The Hindu Business Line : Friday, July 06, 2007

CLIMATE & WEATHER
Active Pacific seen sparing monsoon flows to India
Thiruvananthapuram, July 5 Landfall of a South China Sea (extreme west Pacific) storm, named Toraji, over the Chinese coast late on Thursday should remove a major distraction for monsoon flows aiming to reach the Indian landmass. There ... More

PESTS
No immediate threat of locust attack: Krishi Bhawan
The Centre has ruled out any threat for now to the country’s kharif crop from locust migration from Africa to the sub-continent. This follows a locust warning issued on June 27 by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). The ... More

INSIGHT
Cannot cotton on…
Farmers in Maharashtra’s Vidarbha region are moving away from cotton cultivation and now prefer to grow food crops. More

RUBBER
Spot rubber prices improve
Kottayam, July 5 Spot rubber improved responding to the Rubber Board Chairman’s statement that the Board would protect the growers’ interests. Sheet rubber RSS 4 recovered to Rs 74.50 and Rs 75 a kg respectively at Kottayam ... More

Rubber export meet on July 9
Mr Sajen Peter, Rubber Board Chairman, will convene a meeting of exporters and Board’s companies at Kottayam on July 9. The meeting will focus on increasing the quantum of exports through the companies with active cooperation of ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
On the rise
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CASHEW
KSCDC aims at making profit by 2011
Thiruvananthapuram, July 5 The crisis-ridden Kerala State Cashew Development Corporation (KSCDC) hopes to start making profits by 2011 by adopting a series of measures to tone up operations and streamline the marketing efforts.To begin ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Pepper futures continue downward trend
Kochi, July 5 Pepper futures continued its downward trend on bearish activities and reports that Vietnam was weaker.Vietnam was reportedly offering 500 GL at $3,475-$3,500 a tonne (fob). However, India does not have lower grade pepper ... More

STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS
APEDA keen to develop residue monitoring plan for mango
For standardising quality to facilitate exports More

TRENDS
Rain effect
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