The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, August 15, 2007

RUBBER
Panic sales pull down spot rubber
Kottayam, Aug. 14 Spot rubber suffered from another sharp setback on Tuesday. RSS 4 fell to Rs 85 and Rs 86 a kg respectively at Kottayam and Kochi from Rs 88 a kg on Monday. According to market circles, more and more growers are coming ... More

ALUMINIUM
Surplus production may deter aluminium’s rise
World output forecast to grow by 5.2% in ‘07 More

DAIRY & DAIRY PRODUCTS
The labelling
Singapore’s Sale of Food Act makes it mandatory for reconstituted or recombined milk to be explicitly labelled as ‘reconstituted milk’ or ‘recombined milk’. Further, the word ‘reconstituted’ or ... More

COIR
Coir exports slip 5.72%
Appreciation of the Indian rupee against the dollar has affected coir exports. Quoting from Coir Board statistics, Mr T.A.K. Rahman, President of the Cochin Coir Merchants Association, said there was a fall in exports by 5.72 per cent in ... More

Panel for coir sector revamp
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug. 14 The Kerala Government has constituted a commission to suggest ways for carrying out a comprehensive restructuring of the State’s coir sector.The commission will, among other things, look into the ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
Vegoil imports remain stagnant
Mumbai, Aug. 14 At 5.48 lakh tonnes (lt), vegetable oil imports in July 2007 were little changed from the previous month. Palm group of oils accounted for 2.8 lt and soyabean oil 2.4 lt. Sunoil imports spurted to 26,300 tonnes. ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Jeera futures turn volatile on NCDEX
Mumbai, Aug 14 Jeera futures on NCDEX turned volatile on speculative trading. It touched a high of Rs 12,336 per quintal and dropped down to Rs 12,160 per quintal before closing with a loss of Rs 40 at Rs 12,182 per quintal. Soya ... More

Pepper futures decline in volatile trade
Kochi, Aug. 14 Volatility in the pepper futures market continued with the prices dropping on Tuesday after shooting up on Monday. The reason attributed to the fall is reports stating that Brazil had offered Asta Grade at $3,500 a ... More

INTERVIEW
Love of the land
The Green Revolution effectively proved how a good combination of brawn and brain can catalyse change. More

Punjab: Heartland of farming
What is it about the Punjab farmer that has made him succeed in agriculture, and made Punjab the heartland of the Green Revolution?Dr M.S. Swaminathan’s take:The Sikh farmers have farming in their blood and it is a way of ... More

STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS
Major part of the milk you drink is ‘reconstituted’
Proportion of it increases to 50% during summer More

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