The Hindu Business Line : Friday, March 28, 2008

CLIMATE & WEATHER
Bay trough persists as a part drifts away
An India Meteorological Department (IMD) update on Thursday stated that the trough of ‘low’ over southeast and adjoining southwest Bay of Bengal persisted, but satellite pictures showed a part of associated cloudiness having ... More

INSIGHT
Loan waiver and agricultural investment
Public investments in agriculture are declining, and the annual increment to gross capital formation is now lower than in the early 1980s. This trend is the same across all States in India, not just the poorer ones. Unfortunately, the agricultural lo an waiver can hardly be used to create these investments. More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES
Profit with pistachios
California grows and loves it pistachios in abundance. The focus now is to expand the presence of this ’heart healthy’ nut across world markets. More

PLANTATIONS
TN move on minimum wages ‘will hit Nilgiris plantation sector’
Coonoor, March 27 Aggrieved by the Tamil Nadu Government’s notification of minimum wages of Rs 101.52 per day payable to plantation workers, the plantation industry in the Nilgiris has announced its decision to make appropriate ... More

RUBBER
Spot rubber prices recover
Kottayam, March 27 The domestic rubber prices turned better on Thursday. The subsided summer rains and bullish global indices inspired the covering groups to offer better quotes while the selling from dealers and growers dried up on ... More

TEA
Dust teas ease at Kochi sale
Kochi, March 27 Prices of dust teas generally eased at the Kochi tea auction, while leaf tea auction witnessed mixed trends. The presence of exporters and inter-state buyers generated good general demand. The price of CTC dust varieties ... More

Tata Tea to increase prices soon
Kolkata, March 27 Tata Tea Ltd (TTL) will shortly increase the prices across all its seven brands. “This will be in line with the move being contemplated by the tea industry in general,” Ms Sangeeta Talwar, Executive Director ... More

JUTE
Jute crop size pegged lower at 97 lakh bales
Imports from Bangladesh pull down raw jute prices More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
‘Increase output of domestic edible oil’
Mumbai, March 27 The New Delhi-based Central Organisation for Oilseeds and Oils Trade and Industry has expressed disappointment at the recently announced sharp cut in customs duty on edible oils. The trade body believes current edible ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Pepper futures drop on lack of buying
Kochi, March 27 Bear operators on Thursday pulled down the pepper futures market despite not much selling pressure fundamentally. They pulled down the prices on reports of fall in Vietnam prices. Because of the financial year ending, ... More

AGRICULTURAL POLICY
Creation of farmers’ debt relief fund cleared
New Delhi, March 27 The Union Cabinet on Thursday gave its nod for creation of a Farmers’ Debt Relief Fund with an initial corpus of Rs 10,000 crore. This amount would be transferred from the Consolidated Fund of India to Public ... More

INTERVIEW
Centre cautious on food security front
Sees no comfort factor in price More

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