The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, December 18, 2008

AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES

SUGAR: Raw sugar imports: Balancing short, long term interests
Centre under pressure to ease existing regime. For a Government headed for general elections 3-4 months from now, the issue of whether or not to liberalise raw sugar imports presents a tough ...

FLORICULTURE: Widening use
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AQUACULTURE: Fish export from Kerala declines
There has been a decline in export of fish from Kerala following the global economic recession, according to the State Minister for Fisheries, Mr ...

COMMODITY MARKETS: ‘Risk management not fully geared up’
Commodity risk management operations are not fully geared to protect margins and lacks focused and structured hedging program within companies, according to a survey “Commodity price risk management survey 2008” conducted by Ernst ...

AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS: Nabard sanctions Rs 3,622 cr for infrastructure projects
Mumbai, Dec. 17 The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has sanctioned Rs 3,622 crore from its Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) to 22 State governments for implementing infrastructure projects in rural ...

CLIMATE & WEATHER: Rains relent over Tamil Nadu as dry air filters in
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec. 17 The heavy to very heavy rainfall over coastal Tamil Nadu relented on Wednesday due to incursion of dry and colder northeasterlies caressing the north Bay of ...

SUGAR: Hopes on ‘Suru’ crop sown during Jan-Feb
With plantings of the main ‘pre-seasonal’ cane turning out to be well below par, sugar mills in Maharashtra are now placing their hopes on the ‘suru’ crop that is sown ...

RUBBER: Active covering groups prop up spot rubber
Kottayam, Dec. 17 The physical rubber prices showed a better trend on Wednesday. Sheet rubber moved up to Rs 63.50 from Rs 62.50 a kg as covering groups remained active on the grade following better closing in the domestic and ...

RUBBER: Rs 8.8 cr aid for Rubber Producers’ Society
Kottayam, Dec. 17 Rubber Board has announced a scheme for financial assistance to Rubber Producers’ Society (RPS) during the 11th Plan period to setup eco-friendly Group Processing Centres (GPC) with a view to improving the quality of ...

TEA: Lower volume on offer again at Coonoor tea auctions
Coonoor, Dec. 17 The auctions of Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA) for 2008 are coming to an end with Sale No: 51 to be held on Thursday and Friday.For the fifth consecutive week, offer follows a declining trend with brokers’ ...

EVENTS: Agriculture meet in Mumbai
Mumbai, Dec. 17 A day-long seminar on ‘Achieving self-sufficiency in agricultural production and nutrition’ has been organised by the Indian Merchants Chamber (IMC) here on ...

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