![]() Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Thursday, March 03, 2005 |
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AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES RICE Delay in procurement of paddy Achuthanandan to launch indefinite fast next week THE Leader of the Opposition, Mr V.S. Achuthanandan, has announced that he would launch an indefinite fast inside the State Assembly from March 9 to protest the delay in procurement of paddy from farmers. The announcement came even as the ... More ANTI-DUMPING Govt slaps safeguard duty on tapioca starch SAFEGUARD duty has been recommended on import of tapioca starch for three years to protect the domestic industry against hurting imports. In a notification dated February 16, the Director-General(Safeguards) has recommended 33 per cent ... More COMMODITIES Canara Bank to expand commodities exposure CANARA Bank, in a major initiative to increase exposure to the growing commodity sector, has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with National Collateral Management Services Ltd (NCMSL), a Mumbai-based company offering risk ... More RUBBER Pala Marketing Society to expand block rubber capacity PALA Marketing Co-Operative Society, one of the largest co-operatives in South India, has embarked upon a project to expand its block rubber manufacturing facility for nearly tripling its output. "We now have an annual capacity to produce 4,500 ... More
Rubber prices rally on short-covering TEA Tea industry may save on levy cut COONOOR: The abolition of the additional excise duty (AED) in the Union Budget will mean a saving of around Rs 65 crore to the tea industry annually, according to Mr T. Rangaiah, former Vice-Chairman of Tea Board. In the last two years, ... More
Upasi plea to do away with division of lots in e-auction PRECIOUS METALS `Gold fund cost-effective saving' MUMBAI: By offering gold-backed investment products like the Gold Exchange Traded Fund (GETF), investors will get the opportunity of saving in gold in a more cost-effective and convenient way through the banks and mutual fund sector, ... More COTTON
Low cotton prices spur consumptionRECORD production in 2004-05, now further revised upwards to a new high of 25.4 million tonnes (mt) - 23 per cent or 4.8 mt more than previous season) - is expected to outpace consumption by 2.6 mt, causing world ending stocks to rise to ... More OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL PALM OIL PRICE OUTLOOK 2005 Vegoil market awaiting clear direction A day ahead of the much-awaited Palm Oil Price Outlook 2005 conference here, the mood among players in the vegetable oil market is upbeat with a tinge of nervousness because of the recent turn of events. Despite the current demand-supply ... More CASHEW Cashew exports may top Rs 2,500 crore IF the current upward trend in the export of cashew kernels is any indication, total exports during the current fiscal are likely to cross Rs 2500 crore. There has been a substantial increase both in volume, due to increase in demand, and value ... More AGRICULTURAL POLICY Prices of agri commodities in AP well above MSP THE prevailing prices of paddy, jowar, bajra, pulses, oilseeds, groundnut and soyabean in various markets across Andhra Pradesh are higher than the minimum support price (MSP) fixed by the Union Government for the year 2004-05. On the other ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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