The Hindu Business Line : Monday, January 07, 2008

RICE
Edible oils, rice emerge inflationary bugbears
Edible oils and rice have emerged as the Centre’s latest inflationary bugbears, replacing the earlier prominent villains, namely wheat and pulses.Mustard oil

The year just ended has seen retail ... More

AQUACULTURE
Action plan to boost tuna exports
100 fishing vessels to be converted into tuna long lines More

TEA
New year Coonoor tea auctions open steady
Exporters to Pakistan showed keen interest to buy teas paying high prices when the auctions of the Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA) for the year 2008 opened on Friday. Their strategy was to cover short supplies from Kenya where business ... More

Brokens firm at N. India tea auctions
Kolkata, Jan 6 Last week, the CTC and dust markets in the North India auction centres at Kolkata, Guwahati and Siliguri saw an easing in levels following a decline in quality, with only selected better sorts around last levels, according to J ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
Gold to consolidate, rise higher
Comex gold futures ended marginally lower after scaling to contract highs on Thursday as bullion investors took profits on a drop in crude oil prices after the US jobs data came in sharply weaker than expected. After such a strong showing in a ... More

Cotton futures likely to rise higher
Cotton futures ended slightly lower on Friday on profit-taking as the market extended its pullback after its recent rally prices may drift in a range while waiting for leads from an industry conference and a crop report next week. The market may ... More

COTTON
Cotton exports robust; prices to stay firm
Mumbai, Jan 6 Even as 2007-08 cotton crop is still being marketed around the world, market participants have begun to focus on likely developments in the next season. Clearly, in the fight for acreage, especially in the US, cotton is expected ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Tight supply pushes up pepper futures
Kochi, Dec 6 Tight pepper supply position even after the beginning of harvesting, albeit delayed, has led to active buying, pushing up the prices in the futures market during the week. Market witnessed high volatility and high volumes were ... More

OUTLOOK
Gold may move higher, but with corrections
Commodities begin 2008 with a bang More

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