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States get back power to set cane prices (21 November 12:00) |
| New Delhi, Nov. 20 The Centre’s decision to scrap the newly introduced Clause 3B of the Sugarcane Control Order, 1966 has reduced the so-called fair and remunerative price (FRP) for cane t... |
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Wheat barley acreage gains as rabi sowing picks up (21 November 12:00) |
| The recent rains in the central parts seem to be playing a key role in rabi sowing with farmers in Madhya Pradesh going in for large-scale coverage of wheat and mustard |
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North-East monsoon may get into surge mode again (21 November 12:00) |
| The North-East monsoon is in a "surge mode" upstream of the Bay of Bengal with high winds and heavy rains warned of in the Gulf of Thailand over the next two days. |
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Spices export rises in Oct (21 November 12:00) |
| Export of spices recorded a sharp rise in volume and value during October 2009 against the corresponding period a year ago. The surge in volume was supported by a sharp growth in prices of c... |
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MPEDA all set to issue catch certificates for EU exports (21 November 12:00) |
| Kochi, Nov. 20 The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) is fully geared to meet the January 1 deadline for providing catch certification for all seafood exports to the Europe... |
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Spot rubber prices stretch further (21 November 12:00) |
| Kottayam, Nov. 20 Spot rubber increased further on Friday. According to observers, the market moved in tandem with the domestic futures as it recorded moderate gains in all contracts during... |
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Tea rules at last weeks levels in Kolkata auctions (21 November 12:00) |
| This week, good liquoring CTC teas were around last levels and at times easier, according to J Thomas & Company Pvt Ltd. Medium and plainer sorts, however, were firm to occasionally dearer. ... |
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Fishermen to stage rally in New Delhi on Nov 29 (21 November 12:00) |
| Visakhapatnam, Nov. 20 The National Association of Fishermen is planning to stage a demonstration in New Delhi on November 29 in protest against the Bill to be introduced in Parliament impos... |
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Sugarcane farmers stir against Ordinance on fair price echoes in Parliament (20 November 12:00) |
| New Delhi, Nov. 19 The recently-promulgated Ordinance providing for a “fair and remunerative price” (FRP) for sugarcane became a rallying point for the Opposition to close ranks and laun... |
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Potatoes onion drive up food inflation to 1455 (20 November 12:00) |
| New Delhi, Nov.19 The annual rate of inflation for primary articles, calculated on point-to-point basis, increased by 9.94 per cent for the week ended November 7 compared with the previou... |
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North-East monsoon yields 19 excess rain (20 November 12:00) |
| More than a month-and-a-half into the season, the northeast or winter monsoon has generated excess rainfall of 19 per cent during the season so far (October 1 to November 18). |
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Firm soya prices put processors in a bind (20 November 12:00) |
| Speculators’ decision to build long positions, a delay in the harvest in the US, and at least 10 lakh tonnes decline in the crop have led to a firm trend in soyabean prices. This has left ... |
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Clove prices surge on short supplies (20 November 12:00) |
| Cloves prices continued to surge on short supplies and covering by importers in recent weeks from growing countries. |
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Neglect of domestic policies hit farm growth (20 November 12:00) |
| Coimbatore, Nov. 19 The Chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP), Dr S. Mahendra Dev, urged agricultural economists to look at macro policies and broader issues to... |
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Stocks of UP Bihar sugar firms fall (20 November 12:00) |
| Mumbai, Nov. 19 The stocks of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar-based sugar companies fell as farmers took to the streets of the Capital to protest against the Centre’s sugarcane pricing policy. |
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Pulls pressures on cotton exports (20 November 12:00) |
| The Government is again under pressure from the domestic textile mills lobby to ban raw cotton export. A subsidy on exports last year had put the mills under a great disadvantage, as they ha... |
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Rescue mission (20 November 12:00) |
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Spot rubber prices up with global market (20 November 12:00) |
| Kottayam, Nov. 19 Physical rubber prices flared up on Thursday. The market regained strength as the domestic and international futures were in extremely bullish mood on the National Multi-C... |
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Icrisat symposium on biosafety (20 November 12:00) |
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Electric rays reared in captivity (20 November 12:00) |
| T he marine aquarium established by the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has achieved a milestone by spawning electric rays in captivity. The electric ray ( Torpedo marmor... |
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Expert team on Mullaperiyar (20 November 12:00) |
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Govt mulling rice imports (19 November 12:00) |
| New Delhi, Nov. 18 For the first time in 21 years, the Government is considering importing rice. |
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Glittering gold sees no sellers for old jewellery (19 November 12:00) |
| Mumbai, Nov. 18 The record prices of the yellow metal may gladden many hearts, but that appears to be little incentive for people to plough back their holding to either buy new jewellery or ... |
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Tea may see action (19 November 12:00) |
| Stocks of tea companies such as Tata Tea, Dhunseri Tea, Jay Shree Tea and Harrisons Malayalam, which have dropped in the past month, could gather momentum in the next few days, according to ... |
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Cane fair price not binding on UP Farmers leader (19 November 12:00) |
| New Delhi, Nov. 18 Even as the national capital is set to be besieged by cane growers from Uttar Pradesh (UP) threatening to ghereo Parliament, when it convenes for the Winter Session on Thu... |
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4-day Krishi Mela from today (19 November 12:00) |
| Bangalore, Nov. 18 The University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS), Bangalore, will organise a four-day ‘Krishi Mela’ from Thursday (November 19-22) on its campus and will focus on agricul... |
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Demand-supply gap for rubber stretches (19 November 12:00) |
| Kochi Nov. 18 The demand-supply gap for natural rubber in the country is set widen as production is expected to fall and demand set to rise above earlier estimates. |
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Basmati exports may top 25 mt (19 November 12:00) |
| Ahmedabad, Nov. 18 With a bumper crop of 40 to 45 lakh tonnes of basmati expected this year, the rice export may be around 25 lakh tonnes in the current |
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Peninsular rains may last another week (19 November 12:00) |
| Scattered to fairly widespread rainfall has been reported from parts of peninsular, east and northeast India as the moisture pipeline from the nearby seas sustained during the past 24 hours ... |
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Planting hopes (19 November 12:00) |
| Overcoming output fall: A worker preparing to replant paddy saplings at a farm near Thrissur in Kerala. While the kharif rice output has been estimated 15 million tonnes lower at 69 million ... |
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S India mills begin importing wheat in containers (18 November 12:00) |
| Chennai, Nov. 17 Roller flour mills in South India have begun importing wheat from Australia despite stiff plant quarantine and phyto-sanitary norms. A couple of consignments have arrived an... |
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Ajit Singh wants Ordinance on cane price withdrawn (18 November 12:00) |
| The former Union Agriculture Minister, Mr Ajit Singh, has asked the Centre to withdraw the recent Ordinance amending the Essential Commodities Act to replace the existing statutory minimum p... |
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Bengal mulls amendments to farm produce marketing panel Act (18 November 12:00) |
| Kolkata, Nov. 17 The West Bengal Government is considering amendments to the Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee Act (APMC) and the matter is being deliberated at the “highest level... |
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AP to give purchase tax sop to cane growers (18 November 12:00) |
| Hyderabad, Nov. 17 The Andhra Pradesh Government has agreed to pass on the purchase tax incentive of Rs 60 a tonne to sugarcane growers during the 2009-10 season. The total outgo on this cou... |
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Cashew kernel prices firm in global market (18 November 12:00) |
| Kochi, Nov. 17 Cashew kernel prices continued to rule firm with the prices moving up a few cents for all grades in the overseas |
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Model training programme (18 November 12:00) |
| A model training programme, Strategic extension campaign for technology transfer, has been launched at the College of Agriculture, Vellayani, near here. Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, K... |
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Gold zooms to new high (17 November 12:00) |
| Mumbai, Nov. 16 Gold prices seem to be on a record breaking spree. If the current bullish trend in the yellow metal persists prices may cross Rs 17,000-mark for10 |
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Textile Ministry to seek suspension of cotton exports (17 November 12:00) |
| Hyderabad Nov. 16 The Textile Ministry will be putting before the Cabinet a note seeking a temporary ban on cotton export to ensure adequate availability of the raw material to the domestic ... |
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Undermined (17 November 12:00) |
| Policymakers never tire of reminding themselves and the world that India is the third largest producer of coal, the fourth largest of iron ore and the fifth largest of bauxite besides having... |
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Promoting the interest of metallurgists (17 November 12:00) |
| Conceived in 1946 and registered in 1947, the Indian Institute of Metals, headquartered in Kolkata, is a professional organisation, conducting activities through its three divisions — Ferr... |
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Karnataka Milk Federation to tap new overseas markets (17 November 12:00) |
| Mangalore, Nov. 16 The Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF), which markets milk and other milk-based products under the brand name ‘Nandini’, is now getting enquiries from overseas markets an... |
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Efforts on to boost coir exports (17 November 12:00) |
| Kochi, Nov. 16 The Coir Board’s participation in the on going India International Trade Fair (IITF) at New Delhi is expected to boost exports of coir products in a big way in view of its h... |
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Rains likely to relent as Arabian Sea low weakens (17 November 12:00) |
| The low-pressure area over Kanyakumari-Lakshadweep region weakened during the 24 hours ending Tuesday morning presumably after incessant rains cooled down sea-surface temperatures. |
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Fisheries stock in exclusive economic zone being revalidated (17 November 12:00) |
| The fisheries stock in the Indian exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is being revalidated by a 10-member committee constituted by the Union Government, according to Dr K. Vijayakumaran, Director... |
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Groundnut festival (17 November 12:00) |
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Urea imports by FACT rise to 136 lakh t (17 November 12:00) |
| Kochi, Nov. 16 The public sector FACT has imported another shipment of urea with a ship carrying 27,000 tonnes from Bahrain dropping anchored at Kochi port. |
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Despite some profit taking gold may move up (16 November 12:00) |
| The flow of macroeconomic data continues to be positive, especially for oil and metals markets. Crude prices are in consolidation mode having decisively broken out of the $65-75 a barrel ran... |
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Terminal market a boon to farmers ensures transparency (16 November 12:00) |
| What is the status of agricultural marketing reforms in Andhra Pradesh and how do we address the demands from various |
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Pepper market rules steady (16 November 12:00) |
| Kochi, Nov. 15 The firm/steady trend in all the pepper origins gives the impression that there is likely to be a tight supply position if the prevailing steady prices in all the producing co... |
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Organic tea cultivation holds good potential Study (16 November 12:00) |
| Kochi, Nov. 15 Organic tea farming, which had been identified as a major growth sector during the Tenth Five Year Plan, continues to be in focus and is viewed as a segment with high potenti... |
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