The Hindu Business Line : Monday, December 31, 2007

PLANTATIONS
YEAR-ENDER
Plantation crops bring cheer to growers
Kochi, Dec. 30 For all the plantations crops except for tea, the year 2007 has been good and that in turn has brought some cheers to the growers. Decline in production when the demand is on the upward move had pushed up the prices of ... More

TEA
Coonoor tea prices steady
Coonoor, Dec. 30 The assassination of Ms Benazir Bhutto and the subsequent closure of markets in Pakistan following the eruption of violence upset Pakistani buying at the year-end auctions of the Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA) here. ... More

Buoyant trend in N. Indian tea auctions
Kolkata, Dec 30 Last week, the CTC markets in North Indian tea auction centres were buoyant with prices appreciating, particularly for the dust categories, according to J Thomas & Company Private Ltd, the tea auctioneers. The major ... More

Tea prices subdued on fall in exports, higher arrivals
Production during the first 10 months slides More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
Gold futures may rise higher
Comex gold futures ended sharply higher on Friday, on geo-political tensions in Pakistan and a weak dollar propping up the safe-haven asset. Gold futures came very close to testing the all-time high before weekend and year-end profit-taking ... More

Cotton likely to rise higher
Cotton futures finished on Friday at their highest level since 2004 on sustained all-round buying by speculators and the trade as lower US cotton sowings next year stoked a rally in the market. US cotton sowings in 2008 are expected to fall ... More

METALS
Zinc prices may drop 45% next year
Chennai, Dec. 30 Global zinc prices are forecast to drop by 45 per cent next year and average around $1,780 a tonne. The projection, made by Australia’s independent government economic research agency Abare, has been made on the ... More

FOODGRAINS
Maize prices rule firm
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AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
Karur’s credit potential plan
The credit potential in Karur district during 2008-09 has been assessed at Rs 882.56 crore as per the Potential Linked Credit Plan prepared by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD). The Collector, Mr T. N. Venkatesh, ... More

COTTON
COMMODITY COMMENTARY
Raw cotton export boom cheers growers
Any restriction on exports may prove suicidal More

COMMODITY MARKETS
Pak developments push crude, gold price higher
Fundamentals tightening; commodities likely to maintain uptrend More

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