The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, January 13, 2005

Gujarat State Petro postpones online gas trading
GUJARAT State Petroleum Corporation Ltd (GSPC) has postponed online trading of natural gas on the multi-commodities exchanges. The company was to commence online gas trading in December 2004. The petroleum corporation, which was in talks ... More

AQUACULTURE

Plea to classify mussel as marine product
Currently, mussels are classified as live bivalves by the European Union, making its export virtually impossible. More

RUBBER

Drastic fall in rubber prices unlikely
AFTER showing upward trends last month, natural rubber prices have begun to decline, albeit marginally, but industry experts say there is no room for a drastic fall. Since the beginning of January, the RSS (ribbed smoked sheet) four grade has ... More

Rubber prices steady
WEAK international markets and the absence of buying interest took the steam out of the trading floors though the rubber rates were quoted almost steady on Wednesday. RSS 5 shed 25 paise on increased offerings. In futures, January ... More

TEA

Tea production up in Kenya, Lanka
INDIA's loss became Kenya's gain with that country not only stepping up its global tea shipments but squeezing itself into the Indian market in the wake of a 36 million kg (mkg) production loss. Information from various producing countries ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL

Sesame exporters bag 3,731-t order from South Korea
SESAME exporters have bagged 52 per cent or 3,731 tonnes of the total export orders of 6,731 tonnes from South Korea, beginning this year. The order was awarded to four merchant exporters across the country. Of this, Awadh Exports and ... More

TRENDS