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Global gold demand dips 21% in Q3 to 869 tonne: WGC

Global demand for jewellery was 487 tonnes in the quarter, up 5% on last year

Indian Potash sugar mills in UP to start crushing by November end

The company also cleared its sugarcane arears for last crushing season

Efforts to increase walnut production in non-Kashmir Himalayan states

WANGAI has chalked out strategy to increase production, launch efforts to bring high quality lateral bearing varieties from abroad

Global coffee output may slip below last year's record: ICO

Prices have fallen below the cost of production and farmers might refrain from investing and maintaining their trees in most countries including India: Analysts

India's 2013 gold demand will be higher than 2012: WGC

Indian demand has been in line with expectations in the first half of the year, signalling that full year consumer demand is on track

Coriander up 1% on spot demand

Spice for delivery in December traded higher by 0.36%

Potato up 0.4% on spot buying

Delivery for April contract also traded higher by 0.41%

Crude palm oil down 0.9% on profit booking

Weak trend in overseas market fuelled the downtrend in crude palm oil futures

Mentha oil up 0.5% on spot demand

Oil for delivery in December edged up by 0.4%

Cardamom up 2.4% on strong demand, restricted supply

Spice for delivery in December rose by 0.6%

Crude oil down 0.8% on global cues

Oil prices for December delivery moved down by 0.74%

Lead down 0.3% on sluggish demand

Market analysts said sluggish demand from battery-makers in the spot market mainly weighed on lead futures

Nickel up 0.4% as demand picks up

Metal for delivery in December traded higher by 0.36%

Copper up 0.2% on global cues

Copper rose 0.6% to $7,024 a tonne on the London Metal Exchange

Silver futures up 1% on global cues, short-covering

White metal for delivery in December contracts traded 0.94%

Gold up 0.5% on global cues

Covering up of short positions by speculators supported the upside

Nafed supplies may ease potato crisis

Nafed has already started loading potatoes procured fom Kanpur

Groundnut prices: Gujarat govt steps in to stabilise market

It is doing so for the first time since 2001

Uttar Pradesh cane being rushed to jaggery units

This has forced small and marginal farmers to start distress sales of cane

National coffee production to rise 9%

Growers to tap Brazilian expertise to develop new varieties