The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, October 22, 2008

AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES

SPICES & CONDIMENTS: Credit squeeze unlikely to hit spices export
10% growth in H1 shipments despite setback in Sept. Kochi, Oct 21 Exports of spices from the country are unlikely to be affected by the current financial turmoil world over, as these items are essential ...

SPICES & CONDIMENTS: Cardamom prices recover as arrivals decline
Dealers not holding inventory; exporters turn active. Kochi, Oct. 21 Cardamom prices, which fell sharply at auctions held in Kerala and Tamil Nadu mid last week, recovered marginally on Sunday on ...

CLIMATE & WEATHER: Monsoon vigour over Bay; Arabian Sea hosts cyclone
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct. 21 Southwest Arabian Sea is now hosting a ‘numbered’ cyclone 03B (away from India’s coast, not strong enough to be ‘named’) even as the north east monsoon gathered further steam over ...

GENERAL INSURANCE: Compensation for crop loss
The Tamil Nadu Government has plans to distribute Rs 267.62 crore to affected farmers as compensation for crop loss under the crop insurance scheme, according to the Agriculture Minister, Mr Veerapandi S.Arumugam. Addressing the farmers at ...

COMMODITY EXCHANGES: MCX signs pact with IPE
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX) and the Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE), Hyderabad, have signed a memorandum of understanding to spread awareness about commodities among the youth and increase their participation on the ...

POULTRY: Poultry prices rise on festive demand
Chennai, Oct. 21 The market for live chicken and layer eggs has started to recover due to the festive season demand in Tamil ...

SPICES & CONDIMENTS: Pepper futures up on tight supply
Kochi, Oct 21 Pepper futures showed an uptrend and all the contracts moved up on Tuesday on tight supply. The market was by and large slow as the exporters have adopted a wait and watch approach given the prevailing liquidity squeeze, ...

RUBBER: Spot rubber prices gain
Kottayam, Oct. 21 Spot rubber was extremely bullish on Tuesday. The market gained strength following rumours on a move against selling the stocks below Rs 100 a kg for sheet rubber and another positive closing in international indices ...

INSIGHT: Needed, an exit policy for agriculture
The title of this article may shock many readers. An exit policy for agriculture? Are not the farmers born farmers and do they not die as farmers? Farmers do exit agriculture. But that is only when they are forced to do so by drought or famine ...