Pests wreak havoc on 4,000-acre paddy field in Kerala

While the Kerala government claims that spraying of insecticides like ekalex and carbaril has helped control the spread in the Kole farmlands of Thrissur , farmers talking to FE expressed fears that nearby Kole lands too are reporting the pest attack.

Rice deals over 10k tonne under scanner

All rice purchases exceeding 10,000 tonne will come under official scrutiny in the kharif marketing season, a move that will help check hoarding and price rise.

Agriculture credit stands at Rs 1.38 lakh crore in 1st half

Banks and co-operatives have disbursed farm loans to the tune of Rs 1.38 lakh crore in the first half of 2009-10, meeting over 42% of the target set by the government for the whole financial year.

Indian sugar crisis to top international meet

India, which has become a net importer of sugar from net exporter within a year, will be at a centrestage at the two-day international seminar on sugar and ethanol organised by the International Sugar Organisation.

Investment demand dips 67%

India’s gold retail investment demand fell 67 % on year to 26 tonne in the third quarter to September as high prices and poor monsoon dented consumer sentiment, the World Gold Council said on Thursday.

Gold demand falls 34% in Q3 on rising prices

Gold demand fell 34% in the third quarter as high prices weighed on investment flows and led to a slump in jewellery buying in key markets like India and the Middle East, a World Gold Council report showed on Thursday.

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The Delhi government will sell wheat flour at subsidised rates at 132 outlets across the city from Saturday to provide relief to citizens from the spiralling price of the commodity.

Metal hits record high $1,150/ounce

Gold hit a fresh record high near $1,150 an ounce on Wednesday, boosting precious metals across the board, as a dip in the dollar index added to momentum buying as prices broke through key technical resistance levels.

Gold’s dream run set to continue; may test new highs

With record-high gold moving further into uncharted territory, analysts who study past chart patterns to predict future behaviour are getting acclimatised and see any correction as an opportunity to lengthen exposure.

Mills resume cane crushing

Sugar mills in Maharashtra, India’s biggest producer, resumed crushing cane after heavy rains forced a two-day shutdown, a producers’ group said. “Some mills restarted crushing on...

Opposition readies bitter pill for UPA govt over sugarcane pricing

While the heat generated over sugarcane pricing is threatening to delay crushing in the second-largest sugar producing state of Uttar Pradesh, major opposition parties....

Delay in open mkt scheme to push up wheat flour prices

The delay on the part of the Centre to offload wheat from its inventories through the open market sale scheme may push up flour prices in the country.

Rice import to make up for lower output: FM

The government on Wednesday said the country will have to import rice during the 2009-10 marketin season (October-September) despite surplus in godowns to meet the shortfall in kharif crops.

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Traditional rice exporter India is looking at importing rice from Thailand and Vietnam through diplomatic deals, Trade Minister Anand Sharma said on Tuesday. This would be the first time in 20 years that India imports the grain.

Cheap paper imports from China hurting Indian agro-forestry sector

Sudden rise in import of wood-based products like paper and paperboard from China and Indonesia is hitting India’s agro-forestry sector.

Intermediaries fuel price rise: study

Worried why your daily food items are becoming costlier day-by-day, while the farmer who produces those is still in penury? An independent study on agricultural marketing system done recently could provide some answers.

‘World food prices high despite good output’

While the richest nations are cool to the burning issue of world food crisis at the ongoing UN hunger summit in Rome, the Food and Agriculture Organisation in its latest report on global crop prospects and food situation...

Pepper production may rise marginally by 4%

Pepper output during 2009-10 is estimated to rise marginally by around 4% over last year because of good yield in Central and North Kerala, according to the annual crop survey done by the Directorate of Arecanut and Spices Development.

Rift among UP cane farmers, some agree to mills’ offer

As a first sign of reconciliation between the agitating farmers and sugar industry in Uttar Pradesh, a section of sugarcane farmers have agreed to sell their produce to the millers at the agreed rate of 180-185 per quintal, the price announced by UP Sugar Millers Association on Saturday.

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PEC, which had invited bids for importing rice, has asked the government to extend validity of the bids till November 23 and it would by then decide whether or not to import the foodgrain.

China’s new policy is a wake up call for Indian steel sector

The Chinese government is planning to “form one or two super-scale steel complexes with individual production capacity in excess of 100 million tonne by 2015, as well as a certain number of 50-mt steel enterprises,” according to a government statement.

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Pests wreak havoc on 4,000-acre paddy field in Kerala

Rice deals over 10k tonne under scanner

Agriculture credit stands at Rs 1.38 lakh crore in 1st half

Indian sugar crisis to top international meet

Investment demand dips 67%

Gold demand falls 34% in Q3 on rising prices

In Brief

Metal hits record high $1,150/ounce

Gold’s dream run set to continue; may test new highs

Mills resume cane crushing

Opposition readies bitter pill for UPA govt over sugarcane pricing

Delay in open mkt scheme to push up wheat flour prices

Rice import to make up for lower output: FM

In Brief

Cheap paper imports from China hurting Indian agro-forestry sector

Intermediaries fuel price rise: study

‘World food prices high despite good output’

Pepper production may rise marginally by 4%

Rift among UP cane farmers, some agree to mills’ offer

In Brief

China’s new policy is a wake up call for Indian steel sector