The Hindu Business Line : Friday, December 23, 2005

Mixed trend in rubber continues
A MIXED trend continued to prevail in the domestic spot rubber market on Thursday. Covering groups were active in selected grades since there were no quantity sellers in the main marketing centres amidst news on extremely low supply. RSS 5 and ... More

SUGAR

Govt committed to sugar decontrol: Pawar
THE Government is committed to decontrolling the sugar sector at the right time, according to the Union Minister of Agriculture, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Mr Sharad Pawar. However, he did not give a timeframe for the ... More

Pawar urges sugar industry to expand mill capacities
THE Union Minister for Agriculture, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution, Mr Sharad Pawar, on Thursday urged the sugar industry to work towards achieving economies of scale and better efficiency to reduce cost of production of sugar. The ... More

TEA

Rising offtake buoys tea industry hopes
THE tea industry has become positive and optimistic about its future prospects with production and the actual domestic consumption levels growing. Addressing a press conference here, Mr P.T. Siganporia, Chairman of Indian Tea Association ... More

Coonoor tea sales to witness lowest volume
THE year's lowest volume of 7.8 lakh kg has been catalogued for the auctions of the Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA) to take place this week. Of this, 5.59 lakh kg belongs to the leaf grades and the remaining 2.21 lakh kg, the dust grades. ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

Spot gold may test support level
SPOT gold prices fell sharply lower as the market digested heavy profit-taking, but retained the bullish investment outlook, which took prices to 25-year highs last week. Gold prices are likely to resume their climb higher after this ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL

SEAI seeks higher allocation for oilseeds production plans
THE Solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEAI) has urged the Government to consider larger allocation of funds for oilseeds production programmes in the forthcoming Union Budget. It is suggested that such production should be taken up on ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS

Cardamom up on export buying
GOOD export buying, first-ever during the current season, has pushed up cardamom prices by Rs 10-15 a kg at the Kumily auction on Wednesday. Arrivals at the auction conducted by the Cardamom Processing and Marketing Company (CPMC) at Kumily ... More

EVENTS

KRMC to hold two-day seminar on agriculture
FOR the promotion of agriculture in the State, Kalady Rice Millers Consortium Pvt Ltd (KRMC) is organising a two-day seminar and workshop on `Revival of agriculture in Kerala with special emphasis to value addition to paddy/rice' at Kalady near ... More

CO-OPERATIVES

Agri coop banks to get Rs 13,596-cr funds infusion
THE funds-starved agricultural cooperative banks are set to receive Rs 13,596 crore, with the Union Cabinet having cleared the sanction in order to revitalise the sector. Hailing the move, the All India Cooperative Bank Employees' Federation ... More

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