PLANTATIONS
Global exporters outsource cocoa needs from Campco
THE Central Arecanut and Cocoa Marketing and Processing Cooperative (Campco) Ltd, Mangalore, seems to have taken cue from the current buzzword of Indian industry - outsourcing. It is exporting a considerable amount of finished cocoa products ... More

RUBBER
Rubber shows mixed trend
SPOT rubber market showed a mixed trend on Thursday. The strong buyer resistance continued as RSS 4 and ungraded rubber surrendered slightly on very narrow trading amidst low arrivals. The other grades were steady lacking trading interest. Sheet ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
Spot gold may test support level
GOLD prices went lower on the lack of follow through to close above the psychological resistance level of $400. MayUS employment report is due on Friday which will be eagerly awaited by the market as it could provide clues to further direction of ... More

DAIRY & DAIRY PRODUCTS
Amul enters white health-food-drink market with Shakti
THE Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) forays into the white health-food-drink market with Amul Shakti, a white beverage. The Rs 1,400-crore health-food-drink market is dominated by Smithkline Beecham Consumer Healthcare's ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
No distress sale of soya oil seen — Little impact of China meltdown, say traders
THE heightened anticipation in some quarters of the domestic edible oil market that large number of China-bound parcels of soya oil from Brazil and Argentina may get diverted to India is unfounded, according to some of the leading players in ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
April spices export doubles on surge in chilli shipments
A SURGE in the chilli shipments in April has almost doubled the total exports of spices during the month to 33,065 tonnes valued at Rs 208.63 crore from 15,603 tonnes worth Rs 128.99 crore in the same month last year. Export of chilli has gone ... More

Cardamom rules steady
Arrivals have thinned. Exporters were not buying, as the quality of the capsules was inferior. However, upcountry buyers were active. They were buying to meet their commitments and nobody appears to be interested in building up any inventory, ... More

EVENTS
3-day cashew research meet
THE three-day meeting of scientists of All-India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) on cashew will begin at the National Research Centre for Cashew (NRCC) in Puttur of Dakshina Kannada district on June 4. An NRCC press release said here on ... More