Investors flock to commodities as fears of ban ease.
The turnover of commodity markets rose in July compared to that in the year-ago period following a shift of traders&rsquo; interest from

Non-agri products fuel comexes' turnover in July

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Spices exports registered a 28 per cent increase in revenue in the first quarter of the financial year as total shipment increased by 23 per cent to 148,550 tonnes, compared to 121,180 tonnes in the

Revenue from spice exports surges 28%

After four years, Wool and Woollens Export Promotion Council (WWEPC) has reported a decline of Rs 124.01 crore in export of woollen products during April 2007 to February 2008, on account of rupee

Wool exports dip 7 per cent

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The fresh nutmeg crop in Kerala is facing poor demand as many buyers complained of a dip in quality. The delayed arrival of monsoon played spoilsport as processing and drying of the spice became

Rains affect nutmeg quality, hit demand

Export of coir and related products during April to June this year touched 45,038 tons valued at Rs 12,963.90 lakh.
According to provisional figures released by Coir Board, the export registered an

Coir export increases to Rs 12,963.90 lakh in April-June

The Uttar Pradesh sugar mills have challenged the Allahabad High Court&rsquo;s recent ruling, which restored the Rs 125-130 state-advised price (SAP) of sugarcane for the 2007-08 season

UP mills challenge HC ruling on cane price

Financial Technologies-promoted National Spot Exchange (NSEL) is all set to go live by the end of next month with spot trading in a number of agriculture and non-agricultural commodities.
Initially,

MCX spot arm to go live in August

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has appealed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to remove the recently-imposed ban on maize exports. At 1.7 million tonnes, the state accounts for 10 per cent of the

Bihar wants maize export ban removed

&nbsp;Stretched monsoon and export levy take a toll on largest exporting state.
&nbsp;Iron ore exports from Goa, the country&#39;s largest lump iron ore exporting state, has declined marginally on account of closure of mines, export duty and the slackening Chinese demand.

Goa`s iron ore exports drop

Gold prices are likely to remain sudbued next week on weak fundamentals prevailing across the asset class, which is fast losing its status as a hedge against inflation.

Rising dollar may dent gold

The government is considering measures to control iron ore exports, Steel Secretary RS Pandey said.

Govt mulls curbs on export

Labour shortage, which affected wheat lifting operations badly this season, may adversely impact paddy sowing in Punjab, according to farmers&#39; organisation Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU).

Labour crunch may hit Punjab paddy sowing

&nbsp;Good demand from overseas market is expected to keep jeera firm this week. Though the output is more than last year&#39;s produce, the low global production will keep jeera prices on the higher side, commodity analysts said.

Jeera may firm up on demand

Guarseed futures are likely to track the movement of monsoon, which has hit Kerala on Saturday.

Guar awaits cues from rains

The government is likely to notify Pusa 1121 rice variety, which is the world&#39;s longest grain, as basmati, as a ban on shipment of non-basmati rice prevents its sale abroad.

Govt may soon notify Pusa 1121 as basmati

The ongoing Gujjar agitation in Rajasthan has taken a heavy toll on commodity trade between Gujarat and Rajasthan.

Gujjar stir hits jeera arrivals in Gujarat

Indian coffee exports (permit issued) for the first five months of 2008 are up 3.57 per cent at 110,796 tonnes as against last year&#39;s exports of 106,970 tonnes, according to the Coffee Board.

Coffee exports up 3.57% in Jan-May

The US Department of Commerce has selected Devi Sea Foods and Falcon Marine Exports, the two largest domestic shrimp exporters to the US, as mandatory respondents under the third administrative review of anti-dumping duty on warm water shrimp exports from India.

Two exporters under US review

Enthused by a rise in domestic orders on the back of huge infrastructure initiatives in the country, public sector Hindustan Copper has raised the selling prices of its products by 2 per cent.

Hindustan Copper raises prices marginally, down 6% on LME

Asian stocks rose for a third day, led by mining companies and steel makers, on speculation that emerging market demand will support raw-material prices and after Lehman Brothers Holdings said Posco may pass on higher costs.

Asian stocks gain

Record energy prices and power failures from China to South Africa are leading to mounting concerns that aluminium supplies will be curtailed within five years as production costs increase, futures prices show.

Aluminium traders see cost upswing until 2013

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