The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, March 06, 2008

AQUACULTURE
US to review shrimp anti-dumping duty
The US Department of Commerce has announced the preliminary determination of the second anti-dumping duty review against certain frozen freshwater shrimp from India along with four other countries such as Thailand, Brazil, Vietnam and Ecuador. ... More

BUDGET
PM defends farm loan waiver
‘Picking up unpaid distress bills NDA had left behind’ More

FLORICULTURE
Flower show begins
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INFRASTRUCTURE
YES Bank in pact with Dutch research centre
To develop agro-logistics, food parks More

RUBBER
Spot rubber turns bullish
Kottayam, March 5 The domestic rubber prices turned extremely bullish on Wednesday. According to sources, the market reacted to domestic supply concerns as covering groups took charge to take advantage of the situation. There has been no fresh ... More

TEA
N. Indian teas seen fetching higher prices
Absence of carryover stock, shortfall in Kenyan crop More

41-week low offer at Coonoor tea auction
Coonoor, March 5 Catalogues of the various brokers show that the volume coming up for Sale No: 10 of the auctions of the Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA) to be held here on Thursday and Friday is the lowest of the last 41 weeks. ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
Solvent extractors seek development package
The Solvent Extractors Association of India (SEAI) has urged the Centre to consider a package for the overall development of the oilseeds sector. This has been sought so it that would encourage production and productivity to meet the ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Slow buying pulls down pepper futures
Kochi, March 5 Pepper futures market declined marginally on Wednesday on slow buying activities.Processors said to have sold to investors around 300 tonne of black pepper and delivered at selected warehouses. Investors are seem to be ... More

GENERAL INSURANCE
Arecanut growers seek crop cover
Team for New Delhi to press demand More

COMMODITY MARKETS
Commodity transaction tax: Bourses officials meet Pawar
Mumbai, March 5 After protesting against the commodity transaction tax (CTT)proposed in the Budget with market regulator Forward Markets Commission, the three national commodity exchanges on Wednesday—MCX, NCDEX and NMCE—made a ... More

Cocoa prices rule steady
The cocoa market is passing through an inactive phase with prices maintaining a steady trend. The arrivals are reported to be very meagre especially during the current off-season. Fresh arrivals would commence only in May-June during the ... More

EXPORTS & IMPORTS
Pawar for more SAARC ties in farm sector
New Delhi, March 5 The Agriculture Minister, Mr Sharad Pawar, on Wednesday called for increasing co-operation in the agriculture sector, among the SAARC countries.He also expressed the need to strengthen the South Asian Free Trade Area ... More

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