The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, September 25, 2008

AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES

NATURAL CALAMITIES: 20 lh kharif crop area lost to floods, says Centre
‘Rains may help preserve soil moisture for better rabi sowing’. New Delhi, Sept. 24 The Union Agriculture Ministry has officially admitted that the country has lost about 20 lakh hectares (lh) of kharif crop area on account of recent ...

SPICES & CONDIMENTS: Aug spices exports hit snag
Increase in volume and value in first 5 months of fiscal. Kochi, Sept 24 Spices exports from the country have moved up in volume and value during first five months of the current fiscal. During April-August period, spices exports was up by 12 ...

DAIRY & DAIRY PRODUCTS: Consumers, producers lose in Delhi milk market
New Delhi, Sept. 24 It is the country’s largest organised liquid milk market valued at over Rs 3,000 crore annually. And given that it is surrounded by India’s top three milk producing States — Uttar Pradesh (UP), Rajasthan ...

WATER: AP Cabinet approves Pranahita water supply project
Phase I to cater to Greater Hyderabad. Hyderabad, Sept. 24 Water supply to the Hyderabad Urban Agglomeration (HAU) is expected to get a boost with the State Cabinet approving a massive Pranahita project with the Godavari as ...

SPICES & CONDIMENTS: Green bold cardamom capsules fetch Rs 1,000/kg
Kochi, Sept 24 Cardamom prices ruled steady at higher levels during the week at auctions held in Kerala and Tamil Nadu on good ...

CLIMATE & WEATHER: Storm threat for Bay, Arabian Sea in early Oct
Thiruvananthapuram, Sept 24 More indications of intense to severe thunderstorms exiting equatorial Africa to wind their way into the Indian Ocean during the course of the week, and increasingly so during the next, are becoming ...

COTTON: Cotton acreage in Gujarat hit by villi bug
Ahmedabad, Sept 24 The total cotton sowing area in Gujarat this year has taken a beating due to the attack of the villi bug in many parts, say industry sources. Though the industry and traders are unanimous that production of cotton will ...

SPICES & CONDIMENTS: Chilli futures touch lower circuit
Mumbai, Sept 24 Lack on substantial export enquiries pulled down chilli futures in NCDEX by 2.36 per cent to Rs 5,248 a quintal. Jeera fell nearly 2 per cent to Rs 10,557 a quintal on low demand coupled with stockists unwinding their inventory ...

SPICES & CONDIMENTS: Kochi port strike pushes down pepper futures
Kochi, Sept 24 Pepper futures market on Wednesday dropped mainly on the flash strike at the ...

RUBBER: Spot rubber drops further
The domestic rubber prices declined further on Wednesday. According to sources, there were improved selling from dealers and growers as weather turned more favourable for tapping and ...

TEA: 25-week low offer at Coonoor tea auction
Coonoor, Sept. 24 A volume of 10.57 lakh kgs has been catalogued for Sale No: 39 of the auctions of Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA) to be held on Thursday and Friday. This is the lowest volume in the past 25 weeks except for last week ...

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