The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, October 18, 2006

AQUACULTURE
Call for fisheries marketing
There is a need to promote awareness about fisheries products and develop a domestic marketing network to help sustain the fisheries sector and increase food security, according to Mr K. Madhusudan Reddy of Good Health Foods and Beverages, ... More

INSIGHT
Need for a second Green Revolution
India needs a paradigm shift in its agricultural policy More

COMMODITIES
Commodities may recover on tight fundamentals
Speculative selling of oil shows signs of slowing More

RUBBER
Rubber gains further
Spot rubber gained further on Tuesday. Firm intentional indices backed up the market mood but the influence of the speculative factor was prominent since the domestic prices ruled almost by Rs 5.00 a kg above the global rates. International ... More

TEA
Coonoor tea sales turnover up 12 pc
Producers who sold their teas through the auctions of the Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA) have earned Rs 14.74 crore more in the first nine months of this year over the corresponding period last year. The auctions saw an increase of 12.25 ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
Vegoil imports down 18%
May dip 10 lakh tonnes for oil year More

TOBACCO
Areca growers fear `gutkha' ban
Arecanut growers in the State are under the threat of rumours that the Government would impose ban on `gutkha', which has a fairly good market in the country. Campco circles confirm that if the rumours are true, the possibility of a market ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Malaysia to host 2007 global pepper meet
The 35th annual session of the International Pepper Community (IPC) will be hosted by Malaysia in 2007. Hosting of the session will be in line with the "Visit Malaysia 2007" programme, which is currently being promoted by the Malaysian ... More

Pepper futures decline
October contracts dropped by Rs 186 on NCDEX to Rs 12,378 a quintal, while the fall in other positions in the exchange was from Rs 149 to Rs 251 a quintal. On NMCE, November position declined by Rs 166 to close at Rs 12,145 a quintal. The drop in ... More

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