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Jaggery producers to compete with sugar mills to buy early cane

Sugar mills have announced they'll start crushing in early October, at least two weeks ahead of their normal timeline, to boost production this year

Centre to offload some of pulses buffer stock

Would like to work with states on real-time updation of PDS beneficiaries, says Paswan

Rabi crops at risk as muted monsoon cuts water level

Water levels in major reservoirs now 13% below 10-year average

Govt plans new schemes to add shine to gold savings

Decisions on gold would be in accordance with this, said people familiar with policymaking

Dairies cut milk procurement price by 11% in two months on bumper supply

Benefits not to be passed to consumers, as companies seek to compensate Rs 30/kg loss in SMP making

Stringent global quality norms denting India's fruit exports: Study

State govts not doing enough to ensure registration of farmers, says Yes Bank report

Kharif output to be healthy, says report

As compared to last year, sowing as of September 29, was lower for foodgrain and oilseeds: Crisil report

India to outperform in shrimp exports in 2017: UN report

Bumper harvesting of vannamei shrimp to lead to a 41% jump in exports

Tea prices in India dip even as they rise in major tea producing nations

However, crop losses in Kenya are likely to sustain global price rise, which in turn could support Indian price trends going forward

Why Dooars is losing out to Assamese and other tea varieties

The variety, which had gained fame during British Raj, has not only lost out its entire export market now, but is headed towards obscurity

Banks to start trade in commodity derivatives soon, eye exchange membership

Begin feasibility study, even as Sebi and commexes start work on evolving new set of trading members and new group of products

Gems and jewellery exports dip 8.12% during April-August

India's main export destinations are Europe, Japan, China and the US

Spinning mills' margins to recover in Q3 on bumper cotton output

Profit margins of most spinning mills remained under pressure in Q1FY18

PMLA scare changes jewellery business, customers prefer barter

Customers usually exchanged old jewellery for new and settled the difference

Silver rallies Rs 300 global cues, gold steady at Rs 30,750

Globally, silver rose 0.69% to $16.84 an ounce and gold 0.34% to $1,286.70

Ethanol making capacity will swell if there are incentives: ISMA D-G

Interview with Abinash Verma

WGC proposes self-regulated gold spot exchange

The proposed bourse will develop an ecosystem and provide equal opportunity to jewellers across the country

Q1 spices exports up by 35 pc; chilli tops list

Spices worth Rs 4,489.14 crore were exported during the period, a Spices Board release said

Pulses export policy change to take time to fructify

Due to an export ban, the pulses market in India was characterised mostly by consumption catered to by a combination of production and imports

Basmati rice to remain costlier this year on lower output estimates

The price increase might hurt exports of this aromatic rice which remained a favourable choice for consumers in Iran, Saudi Arabia and European countries.