The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, September 27, 2005

Rubber firms up on low arrivals
THE spot rubber market improved on Monday. According to analysts, the scarcity of rubber pushed up the prices as buyers were most active. ISNR 20 remained strong on export buying, while ungraded rubber moved up on north Indian enquiries. ... More

Rubber exports failed to pick up last year
IT is a paradox that export of sheet rubber from the country failed to pick up last year despite international prices reigning higher by about Rs 15 per kg, according to the Cochin Rubber Merchants Association. Addressing the AGM, the ... More

SUGAR

Talks on sugarcane payment modalities
THE Tamil Nadu Government will discuss with private sector sugar mills the modalities of paying farmers the State advised price (SAP) for sugarcane, said the Chief Minister, Ms J. Jayalalithaa. A minister-level meeting would be organised with ... More

COTTON

Heavy arrivals bring down cotton prices
COTTON prices in the country may rule weak over the next few days mainly on steady increases in daily inflows of the recently harvested crop into the North region against restricted demand from local millers. Domestic prices of prominent cotton ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL

Malaysia to build three palm biodiesel plants
PALM biodiesel is set to become a viable alternative to petroleum diesel in the wake of soaring crude oil prices; and to derive benefit from this new development the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) will soon commence construction of three ... More

Pak keen on buying Indian machinery for edible oil refineries
Pakistan would like to take India's help for setting up the refineries and has drawn a lesson from India in going in for value-addition of edible oils. More

CASHEW

Cashew growers in pact with insurers for `transit' cover
THE Karnataka Cashew Manufacturers Association (KCMA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company Ltd and Oriental Insurance Company to underwrite marine cover for the cashew industry. Under the ... More

In a nut shell
Cashew, which holds the second position among the agricultural commodities exported from the country, contributed to 0.66 per cent of the export earnings during 2004-05. The export of cashew kernels in 2004-05 was 1.26 lakh tonnes valued at Rs ... More

TRENDS

PM to meet Plan panel today on agriculture issues
THE Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, has convened a meeting of the Planning Commission on Tuesday to discuss the problems of the agriculture sector. The meeting follows a sharp deceleration in agriculture growth from the Ninth Plan onwards ... More

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