The Hindu Business Line : Friday, March 30, 2007

RICE
Rice mills ploughing a growth path
Rice mills in Tiruchi district are coming into their own as they increasingly cater to the open market after decades of closeted existence catering exclusively to the State Government-run public distribution ... More

WHEAT
No curbs on pvt wheat buys: Pawar
`Farmers free to sell to whomsoever they like' More

INSIGHT
Lifting Bharat out of economic quagmire
India can never hope to join the comity of affluent nations unless the lot of its farming population is improved. More

Crop protection measures — Needed, a policy armour
The Government should bring in changes to the Insecticides Act to ensure safety and quality of products and educate farmers on crop protection measures. More

RUBBER
Price variations in futures trading worry Rubber Board
Rules to limit fluctuation suggested More

Sheet rubber price declines
Physical rubber prices turned weak on Thursday. The financial year closing has cast its shadow over the market activities draining the volumes, sources said. The overseas signals were also discouraging. Sheet rubber slipped to Rs 93.50 and Rs ... More

SHIPPING
HPCL, BPCL allowed to charter ships directly for crude import
Putting an end to tussle between Petroleum and Shipping Ministry ends More

SUGAR
Maharashtra waives purchase tax on sugarcane
Announcing the decision in the Legislative Assembly on Thursday, Finance Minister Mr Jayant Patil said that for those mills that have already paid the tax, the amount would be adjusted against their dues for the next year. The tax waiver is ... More

TEA
Coonoor tea sale offers at 10-week high
A volume of 10.28 lakh kg has been catalogued for the Sale No: 13 to be held by the Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA) here this week. This is almost double the volume offered last week. Since a substantial portion of the teas in the ... More

TECHNOLOGY
Expert advice for farmers on mobile
TCS INNOVATION More

DAIRY & DAIRY PRODUCTS
Amul declines award for best dairy exporter
PROTESTING BAN More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
Edible oils track rise in crude oil prices
Palm and soy oil prices climb higher More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Pepper slips on reports of import duty cut
Pepper futures slipped on Thursday following reports that the Union Government, under pressure from South and South-East Asian countries, could cut import duty on pepper to 20 per cent from 70 per cent. Anticipating a drop in prices in the ... More

Short supply drives cardamom prices up
Cardamom prices moved up on thin arrivals and good demand during the week at auctions held in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The arrivals continued to decline as harvesting has almost come to an end. Most of what is coming to the market now is from ... More

AGRICULTURAL POLICY
38 lakh tonnes sugar for free sale
In a further bid to boost ex-factory realisations, the Centre has released 38 lakh tonnes (lt) of sugar as the free sale quota (FSQ) for mills during the April-June quarter. For the same quarter of 2006, the FSQ allocation ... More

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FDI in tobacco sector: Centre in no hurry
Health concerns pose a hurdle, says Jairam Ramesh More

EVENTS
Kisan rally
FOR HIGHER RETURNS: Punjab farmers staging a protest demonstration demanding high price for wheat at Parliament Street in the Capital on Thursday. ... More

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