The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, April 01, 2009

AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES

AQUACULTURE: Japan-Vietnam trade pact may dent India’s seafood exports
Agreement paves way for zero import duty on Hanoi products. Kochi, March 31 India’s marine product exports are likely to face pressure from Vietnam after the latter signed free-trade agreement with Japan, the largest importer of Indian ...

SPICES & CONDIMENTS: Poppy seed prices fall on excess supply
Increased crop availability in world market. Kochi, March 31 Prices of poppy seeds have plummeted in the domestic and international markets on excess supply and that in the Indian markets dropped to Rs 320 a kg from Rs 550 a kg with a potential ...

TEA: Weikfield’s tea unit gets IFS cert
DNV (Det Norske Veritas) has issued the first SINCERT accredited IFS certificate in India to the tea division of Pune-based Weikfield Foods Pvt Ltd. The International Food Standard (IFS) is a common food safety standard with a uniform ...

TEA: Fall in production puts tea stocks on the boil
Chennai/Mumbai, March 31 Expectation of a rise in tea prices due to lower production and strong demand on Tuesday helped tea counters gain on the ...

CLIMATE & WEATHER: Storm signal for Bay during April 2nd week
Thiruvananthapuram, March 31 North-East India continued to witness unsettled weather, including a second successive hailstorm and heavy spells of rain, even as a heat wave started building over central and east-central ...

SPICES & CONDIMENTS: Pepper futures decline on limited activities
Kochi, March 31 The pepper futures market on Tuesday declined marginally on limited activities on account of the financial ...

POULTRY: Bright scope
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HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES: Spring blooms
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RUBBER: Spot rubber declines further
Kottayam, March 31 Rubber prices fell further on Tuesday. The market made all-round declines on buyer resistance. Covering groups stayed back since the revised quotes from the tyre sector were much below the prevailing level at Rs 82.50 a kg ...

TEA: N. India tea prices rise on lower harvest
The market has opened with the arrivals of the new season North Indian teas at auction and, there being strong enquiry, the auction prices are up by approximately by Rs 20-25 a kg, according to the leading tea auctioneer, J. Thomas ...

SUGAR: Reprieve for sugar producers from duty cut
Fundamentals turn increasingly bullish for prices. Sugar stocks rallied on Tuesday, tracking a surge in sugar’s spot and futures price in the commodity markets, as a Cabinet decision on the proposal to do away with the import duty on white ...

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