The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, August 13, 2005

Kharif sowing still trails; water level doubles
THE water storage level in the reservoirs across the country continues to rise. The level in the 76 major reservoirs has more than doubled compared with that of last year. According to the Central Water Commission, the storage level in the ... More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES

AP: Onion prices keep soaring despite Govt intervention
EVEN as the Andhra Pradesh Government intervenes to arrest the spiralling prices of onion in the State, short supply continues to push the prices upwards. Officials said onion arrivals from Maharashtra have been delayed following a long dry ... More

`Farmers get 28 pc of what people pay for fruits & vegetables'
WE all know that farmers get a fairly small share of what the end-consumer pays for their produce. But data now available shows that a farmer actually gets less than 30 per cent of what people pay. Data shared by the Agricultural Marketing ... More

Deluged landscape
A flooded mango orchard near the National Highway-9 at Mulapadu in Krishna district.

RUBBER

Spot rubber prices steady
DISCOUNTING the sharp decline in international futures, the domestic spot rubber closed almost steady on Friday. The market was rather inactive in the absence of quantity sellers and buyers and RSS 4 closed unchanged at Rs 61.50 a kg as on ... More

TEA

Productivity rises at Kanan Devan plantation
"Employees' commitment to work and the estates has increased." More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL

Palm oil is not a saturated fat, say scientists
HEALTH and nutrition issues relating to vegetable oils in general and palm oil in particular have assumed importance in recent years. In many of the developed economies where obesity is a serious health issue, consumption of fats has engaged the ... More

Groundnut oil gains on buying
GROUNDNUT oil and RBD palmolein prices moved up on the edible oils market on Friday on continued buying enquiries and reduced inflows. Soya oil imported ruled steady on poor buying. Castor oil prices weakened further on continued offerings. ... More