The Hindu Business Line : Monday, March 12, 2007

AQUACULTURE
`Allow exotic shrimp imports'
It is high time the Union Government took a considered decision on the import of the brood stocks of exotic, disease-resistant shrimp into the country in order to save the aqua industry and farming, according to Dr M. Sakthivel, President of the ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
Gold may test support level
Gold futures ended lower on Friday, as the dollar strengthened and crude oil prices were on their way down. Economic data from the US also suggested that economy could be on track again. Lower unemployment rate and a narrowing US trade-deficit ... More

Palm oil could test resistance, drop
Malaysian crude palm oil futures ended mixed as the markets were looking forward to the price outlook conference for further direction. The market jumped 1.6 per cent on Thursday, boosted by firm soya oil and hopes of a bullish forecast from the ... More

EDUCATION
Assocham plans agri training centres
In the focus paper `Winds of investments are towards Andhra', Assocham has asked the Andhra Pradesh Government to establish 200 agriculture training institutes in the State. More

GOLD & SILVER
Risk growing for a slight downtick in gold
Crude market likely to move up to $65 a barrel More

Benchmark Mutual completes Gold BeES allotment
Benchmark Asset Management Company has completed the allotment process for Gold BeES, India's first gold exchange traded fund at a base price (before considering applicable entry load in the new fund offer) of Rs 945.7631, the company in a ... More

TOBACCO
Karnataka tobacco crop size fixed at 95 mkg
The Tobacco Board, which met here on Saturday, has fixed a crop size of 95 million kg (mkg) for the next tobacco season in Karnataka as against 92 mkg in the last season. Last season, farmers grew 97 mkg while the trade demand was pegged at 105 ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Pepper futures may fall further
Wild fluctuations in the pepper futures market in past few weeks have dented investors' confidence in the market. Once the market stabilises, demand from overseas at lower levels is expected. At present the buyers are putting off decisions to ... More