Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Tuesday, December 16, 2003
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AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES COMMODITY EXCHANGES NCDEX begins online commodities trading THE National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Ltd (NCDEX) on Monday launched its online commodities trading in all nine major commodities. Mr S.B. Mathur, Director, NCDEX and Chairman, Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), inaugurated the ... More
NCDEX online trading begins in Coimbatore WHEAT Wheat rakes for millers yet to roll to Karnataka THE recent announcement allotting wheat rakes for moving grains from the Food Corporation of India (FCI) had provided a glimmer of hope for supply-starved millers, but for the Karnataka Roller Flour Mills Association, it has failed to change the ... More CULTIVATION 
Is corporate farming really the solution for Indian agriculture?Contract farming is increasingly being presented as the way out of the morass in which Indian agriculture now finds itself, and is being actively promoted by major international donor agencies, multinational companies and the Central Government. In t his edition of Macroscan, C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh consider the experience with contract farming internationally and recently in India, to see the effect upon farmers. More RUBBER Rubber moves up on active purchases The arrivals decreased as the global markets showed positive trend. All the grades improved on moderate buying while ungraded rubber and latex remained steady on poor demand. RSS 4 improved to Rs 53.50 from Rs 53.25 a kg on Saturday. At the ... More TEA UPASI may launch tea futures by March-end THE UPASI Commodities Exchange Ltd is likely to kick off futures trading in tea by March-end. Mr N. Dharmaraj, Convener, UPASI core committee on tea futures, told Business Line that the online trading platform was ready and the ... More PRECIOUS METALS AngloGold to cut forward sales further ANGLOGOLD Ltd, the world's third largest miner, plans to cut forward sales of gold by 34 tonnes next year. It also plans to considerably cut the hedge book of Ashanti Goldfields, which is to be merged with AngloGold. "About 20 per cent of ... More DAIRY & DAIRY PRODUCTS 
Cow belt?Cows grazing in the lush green high rangers of Munnar in Kerala. Milk production in the State is far short of demand; as such, it depends on milk from outside the State that has been found to be adulterated. ... More FOODGRAINS 
FCI decision on grain export allocation in Jan`We will get a clear picture about Andhra Pradesh by the middle of next month and that should be the time for us to decide whether to resume fresh allocations for exports.' More OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL Edible oil imports fall during Nov EDIBLE oil imports into the country during November 2003 were at an estimated 3,12 728 lakh tonnes (lt), down from 3,34, 428 lt in November 2002, according to the latest data prepared by the Solvent Extractors' Association of India. Out of ... More POULTRY Venkateshwara Hatcheries to cut chick supply VENKATESHWARA Hatcheries (VH) group has decided to reduce the supply of day-old chicks to restore the balance between demand and supply and ensure remunerative prices to farmers. In a press release here on Monday, the VH group Chairperson, Ms ... More AGRICULTURAL POLICY Supportive policy regime key to food processing: McKinsey THE food processing industry has to be low on cost and high on quality to tap the global markets. But Indian companies have a long way to go and a supportive policy regime is needed, according to a report by international consultants, ... More EVENTS `Centre must desist from fixing rates on agri goods' THE Central Government should desist from fixing prices of agriculture produce since it skews the market, according to an action plan proposed by Rabo India Finance Pvt Ltd. The Government should also encourage foreign investment in food ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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