The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, May 01, 2003

Plea to promote deep-sea fishing
THE Andhra Pradesh Deep-Sea Fishing Technocrats' Association here has appealed to the Union and State Governments to take earnest steps to promote deep-sea fishing, especially tuna fishing. In a statement issued here, Captain N. Venkateswarlu, ... More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES

Natural coolant
Slices of tapioca, believed to be a coolant, piled up at a pavement stall in Bangalore.

Direct marketing of farm fresh mangoes — APMC scheme a big hit
A box of superior alphonso mangoes is available at the stall for Rs 110 as against the market price of Rs 175. Over 500-600 dozens of mangoes are being snapped up by consumers everyday. More

RUBBER

Rubber rises on supply crunch
SHEET and block rubber prices generally improved following a supply crunch brought about by sellers' reservation and low crop generation due to incessant rains over the past three days. There was no change in the price of concentrated ... More

COTTON

Monsanto misses target for Bt cotton seed sale
THOUGH a demand-supply gap was envisaged in the Bt cottonseed availability in the first year of its commercialisation, the calculations appear to have misfired. Mahyco Monsanto Biotech (India) Ltd (MMB), instead, closed the year with unsold seed ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL

Duty cut negative for refiners
THE Finance Minister, Mr Jaswant Singh, has dropped an unexpected bombshell on the country's edible oil refining industry by reducing basic customs duty on refined palmolein from 85 per cent to 70 per cent and further withdrawing the four per ... More

Specific duty on edible oils may fetch Rs 600 cr
THE Finance Ministry's move to replace the 8 per cent excise duty on branded edible oil with an excise duty of Re 1 per kg on all refined edible oils would not result in much revenue loss for the Government. According to industry observers, the ... More

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