The Hindu Business Line : Monday, February 19, 2007

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AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES

INSIGHT
Betting on sugar companies for other factors?
Investments in by-products yielding big returns More

FLORICULTURE
Nilgiris flower sales to rise to Rs 5 lakh daily
`More farmers being encouraged to venture into the sector' More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES
Onion exports likely to go up 2 lakh tonnes by March
Strong demand from Pakistan and Bangladesh More

RUBBER
Rubber exports set to resume
`Board to be vigilant against sharp fall in prices' More

TEA
Firm trend at Kochi tea sale
Good general demand propped up the prices of most varieties in the 7.81 lakh kg of dust tea on offer at the Kochi tea auction. High priced CTC varieties were steady to dearer, while medium varieties occasionally ranged higher. Orthodox high ... More

Darmona gets Rs 104/kg at Coonoor tea sale
Darmona Estate created history at the auctions of the Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA) here when it fetched the year's highest price of Rs 104 a kg among all the CTC teas from bought-leaf factories. In all, some seven brands fetched more ... More

Good demand for CTC varieties
All the three auction centres at Kolkata, Guwahati and Siliguri reported good and sustained demand for all CTC leaf and dust teas. All sections of the domestic market were active. A small quantity of clean teas commanded a premium with selected ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
Gold likely to test resistance
Gold futures ended higher on Friday, ahead of a long-weekend maintaining the bullish trend intact. Precious metals are failing to react to anything negative. Neither dollar strengthening nor falling oil prices has had any major effect on bullion ... More

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