Pistachio prices rose by Rs 5 per kg in the national capital today on fresh buying support from retailers and stockists amid low stocks.

Pistachio up on buying support

Press Trust of India

Turmeric and jeera prices drifted by Rs 100 per quintal each in the national capital today owing to weak local and export demand at existing higher prices, amid adequate stock positions.

Turmeric, jeera fall on subdued demand

Caustic soda prices rose by Rs 50 per 50 kg in the national capital today on account of firm demand from consuming industries amid short supply.

Caustic soda rises on short supply

Copper and nickel prices declined up to Rs 5 per kg on the local non-ferrous metal market today, due to sluggish demand from consuming industries amid weakening global trend.

Copper, nickel decline on global cues

Steady conditions prevailed on the local plastic market today as polymer prices moved in a narrow range in restricted buying and settled around previous levels.

Polymers steady in thin trade

In restricted activity, barley prices rose by Rs 10 per quintal on the wholesale grains market today on scattered buying by retailers.

Barley rises on scattered demand from retailers

Moth prices fell by Rs 200 per quintal in an otherwise steady wholesale grains market today, on restricted buying against adequate stocks.

Moth down in thin trade

The local steel and iron market ended on a flat note today as prices continued to move in a narrow range on lack of worthwhile buying activity and settled around previous levels.

Steel, iron end flat in thin trade

Edible oil prices dipped up to Rs 200 per quintal on the wholesale oils and oilseeds market today on considerable fall in demand at prevailing levels, amid weak trends in overseas markets.

Edible oils down on sluggish demand, global cues

Steady conditions prevailed on the wholesale sugar market today as prices moved in a narrow range on alternate bouts of trading and settled around previous levels.

Sugar remains flat in thin trade

Gur prices fell by Rs 50 per quintal on the wholesale gur (jaggery) market today on sluggish demand by stockists and local parties, against adequate supply from producing region.

Gur declines on sluggish demand

Black pepper, ginger and copra prices closed stable in an otherwise dull trade at the spices market here today due to lack of any worthwhile buying activity.

Spices end steady in dull trade

Medium sugar recovered marginally at the Vashi wholesale sugar market here today on fresh buying from retailers.

Medium sugar recovers on fresh buying

The apex sugar bodies today asked the government to immediately allow normal export of the sweetener saying otherwise sugar mills may not be able to pay the mounting arrears to sugarcane growers.

Mills demand immediate sugar export for timely cane payment

Food ministry wants clarity on cane production and yield numbers before allowing exports.

Sugar exports on hold as ministries spar

Business Standard

Jeera (Cumin seeds) exporters are losing market to Syria and China, as Indian jeera is being quoted at a higher price despite being low in quality. At present, Indian jeera is quoted at $3,500 (free on board) per 100 kgs, while jeera from China and Syria is quoted at $3,000-3,300 (free on board) per 100 kgs.

Jeera exporters losing market to Syria, China

Heavy damages estimated for in cotton, chana, castor crop.

Unseasonal rains cost Rs 3,312 cr to state agriculture

India&rsquo;s annual foodgrain production could fall short of demand by 20 million tonnes by the end of next decade, if urgent measures are not taken to minimise the impact of climate change, according to the ministry of agriculture.

Climate change may result in foodgrain demand-supply gap

As short supply of raw cotton has raised raw material prices, in turn increasing the cost of production for cotton ginner, nearly 80 per cent of ginning units in Gujarat are shut since last month. The remaining are working part-time.

Ginners close units as cotton arrivals dip

Farmers&rsquo; payment to breach the Rs 15,000-crore mark.

UP sugarcane output to be record high in 2010-11

Benchmark crude prices held above the $102 level in Asian trade today after easing off two-year highs, with traders awaiting further news on protests in Saudi Arabia, analysts said.

Oil holds above $102 on Saudi worries

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