AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES
FERTILISERS
MFL to lease out biofertiliser units
MADRAS Fertilizers Ltd (MFL) hopes to exploit the assets and expertise available with it to add value. According to the MFL Chairman and Managing Director, Mr Sukumar N. Oommen, the company plans to `outsource its facilities,' for better value ...
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HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES
Opportunities aplenty in fresh fruit exports
FRESH fruit exports from India, currently at an ebb, have a potential for growth if qualitative farm processes are put in place, according to Mr Kairas Vakharia, Chairman, CII - Agriculture and Rural Economy Sub Committee. "With norms ...
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RUBBER
Spot rubber prices fall further
NEWS on improvement in arrivals and weakening world markets depressed spot rubber prices further on Wednesday. The absence of buying interest was a loss for all grades. Major manufacturers were not interested to buy at prevailing market ...
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Aid for rubber planting
KOTTAYAM: The Rubber Board has invited applications from eligible rubber growers for assistance under the Rubber Plantation Development Scheme subject to the approval of the Union Government. Assistance would be available only for ...
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SUGAR
Dwarikesh Sugar plans IPO to raise Rs 32.5 cr Issue opens on November 29
DWARIKESH Sugar Industries Ltd, promoted by Mr G.R. Morarka is entering the capital market with public offer of 50 lakh equity shares of Rs 10 each at a premium of Rs 55 per share aggregating Rs 32.50 crore. The public issue will open for ...
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COTTON
Cotton trade in South keen on direct imports
SEAMLESS trade opportunity, which the quantitative restriction-free textile trade is expected to bring in, seems to be encouraging cotton trade in inter-land markets such as Coimbatore to try direct trade dealings with international cotton ...
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OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
COMMODITY COMMENTARY
Domestic producers hurt by anomalies in vanaspati imports
THAT the indirect tax regime for the vegetable oil sector is full of anomalies and aberrations is well known; but what is less known is that some of these anomalies are beginning to cause distortions in the market and directly impact domestic ...
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SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Spices exports up by Rs 278 cr in April-Oct
A SUBSTANTIAL increase in exports of value-added products such as spice oils and oleoresins, curry powder/paste and condiments, chilli, coriander, turmeric and cumin, has pushed up the overall exports of spices during April-October 2004 to over ...
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