The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, January 11, 2005

Revival of coffee bourse unlikely
THE Bangalore-based coffee futures exchange, which has been non-functional due to poor turnover since mid-2002, is unlikely to be revived. The Coffee Futures Exchange of India (Cofei), which runs the exchange, however, plans to help one of the ... More

Pawar in no hurry for convergence of markets
A final decision on the proposed convergence of the securities and commodity market regulators will be taken in New Delhi in consultation with the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, and the Finance Ministry, said Mr Sharad Pawar, Union Minister ... More

CLIMATE & WEATHER

Tsunami advisory for farmers extended
THE Met Office, Thiruvananthapuram, has extended its tsunami advisory for three more days, with farmers being directed to be wary of saline water intrusion into the fields through irrigation canals that open out into ... More

AQUACULTURE

After tsunami, fishermen have to cope with dwindling catch
Even a week after the tsunami when the fishermen started going to the sea in large numbers, the catch remained paltry. More

RUBBER

Rubber softens on poor demand
STRONG buyer resistance and lack of demand from tyre sector continued to soften the sheet rubber price on Monday. The rest of the grades were unchanged though the market activities were in a low key. The world markets also exhibited a steady ... More

TEA

Coonoor tea dips
THE 2005 tea auctions of the Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA) opened on a disappointing note for the producers as the prices dropped generally by Rs 4 a kg and sometimes Rs 5 over the concluding sale of 2004. A volume of 13.83 lakh kg was ... More

CASHEW

Cashew research centre to be set up in Vizag
A CASHEW research centre is to be set up in 100 acres at Sabbavaram in Visakhapatnam district, according to Mr N. Raghuveera Reddy, Agriculture Minister. He was speaking at the regional sugarcane research centre at Anakapalle in Visakhapatnam ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS

Pepper stays steady
PEPPER prices ruled steady on domestic buying support at the terminal market here during the week. Spot prices on Saturday for MG 1 was Rs 7,300 a quintal and un-garbled Rs 7,000 as against Rs 7,200 and Rs 6,900 respectively last ... More

AGRICULTURAL POLICY

Minimum price guaranteed for Dindigul, Theni maize growers
MAIZE growers in Dindigul and Theni districts will be ensured a minimum guaranteed price under a pilot project launched by the National Agriculture Cooperative Marketing Federation Ltd in association with the Agriculture Department. The ... More

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