)
  • Nilgiri green tea finds a new taker in pharma industry (November 18, 2008)
  • Quality teas get high bids at Coonoor sale (November 17, 2008)
  • CTC grades see export enquiry at Kochi auction (November 15, 2008)
  • Coonoor tea sale turnover increases 98% (November 14, 2008)
  • Record volume on offer at Coonoor tea auctions (November 13, 2008)
  • Coonoor teas find support at lower levels (November 11, 2008)
  • Good demand for Assam CTC leaf teas (November 10, 2008)
  • Tea imports up at 12.68 mkg during Jan-Aug (November 08, 2008)
  • Tea prices to look up on winter demand from importers (November 07, 2008)
  • Made in India, branded in Pak (November 07, 2008)
  • Lower volume on offer at Coonoor tea auctions (November 06, 2008)
  • Tea growers seek abolition of TDS on deposit interest (November 05, 2008)
  • Prices ease at Kochi tea sale (November 04, 2008)
  • Bulk of tea offers goes unsold at Coonoor (November 04, 2008)
  • Tea exports set to touch 210 m kg (November 04, 2008)
  • Less demand for CTCs in N. India sale (November 03, 2008)
  • Higher volume on offer at Coonoor tea auctions (October 30, 2008)
  • Coonoor tea prices drop on weak demand (October 29, 2008)
  • CTCs turn dearer at N. India tea auctions (October 29, 2008)
  • Low Kenya crop spurs Indian tea prices (October 24, 2008)
  • Low volume on offer at Coonoor auctions (October 23, 2008)
  • Sharing the burden (October 21, 2008)
  • Tea prices drop at Coonoor sale (October 20, 2008)
  • Rising exports, output cheer tea sector (October 16, 2008)
  • Coonoor tea auction volumes continue to be high (October 16, 2008)
  • Quality Nilgiri teas fetch premium bids at Coonoor sales (October 15, 2008)
  • Tea prices turn buoyant on demand in Coonoor sales (October 14, 2008)
  • Coonoor tea turnover up by 103% (October 13, 2008)
  • Prices weaken at Kochi tea auction (October 11, 2008)
  • Quality teas fetch premium at Coonoor auctions (October 10, 2008)
  • ‘Tea sector picking up on rising demand’ (October 08, 2008)
  • Coonoor tea market witnesses correction (October 07, 2008)
  • CTC rates dearer at N. Indian tea auctions (October 07, 2008)
  • India targets premium tea market in Australia (October 03, 2008)
  • Tea body recognises largest sellers, buyers (October 03, 2008)
  • Tea exports may hit 210 m kg this fiscal (October 02, 2008)
  • Tea prices dip at Kochi auction on weak demand (October 02, 2008)
  • Trade plea on extension of 1% VAT on teas sold in auctions (October 02, 2008)
  • Tea body to finalise project with Nepal institute (September 30, 2008)
  • Prices dearer at N. Indian tea sale (September 29, 2008)
  • Coonoor tea auctions face market corrections (September 29, 2008)
  • New electronic system soon to measure tea aroma, colour (September 29, 2008)
  • ‘Future lies in organic, orthodox teas’ (September 27, 2008)
  • Correction (September 27, 2008)
  • ‘Future lies in organic, orthodox teas’ (September 27, 2008)
  • Correction (September 27, 2008)
  • Uptrend in prices at Kochi tea auction (September 26, 2008)
  • 25-week low offer at Coonoor tea auction (September 25, 2008)
  • ‘2009 tea season to see shortfall in output’ (September 24, 2008)
  • Tata Tea may hike prices (September 24, 2008)
  • Tea import bills cost Rs 15 cr more (September 23, 2008)
  • Strong demand for CTC teas at N Indian auctions (September 22, 2008)
  • High prices at Coonoor tea sales (September 22, 2008)
  • Organic tea development project launched (September 20, 2008)
  • Firm trend at Kochi tea auction (September 20, 2008)
  • Exports beef up Kanan Devan’s balance sheet (September 20, 2008)
  • Clarification (September 20, 2008)
  • Small growers seek representation on Tea Board (September 19, 2008)
  • 24-week low offerings at Coonoor tea sales (September 18, 2008)
  • Duncans Tea offers Aaag; re-launches Double Diamond (September 18, 2008)
  • Pak’s entry cheers small tea growers (September 17, 2008)
  • Global tea output falls by 9.8 mkg (September 15, 2008)
  • CTC teas see good demand at N. Indian auctions (September 15, 2008)
  • Demand for quality tea at Coonoor sales (September 15, 2008)
  • Speeding the tea-leaves (September 15, 2008)
  • CTC dust hits Rs 100/kg at Coimbatore auctions (September 13, 2008)
  • Separate cell for small tea growers soon (September 12, 2008)
  • Coonoor tea sales turnover rises Rs 97 cr (September 12, 2008)
  • Kochi to host Golden Leaf awards (September 11, 2008)
  • Tea prices dearer at Coimbatore sale (September 11, 2008)
  • Tea stocks turn attractive on improving fundamentals (September 10, 2008)
  • Simultaneous re-launch of e-auctions in tea planned (September 10, 2008)
  • Tea Board embarks on an energy conservation project (September 09, 2008)
  • Organic tea project on Sept. 19 (September 09, 2008)
  • Replanting: Poor response from South (September 09, 2008)
  • Tea production may hit 950 m kg (September 09, 2008)
  • CTCs witness good demand at Kolkata sale (September 08, 2008)
  • Coonoor tea prices up on strong demand (September 08, 2008)
  • Tea prices up in global sales (September 05, 2008)
  • Firm trend at Kochi tea sales (September 05, 2008)
  • Good demand for orthodox leaf tea at Coimbatore sale (September 03, 2008)
  • Coonoor tea volumes touch 4-week high (September 03, 2008)
  • Strong demand for CTCs at Kolkata tea sale (September 01, 2008)
  • Coonoor tea prices rise on domestic demand (September 01, 2008)
  • Firm trend at Kochi tea auction (September 01, 2008)
  • Tea exports to Iraq resume; volumes low (August 30, 2008)
  • Coonoor tea sales see rise in dust offerings (August 29, 2008)
  • Good demand for teas at Coimbatore auction (August 27, 2008)
  • Nilgiri tea output increases 5.8 % (August 27, 2008)
  • Higher wages for Bengal tea garden workers (August 26, 2008)
  • Strong demand for CTCs at N. India sale (August 25, 2008)
  • 7 Darmona brands get into Rs 100 price band (August 25, 2008)
  • Kanan Devan plans tea operations in Ethiopia (August 23, 2008)
  • Mixed trend at Kochi tea auction (August 23, 2008)
  • India may gain on tight Tanzania tea supplies (August 22, 2008)
  • No reversal seen in rising trend of tea prices (August 21, 2008)
  • 19-week low offerings at Coonoor tea auction (August 21, 2008)
  • Bengal tea workers to seek higher bonus (August 20, 2008)
  • H1 Coonoor tea auctions fetch Rs 82 cr more (August 20, 2008)
  • Pakistan cuts Coonoor tea purchases (August 19, 2008)
  • Strong demand for CTCs in Kolkata sale (August 18, 2008)
  • Prices firm up at Kochi tea auction (August 16, 2008)
  • Khaitan re-elected tea body chief (August 15, 2008)
  • 18-week low volume at Coonoor tea auctions (August 14, 2008)
  • Operations at Bengal tea gardens at a standstill (August 12, 2008)
  • HUL not to hike tea prices (August 12, 2008)
  • Q1 tea exports up 3.9 mkg (August 11, 2008)
  • Bengal tea workers to observe 1-day stir (August 10, 2008)
  • Tea prices rise at Kochi auction (August 09, 2008)
  • Lower volume on offer at Coonoor tea auctions (August 07, 2008)
  • Assam CTC leaf, dust tea sell lower (August 04, 2008)
  • Strong demand keeps Coonoor tea buoyant (August 04, 2008)
  • Revival plan for Tripura tea industry (August 02, 2008)
  • Tea exports decline (August 01, 2008)
  • Good demand at Kochi tea sale (August 01, 2008)
  • Erratic rainfall pushes down S. India tea output (August 01, 2008)
  • Darmona tea posts new record at Coonoor sale (July 28, 2008)
  • Tea industry urged to diversify, provide vocational training (July 28, 2008)
  • Firm trend at Kochi tea sale (July 26, 2008)
  • Darmona tea fetches record price at Coonoor sales (July 22, 2008)
  • Good liquoring CTCs see demand at Kolkata tea sale (July 21, 2008)
  • Firm trend at Kochi tea auction (July 19, 2008)
  • Coonoor tea auction volume continues to be high (July 17, 2008)
  • Tea output increases 6.1% in Jan-May (July 17, 2008)
  • Briquettes can save fuel cost: Tea Board (July 16, 2008)
  • Tea factories apply for energy audit (July 15, 2008)
  • Leaf teas lose, dusts gain at Coonoor auctions (July 14, 2008)
  • CTC leaf, dusts in demand at Kolkata auctions (July 14, 2008)
  • $2 m tea export order from Russia (July 12, 2008)
  • Tea auction prices up Rs 16.41 a kg in April-May (July 12, 2008)
  • H1 earnings up Rs 58 cr at Coonoor tea auctions (July 11, 2008)
  • Mixed trend at Kochi tea auction (July 11, 2008)
  • 30-month high offerings at Coonoor tea auction (July 10, 2008)
  • Price realisation of tea up on demand (July 10, 2008)
  • Nilgiris tea output down 5.2% in June (July 09, 2008)
  • Kolkata tea traders face shortage in warehousing space (July 08, 2008)
  • Tea exporters earn Rs 32 cr more during Jan-April (July 08, 2008)
  • ‘Stop exports of tea not meeting quality standards’ (July 08, 2008)
  • Coonoor tea prices rule firm (July 07, 2008)
  • Good demand seen at Kolkata tea auctions (July 07, 2008)
  • Steady to easy trend at Kochi tea auction (July 04, 2008)
  • Demand keeps tea prices a tad dearer at Coimbatore (July 03, 2008)
  • Huge volume on offer at Coonoor tea auctions (July 03, 2008)
  • North Indian tea market sees good demand (June 30, 2008)
  • Demand pushes up Coonoor tea prices (June 30, 2008)
  • B K Birla Group’s Jay Shree Tea acquires Jayantika Tea (June 28, 2008)
  • Firm trends continue at Kochi tea auction (June 28, 2008)
  • 30% drop in Darjeeling tea output this year (June 28, 2008)
  • Chamraj tea bags award at US expo (June 27, 2008)
  • Tea tourism: A concept that’s catching on (June 27, 2008)
  • Good export demand at Coimbatore tea auctions (June 27, 2008)
  • 2-year high offerings at Coonoor tea auctions (June 26, 2008)
  • Settlement banking system suspended at Coonoor tea auctions (June 26, 2008)
  • Coonoor tea auctions fetch Rs 43 cr more (June 24, 2008)
  • Darjeeling tea planters seek exemption from bandh (June 24, 2008)
  • Good demand at Kochi tea sale (June 23, 2008)
  • Coonoor tea prices rise on demand (June 23, 2008)
  • Darjeeling stir leaves tea industry in a fix (June 20, 2008)
  • Coonoor tea prices continue to rise (June 16, 2008)
  • Tea producers agree on setting up global forum (June 13, 2008)
  • Firm trend at Kochi tea auction (June 13, 2008)
  • Gorkhaland stir halts movement of tea from Bengal (June 13, 2008)
  • Huge volume on offer at Coonoor tea auction (June 12, 2008)
  • Offerings, prices higher at Coimbatore tea auction (June 11, 2008)
  • New chief for UPASI Tea Research (June 08, 2008)
  • Nilgiris tea production rises 44% in May (June 07, 2008)
  • Good general demand in Kochi tea sale (June 07, 2008)
  • Coonoor tea offers continue to be high (June 05, 2008)
  • Turning over a new leaf (June 05, 2008)
  • Tea imports bill rises by Rs 3.47 cr in first quarter (June 03, 2008)
  • Coonoor tea prices rise on demand (June 02, 2008)
  • Dust prices up at Kochi tea auction (May 31, 2008)
  • Tea market may rule firm on supply woes (May 29, 2008)
  • Offerings at Coonoor tea sales continue to be high (May 29, 2008)
  • Prices irregular at Coimbatore tea sales (May 28, 2008)
  • Global tea prices increase in Q1 (May 27, 2008)
  • Tea exporters earn Rs 515 cr less in 2007-08 (May 26, 2008)
  • Mixed trend at Kochi tea auction (May 23, 2008)
  • Major tea producing nations not to increase area under cultivation (May 22, 2008)
  • Tea, plantation stocks jump on firm price trends (May 22, 2008)
  • Functional teas, a key strategy for Brooke Bond (May 22, 2008)
  • Spurt in demand at Siliguri tea auction (May 20, 2008)
  • McLeod Russel-Morgan Tea merger (May 20, 2008)
  • Inadequate export demand at Coonoor sale (May 19, 2008)
  • Mixed trend at Kochi tea sale (May 19, 2008)
  • Higher volumes on offer at Coonoor tea auctions (May 15, 2008)
  • ‘Tea lounge’ opened in Coimbatore (May 14, 2008)
  • Fair demand at Coimbatore tea sales (May 14, 2008)
  • Strong demand for good liquoring teas in N. Indian sale (May 12, 2008)
  • Coonoor tea prices drop on huge volume (May 12, 2008)
  • Coonoor tea turnover up Rs 25 crore (May 10, 2008)
  • Mixed trend at Kochi tea auction (May 09, 2008)
  • 18-month high offers at Coonoor tea auctions (May 08, 2008)
  • Coonoor tea prices drop on huge volume (May 05, 2008)
  • Prices firm at Kochi tea sale (May 05, 2008)
  • Good demand for CTC at N. India tea auctions (May 05, 2008)
  • 26-week high offer at Coonoor tea auctions (May 02, 2008)
  • Coonoor tea prices rise on demand (April 29, 2008)
  • Good demand for CTC teas in N India sale (April 28, 2008)
  • Tea exports may increase 20 million kg this fiscal (April 26, 2008)
  • Mixed trend at Kochi tea auction (April 26, 2008)
  • Fair demand at Coimbatore tea auctions (April 24, 2008)
  • Rossell Tea diversifying to other areas (April 24, 2008)
  • 23-week high offerings at Coonoor tea auctions (April 24, 2008)
  • TN Sugar Board plans co-gen plant (April 23, 2008)
  • Coonoor tea prices gain on quality (April 22, 2008)
  • Orthodox teas firm to dearer in N. Indian sale (April 21, 2008)
  • ‘N. India tea showing signs of better quality’ (April 19, 2008)
  • Tea prices rule steady at Kochi sales (April 19, 2008)
  • ‘N. India tea showing signs of better quality’ (April 19, 2008)
  • Tea prices rule steady at Kochi sales (April 19, 2008)
  • Brewing big business (April 17, 2008)
  • 23-week high offer at Coonoor tea auctions (April 17, 2008)
  • Tea prices continue to gain, up Rs 10-15 a kg (April 17, 2008)
  • Nilgiri tea output up 20% (April 16, 2008)
  • Fall in tea exports from Amingaon ICD (April 15, 2008)
  • Q1 tea sales fetch Rs 16-cr more at Coonoor (April 15, 2008)
  • Coonoor tea market erratic, volume not fully absorbed (April 14, 2008)
  • Good demand for CTCs in N. Indian auctions (April 14, 2008)
  • Assam Co to launch 4 tea brands, tap CIS markets (April 11, 2008)
  • Drop continues in tea exports; output up (April 09, 2008)
  • Tea exporters earn Rs 22 cr less (April 09, 2008)
  • Record price for Homedale at Coonoor tea auctions (April 08, 2008)
  • Tea shipments via Amingaon ICD to turn costlier (April 08, 2008)
  • ‘Goodricke has no plans to buy sick tea gardens’ (April 07, 2008)
  • Tea imports show rising trend (April 05, 2008)
  • Tea exports to traditional markets fall (April 04, 2008)
  • Drop in volumes at Kochi tea auction (April 04, 2008)
  • 7-week high offer at Coonoor tea sales (April 03, 2008)
  • Vigneshwar teas post double record in Coonoor sale (March 31, 2008)
  • Tea exporters earn Rs 8 cr less in January (March 29, 2008)
  • Potato prices crash (March 29, 2008)
  • Dust teas ease at Kochi sale (March 28, 2008)
  • Tata Tea to increase prices soon (March 28, 2008)
  • Record price for Chamraj handmade teas (March 27, 2008)
  • 6-week high offer at Coonoor tea auctions (March 27, 2008)
  • Tea prices may rule high on short supply (March 27, 2008)
  • Prices dearer at Coimbatore tea auctions (March 25, 2008)
  • Homedale teas set up new record at Coonoor auctions (March 24, 2008)
  • Govt provides financial relief to tea growers (March 21, 2008)
  • Higher volumes on offer at Coonoor sales (March 20, 2008)
  • Orthodox teas gain at Coimbatore (March 18, 2008)
  • Reopened tea estates’ power connection cut (March 18, 2008)
  • Firm trend at Kochi sale (March 17, 2008)
  • No sale in N. Indian tea auction centres (March 17, 2008)
  • Hittakkal tea posts record at Coonoor auctions (March 17, 2008)
  • Tea e-auction launch ‘within this year’ (March 13, 2008)
  • Higher volume on offer at Coonoor tea auctions (March 13, 2008)
  • Special sops sought for Barak Valley tea gardens (March 12, 2008)
  • Prices rule firm at Coimbatore tea auctions (March 12, 2008)
  • Firm trend at Kochi tea auction (March 11, 2008)
  • Good demand for CTC in Kolkata tea sale (March 11, 2008)
  • Vigneshwar specialty tea gets record price in Coonoor sale (March 10, 2008)
  • Tea Board launches energy conservation project (March 09, 2008)
  • Package sought to revive tea gardens (March 07, 2008)
  • 41-week low offer at Coonoor tea auction (March 06, 2008)
  • N. Indian teas seen fetching higher prices (March 06, 2008)
  • Tea sector exploring ways to expand market share (March 04, 2008)
  • Inadequate tea offerings at Kolkata, Siliguri (March 03, 2008)
  • Budget package boosts Coonoor tea prices (March 03, 2008)
  • Welcome move: Rs 20 cr for tea research (March 01, 2008)
  • Record price for Karibetta Estate tea (March 01, 2008)
  • Domestic tea offtake up 11 mkg in 2007 (February 29, 2008)
  • 39-week low offers at Coonoor tea auction (February 28, 2008)
  • Homedale fetches top price at Coonoor tea sale (February 26, 2008)
  • Kolkata tea sale: Good demand for CTC leaf, dust (February 25, 2008)
  • Dust tea prices steady at Kochi sales (February 22, 2008)
  • Record price for Glendale tea (February 22, 2008)
  • Lower volumes on offer at Coonoor tea auctions (February 21, 2008)
  • 62 tea samples short-listed for Golden Leaf India award (February 19, 2008)
  • Tea dearer at Coimbatore sales (February 19, 2008)
  • Coonoor tea prices drop on weak demand (February 19, 2008)
  • CTC leaf, dust teas see good demand at N. India auction (February 18, 2008)
  • Tea fund payout hit by land lease snags (February 17, 2008)
  • Tea producers earn Rs 12 crore less at Coonoor (February 16, 2008)
  • Leaf teas surge on good demand at Kochi sale (February 15, 2008)
  • Offers at 13-week high at Coonoor tea auctions (February 14, 2008)
  • Tea exports drop 30%; output dips marginally (February 13, 2008)
  • High grown winter teas fetch premium at Coonoor sale (February 12, 2008)
  • Quality teas turn dearer at N. Indian auctions (February 11, 2008)
  • Steady trend at Kochi tea sale (February 09, 2008)
  • Shangri-la, Glenworth to open high-end tea cafes (February 09, 2008)
  • Back in business (February 08, 2008)
  • Offerings at Coonoor tea sales increase (February 07, 2008)
  • Tea prices gain on firm demand at Kochi (February 06, 2008)
  • Russia still hesitant to buy teas at Coonoor sales (February 05, 2008)
  • Good demand for select CTCs in N. India tea sale (February 04, 2008)
  • Tea tasting competition at Coonoor on Feb 2 (February 01, 2008)
  • Indian Bank to step up finance for tea sector (January 31, 2008)
  • ‘Tea shipments through Amingaon likely to continue till March’ (January 30, 2008)
  • Good demand for CTC offerings (January 28, 2008)
  • ‘Tea in bottles, cans key to win over US markets’ (January 27, 2008)
  • US to support Nilgiri speciality teas (January 25, 2008)
  • Offerings lower at Coimbatore tea auctions (January 24, 2008)
  • Tea volume continues to be low at Coonoor (January 24, 2008)
  • CTC dust tea prices ease at Kochi sale (January 22, 2008)
  • Coonoor tea prices drop on inadequate demand (January 21, 2008)
  • Good demand for CTCs at N. Indian sales (January 21, 2008)
  • Fair demand at Coimbatore tea sales (January 15, 2008)
  • Coonoor tea prices mixed (January 14, 2008)
  • Good demand at N. India tea sales (January 14, 2008)
  • Prices steady at Kochi tea auctions (January 12, 2008)
  • Govt to call EoIs for 10 closed tea gardens (January 10, 2008)
  • Tea marketing order amended to boost grower income (January 10, 2008)
  • Offerings at auction dip (January 09, 2008)
  • Kenyan violence to help Indian tea (January 09, 2008)
  • MoP shortage affects Assam tea estates (January 09, 2008)
  • Tea Board to disburse Rs 15-cr subsidy (January 08, 2008)
  • Global tea output up in 2007 (January 08, 2008)
  • New year Coonoor tea auctions open steady (January 07, 2008)
  • Brokens firm at N. India tea auctions (January 07, 2008)
  • Rs 1,200-cr special tea fund for southern States launched (January 06, 2008)
  • Golden Leaf India awards in Dubai (January 06, 2008)
  • 30-week low volume at Coonoor tea auctions (January 03, 2008)
    Technical Analysis

  • Comex gold to consolidate, rise (December 29, 2008)
  • Palm oil may test resistance (December 28, 2008)
  • Gold futures to test support levels (December 22, 2008)
  • Palm oil may test resistance, dip (December 21, 2008)
  • Gold futures may consolidate (December 15, 2008)
  • Cotton likely to test support levels (December 15, 2008)
  • Palm oil may test resistance, dip (December 14, 2008)
  • Gold futures likely to consolidate (December 08, 2008)
  • Palm oil may consolidate, rise (December 07, 2008)
  • Cotton to test resistance levels (December 01, 2008)
  • Gold futures to consolidate (December 01, 2008)
  • Palm oil may consolidate, rise (November 30, 2008)
  • Gold may test resistance levels (November 24, 2008)
  • Palm oil may consolidate, rise (November 23, 2008)
  • Cotton futures may rise (November 17, 2008)
  • Positive divergences in gold (November 17, 2008)
  • Palm oil may consolidate, rise (November 16, 2008)
  • NY cotton to test support levels (November 10, 2008)
  • Gold futures likely to rise (November 10, 2008)
  • Palm oil may consolidate, rise (November 09, 2008)
  • Gold: Signs of bullish turnaround (November 03, 2008)
  • Palm oil may test support, rise (November 02, 2008)
  • Gold may test resistance levels (October 27, 2008)
  • Palm oil may test support, rise (October 26, 2008)
  • Consolidation likely in cotton (October 20, 2008)
  • Gold futures may test support levels (October 20, 2008)
  • Palm oil may consolidate, rise (October 19, 2008)
  • Bearish trend for NY cotton (October 13, 2008)
  • Gold features may rise higher (October 13, 2008)
  • Palm oil may fall, then rise (October 12, 2008)
  • Comex gold may fall lower (October 06, 2008)
  • Palm oil futures may head lower (October 05, 2008)
  • Gold futures may rise (September 29, 2008)
  • NY cotton likely to fall (September 29, 2008)
  • Palm futures may rise (September 28, 2008)
  • Gold to consolidate, rise higher (September 22, 2008)
  • Bullish trend in NY cotton (September 22, 2008)
  • Palm oil futures may rise (September 21, 2008)
  • Bullish trend seen in NY cotton (September 15, 2008)
  • Comex gold may rise higher (September 15, 2008)
  • Palm oil futures may rise (September 14, 2008)
  • Bearish reversal seen in comex gold (September 08, 2008)
  • Palm oil may test support, rise (September 07, 2008)
  • Gold to consolidate, rise higher (September 01, 2008)
  • Palm oil may test support, rise (August 31, 2008)
  • Gold to test support, rise higher (August 25, 2008)
  • Palm oil may test support, rise (August 24, 2008)
  • Gold to test support, rise higher (August 18, 2008)
  • Gold: Technicals suggest weakness (August 18, 2008)
  • Palm oil may test support, rise (August 17, 2008)
  • Gold to test support, rise higher (August 11, 2008)
  • Palm oil may test support level (August 10, 2008)
  • Gold to test support, rise higher (August 04, 2008)
  • Palm oil may test support, rise (August 03, 2008)
  • Cotton to test support levels (July 28, 2008)
  • Gold to test support, rise higher (July 28, 2008)
  • Palm oil may test support, rise (July 27, 2008)
  • Gold may test support levels (July 21, 2008)
  • Palm oil may test support level (July 20, 2008)
  • Light crude likely to reverse (July 15, 2008)
  • Gold to test resistance levels (July 14, 2008)
  • Palm oil may test resistance, dip (July 13, 2008)
  • Cotton may be range-bound (July 07, 2008)
  • Gold may test resistance (July 07, 2008)
  • Palm oil may test resistance, dip (July 06, 2008)
  • Gold to test resistance levels (June 30, 2008)
  • Cotton to test resistance levels (June 30, 2008)
  • Palm oil may correct lower (June 29, 2008)
  • Gold to test resistance levels (June 23, 2008)
  • Palm oil may test resistance (June 22, 2008)
  • Gold to test resistance levels (June 16, 2008)
  • Palm oil may test resistance level (June 15, 2008)
  • Cotton: Bearish reversal (June 09, 2008)
  • Gold to test the resistance levels (June 09, 2008)
  • Palm oil may test resistance level (June 08, 2008)
  • Gold to test resistance and fall (June 02, 2008)
  • Cotton to test support levels (June 02, 2008)
  • Palm oil may test resistance, fall (June 01, 2008)
  • Gold likely to test resistance levels (May 26, 2008)
  • Palm oil may test resistance level (May 25, 2008)
  • Gold to test resistance levels (May 19, 2008)
  • Palm oil may test resistance level (May 18, 2008)
  • Cotton to test support, correct higher (May 12, 2008)
  • Gold to test resistance levels (May 12, 2008)
  • Palm oil may test resistance, dip (May 11, 2008)
  • Gold to test support levels, rise (May 05, 2008)
  • Palm oil may test resistance, dip (May 04, 2008)
  • Gold to test support levels (April 28, 2008)
  • Palm oil may test support levels (April 27, 2008)
  • Gold may test resistance levels (April 21, 2008)
  • Palm oil may test support level (April 20, 2008)
  • Gold may test resistance levels (April 14, 2008)
  • Palm oil may test support levels (April 13, 2008)
  • Cotton likely to test resistance (April 07, 2008)
  • Gold may consolidate (April 07, 2008)
  • Palm oil may test support level (April 06, 2008)
  • Gold may test support levels (March 31, 2008)
  • Palm oil likely to test support (March 30, 2008)
  • Gold to test resistance, correct lower (March 24, 2008)
  • Palm oil may test support, rise (March 23, 2008)
  • Gold may test resistance, correct lower (March 17, 2008)
  • Cotton to test support levels (March 17, 2008)
  • Palm oil may test support, rise (March 16, 2008)
  • Comex gold to test resistant levels (March 10, 2008)
  • Palm oil may test support (March 09, 2008)
  • Gold may test resistance levels (March 03, 2008)
  • Palm oil may test resistance (March 02, 2008)
  • Cotton futures may rise higher (February 25, 2008)
  • Palm oil may test resistance, dip (February 24, 2008)
  • Gold likely to test support levels (February 18, 2008)
  • Palm oil may test resistance, dip (February 17, 2008)
  • Gold may test resistance levels (February 11, 2008)
  • Palm oil may test resistance, dip (February 10, 2008)
  • Cotton futures to move higher (February 04, 2008)
  • Palm oil may test resistance, dip (February 03, 2008)
  • NY cotton futures to move higher (January 28, 2008)
  • Gold to test resistance (January 27, 2008)
  • Palm oil may test resistance, dip (January 27, 2008)
  • Gold to test resistance (January 21, 2008)
  • Cotton likely to move higher (January 21, 2008)
  • Palm oil may test resistance, dip (January 20, 2008)
  • Gold may test resistance levels (January 14, 2008)
  • Palm oil may test resistance, drop (January 13, 2008)
  • Cotton futures likely to rise higher (January 07, 2008)
  • Gold to consolidate, rise higher (January 07, 2008)
  • Palm oil may test support, dip (January 06, 2008)
    Technology

  • ‘Farmers should take advantage of technology’ (October 27, 2008)
  • TNAU to set up agri-biz incubator (April 22, 2008)
  • Competition sees combine harvester charges static (April 21, 2008)
  • Post-harvest tech vital to cut wastage of food products: Sahai (February 20, 2008)
    Tobacco

  • Karnataka farmers expect a price bonanza at tobacco auctions (September 07, 2008)
  • Karnataka tobacco sales from Sept 10 (September 06, 2008)
  • Scientists try to perfect new ways of tobacco cultivation (September 06, 2008)
  • ITC’s Mysore tobacco plant to go on stream soon (September 05, 2008)
  • AP tobacco auctions fetch record Rs 1,401 cr (July 06, 2008)
  • Excise duty on pan masala (July 02, 2008)
  • Tobacco Board to launch pilot project on alternative crop (June 24, 2008)
  • Tobacco e-auction launch today (June 14, 2008)
  • China National Tobacco invites exporters, growers (May 27, 2008)
  • Tobacco price rises to Rs 140 a kg in AP (May 24, 2008)
  • Tobacco fetches record prices (May 22, 2008)
  • Tobacco fetches record price at AP auctions (May 09, 2008)
  • Tobacco prices touch record Rs 110 a kg (April 25, 2008)
  • Hike in excise duty on non-filter cigarettes opposed (April 12, 2008)
  • Tobacco farmers want excise duty to be cut (April 10, 2008)
  • Tobacco farmers demand excise rollback on non-filter cigarettes (March 29, 2008)
  • Subsidy on sulphate of potash likely for tobacco growers (March 19, 2008)
  • Centre will provide cover for tobacco crop (March 11, 2008)
  • Tobacco price tops $2 per kg in AP sales (March 04, 2008)
  • Tobacco auctions begin on 11 more floors in AP (February 22, 2008)
  • AP asks for 1% agri cess on tobacco crop (February 01, 2008)
  • Mysore tobacco auctions close on high note (January 22, 2008)
  • India to export tobacco to China after 12 years (January 12, 2008)
    Tourism

  • Farm tourism a big hit in Maharashtra (January 26, 2008)
    Trade & Labour Unions

  • Nilgiri planters to go by wage agreement (July 05, 2008)
  • All-India jute workers’ body to be formed in Kolkata (June 23, 2008)
  • Wage accord at Nilgiri plantations (March 12, 2008)
    Trends

  • Vidarbha farmers learn ‘art of living’ (July 12, 2008)
  • Child worker’s day (May 02, 2008)
  • Bharat Forge SEZ farmers form company (April 30, 2008)
  • ‘Institutionalise independent valuation of agricultural land’ (April 17, 2008)
  • Dream projects push up land values to exorbitant rates (April 03, 2008)
  • The lift-off (March 03, 2008)
  • Under a cloud (February 16, 2008)
  • Plea to step up relief to AP farmers (February 14, 2008)
  • Egg prices crash as Bengal bans poultry traffic (February 02, 2008)
  • Gold, silver prices recover (January 24, 2008)
  • Fencing in (January 17, 2008)
  • Farmers obstruct KSEZ officials (January 12, 2008)
  • SEZ: Farmers resist move to acquire more land (January 10, 2008)
  • Machine is the answer (January 03, 2008)
    Water

  • Twilight zone (October 15, 2008)
  • AP Cabinet approves Pranahita water supply project (September 25, 2008)
  • Prakasam Barrage gates opened (September 18, 2008)
  • Storage level in major reservoirs improves (August 20, 2008)
  • A paradox (July 18, 2008)
  • Storage level in major reservoirs lower than last year (July 18, 2008)
  • Water harvesting network mooted for rainfed agriculture (June 28, 2008)
  • ‘Food security is in dryland water harvesting’ (June 24, 2008)
  • AP ploughing back water service charges to farmers’ organisations (June 18, 2008)
  • Water released from Grand Anicut for Kuruvai cultivation (June 17, 2008)
  • Work on Krishna delta modernisation inaugurated (June 07, 2008)
  • Water released for irrigation (June 03, 2008)
  • River project (May 31, 2008)
  • Free flow (April 17, 2008)
  • Coleroon regulators being modernised (April 12, 2008)
  • Greening India (April 04, 2008)
  • Tunnel of hope (March 25, 2008)
  • Guthpa lift irrigation scheme inaugurated (March 19, 2008)
  • Green menace (March 19, 2008)
  • Green view (March 10, 2008)
  • Mangalore civic body to seek full funding for dam (February 23, 2008)
  • Nabard sanctions Rs 476 cr for Maharashtra (February 19, 2008)
    Wheat
    Latest Prices
  • Centre dithers over MSP for wheat, rapeseed-mustard (December 29, 2008)
  • World wheat output seen lower in 2009 (December 01, 2008)
  • Wheat imports turn a cheaper proposition (November 26, 2008)
  • S. India mills may opt to buy wheat thru FCI tender (October 23, 2008)
  • Govt offers 9 lakh t wheat in open sale (September 18, 2008)
  • Wheat prices crash on poor offtake by mills (September 17, 2008)
  • Australia liberalises wheat exports; buyers get options (September 05, 2008)
  • Record output to pressure world wheat prices (August 04, 2008)
  • Open sale policy for wheat to be unveiled soon (July 31, 2008)
  • Plea to hike wheat allotment for PDS (July 20, 2008)
  • Govt may sell FCI wheat in open market, says Pawar (June 24, 2008)
  • Wheat research body develops system to improve soil health (May 29, 2008)
  • Wheat buying hits record 20.71 million tonnes (May 24, 2008)
  • ‘Remove clamps on wheat purchases’ (May 20, 2008)
  • Has wheat futures ban helped insulate India from global price shock? (May 12, 2008)
  • Gujarat wheat: Agencies procure 1.14 lt in 2 months (May 03, 2008)
  • Wheat procurement tops target (May 03, 2008)
  • Wheat procurement in full swing, tops last year’s buy (April 29, 2008)
  • No need to import wheat: Pawar (April 24, 2008)
  • Scrapping of wheat tender: Transparency needed (April 23, 2008)
  • Firms must state reasons for buying wheat (April 16, 2008)
  • Gujarat to produce 33 lakh t wheat (March 15, 2008)
  • States allowed to supply flour through ration shops (February 10, 2008)
  • US wheat body sees imports at 30 lakh tonnes (February 09, 2008)
  • Global meet to focus on emerging wheat scenario (February 08, 2008)
  • Flour millers see no benefit from futures trade (February 08, 2008)
  • No plans to import more wheat: Pawar (January 19, 2008)
  • Global wheat meet to focus on output (January 17, 2008)
  • Zero duty on flour import disastrous, say millers (January 03, 2008)
  • Wheat cargo arrives at Chennai port (January 02, 2008)
    Wool

  • Australian wool production seen at 80-yr low (October 27, 2008)
    WTO

  • Industries’ views sought on tariff reduction, market access (September 05, 2008)
  • Lamy picks up threads of failed Doha talks (August 13, 2008)
  • Make global farm trade less distorted: FICCI (July 23, 2008)
  • ‘Non-farm text is in conflict with Third World interests’ (July 12, 2008)
  • ‘Our aim in WTO is to get better market access for agri sector’ (July 07, 2008)
  • ‘Give special status for fisheries sector’ (July 04, 2008)
  • WTO keen to break farm impasse before July meet (June 30, 2008)
  • Seminar on WTO impact on seafood (June 28, 2008)
  • Farmers’ interests will not be sacrificed at WTO meeting, says Kamal Nath (June 27, 2008)
  • India hails revised WTO texts on agriculture, NAMA (February 13, 2008)
  • India seeks market access from Australia for farm products (January 19, 2008)
  • India seeks effective cuts in overall farm support from rich countries (January 04, 2008)


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