The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, November 10, 2007

CULTIVATION
Contract tree planting gaining momentum
Chennai, Nov. 9 Pulp and paper units have begun promoting agro and farm forestry-based industrial wood plantations, especially in Tamil Nadu through technological support from the Forest College and Research Institute in Metupalayam near ... More

AWARDS & HONOURS
POABS wins award for best organic robusta
Kochi, Nov. 9 The POABS group’s organic coffee plantation at Nelliampathy in Palakkad district has won the `Flavour of India – Fine Cup award’ for the best and second best organic robusta coffee for the year 2007. Quoting a ... More

INSIGHT
Export incentives for farm goods vital
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COMMODITIES
Kraft paper prices go up by Rs 2,000 a tonne
Paper makers launch campaign for reusing waste paper More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES
Temptation Foods buys Everfresh
Temptation Foods Ltd, an exporter of processed fruits and vegetables, has acquired the entire business of Everfresh from Chambal Fertilisers and Chemicals Ltd for an undisclosed amount. One of the biggest domestic brands in the frozen fruits and ... More

RUBBER
Spot rubber prices turn weak
Kottayam, Nov. 9 Physical rubber prices finished weak on Friday. RSS 4 declined to Rs 99 from Rs 99.50 a kg on Thursday. According to market circles the climate was fair enough to put pressure on the prices. The trading activities were in a ... More

Financial aid for replanting rubber
The Rubber Board will receive applications for financial assistance for replanting and new planting under the rubber plantation development scheme till December 31, a press note issues here said. Two copies of the applications and survey plan of ... More

TEA
More volume, lower value at Coonoor tea auctions
Teas sold through the Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA) in the first ten months of this year have fetched Rs 12.83 crore less than last year. An analysis of the market report shows that this has happened because of the lower price ... More

Mixed trend at Kochi tea auction
Exporters, local blenders active More

DAIRY & DAIRY PRODUCTS
Milk to cost more in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov. 9 Milk sold by the Kerala Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (Milma) will cost Re 1 more per litre from Monday. This decision was taken at a meeting between the Kerala Minister for Food and Civil Supplies, Mr ... More

COFFEE
Robusta coffee Fine Cup award
The POABS Organic Plantation at Nelliampathy in Palakkad district has won the Flavour of India-Fine Cup award for the best and second best organic Robusta coffee for the year 2007. While the coffee produced at its Thuthampara estate won the ... More

POULTRY
US firm in talks to re-launch popular W-36 hen variety
Plans to introduce brown egg laying strain More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Witnessing downtrend
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