The Hindu Business Line : Friday, September 01, 2006

PULSES
Order comes into effect
The Government has issued an order imposing stock limits in respect of wheat and pulses for a period of six months under the "Removal of (Licensing requirements, Stock limits and Movement Restrictions) on Specified Foodstuffs (Amendment) Order, ... More

Volatile movement in pulses, wheat prices
On a roller coaster ride after cap on stock limits More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES
Cumbum farmers take up grape cultivation
Moving away from coconut plantations due to unremunerative prices More

RUBBER
Mixed trend in spot rubber
Spot rubber showed a mixed trend on Thursday. The undercurrent was steady though certain grades fluctuated in a narrow range on scattered transactions. Buying at lower levels kept the counters live throughout the session but major manufacturers ... More

SUGAR
Shree Renuka pact for Munoli project
Shree Renuka Sugars Ltd has entered into an agreement with a large European utility company for the sale of about 11,500 CERs for its Munoli project in Karnataka. The sale of CERs was done through Agrinergy Ltd. The Munoli ... More

TEA
Teaserve continues to fetch lower price
Teaserve, the world's first e-auctions for tea, continues to post the lowest price of all auction centres in the country. According to the Tea Board, in the first half of this calendar, producers who sold their teas through the Teaserve ... More

COTTON
MCX starts April raw cotton contracts
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX) has commenced futures trading in Kapas (raw cotton or seed cotton) for the April 2007 contract. The variety of Kapas permitted as per the contract specification is a fair average Kalyan cotton of ... More

COIR
Volatile prices
NATURAL FIBRE: A labourer carrying a load of coir ropes at a wholesale market in Kolkata on Thursday. The wholesale prices for coir ropes are ruling between Rs 30,000 and Rs 35,000 per tonne but in the domestic market they vary with demand. ... More

COCONUT & COPRA
Laid low
EXCESS SUPPLY: Coconut oil being weighed at an oil mill in Kochi. Coconut oil price is fluctuating between Rs 4,700 and Rs 5,000 a quintal. Availability of other edible oils at cheaper prices has affected its demand, mainly for cooking purpose in ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Selling pressure casts shadow on pepper futures
Total turnover on NCDEX, NMCE register drop More

Demand, lower arrivals boost cardamom prices
Festival season, tight supply may keep prices high More

INTERVIEW
Asian steel prices seen rising in H2
There are apprehensions that global steel prices could be softening once again. Mr Michael Tappeiner, Steel Analyst at WestLB, says that the prices in the US are peaking right now; while in the Europe, they are expected to peak in the fourth ... More

STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS
Indo-Aussie fumigation scheme launched
An India-Australian Fumigation Accreditation Scheme was launched on Thursday by the Australian High Commissioner in India, Mr John McCarthy. The scheme will come into force from Friday. The scheme, developed jointly through collaboration ... More