The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, July 17, 2007

RUBBER
Supply fears help spot rubber recover
Kottayam, July 16 Spot rubber resumed its upward journey on Monday. The market rallied mainly catalysed by domestic supply concerns. According to observers, people in the rubber growing regions in Kerala were suffering from the contagious ... More

SUGAR
TN sugar industry seeks Govt intervention
‘Low realisations, mounting inventories taking their toll’ More

TEA
Coonoor tea sales fetch lower returns
Coonoor, July 16 Teas sold through the auctions of Coonoor Tea Trade Association fetched Rs 6.76 crore in the first half of 2007 less than that of 2006. An analysis of market reports for the 26 auctions held till June end shows that ... More

DAIRY & DAIRY PRODUCTS
Reliance Retail enters dairy sector with liquid milk
Hyderabad, July 16 After fresh vegetables & fruits and FMCG products, Reliance Retail has stepped into the dairy products sector with a national ‘pilot’ launch of its liquid milk (family milk segment) in Hyderabad, its ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
June edible oil imports up
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Bring Pvt picks up 7.5% in KS Oil
Mumbai, July 16 Singapore-based private equity firm Bring Pvt Equity Asia has picked up 7.5 per cent stake in BSE-listed KS Oils by investing Rs 90 crore. The promoter group will pump in Rs 100 crore by subscribing to 23,86,635 warrants ... More

Soya seen up in short term
Mumbai, July 16 Futures of soya complex – soyabean and refined soya oil – on NCDEX showed signs of turning strong during the week ended Friday and are expected to trade higher in the short to medium term.Soyabean for July ... More

COFFEE
Robusta, without caffeine!
Naturally-produced decaffeinated coffee or caffeine-less coffee may soon become a reality in India. The Mysore-based Central Food Technological Research Institute has developed a new robusta coffee variety that has zero-level caffeine. ... More

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS
FMC to look into issues affecting hedging
Mumbai, July 16 While the Union Government and Reserve Bank of India are wary of allowing mutual funds, banks and institutional investors to participate in the commodity futures markets, the Forward Market Commission (FMC) is of the view that ... More

EVENTS
ICAR in focus
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