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Agri commodities recover from June dip on reports of rain deficiency
Farmers switch to sowing high-yielding, short-duration seeds to minimise impact of rainfall deviation
 "Agri commodities recover from June dip on reports of rain deficiency")
Agri commodity derivatives space set to hot up as NSE forays, BSE expands
Stock exchanges BSE and NSE entered the commodity derivatives space last October and the initial expectation was that NSE would look at agri space after non-agri business stabilised
 "Agri commodity derivatives space set to hot up as NSE forays, BSE expands")
Agri logistics companies yet to see sizable investor interest, shows data
Bulk agri commodities do not come under the goods and services tax
 "Agri logistics companies yet to see sizable investor interest, shows data")
Sebi to levy Rs 100,000 per exchange on agri-commodity derivatives turnover
Instead of levying a regulatory fee at the prescribed turnover-based slab rates, a nominal regulatory fee at a flat rate of Rs 100,000 per exchange will be levied
 "Sebi to levy Rs 100,000 per exchange on agri-commodity derivatives turnover")
Scrap commodities transaction tax on agri produce to spur futures mkt: CII
According to Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, CII: There is an urgent need to safeguard the interests of the various stakeholders including farmers
 "Scrap commodities transaction tax on agri produce to spur futures mkt: CII")
Prices of agricultural commodities nosedive on robust supply
Experts say the downward trend in prices may continue as demand is unlikely to recover in May
 "Prices of agricultural commodities nosedive on robust supply")
Diwali mood drags volumes of agri-commodity futures
Experts say lack of interest in futures market has led to the decreased volumes in agri-commodities during Diwali season
 "Diwali mood drags volumes of agri-commodity futures")
Getting markets to the farmer
That's both stock and financial ones, and goes well beyond what Modi mentioned from Red Fort. Read on for how ongoing projects and regulation changes will transform the way produce is stored, financed and traded
Most agri commodities up on rupee depreciation
Non-agri commodities witnessed a sharp volatility in the last two days since the result of the United Kingdom referendum was announced
 "Most agri commodities up on rupee depreciation")
Agri commodity prices recover earlier loss as normal monsoon is predicted
Analysts say earlier monsoon forecasts preliminary; depends on timely and even distribution of rain
 "Agri commodity prices recover earlier loss as normal monsoon is predicted")
National online trading in agri commodities to begin from April
The proposed National Agriculture Market is to come about by electronically linking 585 major wholesale markets (mandis) in the country, termed Agricultural Produce Market Committees
