Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Saturday, May 14, 2005
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Saturday, May 14, 2005 |
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AGRI-BIZ & COMMODITIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT 
Nurture at labA technician at work in a tissue culture lab at Nattika. Tissue culture is still in its infancy in Kerala because of the need for huge initial investment, shortage of skilled hands and poor marketing potential. Currently, activities in this ... More CLIMATE & WEATHER MET SIGNS Lull in wet weather A LULL in rain activity in Kerala carried over from mid-week last week (ending May 7) has continued to largely hold, the trough of low pressure over the Andaman and Nicobar islands notwithstanding. The seasonal (March 1-May 11) `excess' summer ... More RUBBER Sustained buying keeps rubber firm FOLLOWING sustained buying from covering groups and purchase agents, spot rubber firmed up further on Friday. Enquiries from the non-tyre sector and the northern markets supported the trend and the market opened strong reflecting the widening ... More SUGAR ISMA seeks long-term demand for ethanol supply — Suggests changes to Petroleum Ministry in MoU on pricing AN assurance of long-term demand for ethanol from the buyers in lieu of long-term supply commitment from sugar manufacturers and ironing out pricing method of ethanol appear to be the bone of contention between the Indian Sugar Mills Association ... More TAXATION Hill produce traders in Kerala seek changes in VAT THE Cochin Hill Produce Merchants Association (CHPMA) has appealed to the Chief Minister, Mr Oommen Chandy, to initiate steps to modify the recently introduced value-added tax system. In a memorandum to the Chief Minister, the association has ... More METALS Copper collapses despite tight supplies AFTER showing strong resilience for some time to the deteriorating global macro-economic sentiment, copper finally succumbed. It could no more hold on as prices fell below the psychological $3,100-a-tonne mark on Thursday driven by the strength ... More OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL US soyabean output may dip SOYABEAN production in the US in 2005-06 is set to decline from the record level (85.5 million tonnes) of the current year, as widely expected. Together with lower carryover stocks, this can potentially have an impact on global oilseeds and ... More SPICES & CONDIMENTS 
Cardamom prices rule steadyHarvesting is over but arrivals continue, most of them from old stock. More EXPORTS & IMPORTS Pak chana coming soon to your kitchen PAKISTANI chickpeas will make their way into India for the first time since the opening up of bi-lateral trade between the two countries. Indian traders have contracted to import 15,000 tonnes of chickpea or desi chana from Pakistan. "The ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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Looking back May. 1-May. 7 Pepper prices continue to slide on selling pressure Further upside seen in commodity markets Molasses duty cut to Rs 750/t Service tax exemption for farm income insurance premium CWC targets farmers for value-added services Drop in shipments to US affects pepper exports; down to below 15,000 t Edible oil imports surge in April Speculative sales pull down sugar futures — Spot trading comes to standstill |
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