The Hindu Business Line : Monday, November 20, 2006

CLIMATE & WEATHER
Easterlies relenting, buzz shifts to Arabian Sea
The easterly waves are seen relenting over a period of the next four to five days, but some residual precipitation in the southern peninsula is likely to continue for the next two days. Meanwhile, the Fleet Numerical Meteorology and ... More

SUGAR
Ethanol-petrol programme yet to take off nationally
Finalised only in Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Goa More

Maharashtra sugar mills resume full-scale crushing
Sugar production not to be affected More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
Gold may consolidate, rise
Gold futures ended marginally higher on Friday, after falling to weekly lows mainly on declining energy and base metal prices. With the stock markets performing well, there was possibility of re-allocation of funds from commodities into equities, ... More

Palm oil may correct lower
Malaysian crude palm oil futures ended higher on Friday on expectations of robust export figures to be released by cargo surveyors next week. Earlier in the week CPO futures rose to multi-year highs due to possibilities of a fall in output due ... More

METALS
Gold may be range-bound
Firm dollar, downtrend in oil prices providing most market direction More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
Shrinking fields
Shift in focus: Mustard seeds being packed at a retail shop in Thrissur, Kerala. With the minimum support price in the open market for the commodity fixed at Rs 1,715 a quintal by the Centre, farmers growing mustard across the country seem ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Downtrend in pepper may end soon
A favourable climate prevails in the pepper futures market with both the domestic and international prices ruling low for investors to invest in January/February contracts. The current downward trend is likely to end in the coming weeks, as ... More

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS
`Climate change to affect future food availability'
Strengthening crop systems to climate variability is key priority for FAO More

EVENTS
Meet on tropical root crops
The triennial conference of the International Society for Tropical Root Crops will begin in the city on Monday. The week-long event will focus on `root and tubers for sustainable development — issues and strategies.' The conference, ... More