The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, October 21, 2003

India to import 50,000 t of rice from Myanmar
EVEN as the country is in the midst of harvesting a bumper kharif crop, the Government has decided to import 50,000 tonnes of rice from Myanmar. The move, which comes in the wake of the recent `ASEAN+India' summit attended by the Prime ... More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES

In demand
Consumers buying bold gooseberry from Uttar Pradesh in the Kochi market. Short supply from local growing areas has resulted in demand from sources outside the State. Gooseberry is ruling at Rs 30 a kg. ... More

RUBBER

Rubber market turns bullish
THE physical rubber market was bullish on Monday. RSS 4 closed at Rs 52.50 as against Rs 51.50 on Saturday. The covering group failed to procure enough raw material even after offering better quotations. The transactions were low as the ... More

TEA

Small tea growers' associations to form federation
SMALL tea growers associations across the country are coming together to form a `federation' to create a common platform to represent their issues. Mr M. Bhojarajan, President, Nilgiris Small Growers Association, said that despite repeated ... More

Mixed trend at Kochi tea auction
A MIXED trend persisted for almost all varieties of tea at the Kochi tea auction. Though the dust sale witnessed a good general demand, it was comparatively low for leaf varieties. Of the quantity of 9,75,000 kg on offer in the dust category, ... More

COTTON

Cotton prices seen ruling firm till Nov
READY cotton prices are expected to rule firm till early-November, thanks to domestic demand as well as fairly good export enquiries from Europe and Far-Eastern countries. "Cotton prices are in the range of Rs 22,600-22,800 per quintal, for ... More

COFFEE

illycafe plans to blend more Indian arabicas in Espresso
IT'S early days for specialty coffees in India and companies like the $200-million illycaffe S.p.A. see good growth opportunity through blends like Espresso, said the company's CEO, Mr Andrea illy, in Bangalore. Speaking to Business Line ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS

Rise in vanilla prices continues
The weekly bidding process in Sirsi has hastened buying activity in coastal and interior Karnataka. More

Cardamom falls on heavy arrivals
DOWNWARD trend continued in cardamom market on heavy arrivals, despite good buying activities in the auction centres in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. As the prices remained low, exporters and upcountry buyers were active. Last month, an estimated ... More

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