AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES
COMMODITY EXCHANGES
NCDEX launches soyameal contract
NATIONAL Multi-commodity & Derivatives Exchange Ltd (NCDEX) has launched soyameal contract. Mr Rajesh Agarwal, Chairman of Soyabean Processor's Association of India (SOPA) and Mr O.P. Goel, Chairman of SOPA Foundation, launched the soyameal ...
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FARM CREDIT
Banks filing monthly reports on agri-lending
"The banks would now take the issue more seriously. Earlier, their representatives often did not even show up at our periodic review meetings. With data being filed on a monthly basis now, there will be a greater sense of urgency to meet targets. It would also help us in identifying and resolving their problems," a Nabard official said.
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COMMODITIES
Spices, tyre sectors hit hard by truckers' strike
THE truckers' strike, which has entered the third day on Monday , has severely hit the tyre industry with tyres piling up, while in the oleoresin industry raw material supply has been be affected. The major tyre manufacturing units in the State ...
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HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES
Vegetable prices up in Delhi
DELHIITES have started feeling the pinch as the nationwide truckers' strike continued for the third day. Even as the supply of wheat remained by and large uninterrupted, prices of sugar, gur, fruits and vegetables have escalated. "There are ...
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POWER
AP committed to providing free power to farmers, says Rosaiah
`Free power supply does not mean unregulated power supply. We will give 50,000 new connections per annum. Farmers have to apply for the connections and get them in the proper manner.'
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All-party meet on agri power
RUBBER
Govt to continue monitoring rubber prices
THE Government today assured the Lok Sabha that it would continue to monitor the prices of natural rubber and intervene to take appropriate action in case of any crash in domestic prices. In a statement in response to a calling attention motion ...
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Rubber shows mixed trend
RUBBER prices showed a mixed trend on Monday. Following the nation-wide truckers strike that commenced on August 21, the offtake from North India has come to a halt. While ungraded rubber and ISNR 20 dropped, the remaining grades were ...
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TEA
Women SHGs play big role in Nilgiris tea quality
THE Tamil Nadu Government has expressed its satisfaction over the involvement of women self-help groups (SHGs) in the harvesting and procurement of quality tea leaves for processing by factories in the Nilgiris. At a seminar on `Women SHG and ...
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METALS
Forward booking of non-ferrous scrap halted
FORWARD booking of non-ferrous scrap cargoes for the next 2-3 months has been halted due to temporary suspension of handling of import ICD rail containers carrying iron and steel scrap at JNPT port for two months, trade sources said. Jawaharlal ...
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POULTRY
Poultry products movement exempted: NECC
THE striking truck operators have exempted the poultry products from strike and have allowed the movement of eggs, chickens and the poultry feed. A communication to this effect has been received from the All-India Transport Congress (AITC) and ...
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SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Pepper declines on poor buying
Buyers were not active as they were anticipating the arrival of Sri Lankan pepper.
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EVENTS
Kisan Sabha plans march in New Delhi
Nabard workshop at Mangalore
NATURAL CALAMITIES
Central team to check Kerala's crop loss
STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS
Sub-standard milk detected
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