The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, September 03, 2008

AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL: Health aspects of rice bran oil gain focus
FMCGs look to it for nutrient labelling, undertake trial. New Delhi, Sept. 2 ITC Foods’ Bingo, Nestle’s instant noodles and Haldiram snack could soon become healthier. They are all believed to be undertaking trials with the ...

CLIMATE & WEATHER: Westerly system seen driving rains into north-west
Thiruvananthapuram, Sept 2 Monsoon has been active over interior Karnataka and south Maharashtra during the 24 hours ending Tuesday morning as an active rain belt over East India seemed to have moved south-southeast from flood-ravaged Bihar. ...

AGRICULTURAL POLICY: 50% hike likely in sugarcane SMP
CACP moots price stabilisation fund. Hyderabad, Sept. 2 The Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) has suggested that the Union Government set up a “Price Stabilisation Fund”, particularly for sugarcane, to insulate ...

RUBBER: Move to resume rubber futures disappoints traders
Chennai, Sept 2 The Forward Market Commission’s reported move to resume futures trading in rubber after its unilateral suspension has left the trade circles worried as they feel resumption without imposing any restriction to control ...

RUBBER: Spot rubber turns weak
Kottayam, Sept. 2 Physical rubber prices turned weak on Tuesday. RSS 4 moved down to Rs 140 from Rs 141 a kg on buyer resistance. The volumes continued to be low as there were no quantity sellers or buyers in the main marketing centres. ...

AQUACULTURE: Tatas’ tech support for fisheries institute in TN
Chennai, Sept. 2 The Tata group is to handle the implementation of the Fisheries Institute of Technology and Training to come up near ...

TEA: Coonoor tea volumes touch 4-week high
Coonoor, Sept. 2 For the third consecutive week, volume offered for sale at the auctions of Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA) has increased. For Sale No. 36 to be held on Thursday and Friday, a volume of 11.60 lakh kgs has been catalogued. ...

TEA: Good demand for orthodox leaf tea at Coimbatore sale
The total offerings of tea at the weekly auction held here on Friday amounted to 4.70 lakh kg with leaf grades accounting for 2 lakh kg and the balance 2.70 lakh kg of ...

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