Page 1178 - Commodity News

Poor monsoon likely to dampen kharif yield in Gujarat

About 70% crop failure reported in groundnut and cotton from Saurashtra, Kutch regions

After 10 yrs, wheat MSP may be kept unchanged

The Commission for Agriculture Costs and Prices (CACP) has not recommended any increase in the MSP of wheat for 2013-2014 crop

Nine brokerages penalised for ignoring guar margins

Govt told to do away with levy sugar system

CACP recommends govt to purchase commodity from mills directly at market prices for PDS use

Textile, finance ministries to meet on debt recast

Spices Board plans to link farmers on mobile tele-network

Weather plays spoilsport with cotton in Haryana, Punjab

Steel to get cheaper in coming months: Fitch

Malaysia mulls barter with India

Could import wheat, rice for palm oil products

State attracts Rs 1 lakh crore investment proposals in steel

New proposals, if realised, would add close to 28 MTPA steel capacity in state

FCI faces renewed stock glut

Foodgrain piles jump 25.6% to all-time high in central pool regional GMs authorised to hire more private godowns

Maharashtra sugar industry bats for decontrol

Govt raises MSPs of major crops

MSP rise not lifting Bengal's paddy gloom

State to have first potato dehydration centre soon

300% jump in gold export industry questions data

Sharp rupee fall, interest differential on export finance rates may have led to arbitrage in gold

Govt lifts ban on export of cotton, new registrations on

Committee to review demand-supply situation after three weeks to prevent abnormal rise in prices

Parliament panel for CBI probe in futures trade

Sugar exports freed, onion floor removed

Govt may withdraw excise duty on gold jewellery