The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, August 02, 2007

FERTILISERS
Conducive fertiliser policy urgently needed, say experts
Kochi, Aug. 1 A conducive fertiliser policy to sustain health and growth of the industry is an urgent necessity as fertiliser security is a prerequisite for food security in the country, which cannot depend on increasing import of fertiliser ... More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES
Maersk India move to put India on banana trade map
Kolkata, Aug. 1 Maersk India Pvt Ltd, the Indian arm of the Copenhagen-based global container giant, has initiated moves to put India on the world banana trade map. The steps being undertaken include facilitating research in banana ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE
‘Agri Export Zones have not taken off in a big way in eastern region’
Minister assures Central support for States’ export promotion efforts More

PLANTATIONS
Imports dog arecanut market
The arecanut market continues to stagnate due to heavy imports, according to sources. The price still rule at Rs 62-68 a kg. So long as the selling rate of imported arecanut is Rs 20-25 a kg less that domestic rates here, the chances for ... More

RUBBER
Correction pulls down spot rubber
Kottayam, Aug. 1 A corrective phase in domestic futures put spot rubber under pressure on Wednesday. TOCOM, the global trend setter also moved down to the negative territory in late trading quoting its August futures at 257.7 Yen (Rs 88.26 ) a ... More

TEA
Land use map of tea gardens by early 2008
Kolkata Aug. 1 Satellite mapping of all small tea gardens (less than 25 acres) in Assam and West Bengal will be completed by end 2007; and by early 2008, the complete land use map of all tea gardens will be ready. Systematic remote sensing ... More

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
Rei Agro net rises 60.6%
Rei Agro Ltd, a major basmati rice processor, has reported a profit after tax of Rs 31.08 crore during the three months ended June 30, 2007, an increase of 60.6 per cent over the Rs 19.35 crore posted in the same period of last year. For the ... More

METALS
China’s new trade norms may not hit copper demand
Could curb exports of processed goods in H2 More

DAIRY & DAIRY PRODUCTS
The economics of liquid milk marketing
For a typical dairy in the South, standardised milk containing 13 per cent total solids (4.5 per cent fat and 8.5 per cent solids-not-fat) will cost about Rs 13.40 a litre at the dock, assuming a rate of Rs 103 per kg of solid. Against this, ... More

Mother Dairy, GCMMF hike milk prices
Mother Dairy India Ltd and Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF) havehiked prices of milk sold in the national capital region by Re 1 per litre. This marks the fourth increase by the country’s two biggest ... More

POULTRY
Bird flu: Threat of glut haunts poultry sector
Egg exports from Namakkal drop by 30 lakh; domestic prices hit More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Liquidation, rumours affect pepper futures
Pepper futures market fell sharply on Wednesday on liquidation by operators holding long positions following the sharp fall in the stock market.Add to this, bear operators were spreading rumours that the prices of pepper in Vietnam had ... More

AGRICULTURAL POLICY
Fertiliser forum not in favour of direct subsidies to farmers
The concept is attractive on paper but difficult to sustain: Paswan More