The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, July 27, 2006

INSIGHT
Why farming has become unviable
Falling profitability of farming operations, the drying up of non-farming opportunities and the growing fragmentation of landholdings all make agriculture a losing proposition. Three-fourths of Indian farmers take home less than Rs 3,000 a month. T hat is roughly 60 per cent of the starting salary for a government attender! More

RUBBER
Further fall in spot rubber
Spot rubber declined further on Wednesday. Sheet rubber weakened to Rs 89.50 a kg from Rs 91 at Kottayam. But the grade closed unchanged at Rs 90 a kg at Kochi. According to sources, a majority of the traders seemed to nervous listening to the ... More

SUGAR
Sugar realisations dip by Rs 60 a quintal
Maharashtra co-op millers cry foul over export ban More

WATER
Full view
WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE: A view of the Krishnaraja Sagar dam near Mysore after the water level reached the brim on Wednesday owing to heavy rains in the catchment areas. ... More

Under cloud
A VIEW OF the Parambikulam dam. The Kerala Water Resources Minister has called for a review of the Parambikulam Aliyar Project agreement as the provision for 7.25 TMC feet of water a year from Tamil Nadu was not implemented properly. ... More

COIR
Workshop on coir exports
Coir Board in association with the Exim Bank of India is organising a one-day national workshop on `Expanding Coir Export Business Horizons' at Hotel Royale Park in Alappuzha on August 11. The objective of the workshop is to widen the market ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Spices exports up Rs 48.91 cr in Q1
Volume declines by 6,544 tonnes More

Upsurge continues in pepper futures
Exporters forced to cover on tight supply More

Global shortage
REALLY HOT: A worker cleaning pepper at a godown near Kochi. Pepper prices have begun to rise on fears of shortage in the global market. The prices have increased by over Rs 1,200 a quintal in a week's time in the futures market. A tight supply ... More

AGRICULTURAL POLICY
Inventory build-up worries sugar mills
Cash flow problem feared More

COMMODITY MARKETS
Interest waning in crude futures
Activity in phases due to geo-political concerns, US stocks More

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