AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES
CLIMATE & WEATHER
Northern Kerala districts gain from Oct rains
WAYANAD (+79 per cent), Kannur (+68 per cent) and Idukki (+60 per cent) shared the maximum spoils in cumulative rainfall recorded in the State during the first 20 days after the June-September season ended. Wayand had ended up with the maximum ...
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HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES
Centre's move on onion hailed
MADURAI: The Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry has hailed the decision of the Union Government to remove onion from the purview of the Essential Commodities Act as pragmatic. In a statement here, the chamber President, Mr S. ...
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RUBBER
Rubber prices turn weak a tad
SPOT rubber rates were quoted slightly weak on Tuesday. The covering groups preferred to keep a low profile and the strong buyer resistance kept the prices under pressure throughout the session. Sheet rubber RSS 4 weakened to Rs 54.25 from Rs ...
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COTTON
Cotton production in AP put at 30 lakh bales
THE production of cotton in Andhra Pradesh this year is estimated to go up to 30 lakh bales as against 24 lakh bales last year as the area under the crop has increased from 8.37 lakh hectares to 11.29 hectares. Consequently, the State ...
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Cotton body's efforts to raise crop area in TN paying off
``The response was poor in the initial phase. Now it is overwhelming, with the area trebling in two years to 200 acres.''
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COCONUT & COPRA
Study finds adulteration in coconut oil; rise in prices seen as reason
A SAMPLE study of branded and packaged coconut oil, conducted by the Coconut Development Board in Mumbai markets, has shown that most of the oils did not conform to the Agmark grade. The study done on 14 brands showed at least 10 of them did not ...
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SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Export demand may keep chilli prices hot
CHILLI prices are expected to remain firm in the short run on good export demand coupled with limited stocks, despite reports of good crop for the next season. "Prices are almost steady in last few days on limited local buying interest amid ...
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Cardamom prices facing slump due to glut
CARDAMOM planters are worried over the sharp slump in prices. According to the officials of the Cardamom Planters Association (CPA) at Bodinaickanur, near here, the prices declined by Rs 30 over the previous two weeks. At the auction centre in ...
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Ruling steady
Garlic prices have stayed firm for the past six months on good demand and adequate supplies. Prices in the wholesale market in Bangalore are ruling at between Rs 1,000 and Rs 1,400 per quintal. In other parts of the country such as Hyderabad and ...
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