Agriculture and Economy
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Paddy| Summer rice in India has crossed the tillering to reach booting milking stage. In this stage farmers are advised to give nitrogenous fertilizer dose.
April 18, 2014
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Sugarcane| Sugar futures traded higher due to demand for cold drinks during the Indian elections, but lower than expected level of exports limited the gain.
April 17, 2014
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Turmeric| Turmeric prices ended up due to export enquires, while adverse reports of rains damaging the crop in growing areas of South India helped the buying.
April 17, 2014
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Jeera| Indian cumin seed or jeera futures rose as traders expect export demand from Gulf nations would rise in coming months due to political tensions in Turkey and Syria.
April 17, 2014
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Cardamom| Export cardamom buying shrunk as no fresh orders were forthcoming following an upsurge in the prices.
April 17, 2014
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Paddy| Rice HMT Shriram and Rice Chinnor moved down sharply in Nagpur open market here on lack of demand from local traders amid increased supply from producing regions like Chhattisgarh and MP state.
April 16, 2014
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Maize| In present weather condition leaf blight and sucking pest (aphids and mites) incidence was observed on summer maize crop in some parts.
April 16, 2014
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Wheat| Looking dry weather in many states, farmers are busy in harvesting of Wheat.
April 16, 2014
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Moong| Green gram prices were steady on subdued demand.
April 16, 2014
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Sugarcane| Indian Sugar mills produced 21.5 million tonnes of Sugar in the first half of 2013-14 that started on October 1, down 7 percent from a year earlier, according to a producers body.
April 15, 2014
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Paddy| Summer Paddy crop is at panicle initiation stage in the Chhattisgarh.
April 15, 2014
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Cotton| According to the USDA report, U S farmers would boost cotton sowings this season due to cotton prices rallied in 2013 year.
April 15, 2014