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COMMODITY EXCHANGES


MCX settles physical delivery of April contracts
MULTI-COMMODITY Exchange of India (MCX) has settled physical deliveries of expired April contracts in jeera, chana and rubber. The April rubber contract also resulted into physical delivery of 51 tonnes, valued at Rs 31 lakh. The jeera Ex ... More

NMCE plans ready delivery contracts in 3 goods
PROVIDING an impetus to the trade flow in commodities, National Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (NMCE) is in the process of introducing `ready delivery contract' through online trading platform. The ready contracts, being introduced ... More

SEEDS


Hybrid seeds put DuPont on double-digit growth path
EI DuPont India Private Ltd, a subsidiary of the US-based EI du Pont de Nemours and Company, on Wednesday said that it was registering a double-digit growth, averaging 30 per cent in the country. It was clocking total revenue of around $300 ... More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES


Not a cool option
A retail vendor arranging tomatoes at his shop in Chennai. Tomato prices have begun to rise along with the mercury. Tomatoes, which were sold at Rs 7-8 in the retail market at the beginning of the year, are currently quoted at Rs 16-18 a kg. ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE


Varahi irrigation project will be completed by Dec 2007: Mallikarjuna Kharge
THE Karnataka Minister for Water Resources, Mr M. Mallikarjuna Kharge, has said that Varahi irrigation project in Udupi district will be completed by December 2007. Speaking to presspersons after launching the work on the diversion weir of the ... More

PLANTATIONS


Chandy assures tax waiver for plantations
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Coffee and tea plantations will continue to be exempted from both agricultural income-tax and plantation tax through this year, according to the Chief Minister, Mr Oommen Chandy. An official spokesman quoted the ... More

RUBBER


Rubber pares gains on profit booking
THE domestic rubber prices firmed up further on Thursday. The market opened strong, quoting RSS 4 at Rs 60 a kg, but profit booking emerged at higher levels. This pruned the initial gains and the grade closed at Rs 59.75 against Rs 59.50 a kg at ... More

TEA


Tea prices decline at Coonoor auction
PRICES shed once again this week at the auctions of the Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA) when the postponed portions of the Sale No: 15, which was disrupted last week owing to the technical snags in the e-auctions, was held. The increased ... More

Upasi-MCX tie up for tea futures 'soon'
UPASI Commodities Exchange Ltd (UCEL) is in the process of entering into a tie-up with the Multi-Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX) for conducting futures trading in tea. UCEL held discussions with MCX last week and thus, the "initiative ... More

Haldia may lose tea traffic to Kolkata Dock System
A MOVE is afoot to ship Amingaon (Guwahati) inland container depot's (ICD) tea traffic through Kolkata Dock System (KDS) in preference to Haldia from the forthcoming tea shipment season due to begin in May/June. If the move succeeds, Haldia ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS


Gold may test resistance level
SPOT gold prices headed higher due to a weaker dollar. With concerns lingering in markets about the threat of inflation to the US economic growth, gold prices seemed to have found some safe-haven interest. The inflation data released this week ... More

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE


Simbhaoli Sugar Mills Q4 net up at Rs 5.15 cr
SIMBHAOLI Sugar Mills Ltd reported a profit after tax of Rs 5.15 crore for the fourth quarter of 2004-05, against the year-ago profits of Rs 3.31 crore. Sales for the quarter moved up to Rs 180.59 crore (Rs 74.43 crore). For the full year, ... More

DAIRY & DAIRY PRODUCTS


Pawar calls for global standards in milk processing
THE Union Minister for Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Dairy Minister, Mr Sharad Pawar, has called for adoption of international standards for production and processing of milk. In World Trade Organisation regime, international trade is in ... More


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