Archive for  August 2004
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Prices were inching up on the cotton market in ready, as spinners maintained steady buying, relevant sources said. The spot rate of Grade - III cotton, however, was reduced by Rs 25 to Rs 2,225
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Ukrainian ProAgro agriculture consultancy cut its 2004 sunflower seed crop forecast on Thursday to 3.6-3.7 million tonnes from 3.8 million due to bad weather. "We cut our forecast for sunseed yield to 1.11 tonne per
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A couple of changes were seen in Hessian cloth on the Jodia Bazar such as in 45x10 Amin up Rs 25 to Rs 1375 and 45x9 quoted at Rs 1325. Copyright Business Recorder, 2004
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Gram varieties were subjected to some revisions on the seed and grain wholesale markets, amid fairly large business on Thursday (August 26, 2004). On the seed side, cotton cake new was quoted higher at Rs
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NYBOT arabica coffee futures barely eked out gains in thinly traded volumes on Wednesday as roasters moved in on the session's low prices, traders said. "Today's action was mostly locally dominated with industry buyers below
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NYBOT cocoa futures on Wednesday extended on Tuesday's losses as funds sold on a combination of technical signals and good crop prospects in West Africa, traders said. "It's really been fund selling all day," one
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The US Agriculture Department on Wednesday released the following quarterly international trade report for wheat. Global PS&D After six years of decline, global wheat production this year is expected to jump nearly 60 million tons
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Malaysia's tin price rose 0.3 percent on Thursday, recouping most of the previous day's loss, but dealers said the upside looked limited by a lack of foreign demand. Spot tin in Kuala Lumpur closed up
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Comex copper futures settled mixed and up from one-month lows on Wednesday, after burst of long liquidation evaporated by the close, brokers said. Active December copper eased 0.10 cent to $1.2405 a lb on the
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Tokyo gold futures rebounded on Thursday due to the yen's slight weakness and sporadic safe-haven buying after the plane crashes in Russia, advancing in line with the spot bullion price, traders said. Yen-based platinum prices
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