The Hindu Business Line : Friday, December 09, 2005

Wheat situation dicey; Govt need not be averse to imports
WITH less than 10 million tonnes (mt) of wheat stocks in its warehouses and more than four months to go before procurement begins, tightening stock position has officials concerned. Food managers in the Government find themselves rather ... More

SEEDS

Seed producers chalk out plan to discourage child labour
THE hybrid seed manufacturers have chalked out an action plan with the help of Government and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to tackle the child labour problem in the seed industry across the country. This is in response to the ... More

AQUACULTURE

Oriya technical journal on fisheries released
A MONTHLY Oriya technical journal on fisheries titled Matsya O Ama Bikasha (Fisheries and Our Development) was released by the Orissa Minister for Fisheries and Animal Resources Development, Mr Golak Bihari Nayak, here on Wednesday. ... More

Fishworkers' forum opposes letting foreign vessels operate in EEZ
The Murari Committee report of 1997 had said that there was no need for foreign shipping vessels to operate in Indian waters. More

RUBBER

Rubber firm on demand-supply gap
THE rubber prices were steady on Thursday. The gap between demand and supply positions kept the undercurrent firm, though the buyers turned extremely cautious at higher levels. Major manufacturers were also reported to be active in the main ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

Spot gold may correct lower
SPOT gold prices rose to a fresh twenty four-and-half year peak on Wednesday as investors rushed into gold for a pie of the action. As mentioned earlier, there is still a lot of room on the up side as the metal had supportive fundamentals. ... More

COTTON

Contamination of cotton falling, says survey
THE cotton contamination survey for 2005 conducted by the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) has pointed towards a fall in the contamination levels of cotton processed for textile manufacture across countries. The falling ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL

Call to promote rice bran oil
RICE bran oil needs to be promoted aggressively if the country has to reduce import dependence for edible oils and also in view of its intrinsic worth, according to Mr A.R. Sharma, President of the Solvent Extractors' Association of India. Mr ... More

NMCE sees higher volumes in castor trade
NATIONAL Multi-Commodity Exchange (NMCE) feels that futures trading volumes in castorseed will rise rapidly in the coming months when the new crop is harvested. NMCE had recently started futures contracts in castor, in which 10,000-12,000 ... More

CASHEW

Costly nuts?
A vendor selling fried cashewnuts in Thrissur, Kerala. Cashewnut prices are likely to rise as raw cashewnut production in the country could decline by 30 per cent. Rains have adversely affected the flowering of the plantations in Kerala, ... More

POULTRY

Poultry expo
Officials of the Department of Poultry Science, University of Agriculture Sciences, displaying a "Giriraja (left) and Girirani'' breed fowl at the 7th All India Poultry Exhibition at Palace Grounds in Bangalore on Thursday, organised by the ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS

Cardamom rules steady
CARDAMOM prices ruled steady at lower levels with marginal fluctuations at the auctions held during the week in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The arrivals continued to be heavy at the auctions and this phenomenon has kept the auction average price ... More

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