The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, September 04, 2007

CLIMATE & WEATHER
‘Low’ weakens, may force weak monsoon phase
Thiruvananthapuram, Sept.3 Sunday’s low-pressure area over west-central Bay of Bengal and neighbourhood has weakened into an upper air cyclonic circulation, and was located over Orissa and neighbourhood on Monday.The circulation ... More

FLORICULTURE
Impressive growth
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HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES
Sell onions to avoid storage losses, TN farmers told
Prices may rise to Rs 10-15 a kg by October More

RUBBER
Spot rubber gains on global cues
Kottayam, Sept. 3 Spot rubber showed a better trend on Monday. Prices picked up under the influence of bullish global indices discounting the negative sentiments and news which hammered the market during the last few sessions. RSS 4 moved up ... More

TEA
Global tea exports rise 6.11 mkg
Coonoor, Sept. 3 Global tea exports have risen by 6.11 million kg (mkg) so far this year over the same period of last year. An analysis of the information available with the Tea Board, the global exports so far this year totalled ... More

COTTON
Cotton exports may surpass forecast
Seen rising to 60-65 lakh bales More

JUTE
Increased arrivals may trigger fall in jute prices
Kolkata, Sept. 3 The raw jute trade is apprehensive of a dip in the price of the fibre between mid-September and mid-October, when the maximum quantity of the new raw jute crop arrives in the market. Informed sources say arrivals in the ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
‘Cocunut oil not harmful to the heart’
Kochi, Sept. 3 Per capita consumption of coconut in Kerala has decreased considerably in the last 50 years or so, but incidence of cardiac diseases has increased during the period. Revealing this in his paper on ‘National ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Bears pull down pepper futures a tad
Kochi, Sept. 3 Pepper futures market after its sharp fall on Saturday faced a marginal decline on Monday on bearish activities.The futures market, of late, is witnessing high volatility with the prices shooting up and falling sharply in ... More

MINERALS
Chinese spot iron ore prices touch new high
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COMMODITY MARKETS
FMC hints at tough measures against manipulators
Mumbai, Sept. 3 Commodity market regulator Forward Markets Commission (FMC) has indicated that tough measures will be taken on market manipulators to infuse confidence among participants. Addressing western zone members of the national ... More

EVENTS
Farming sector
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