The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, August 26, 2004

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES
A long wait
Onion loads, ready to be transported, lying idle at the Mehboob Mansion Wholesale Agriculture Market in Hyderabad on Wednesday. The 5-day long truckers' strike has hit the market badly with no transaction. ... More

RUBBER
Rubber steady
PHYSICAL rubber prices maintained a steady trend on Wednesday. Buying from the non-tyre sector added 25 paise to ungraded rubber, the only gainer of the day while sheet rubber closed at Rs 54 a kg as on Tuesday. According to sources exporters ... More

SUGAR
Sept sugar quota may be hiked to 14 lakh tonnes
THE Union Government may announce higher free-sale sugar quota (FSQ) of 14 lakh tonnes for the next month as against 11 lakh tonnes released for September 2003, according to trade sources. The Government had announced that it would release 38 ... More

WATER
Water level declines in Kerala reservoirs
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Water levels in two major reservoirs in the State registered a fall compared with the respective readings of the last week. The only exception was Idukki, the largest, where the level rose to 2374.90 ft from 2372.60 ft, ... More

FOODS & FOOD PROCESSING
Maida up as truckers' strike hits supply
MAIDA (fine wheat flour) prices in Mumbai have increased by Rs 200, or 25 per cent, to Rs 1,000-1,050 a bag (of 90 kg) from Rs 800-850 over the last few days. The hike has been attributed to reduced supply following the transport strike and ... More

FOODGRAINS
Govt raises foodgrain output target by 6 pc
THE Government has set 225.10 million tonnes (mt) as target for foodgrain production this crop year (July 2004-June 2005), up six per cent over last year's fourth advance estimate. "Assuming favourable weather during the rabi season, the ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Free display booths for exporters at IPC exhibition
THE Jakarta-based International Pepper Community (IPC) has come forward to offer display booths free-of-cost to the exporters of pepper and other spice products at the international fair to be held in tandem with the 32nd session of IPC in ... More

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