The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, October 15, 2003

Bombay Bullion Assn in pact with MCX for futures trading
THE Bombay Bullion Association Ltd (BBA) and Multi- Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX) have entered into a strategic alliance to start the futures trading in bullion (gold and silver). Futures trading in gold and silver will start around ... More

Jute exchange hit by membership feud
Senior members of the exchange are still grappling with the problem and seeking legal advice on how to solve the crisis. More

WHEAT

S. India flour mills seek zero duty on imports
THE Confederation of Flour Mills of southern States has urged the Union Government to allow the millers to import wheat at zero duty to tide over the crisis situation arising out of virtual depletion of the grains supply to them. Though wheat is ... More

INSIGHT

Breaking free from industrial agriculture
WHAT are the real costs of food? When we buy a kg of rice or wheat, have we at any time wondered what its real cost could be against what we pay in the shop? We only are concerned about the `market' price of food, and ... More

PLANTATIONS

Jaswant, Jaitley to discuss plantation sector woes
THE Union Finance Minister, Mr Jaswant Singh, and the Commerce and Industry Minister, Mr Arun Jaitley, would meet to review the plight of the plantation industry in the country on October 21 in general and some of the outstanding structural ... More

RUBBER

Mixed mood in rubber market

SUGAR

AP Cabinet clears sale of four sugar co-ops
THE Cabinet Sub-committee has approved the sale of four cooperative sugar units in the State after the Commissioner and Director of Sugar and Registrar of Cooperative Societies on Tuesday gave their assent for sale. However, the sale of the ... More

TEA

Tea convention to promote southern produce
THE United Planters' Association of Southern India (UPASI) in collaboration with the Tea Board is to hold an international tea convention between August 28 and 30, 2004, in Kochi. Mr Ullas Menon, Secretary-General, UPASI, told Business Line ... More

`Tea producers must have option to sell directly'
TEA producers should continue to have the opportunity to sell bulk tea directly in the domestic market through whatever channels possible and benefit from the higher retail prices in order to tide over the current crisis, Mr D.P Maheshwari, ... More

Good scope to export black teas to Japan
THERE is good news from Japan to the beleaguered tea industry. Tokyo has shown keen interest to import suitable teas from India. But, suitability is the rider. If only the Indian tea industry is prepared to turn to market-oriented production, ... More

COIR

TN to encourage coir exports
POLLACHI: The Centre has targeted to export coir-related products worth about Rs 400 crore during the current fiscal, according to the Union Minister of State for Agro and Rural Industries, Mr Sangh Priya Gautam. Addressing a press ... More

COCONUT & COPRA

Outbreak of coconut leaf, bud rot diseases likely
AGROMET Advisory Bulletin issued by the Met Office, Thiruvananthapuram, for the four-day period between October 9 (Wednesday last) and October 12 (Sunday) has warned of an outbreak of leaf rot and bud rot diseases in coconut gardens. Spraying of ... More

WTO

Experts oppose cut in Central farm subsidy
WHATEVER support the Union Government is lending to the country's agriculture sector at present is fully WTO compatible and hence, slashing it further would only worsen the plight of Indian farmers. Under the prevailing global economic ... More

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