The Hindu Business Line : Friday, November 30, 2007

Mixed trend in rubber prices
Sheet rubber finished in the red at Rs 94 (Rs 94.50) a kg both at Kottayam and Kochi as the domestic and global factors continued to put pressure on the prices. The physical rubber prices showed a mixed trend amidst dull volumes. ... More

Rubber Board award
Kottayam, Nov. 29 Elavampadam RPS in Palakkad district has been selected as the best rubber producers society for the ‘Suvarnasanghom’ award instituted by the Rubber Board, said Mr Sajen Peter, Chairman. Ten lakh small ... More

TEA
Tea imports down Rs 8.3 crore on lower volumes
Tea import bill in the first eight months of this year has fallen by Rs 8.31 crore compared with the same period of last year.An analysis of the information available with the Tea Board shows that the bill has come down as a lower ... More

‘Resolve legal issues on closed tea gardens’
The Arya Committee, currently examining the scope of enforcing the provisions of the Section 16 (E) of the Tea Act to enable the Tea Board to take over the closed tea gardens as a first step towards reopening them, feels that the legal issues ... More

Good demand at Kochi tea sale
Kochi, Nov. 29 Good demand and firm price trends were evident at the Kochi tea auction. Popular CTC varieties were steady to dearer by Re 1-Rs 2. Good liquoring varieties were also dearer by Re 1-Rs 2. Orthodox dust varieties remained steady. ... More

FOODGRAINS
Chidambaram justifies hike in foodgrains support price
The Union Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, on Thursday justified in the Lok Sabha the recent upward revision in the minimum support price for foodgrains announced by the UPA Government, stating that farmers in the country deserve this ... More

Bullish outlook for maize
Exports to South-East Asian countries are taking place at $220-230 a tonne f.o.b. More

JUTE
HC directive on bonus for jute workers
Mr Justice Jayanta Biswas of the Calcutta High Court on Thursday stayed the retrospective effect of the notification regarding increase in the bonus to jute workers from Rs 3,500 to Rs 10,000. Indian Jute Mills Association (IJMA) moved a writ ... More

CASHEW
CEPCI lab to expand activities
The Cashew Export Promotion Council of India’s (CEPCI) laboratory in Kerala’s Kollam city, accredited by the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories and recognised by the Bureau of Indian Standards, is ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Bulls help pepper futures gain
Kochi, Nov. 29 Pepper futures market moved up on Thursday on bullish activities creating artificial demand by intra-day operators. Indian parity

Consequently, the Indian parity has gone up to ... More

COMMODITY MARKETS
Surge in global prices may hit PEC wheat tender
Future contracts have gained $46 a tonne on CBOT More

IPR
Meet on IPR
Indian agriculture should find solutions for better management of intellectual property rights (IPR), according to Mr S.M. Ilyas, Director, National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (NAARM), here.Speaking at a panel ... More

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