The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, March 29, 2007

CLIMATE & WEATHER
Pacific cooling slows; monsoon outlook in tact
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) has assessed that the cooling of the east and equatorial Pacific has somewhat slowed, but there is no case for drastically altering the outlook for a La Nina event. La Nina is the colder counterpart ... More

PULSES
Chana futures up
Anticipation of crop damage due to recent rains in the North pushed chana futures up 2.47 per cent to Rs 2,364 per quintal on Wednesday. Mustard seed futures gained 2.13 per cent to Rs 414 per 20 kg on lower production estimate of 60 lakh tonnes ... More

FLORICULTURE
Gaining from growing jasmine off-season
FARMERS' DELIGHT More

RUBBER
Spot rubber rules steady
Spot rubber ruled steady on Wednesday. The market seemed to be missing proper direction since the global trend setters were almost neutral. The volumes were low. RSS 4 closed unchanged at Rs 94 a kg both at Kottayam and Kochi as on Tuesday. ... More

TEA
Coonoor tea prices fall; volume low
Lowest volume witnessed so far for the year More

FOODGRAINS
AP hoping for marginal rise in foodgrain output
Total grain production pegged at 174.72 lakh tonnes More

TOBACCO
FDI in tobacco sector: Trade stance flayed
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in the tobacco sector, a proposal accepted by the Union Commerce Minister, Mr Kamal Nath, will usher in major changes and will remove many ills plaguing the sector for years, according to Dr Y. Sivaji, President of ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Cardamom plantations hit by prolonged dry spell
25-30 per cent output drop estimated from last season More

Tight supply keeps pepper futures hot
The current tight supply position in the world market and the consequent rise in prices in Vietnam continued to push up the pepper futures market. Lot of investors were actively buying physical pepper delivered while the processors were buying ... More

AGRICULTURAL POLICY
COMMODITY COMMENTARY
Inconsistent policies, data affecting sugar sector
Production estimates revised frequently; reality not reflected More

COMMODITY MARKETS
`Indications of rebound in metals market'
Zinc, an exception in Barclays Capital's forecast More

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