The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, August 09, 2003

NDDB tries to do an Anand in horticulture
KRISHNE GOWDA, a vegetable grower in his mid-fifties with a land holding of little over 10 acres at Jadigenahalli, a village 40 km from Bangalore, is eagerly looking forward to the month of September. A host of his farmer-friends in ... More

RUBBER

Rubber market static on low arrivals
RUBBER market remained static on Friday. All the grades quoted Thursday's prices in a market where arrivals continued to be in a low key. Low quantum purchases from all the sectors including the tyre companies were supporting the prices at ... More

SUGAR

Mills mull raw sugar exports to beat surplus — ISMA forms panels to study all aspects
However, there are a few hitches in the way of initiating raw sugar exports. More

TEA

Tea exports to all major nations dip
TEA exports to all major destinations from the country except Iran, Australia, Kazakhstan and Canada, took a beating during the first five months of the calendar year. On the other hand, total exports to over 27 destinations during the first ... More

'Assam-style tea taxation may benefit South India'
"If this system is introduced in South India, many of the problems could be solved." More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL

'Rising ozone levels likely to affect US soyabean yield'
Illinois researchers have found that soyabeans suffer significant losses in leaf photosynthesis as leaves age and, more dramatically, in overall biomass. More

Oilmeal exports rise marginally
OILMEALS exports in July remained at a low 37,400 tonnes versus 33,400 tonnes in June, thanks to limited availability of raw material and thin export order book. Extractions of soyabean and rapeseed accounted for 16,000 tonnes each while ... More

DERIVATIVES MARKETS

NMCE raises turnover target to Rs 50,000 cr
"The unique strength of NMCE is settlement by delivery-backed system.'' More

CO-OPERATIVES

AP HC grants reprieve to PACS secretaries
PROVIDING a major relief to the Paid Secretaries working for the primary agricultural credit societies (PACS) in the State, the Andhra Pradesh High Court has granted interim orders staying the directives recently issued by the Managing Director ... More

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