The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, July 20, 2006

CLIMATE & WEATHER
Model limitations blamed for rain figure disparity
Monsoon showers recorded in May during years of early onset should logically go into cumulative area-weighted rainfall account but the temptation to employ them for verifying a specific weather model should be resisted. "This is so because the ... More

SEEDS
Rallis India to launch Bt-II cottonseed next year
Rallis India, a Tata group company, is confident of launching Bt-II (Bollgard II) cottonseed next year. "The process is on. We are attempting to introduce Bt-II," Mr Vijay K. Bhatt, Zonal Manager, told Business Line. Mr Vijay was heading ... More

PULSES
Global cereal supplies to tighten: FAO
Tighter cereal supplies during 2006-07 are expected to give a renewed upward thrust to international cereal prices that have remained firm since April. The outlook for lower cereal stocks is also likely to provide support to prices in the new ... More

AWARDS & HONOURS
Tuber Institute bags Sardar Patel award
The institute maintains a rich diversity of germplasm of all tuber crops. More

AQUACULTURE
Kerala to file review petition on trawling ban extension
As many as 15,633 existing vacancies of permanent posts had so far been reported to the Public Service Commission. More

RUBBER
Further fall in spot rubber
Another panic selling from dealers hammered the spot rubber prices to further lows on Wednesday. Lingering losses in overseas markets and the absence of genuine buyers in the domestic trading centres kept the sellers on their toes, sources said. ... More

SUGAR
EID Parry looking at Karnataka, AP
Expansion worth over Rs 850 crore on in TN More

Sugar mixed
Small grade (S-30) was down Rs 45 at Rs 1,845-1,855 a quintal, while medium grade (M-30) was up Rs 5 at Rs 1,880-1,945.

COTTON
Cotton institute plans workshop
Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology (CIRCOT) has proposed to conduct a programme on demonstration of clean cotton picking, storage and transportation at Therkathikadu village, near Mettur in Salem District on July 22. The ... More

SIMA sets target to increase ELS cotton production
One of the objectives of the programme is to make the Indian ELS cotton brand in the international cotton market. More

JUTE
Madurai to host jute fair
Jute, the environmentally friendly fibre, has traversed a long way from mere gunny bags, as package material to lifestyle products. They have gained national status and become part of popular way of life. To create an awareness, a `Jute Fair' ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
Edible oils rule weak
Major edible oils weakened marginally on the local oilseeds market on Wednesday on local offerings. Groundnut oil raw was steady at Rs 525 per 10 kg. Refined soya oil was down Rs 2 at Rs 408. Imported crude soya oil was down Rs 3 at Rs 392. RBD ... More

TOBACCO
Tobacco Board may peg crop size at higher level
Likely to be in the region of 140-150 million kg More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Pepper futures decline on bearish sentiment
The pepper futures market witnessed decline on Wednesday on bearish sentiment despite a favourable rupee-dollar rate and prevailing tight supply position. Meanwhile, Indonesia said to have raised its price to $1,900 a tonnes c&f New York, ... More

Imported arecanuts' quality found poor
Analysis conducted on request from Campco More

Cumin seeds export up on global short supply
Shipments up by over four times during April-May More