The Hindu Business Line : Monday, December 15, 2003

`Nuts trouble kids'
IN what could be a new challenge for the peanut industry to face up to, a study in the US has revealed rising peanut allergies in children. According to a study published in the latest issue of Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology over ... More

COMMODITY EXCHANGES

Sheshanka trading on NCDEX
BANGALORE: Sheshanka Financial Services Pvt Ltd has been admitted as the first corporate member from Bangalore in the National Commodity & Derivative Exchange Ltd (NCDEX), a news release said. The exchange will start operations on ... More

AQUACULTURE

Seafood testing lab inaugurated in Aroor
THE State Agriculture Minister, Mrs K.R. Gowriamma, on Saturday inaugurated the advanced reference laboratory of the Seafood Exporters Association of India at the Seafood Park in Aroor in Alappuzha district. The objective of setting up the lab ... More

INSURANCE

Agri Insurance Corporation targets Rs 15,000-cr biz
THE Agriculture Insurance Corporation Ltd, promoted chiefly by GIC and Nabard, is set to achieve a business volume of Rs 15,000 crore over the next four or five years. Operations of the company, set up in New Delhi with Rs 100 crore, are ... More

RUBBER

Rubber prices may remain range-bound
THE rubber market remained firm over the week after a better opening on Monday. Initially, the market was static for the first three days but the rates improved later on moderate buying from the covering groups and certain major ... More

TEA

Tea Board mulls new package for bulk growers
THE Tea Board is considering a comprehensive package for the bulk producers to help them maintain the quality of tea, according to its Chairman, Mr Naba Kumar Das. Addressing the 15th annual general meeting of the Darjeeling Planters' ... More

Coonoor teas up on export demand
THANKS to the exporters, particularly for Pakistan and CIS markets, for the second consecutive week, prices at the auctions held by the Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA) rose at the latest auction. "Although the demand was generally better ... More

No takers for Nilgiri tea factories
AS many as 12 tea factories in the small-scale private sector of the Nilgiris (bought leaf) are awaiting purchasers for almost a year now. Unable to run the factories and unable to find buyers, some factories have closed down their operations. ... More

CTCs lower at Kochi tea sale
A FAIR general demand persisted for almost all varieties of tea at the Kochi tea auction. Of the 10,48,000 kg on offer in the dust category, CTC market was lower by Rs 1-2. Highgrowns were dearer, while mediums remained steady. The best CTC ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

Cotton futures may consolidate
NYCE cotton futures closed slightly higher on Friday, on speculative buying with no major data expected to provide any direction. With the approach of the year-end holidays, trading was expected to be dull till January. The New York Board of ... More

DAIRY & DAIRY PRODUCTS

Gopala Kurup on Mother Dairy board

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL

'US soyabean industry in for major changes'
THE dramatic change in the regional distribution of soyabean production and processing capacity during the last decade will have important consequences for the US soyabean industry, according to Prof. Peter Goldsmith, a National Soyabean Research ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

`Two-in-one' tractors launched
SAME Deutz-Fahr India, the 100 per cent owned subsidiary of Same Deutz-Fahr Group, Italy, has launched a new series of tractors which could double up as construction equipment. The tractors with a front-end dozer and backhoe fall in the 50hp ... More

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