The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, May 18, 2005

India may become wheat deficit, says Cargill CMD
TERMING India as a food-deficit country along with China, Cargill India's Chairman and Managing Director, Mr Hardeep Singh, said on Tuesday that the country may have to begin importing wheat. "There is no doubt about it, we are short on wheat ... More

INSIGHT

Now for the non-resident farmer
CANADA is rolling out the red carpet for Indian talent. No, not for software experts but for the wheat and paddy farmers of Punjab and Andhra Pradesh. The news will cause considerable consternation in India. So far, ... More

RUBBER

Rubber prices ease on scattered selling
According to sources, the market sentiments were hit by a weak Bangkok closing at the first half of the trading session followed by buyer resistance at higher levels. RSS 4 lost 25 paise to close at Rs 63.25 against Rs 63.50 a kg on Monday. ... More

Rubber Board launches awareness campaign
THE Rubber Board has launched a massive awareness campaign to educate the rubber growers about the necessity of getting united under the umbrella of their own group, the `Rubber Producers Societies' ( RPSs). Mr S.M. Desalphine, Chairman, ... More

COTTON

Summer cotton yield in TN poised to touch 3 lakh bales
SEEDED cotton output this summer in Tamil Nadu is poised to touch three lakh bales, up from the normal yield of around 2.5 lakh bales. The higher summer cotton production is expected to aid the State's total seeded cotton yield for the 2004-05 ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL

Edible oil imports rise 21 per cent
THE country's import of edible oils for the November 2004 - April 2005 period was higher by 21 per cent at 21,95,770 tonnes, compared to 18,15,630 tonnes during the same period the previous year, according to data compiled by the Solvent ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS

Record physical delivery in pepper at NMCE
BREAKING all previous records, physical delivery of pepper moved up to 1,558 tonnes in the May series at National Multi-Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (NMCE), against a total transaction volume of 2,23,558 tonnes. The total physical delivery ... More

Sale of imported pepper in domestic tariff area banned
THE Union Commerce Ministry while banning import of pepper under advance licences issued prior to the withdrawal of the facility early this year has also stopped sale of imported pepper and pepper products in domestic tariff area (DTA). The ... More

GENERAL INSURANCE

IFFCO-Tokio launches new plan in Madurai
IFFCO-Tokio General Insurance Co Ltd has launched a weather insurance policy `Barish Bima Yojana (BBY)' for the benefit of the rural masses in the Madurai region. The new product seeks to provide insurance cover for farmers against damage to ... More

TRENDS

Paved with corn
In the absence of proper facilities for farmers to dry their corn crop, the National Highway, widened as part of the Golden Quadrilateral project, at Poosapatirega village in Vizianagaram district comes in handy. Traffic is sometimes diverted for ... More

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