The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, July 15, 2004

WHEAT
Pak flour mills offer to buy 1 lakh t wheat
There is scope to export at least 20 lakh tonnes of wheat to Pakistan flour mills annually. But this can be done only if the consignments are allowed by road through the Wagah border. More

CULTIVATION
Watershed project to be launched in Pudukottai dist
MADURAI: The restructured National Watershed Development Project For Rainfed Areas scheme is to be implemented in 5242 hectares in Pudukottai district. The scheme aims at an integrated approach to the development of rainfed areas ... More

FERTILISERS
Govt to review NDA's urea distribution policy: Paswan
THE new United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government headed by the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, would review the urea distribution policy of the previous National Democratic Alliance Government. This was stated by the Minister for ... More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES
Mango exports to UAE rising
EXPORT of Indian mangoes to the UAE has registered a 30 per cent jump in the last three years with improved storage and packaging methods and promotional campaigns resulting in positive growth figures, according to a senior official of the ... More

RUBBER
Rubber prices stay unchanged
PHYSICAL rubber prices were steady on Wednesday. The market sustained at the prevailing rates in the absence of sellers who expect the rains to continue while the buyers appeared waiting for the rates to cool down forecasting rather bright days ... More

GOLD & SILVER
Gold imports may fall on monsoon impact
WITH weather-related concerns beginning to take toll and international prices unrelenting, gold imports into the country are likely to take a beating in the coming months. The Government, understandably, wants to play down the severity of ... More

METALS
Exide chief concern over lead prices
THE Chairman of Exide, Mr S.B. Ganguly, today said that the rising lead and lead alloy prices are concerns for the company during the current financial year. Though, he indicated that the price rise since January this year of around 15 per ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
Record world oilseeds output forecast this year
IN what is seen as a generous projection for next year, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has forecast a record world oilseed output of 379.1 million tonnes (mt) for 2004-05, a remarkable 43.2 mt increase over 335.9 mt estimated for ... More