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UP sugar mills may start crushing next week (08 November 12:00) |
| The deadlock over cane pricing in Uttar Pradesh seems near resolution, with a couple of private sugar mills and five cooperative factories slated to commence crushing in the coming |
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Power Exchanges caught in CERC FMC cross currents (08 November 12:00) |
| New Delhi, Nov. 7 The turf war between the Forward Markets Commission (FMC) and the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) over regulatory jurisdiction has put the Power Exchanges... |
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Crushing on in Maharashtra as FRP is no issue (08 November 12:00) |
| Even as growers in Uttar Pradesh (UP) are up in arms against the Centre’s Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) policy, crushing in the other major cane State of Maharashtra is on in full swin... |
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North Indian teas see mixed response (08 November 12:00) |
| Kolkata, Nov. 7 This week, Assam CTC teas in North India were irregular around last level, according to J Thomas & Company Pvt Ltd, the tea auctioneers. Better Dooars were firm to dearer whi... |
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Dairy exports turn viable as global prices recover (07 November 12:00) |
| New Delhi, Nov. 6 With global milk powder prices hitting a 15-month high, the overall dairy scenario has undergone a sudden change, significantly impacting the milk supply dynamics in India... |
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North-East monsoon vigorous over South (07 November 12:00) |
| New Delhi, Nov 6 The North-East monsoon has been vigorous over south coastal Andhra Pradesh and active over Tamil Nadu and Kerala during the 24 hours ending Friday morning. |
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Participatory management model a great success in Munnar Ratan Tata (07 November 12:00) |
| Munnar, Nov. 6 The participatory management model adopted by the Kanan Devan Hills Plantations Company in Munnar has been a great success, said Mr Ratan Tata, Chairman of Tata |
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Karvy Comtrade to cover all mandis (07 November 12:00) |
| Hyderabad, Nov. 6 Karvy Comtrade, a Karvy group venture, has identified 150 mandis and commodity-specific markets across the country to set up its |
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Pepper futures fall sharply on selling pressure (07 November 12:00) |
| Pepper futures on Friday fell sharply on selling pressure. Processors were selling directly in the national exchanges while position holders were liquidating and switching over to nearby pos... |
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Sustainable farming (07 November 12:00) |
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Flower show in Hyderabad (07 November 12:00) |
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NMCE gold guinea contract (07 November 12:00) |
| National Multi-Commodity Exchange will launch gold guinea contract in Kochi on Saturday. The guinea contract will enable retail players to take part in the futures contracts. The contracts w... |
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Govt raises wheat MSP by Rs 20 over 2008-09 crop (06 November 12:00) |
| New Delhi, Nov. 5 The Centre has fixed the minimum support price (MSP) for the current year’s wheat crop (to be harvested from April next) at Rs 1,100 a |
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Inflation surges 894 for primary articles (06 November 12:00) |
| New Delhi, Nov 5 The annual Wholesale Price Index-based inflation in primary articles rose 8.94 per cent for the week ended October 24, up from the previous week’s yearly rise of 8.67 per ... |
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Gold comfort (06 November 12:00) |
| Ten years ago, almost to the day, Robert Mundell, the Economics Nobel laureate for 1999 predicted that, over the next decade, gold would play a very major role in the world’s central bank ... |
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Cane farmers protest against closure of jaggery units (06 November 12:00) |
| New Delhi, Nov. 5 Sugarcane farmers in Uttar Pradesh (UP) are up in arms against the ‘forcible closure’ of kolhus (jaggery-making units) by district authorities in some parts of the |
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N-E monsoon shifts into top gear over south peninsula (06 November 12:00) |
| New Delhi, Nov. 5 The Northeast monsoon has been active over Tamil Nadu and Puducherry during the past 24 hours ended Thursday morning with rainfall at most places and isolated heavy to very... |
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Bengal launches mapping to assess soil fertility (06 November 12:00) |
| The West Bengal Government has undertaken a soil mapping project to assess soil fertility as also to check excessive usage of chemical fertilisers, according to Mr Naren De, State Agricultur... |
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Thirst quencher (06 November 12:00) |
| Coco Freshco Cart, a tender coconut water dispenser made of fibreglass and stainless steel, on display at the 2nd Agro Protech Expo in Kolkata on Thursday. The cart can store up to 100 cocon... |
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PMs advisory panel surprised by Ministrys kharif estimates (05 November 12:00) |
| New Delhi, Nov. 4 The Agriculture Ministry’s projection of a 21.07 million tonne (mt) dip in this year’s kharif foodgrain output (from 117.70 mt to 96.63 mt) has taken the Economic Advi... |
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State Govt shuts down Karnataka Agro Corn (05 November 12:00) |
| Chitradurga, Nov. 4 The Karnataka Government has ordered the closure of the nearly four-decade-old Karnataka Agro Corn Products Ltd Company, which supplies energy food to Anganwadi centres i... |
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Farmers should get higher rates for cane says Pawar (05 November 12:00) |
| The Union Food and Agriculture Minister, Mr Sharad Pawar, has urged sugar mills to pay farmers cane prices more than the Centre’s Fair and Remunerative Price |
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Centre mulls package for plantation sector (05 November 12:00) |
| The Centre is planning to come out with a fiscal package for the plantation sector. The package, among other things, may come to the aid of the tea industry to meet its “high social costâ€... |
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Shrimp exporters $50 m stuck in US (05 November 12:00) |
| Kochi, Nov. 4 An outstanding amount of about $50 million in bonds is still pending with the US Customs Department as it has not been liquidated in favour of Indian exporters. |
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Mechanisation helps arecanut growers tackle labour shortage (05 November 12:00) |
| Mangalore, Nov. 4 Karnataka’s arecanut sector is witnessing a number of need-based innovations. |
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Nabard trims rates on refinance (05 November 12:00) |
| The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development has reduced interest rates on refinance for investment credit for lending made by rural financial institutions by 50 basis points. The... |
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Kerala seeks ban on coir fibre export (05 November 12:00) |
| The Kerala Minister for Cooperatives and Coir, Mr G. Sudhakaran, has demanded immediate ban on export of coir fibre to save the coir industry in the State. |
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Nabard to finance joint liability groups in Bengal (05 November 12:00) |
| National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has introduced a financing scheme in West Bengal through the formation of joint liability groups (JLG) for small and marginal far... |
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Clove prices turn dearer on short supply (05 November 12:00) |
| Cloves from all origins have turned dearer on increasing demand from Asia following the onset of |
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Firm trend likely in guarseed gum (05 November 12:00) |
| Guarseed and gum prices are likely to rule firm until the middle of this month and further movement of the prices in these commodities will depend on the demand-supply |
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4-week low offerings at Coonoor tea auction (05 November 12:00) |
| Coonoor, Nov. 4 A volume of 15.89 lakh kg will be offered for Sale No: 45 of the auctions of Coonoor Tea Trade Association to be held on Thursday and Friday, reveals an analysis of the listi... |
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Dhunseri Tea brewing overseas acquisition plans (04 November 12:00) |
| Kolkata, Nov.3 Dhunseri Tea & Industries Ltd is looking for suitable opportunities outside the country to acquire tea gardens. |
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Why not covered agriculture (04 November 12:00) |
| We are faced with unprecedented global warming, as also threatened by drought and famine. However, this happens to be the time when radical restructuring can be undertaken. A large pro... |
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Arabian Sea low likely by Nov 8 (04 November 12:00) |
| The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has hinted at the possibility of a low-pressure area over the southeast Arabian Sea off the Kerala coast over the next five days. |
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Weak monsoon shrivels kharif crop output (04 November 12:00) |
| The worst recorded South-West monsoon since 1972 has taken a heavy toll this year’s kharif crop, with rice and sugarcane being the most prominent |
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Strong demand pushes up pepper futures spot prices (04 November 12:00) |
| Kochi, Nov. 3 Pepper futures shot up on good buying support and amid reports of tight supply |
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Demand keeps cardamom firm (04 November 12:00) |
| The average cardamom prices vacillated between Rs 670 and Rs 710 a kg during last week at auctions held in Kerala and Tamil Nadu and good demand despite heavy |
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Plantations get set to adopt mechanisation (04 November 12:00) |
| Munnar, Nov. 3 The lure of greener pastures has put the Indian plantation industry in a tight |
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Purchase of gold will help RBI diversify forex reserves (04 November 12:00) |
| Mumbai, Nov. 3 The Reserve Bank of India’s decision to purchase 200 tonnes of gold from IMF is seen as an effort on the central bank’s part to diversify its forex reserves holdings and r... |
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Special cell in Bengal soon to monitor fertiliser prices (04 November 12:00) |
| The West Bengal Government plans to set up a special cell at the Writers’ Building to educate farmers on fertiliser prices and seed quality, according to Mr Sanjeev Chopra, State Agricultu... |
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Panel submits report on dairy farming (04 November 12:00) |
| Kottayam, Nov. 3 The expert committee appointed by the State Government to introduce livestock and dairy farming sector reforms has called for investment to the tune of Rs 3,240 crore in th... |
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Icrisat takes up village data project in Bangladesh (04 November 12:00) |
| Hyderabad, Nov. 3 International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (Icrisat) will implement a five-year project in Bangladesh that seeks to improve the quantity and quality o... |
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Jay Shree Tea posts Rs 3316-cr net profit (04 November 12:00) |
| Kolkata, Nov. 3Jay Shree Tea & Industries Ltd reported Rs 33.16 crore profit for the quarter to September 30. |
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Wheat prices surge on open sale move by Govt (03 November 12:00) |
| Wheat prices in the domestic market have raced to a record Rs 1,400 a quintal with the Centre fixing a higher price for selling the grain under the open market sale |
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Basmati trade flounders on default by Iran buyers (03 November 12:00) |
| New Delhi, Nov. 2 Basmati exporters who had contracted large purchases from Iran at highly attractive prices till a couple of months ago are facing payments problems to the tune of Rs 700 cr... |
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A win-win tie-up for small tea growers (03 November 12:00) |
| Munnar, Nov. 2 Having harvested 4,000 kg of green tea leaves from their small plot of 2.5 acres in September, R. Babu and his wife Sini are a very happy couple. At Rs 13.50 a kg for green l... |
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Shifting of Vizag fishing harbour opposed (03 November 12:00) |
| Visakhapatnam, Nov. 2 The proposal of shifting the fishing harbour from here to Bhimli, 25 km away, has come under criticism from the fishermen, trawler owners and the |
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Oilseeds output seen 10 lower (03 November 12:00) |
| Chennai, Nov. 2 The kharif oilseeds production has been estimated lower by nearly 10 per cent at 136.5 lakh tonnes (lt) compared with last year by the Central Organisation for Oil Industry ... |
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Nabard okays loan to Karnataka (03 November 12:00) |
| Bangalore, Nov. 2 The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned a loan of Rs 310.28 crore to the State Government for building rural infrastructure projects... |
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Campco product prices up on cocoa shortage (03 November 12:00) |
| Rise in prices of main raw material cocoa and sugar by 15-20 per cent this year due to short supply have compelled Campco to effect a corresponding increase in prices of its chocolate produc... |
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