The consumer affairs ministry has assured the pepper and jeera traders that it would look into their demands.
India's export revenue from biotechnology grew by 47 per cent to reach to 1.2 billion dollars in the financial year ended March 2007, a survey said.
Spices Futures market is heading south and the trend is expected to continue for sometime from now.
The stage is set for foreign investors to invest in India's commodity exchanges. The Manmohan Singh Cabinet will give formal approval this week on allowing foreign investment in commodity exchanges.
Kerala's cardamom growers have reason to cheer
Rising prices have hit export of Basmati rice this year
Delay in monsoon has affected the sowing operations of various crops during the kharif season, reducing the acreage of these commodities this year.
In an effort to keep tabs on the sale, quality and distribution of genetically modified (GM) seeds in the state, the Andhra Pradesh government is mulling to come out with a 'GM Seeds Act'.
Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar today said that it is necessary that farmers are given relevant information and guidance in simple language to generate better returns from farming activities.
In an effort to rein in inflation, the State Trading Corporation is likely to float a tender to import up to 2 million tonnes of wheat this month.
Strengthening of rupee has made Indian rice dearer in the international market
Gujarat's mango growers are a happy lot today. Their produce, Kesar mangoes, are leaving Indian shores to conquer American palate on Thursday.
Finally, gold prices have started heading south this week. Prices of yellow metal tumbled to an eight-month low of Rs 8,600 per 10 gm
Commodity market regulator Forward Markets Commission may not allow futures trading in cement.
The Bombay Stock Exchange is set to pick up 26 per cent stake in India's first demutualised online multi commodity exchange the National Multi-Commodity Exchange.
Commodity markets are attracting large non-traditional investors across the globe.
Fall in arrivals has caused a rise in maize prices during the first two weeks of June.
The Northeastern Regional Agricultural Marketing and Cooperative (NERAMAC) has agreed to purchase cashew nuts directly from cultivators in Tripura.
The arrival of the Atlantic Hurricane season marks an exciting time for futures and options traders. June 1st is the official start to the season.
After a slow start, the Central government's wheat procurement scheme picked up momentum in June with the agencies collecting 10.80 million tonne wheat from farmers during the season.
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