The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, December 27, 2006

COMMODITY EXCHANGES
ITC-Marubeni pact seen as new trend in commodities trading
Identifies areas of cooperation for leveraging in-house competencies, synergies More

RICE
Kuttanad paddy farmers in debt trap
Also suffer due to no other alternative source of income More

CLIMATE & WEATHER
Rain & sleet in North, alert on fog
Parts of the north and northwest of the country have been brought under wet climes, with a deep westerly trough dictating weather in what are considered good conditions for rabi wheat. "There's persistent cloudiness over Rajasthan and the ... More

INSIGHT
Is there hope for farmers?
Will the plight of farmers get as quick a relief as that of a minority community? More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES
Wanted takers
NO SWEET NEWS: Traders waiting for customers to pick up sweet lime at the Gaddiannaram Fruit Market in Hyderabad.Converted to a dozen it is selling at Rs 70-80. Traders owe it to the poor quality of stock that is arriving from Nagpur after the ... More

RUBBER
Rubber contracts for April top Rs 100
Physical rubber prices scaled further heights on Tuesday. The market gained strength from bullish global indices and the buyers in the main centres were covering groups and speculators, sources said. Players from the domestic futures market were ... More

TEA
Tea imports up as cheaper Vietnam grades find takers
Jan-Sept shipments up 33%; unit value lower More

ALUMINIUM
Aluminium: China in driver's seat
China's impact on world aluminium production and consumption continues to be massive. Indeed, growth in world aluminium production has become significantly China-dependent. Latest data suggest a world aluminium production growth of 6 per cent ... More

COFFEE
Lower than expected
HIT BY PESTS: A worker harvesting coffee in a farm near Mananthavady in Kerala's Wayanad district. The Coffee Board has cut the production estimate for the current crop year that began in November by by 12,300 tonnes. In its post-monsoon ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Drop in yield seen hitting cardamom production
With drop in yield per acre without any change in production costs, the current average price of cardamom has become unremunerative, according to growers in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Heavy winds accompanied by heavy downpour during the monsoon ... More

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