The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, February 05, 2008

CULTIVATION
Saline water not harmful to medicinal plants: Study
Coimbatore, Feb. 4 Farmers whose irrigation wells having high salinity levels need not lose heart as some of the medicinal plant species irrigated with waters with different salinity levels show good growth prospects.At least 20 ... More

PULSES
Chana futures hit upper circuit
Mumbai, Feb 4 Cloudy weather in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh seem to have a major impact on futures trading in agriculture commodities on Monday.Chana futures hit the upper circuit and closed with a gain of 4.34 per cent ... More

RUBBER
Spot rubber prices gain
Kottayam, Feb. 4 Physical rubber made all-round gains on Monday. Covering groups remained comparatively active in the main marketing centres following a positive closing in global indices. But according to sources the transactions were in a ... More

SUGAR
Current sugar season negative for firms: Fitch
Mumbai, Feb. 4 The current sugar season (October 2007-September 2008) will have a negative impact on companies, Rating agency Fitch has said. Despite sugar prices gaining ground, uncertainty surrounding the issue of cane pricing and the ... More

TEA
Russia still hesitant to buy teas at Coonoor sales
Coonoor, Feb. 4 Russia continued to show hesitation to buy bulk teas for the second consecutive week here because of the new restrictions, despite the easing of the blanket ban in the import of Indian teas.“The ban has been ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
Solvent extractors oppose move to hike VAT rate
‘Declare oil palm a plantation crop’ More

CASHEW
Cashew body eyes profits after four decades
Kollam, Feb. 4 The Kerala State-owned Cashew Development Corporation (KSCDC) at Kollam, which has been in the red ever since its inception some four decades ago, seems to be on the path of recovery through effective cost control measures and ... More

COMMODITY MARKETS
Supply disruption fears stoke coal prices to record
Unusual combination of events triggers panic in user industries More

HUMAN RESOURCES
Women workers leave cashew industry broken
CHILDREN’S IMPROVED STATUS More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS
High premium for washed robustas draws buyers’ ire
Threat of replacement with arabicas looms as exports slip More

OUTLOOK
Rice prices seen volatile on tight supply
Rice market fundamentals continue to tighten; and therefore, there is unlikely to be any respite from firm prices anytime soon. World rice prices were about 17 per cent higher in 2007 compared with the previous year.Export prices that ... More

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