The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, December 17, 2003

Dearer cabbage
A farmer tending his cabbage crop on his farm on the outskirts of Bangalore. Following dry weather, cabbage prices are ruling between Rs 30 and Rs 35 per 10 kg at the farm gate level against Rs 10-15 a couple of months ago. ... More

PESTICIDES

Greenpeace pulls up Hindustan Insecticides for DDT pollution
GREENPEACE, the international non-governmental organisation, has come out with a report which indicates that the continuing production of DDT at the Hindustan Insecticides Ltd Factory in Eloor here is resulting in severe pollution of the already ... More

RUBBER

Call for basic changes in tapping of rubber
" Basic changes are necessary in the exploitation systems of rubber", Mr S.M. Desalphine, Chairman, Rubber Board told the agricultural scientists. "The tapping system evolved more than 100 years ago is still practised in all rubber-producing ... More

TAXATION

TN chamber's plea on levy on food products
THE Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry has urged the Union Ministry for Food Processing to remove the excise levy imposed on concentrated milk, edible oil and vanaspati and increase the import duty differential between crude and refined ... More

TEA

ITC proposes to re-enter tea biz
ITC plans to re-enter the tea business through its international business division. Mr S. Shivakumar, CEO of the division, told Business Line here today that the company was poised to venture into organic Darjeeling tea exports. ... More

TN tribunal puts off hearing on tea brokers' plea to Feb 6
THE Tamil Nadu sales tax tribunal at Chennai has put off the hearing on the writ petition filed by tea auctioneers to February 6. Informed sources told Business Line that the hearing was postponed as the prosecution was not prepared. ... More

PRECIOUS METALS

Gold sales fall sharply on soaring price
RETAIL off-take of gold has fallen sharply tracking shooting gold prices even as the marriage season in NorthIndia nears end and the inauspicious month sets in the southern part of the country, traders and jewellers said. However, selective ... More

FOODGRAINS

1.25 lakh t corn contracted for exports
THE country has now found new takers for its corn (maize) in the global market. "At least, 1.25 lakh tonnes (lt) have been contracted for exports to South-East and West Asia," trade sources said. "But how much of this has been shipped or ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL

Further cut likely in world soya output
UNCERTAINTY continues to dog the global vegetable oil market as prospects for world oilseeds production during 2003-04 deteriorated further, albeit in a small way this time. The change is attributed this time to Argentina following dry weather ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS

EC team to assess contamination control measures in spices units
A DELEGATION from the European Commission will visit Kerala on a mission to study the control system in place in the spices processing industry. This is mainly to see the steps taken to stop contamination of chilli powder and other spices. The ... More

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