![]() Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Saturday, June 21, 2003 |
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AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES COMMODITIES Asian PTA prices slip ASIAN purified terephthalic acid (PTA) prices regressed $ 10 per tonne by the end of the first fortnight of this month, giving a marginal relief to the domestic users of this polyester intermediate. Prices dropped, according to domestic industry ... More PLANTATIONS `Increase list of crops under land ceiling Act exemption' THE Tamil Nadu Government should increase the list of crops eligible for exemption under the land ceiling Act to enhance competitiveness of plantations, according to the Planters' Association of Tamil Nadu. In a representation to the State ... More RUBBER Rubber tumbles on panic sales RUBBER market tumbled further on Friday. The sellers appeared to panic due to the fall in prices and buyers from neither the tyre sector nor the non-tyre sector were seen active in the trading circles. Arrivals remained low. After stagnating ... More TEA
Marketing control orders put tea industry in jeopardyDUE to mounting financial burden, 22 large tea plantations in Peerimedu have been either closed or abandoned and about 18 processing factories have downed shutters. As many as 25,000 labourers were directly affected by the crisis in Peerimedu ... More
UPASI to explore new tea markets COIR Demand revival peps up coir exports EXPORTS of coir and coir products during the first two months of the current fiscal have shown an increase of over Rs 9 crore over the corresponding period last year. Usually, April-May is the lean period and hence the improvement in the ... More COFFEE
Coffee output seen flat next crop year Arabica gains to make good for robusta lossesCOFFEE production for the 2003-04 season starting October is expected to stay flat at 2.75 lakh tonnes, as compared to previous year, according to the Coffee Board's post-blossom crop forecast. While overall robusta output is seen lower by ... More MARKETING RESEARCH Boom seen in organic products biz There are many areas and farming communities in India that do not use chemicals and are therefore "organic by default". More NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES
M&M launches tractor in APMAHINDRA & Mahindra (M&M), the manufacturer of tractors, has announced the launch of New Sarpanch 475 DI in Andhra Pradesh and plans a phased roll out of the model with slight variations in other parts of the country customising for specific ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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