The Hindu Business Line : Monday, April 30, 2007

ANIMALS & LIVESTOCK
Salem farmers' body plea
The United Farmers Association, a farmers body in Salem, has called upon the Tamil Nadu Government to accord the same importance to animal husbandry as is being given to agriculture by taking up the demands of the former in the ... More

INSIGHT
Save plant wealth for country's health
The farm sector's slow growth gives economists and planners alike the jitters. Various committees have generated volumes of reports, recommending a series of measures for farm sector growth. India's burgeoning ... More

PLANTATIONS
PCK `Vision 2012'
Plantation Corporation of Kerala (PCK) Ltd will launch the `Vision 2012' programme as part of its golden jubilee celebrations. Apart from its rubber, cashew and oil palm crops, PCK will also start cultivating medicinal plants, ... More

TEA
Fewer takers seen for Special Purpose Tea Fund
Demand for loan and subsidy likely to be 50 per cent of estimates More

Uptrend in Coonoor tea prices
Prices rose a tad at the Sale No: 17 of the auctions held by the Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA) here on Friday as the demand was fair enough to absorb the low volume of improved quality teas on offer. Only 7.17 lakh kg were offered for ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
Gold could test support, rise
Gold futures rebounded to finish higher on Friday helped by a weakening dollar and higher oil prices due to renewed concerns of supplies. The dollar dropped to an all-time low against the euro on Friday after data showed the US economy grew much ... More

METALS
Metals make gains on weaker dollar
Gold downside risks remain More

AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
Nabard employees hail credit policy measures
The All-India Nabard Employees Association has welcomed some of the steps announced in Reserve Bank of India's recent credit policy . These include making bank loans available to small and marginal farmers by liberalising some of the ... More

COTTON
Cotton prices decline on lack of buying support
Domestic cotton prices nose-dived further amidst the textile and garment manufacturers experiencing tight liquidity position this week. The cotton market tendency, according to cotton trade sources, is towards witnessing further selling pressures ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Pepper may gain on tight supply
The current situation in the world pepper market signals that the prices of the commodity are likely to rule higher and, hence, every dip in the Indian prices could be an ideal opportunity for the investors to invest. According to a latest ... More

EVENTS
AP CM to attend global agri forum in US
The Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, and the Minister for Agriculture, Mr N. Raghuveera Reddy, will attend the three-day World Agricultural Forum meeting scheduled to be held at St Louis (Missouri) in the US beginning May 8. The ... More

OUTLOOK
Sugar companies report lower profits, dip in sales
By-product business helps mills stay afloat More