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Monday, November 02, 2009
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Business Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Monday, November 02, 2009 ePaper | Mobile/PDA Version | Audio | Blogs |
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CULTIVATION: Pusa-1121 prices crash on bumper crop Karnal (Haryana), Nov. 1 Basmati farmers are a distraught lot, with prices of the premium Pusa-1121 variety crashing by over Rs 500 a quintal in the last ... OUTLOOK: Will India cope with emerging food security challenges? Concerns over food security can be addressed by either augmenting domestic output through appropriate growth-oriented policies, or arranging for timely imports of foods in short supply and distributing them equitably.. Agriculture and allied ... TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: Gold futures to correct lower Comex gold futures ended lower due to an equity sell-off which triggered worries about a nascent recovery in the economic conditions. Gold prices posted their first weekly losses since the week of September 25, following four consecutive weeks ... COMMODITIES: Gold vulnerable to further profit taking in short term The flow of economic data continues to influence the commodities market. Positive data flows do impact markets positively and vice versa. Without doubt, in recent months, the flow of economic data, generally speaking, has been encouraging. ... AQUACULTURE: Time for private players to look at untapped market FOCUS FISHERIES. From 140.4 million tonnes in 2007, global production of fish products increased slightly in 2008 to an estimated 141.6 million tonnes (mt). For 2009, the prospects are less buoyant as low prices encourage a downsizing of the ... FOODS & FOOD PROCESSING: A State with potential in food processing FOCUS KERALA. Precipitation, sunshine, varying terrain/soil conditions and long coastline are major advantages that facilitate production of wide varieties of foodgrains and commercial crops in Kerala. Although, in volume terms, Kerala may not ... SPICES & CONDIMENTS: Pepper prices likely to increase The pepper market world over is showing signs of a tight supply situation, as the sellers were holding back, signalling a potential rise in prices in the ... SUGAR: Cane truths When the government is entangled with fluctuating cane production, discontent among growers, escalating sugar prices in the open market and rising import dependence, what does it do? It changes the way cane is priced. Opinion may be divided ... CLIMATE & WEATHER: Core of N-E monsoon rains biding time to enter mainland Thiruvananthapuram, Nov. 1 Most of the northeast monsoon rains are still falling largely over the open seas around the equator where elevated sea-surface temperatures and resultant convection have thrown up cloud masses across a large area ... TEA: Prices slip at Kochi tea auction The dust market of the Kochi Tea Auction remained dull and lackluster as there was virtually no export demand and very low domestic ... CASHEW: ‘Setting up of cashew board inevitable’ Creation of a commodity development board, aimed at boosting the overall performance of cashew in the country, appears to have been shelved after hectic activities at higher levels in the Union Ministries of Commerce, Agriculture, Finance ... SUGAR: Cane pricing: Farmers disappointed, mills happy Chennai, Nov. 1 The sugarcane price of Rs 1,298 a tonne linked to a sugar recovery of 9.5 per cent announced for 2009-10 season under the new system of fair and remunerative pricing has been welcomed by the sugar mills, while farmers feel ... BIO-TECH & GENETICS: Zero tolerance for GM foods in Europe Food is to European culture what free speech is to American culture. There may not always be a good scientific reason for concern, but to consider eating something that has resulted from some laboratory manoeuvring is felt by many Europeans as ... EVENTS: Poultry expo in Hyderabad A three-day exhibition and conference on poultry industry – Poultry India 2009 – will begin tomorrow here. The Union Minister for Food Processing Industries, Mr Subodh Kant Sahay, would inaugurate the meet at Hitex. The conference ... Columnists: • G Chandrashekhar • Sharad Joshi Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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