The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, July 02, 2005

Wheat prices: A calm before the storm?
ALTHOUGH in a state of fine balance now, the global wheat market is on the lookout for fresh leads for a direction to prices that have remained largely steady, despite speculative interventions from time to time. Price levels in India and ... More

CULTIVATION

`India trailing behind in organic farming despite its advantages'
"Despite allocating considerable funds for NPOP in the current Plan, the organic sector lags far behind its actual potential." More

Agri varsity spells out strategy for kharif
THE delayed onset of the southwest monsoon over Andhra Pradesh and the deficient rainfall so far could result in a decrease in the area sown under jowar and greengram. The majority of the crops grown during kharif, however, still have a few ... More

INSIGHT

Rewarding resourcefulness, lifting lives
Distance, social discrimination and formal regulations often keep small and poor farmers out of the market. The e-choupal scheme initiates a reversal in this trend and empowers the farmer by providing reliable information and access t o markets where they can get competitive prices for their produce says G. Ramachandran. More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES

Forbidden fruit
Mangoes ripened using calcium carbide, which were confiscated from Ernakulam market by the Corporation Food Inspector on Friday.

RUBBER

Spot rubber prices improve on sustained demand
rubberSUSTAINED demand from the covering groups and purchase agents initiated another uptrend in spot rubber prices. The market improved smartly on fresh enquiries while the demand and supply gap widened once again indicating the short supply ... More

SUGAR

Pak likely to buy Indian sugar
According to traders, Pakistan may soon start importing sugar from India to meet its domestic requirement and there seems to be strong possibility of the cargo moving by the land route. Indian sugar mills, especially those with export ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL

June vegoil imports in downward mode
AFTER unusually large imports in April and May, vegetable oil arrivals into the country showed a sharp downward correction in June. According to initial data made available to Business Line by the industry portal, Oilmandi.com, last ... More

Liquid bulk cargo jetties at JNPT — Edible oil importers flay BPCL's `priority berthing' proposal
IMPORTERS of edible oil, molasses and industrial chemicals at Jawaharlal Nehru port are up in arms against Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL). They allege that the PSU oil companies are trying to monopolise the two liquid bulk cargo ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS

Spices exports fall in April-May
INCREASED availability from other origins seems to have pushed down the exports of chilli, coriander etc in April-May this year compared to the last fiscal. Export of chilli had dropped to 22,000 tonnes valued at Rs 75.90 crore from 26,762 ... More

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