The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, April 24, 2007

CULTIVATION
Staging a comeback
DELAYING ARRIVALS: Farm workers bundling straw at a village in Punjab. Manual harvesting has staged a comeback in Punjab and Haryana due to high straw prices. This has in turn led to delay in arrival of wheat in the ... More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES
Alphonso output down by 50%
WEATHER HIT More

RUBBER
Rubber exporters' meet on Thursday
Since the international price rules much higher than the domestic price, export would be profitable and, therefore, the Rubber Board would expedite the steps for export, said Mr Sajen Peter, Chairman. For this a meeting of major exporters would ... More

Spot rubber prices unchanged
Spot rubber closed unchanged on Monday. Though a weak closing in international rubber kept the domestic sentiments under pressure, the physical market resisted to decline in the absence of sellers, sources said. RSS 4 finished flat at Rs 86.75 ... More

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
Shree Renuka net down at Rs 23 cr
Shree Renuka Sugars Ltd has reported a net profit of Rs 22.90 crore for the second quarter ended March 31, 2007 which is less than half of the net profit of Rs 45.20 crore reported for the corresponding year-ago quarter. Falling ... More

CASHEW
Brazil to join global cashew alliance on April 26
India proposes uniform standards for members More

TOBACCO
`Tobacco growers not deterred by penalties'
2 panels set up for welfare expenditure More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Pepper futures soar on surge in Vietnam prices
Pepper futures shot up on reported slow arrivals and consequent increase in prices in Vietnam on Monday. Other origins are also said to be moving in tandem with the trend in Vietnam. Exporters who are having time bound commitments and cannot ... More

Supply source
CHILLI FAIR: Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, a chilli fair is held during March-June at Shanivarasanthe in Kodagu District in Karnataka. From here, nearly 60 to 80 loads of chillies go to Bangalore, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, ... More

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