The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, November 19, 2003

Sugar online Nov contracts settled
FOR the first time, the country's sugar online futures' November contracts were settled last week at EsugarIndia, the only sugar specific futures exchange. "We are happy to have settled the country's maiden sugar futures contracts on November ... More

RICE

Bumper crop
Farmers harvest paddy crop at Rampur in Medak district of Andhra Pradesh. The district is witnessing a good crop this year. According to an agriculture officer, despite the low rainfall, the crop was good as less area was cultivated this year. ... More

CULTIVATION

Rabi sowing keeps farm output impetus going
Oilseeds sowing, so far, is the highest in three years at 44 lakh hectares, a rise of 12 lakh hectares over last year. More

PESTS

MET SIGNS
Alert on pest attacks
WITH the North-East monsoon in a lull, the Agromet Advisory issued by the Met Office, Thiruvananthapuramhas sounded a general alert to farmers on a possible threat of infestations to their crops. The advisory was issued by the Met Office, ... More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES

Banana prices shoot up on poor arrivals
BANANA prices have skyrocketed in recent weeks on poor arrivals. A bunch of the poovan banana, which was quoting at Rs 60 to Rs 70 during the same period last year, has shot up to Rs 100 at present, market sources told Business ... More

PLANTATIONS

Forestland allotment blocked by Kerala
KOCHI: The State Government has blocked the decision of the Plantation Corporation of Kerala (PCK) to hand over 1,100 acres of forestland in its possession to private parties for vanilla cultivation. The PCK, which was given the land by ... More

RUBBER

Dull trading in rubber market
THE rubber market remained passive on Tuesday as buyers and sellers turned cautious. Sheet rubber RSS 4 remained flat at Rs 53 on Tuesday, while ungraded rubber lost 50 paise and latex gained 50 paise in a mixed trend. Arrivals narrowed as the ... More

TEA

Tea trade pledges support to brokers on TN sales tax row
However, buyer members will be participating in the Teaserve auctions on Wednesday. More

WATER

AP, Maharashtra sign pact for Rs 276-cr Lendi project
THE Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra Governments on Tuesday entered into an agreement that will pave the way for execution of a Rs 276-crore inter-State Lendi medium irrigation project in Maharashtra, as a joint venture between the two riparian ... More

COIR

TN announces Rs 44-cr plan to boost coir exports
The administration will draw up plans to encourage the coir industry in the major coconut growing areas, such as Pollachi, Coimbatore, Theni, Madurai, Ramanathapuram and Tirunelveli. More

POULTRY

Venkateshwara Hatcheries to make nutrient feed pre-mixes
THE Rs 1,300-crore Venkateshwara Hatcheries group is all set to further establish its leadership position in the industry with plans now being firmed up to kick off the country's first venture to manufacture vitamin and mineral pre-mixes for ... More

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