The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, March 24, 2007

INSIGHT
Wheat policy needs re-sowing
A major cause for concern is the continuing stagnancy in wheat output in recent years even as demand soars. Urgently needed are non-price and non-trade initiatives to strengthen agriculture, and enable growers to reap real benefit, says G. CHANDRASHE KHAR. More

RUBBER
Spot rubber gains sharply
Spot rubber moved up sharply on Friday. Though global futures were almost steady with minor variations, a bull run in Bangkok spot prices, which took RSS 3 up by 158 paise to Rs 100.07 a kg from Rs 98.47, catalysed the domestic mood, sources ... More

TEA
Good demand at Kochi tea sale
Good general demand was evident for the 8.26-lakh kg of dust tea on offer at the Kochi tea auction and the prices remained firm. CTC dust was firmer by Re 1 to Rs 2, while orthodox was steady. Demand was evident from major blenders as well as ... More

FOODGRAINS
Demand pushes up maize futures
Strong global prices drive pepper More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
Cheap imports
DUTY-CUT IMPACT: Sunflowers grown in the backdrop of a wind farm near Palani in Tamil Nadu. Sunflower oil imports may turn cheaper as a reduction of about 60 per cent in basic customs duty in refined sunoil and about 50 per cent in crude sunoil ... More

COFFEE
Weather insurance for small coffee growers
Small coffee growers having plantations up to a size of 10 hectares will now be able to avail themselves of weather (rainfall) insurance as a Risk Management Support from the Coffee Board. This will entail an expenditure of Rs 22.87 crore per ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Rise in Vietnam prices pushes up pepper futures market
Upward trend in Vietnam prices pushed up Indian pepper futures market on Friday. Vietnam is reportedly offering 500 GL (FAQ grade) at $2,430 a tonne (fob) while 550 GL at $2,550 a tonne (fob) on Friday. They were not showing any inclination to ... More

INTERVIEW
`Sugar will recover; cotton demand on the upside'
Where are commodity prices headed? Mr Ashok Mittal of Karvy Comtrade and Ms Sudakshina Unnikrishnan, Manager Of Commodities Research Of Barclays Capital give an outlook on commodities. Mr Mittal believes that sugar prices in India may have ... More

EVENTS
CII meet on farmer development
The Confederation of Indian Industry will hold a conference on `Sustainable integrated development of small farmers and Indian agriculture — A roadmap on public-private farmer partnership (PPFP)' here on Saturday. The ... More

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Quest for the perfect rose
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