The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, February 09, 2006

Weather promises to help raise wheat output
As on January 30, wheat coverage increased to 265.08 lh against 261.47 lh during the corresponding period a year ago. More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES

Bountiful potato
Potato harvesting in progress in Udhagamandalam, Tamil Nadu. A capital-intensive crop, the current market requirement revolves around availability of quality potatoes for exports. The country's potato processing is expected to increase to ... More

RUBBER

Rubber falls on global impact
ANOTHER sharp fall in global rubber futures hammered the domestic prices on Wednesday. Selling from dealers and speculators kept all major grades under pressure while the covering groups and purchase agents preferred to maintain a low profile in ... More

SUGAR

Kothari Sugars leases co-op mill
CHENNAI: Kothari Sugars & Chemicals Ltd has leased a cooperative mill in Karnataka to expand the sugar crushing capacity in its fold. According to press release from the company, it has taken on lease the sugar mill of Pandavapura SSK ... More

TEA

Speciality Nilgiris tea fetches Rs 850/kg
KOCHI: Eight chests of SFTGFOP constituting 320 kg of speciality tea manufactured by Havukal Tea Estate in Nilgiris was contracted on Wednesday through private treaty at Rs 850 a kg. This invoice was purchased by Sutirth Exports and sold ... More

Tea earnings at Coonoor auction down in January
TEA producers who sold their teas through the auctions conducted by the Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA) have earned Rs 7 crore less in January compared to January 2005. In the four sales of January, the average price realised was Rs 43.75 ... More

Tea stocks see revival of interest
THE tea sector, shunned by the stock market for long, seems to be finally brewing a hot cup, thanks to scrips that are rapidly gathering steam. While leading counters such as Tata Tea, Jayshree Tea, Williamson Tea Assam and McLeod Russel have ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL

Oilmeal exports increase 36 pc
THE country's oilmeal exports increased 36 per cent to 29,50,850 tonnes during the first 10 months (April 2005-January 2006) of the current fiscal compared with 21,67,653 tonnes in the year-ago period. Oilmeal exports in January stood at ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS

World pepper demand-supply disparity widens
While consumption is growing at 3.46% a year, production continues to rise at double this rate. More

CO-OPERATIVES

AP dairy co-ops plan national fight against State Govt takeover move
BUOYED by the stay order issued by the Andhra Pradesh High Court on the implementation of a State Government Ordinance for takeover of managements of seven co-operative dairies on Wednesday, the AP Diary Co-operatives Forum (APDCF) now plans to ... More

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