The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, January 01, 2005

Kannur, Thrissur receive excess rainfall
KANNUR and Thrissur districts received excess rainfall during the period between October 1 and December 29 this year, says the latest Agromet advisory bulletin issued by the Meteorological Centre, Thiruvananthapuram. In the same period, ... More

AQUACULTURE

`Tsunami impact on marine sector brief'
THE impact of the tsunami on the seafood industry has not been very significant and will be of a temporary nature, Mr G. Mohan Kumar, Chairman of the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), has said. While the industry as a whole ... More

Seafood is safe: CIFT
FOLLOWING reports that it is unsafe to eat seafood after the tsunami struck the Indian coastline, the Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT) has come out with a categorical statement that "the fish is as safe as it used to be and we can ... More

COMMODITIES

Inflation falls on cheaper manufactured goods
INFLATION fell by 0.23 per cent to a 23-week low of 6.5 per cent for the fourth consecutive week ended December 18, mainly due to cheaper food items, edibles oils and manufactured products. The point-to-point wholesale price index (WPI) ... More

RUBBER

Rubber records sharp gains
THE last trading day of the year witnessed a smart upswing in physical rubber prices as the rumour about delay in imports dominated the sentiments. Moderate buying from covering groups and purchase agents pushed up sheet rubber prices, while ... More

SUGAR

Sugar prices soar
SUGAR prices touched a fresh high on the Vashi wholesale market on Friday due to continued buying from retailers and upcountry dealers. Sugar small grade (S-30) was up Rs 41 at Rs 1,879/1,923 per quintal over previous day. Medium grade (M-30) ... More

TEA

Tea exports from South rise on more Iraq buying
OPENING up of markets in Iraq and some other countries has pushed up exports of South Indian tea during January - October 2004, when exports from the North declined. Exports to Iraq during January - October 2004 have gone up ... More

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