PRESS DIGEST - India Commodity News - Sept 9

MUMBAI, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Indian newspapers carried the following stories in their print or Web editions on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

THE ECONOMIC TIMES (www.economictimes.com)

* The government is considering a proposal to declare separate minimum support price and procurement price for crops. The move is under consideration after it was strongly recommended by the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council, in a note to the Cabinet Committe on Economic Affairs.

MINT (www.livemint.com)

* Fishermen in the south-Indian state of Kerala are being forced to sell their produce at rock-bottom prices due to frequent power cuts at the state's 220 ice-making units pushing up prices of ice blocks, which are necessary to preserve the catch and get better prices.

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