The Hindu Business Line : Monday, February 04, 2002

Lower EU duty on cut flowers -- Apeda sees new markets blooming
THE European Union has lowered import duty for cut flowers and orchids from India by 2.2 percentage points to five per cent. This move would facilitate India's floral entry into the European market according to the Agricultural and Processed Food ... More

TEA

Mixed trend at Kochi tea sale

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

Cotton prices to head upwards
Cotton futures at the New York cotton exchange closed sharply higher after lingering at lower levels throughout the week. An explosive rally on Friday came as a big surprise which was not backed by any major market moving news. It was mostly ... More

Palm oil futures may move down
Crude palm oil futures on the Malaysia Derivatives Exchange, or MDEX, closed lower on bearish January export estimates. However, the main reason for the week's fall in prices can be attributed to China's delay in issuing import quotas which ... More

FOODS & FOOD PROCESSING

Eyes Africa for meat products

BIO-TECH & GENETICS

Manufacture applies to living organism: HC -- Boost to biotech patenting
THE Calcutta High Court, in a landmark judgment, has clarified the law on patentability of biotechnology inventions, particularly a process of manufacture involving a living end-product. In a case pertaining to a Swiss company's application to ... More

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