The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, May 30, 2004

FLORICULTURE
NatSyn Flora to set up cut flower project in Sikkim
NATSYN Flora Ltd is setting up a cut flower project in Sikkim for exporting temperate orchids. The Chennai-based NatSyn Flora Ltd is promoted by the Indian promoters of Natural Synergies Ltd, an export unit for cultivating tropical orchids. ... More

TEA
Prices looking up at auctions, says Tea Board chief
EVEN while the tea sector continues to grumble about its grim prospects, the Tea Board Chairman, Mr N.K. Das, said prices had started to look up in the last few auctions. Briefing presspersons after kick-starting the Internet-based auction ... More

Tea auction goes online in Coimbatore
THE first electronic auction in the country went live on Saturday morning, with the Coimbatore auction centre taking the lead. The Union Additional Secretary for Commerce and Industry, Mr Abhijit Sengupta, inaugurated the electronic tea-trading ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
Palm oil may rise in correction
MALAYSIAN crude palm oil futures on MDEX ended higher on Friday in a remarkable pull back after almost hitting limit down about possible palm oil shipments defaults in China. News of Chinese defaults and washouts increased fears of a sharp ... More

FOODGRAINS
Wheat, coarse grains production recovers
Export availabilities in India will be less. More

INTERVIEW
`IPSTA's experience can't be matched by others'
THE India Pepper And Spice Trade Association(IPSTA) finally launched its online trading system on April 26 amidst strong objections from members. Being a regional exchange, it now has to compete with several major players. Mr Kishor Shamji, ... More

OUTLOOK
We want to make Indian farmers global players: Pawar
MR Sharad Pawar, Union Minister for Agriculture, said the new Government wants to ensure that Indian farmers become global players in areas where the country has surplus produce. ``Since we are in surplus in many areas, it is the responsibility ... More

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