The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, October 19, 2006

RICE
Diversion of ration rice stocks for exports is not ruled out
Recent reports suggesting large-scale diversion of rice meant for food-for-work schemes to exports may not be wholly unfounded. To understand why this cannot be ruled out, one needs to only look at data on rice production, Governmental ... More

AQUACULTURE
Kakinada gets aqua farming society
A society has been established here jointly by the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) and the Network of Aquaculture Centres in the Asia-Pacific (NACA) to propagate sustainable aqua farming practices and educate farmers on the ... More

Plea to take up dredging in 15 fisheries harbours
Rally in Mangalore on Nov 21 to address issues More

INSIGHT
Is a dualistic MSP the answer?
Even if the futures market is not used, the futures price can be used as a reference to announce a new MSP that is on equitable terms with the private sector offering. More

RUBBER
Rubber crashes on sales
Selling at higher levels hammered spot rubber prices on Wednesday. Sentiments were hurt as TOCOM closed weak on profit booking following a declining in gold and oil futures. A slight nervousness among traders catalysed the domestic selling as ... More

SUGAR
Ethanol: TN sugar mills submit bids
Gasohol programme may cover entire State More

CASHEW
H1 cashew exports down
Shipments turn positive in Sept More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
FAO funds pepper unit in Lanka
Sri Lanka, as part of its programme to improve the quality of its pepper has implemented a pepper-processing project in the main pepper producing area in Nalanda in Matale district, probably a welcome news for the Indian importers. The project ... More

Pepper continues to slip
Pepper futures market continued to decline for want of buying support from both overseas and domestic market and reports of availability at cheap prices from other origins. November delivery on NCDEX was down by Rs 118 a quintal to 12,450 a ... More

CO-OPERATIVES
Arecanut co-ops oppose move to ban gutkha
Representatives of various arecanut co-operative institutions in Karnataka have opposed the Union Government's proposal to ban production and sale of gutkha in the country. A meeting of the representatives, which was held in Shimoga on ... More

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