The Hindu Business Line : Monday, February 20, 2006

Consensus on irrigation projects needed: AP CM
THE Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, has called for a broad political consensus on irrigation issues. This would facilitate accelerated completion and benefits reaching the needy, he said. Claiming that budgetary ... More

TAXATION

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TEA

Coonoor tea prices surge
THERE was an unprecedented increase in the prices at the auctions of the Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA) here with many producers realising, for their select grades, as much as Rs 12-18 a kg more than the previous week. On an average, prices ... More

Prices firm up at Kochi tea auction
IN the wake of production shortfall reported from Kenya and active interest by exporters, tea prices firmed up across all segments at the Kochi tea auction. There was 10,15,000 kg dust tea on offer at the auction. High priced CTC varieties ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

Bullish trend in NY cotton futures
NEW York cotton futures rose higher on Friday on speculative and trade buying reaching a four-month high ahead of a holiday weekend. NYBOT markets will be closed Monday for Presidents Day. The US Agriculture Department forecast on Friday that ... More

POULTRY

Sales of eggs, chicken drop on bird flu reports — Maharashtra to cull nine lakh birds
A DROP in sales of eggs and chicken was reported in various parts of the country today following reports confirming avian influenza in poultry birds in Nandurbar in North Maharashtra. But broiler and layer-egg producers said it would take a few ... More

Experts, industry cry fowl over Govt flip-flop
AFTER a few hours of brisk business on Sunday morning, Abdul sits close to an iron cage crammed with chicken in a licensed market in South Mumbai. His hands and clothes still stained with signs of the morning sale, Abdul does not believe that ... More

`Tamiflu being stockpiled'
"About 50,000 doses of Tamiflu (the drug to treat bird flu) have already been stockpiled and another 20,000 doses will be delivered next week. By the end of March, we hope to get another 30,000 doses," said Mr Vineet Chawdhry, Joint Secretary, ... More

9 lakh chickens to be killed in Maharashtra
About 7,000 capsules of the drug, supplied by Roche, have been rushed to the affected region and stockpiled in case of the disease affects humans. More

Pharma cos buck up; busy lining up drugs
ROCHE'S bird-flu drug Tamiflu (oseltamivir) has landed at the Centre's doorstep. Cipla will have its version of oseltamivir in the market next week. And Ranbaxy has put on fast-track its efforts to get its version of the drug on the table. ... More

`No immediate cause for concern in South'
THE poultry industry in the South has said that there is no immediate cause for concern on reports of bird flu attack in Maharashtra. However, traders fear that the industry could be hit because of the panic reaction in the markets as people ... More

Poultry - a growing sector
FOR an industry that is said to be 5,000 years old, it is in the last few decades that the poultry sector has begun to witness tremendous growth. In fact, very few sectors in the country can rival it in terms of growth. For the last couple of ... More

Andhra Pradesh initiates several preventive steps
IN the wake of reports of bird flu in neighbouring Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, the largest poultry producing State has gone into top gear and initiated steps to check its spread. With a turnover of around Rs 3,000 crore, more than 5.5 crore ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS

Pepper prices rule steady
THE pepper prices were steady with marginal fluctuations last week. Arrivals continued to remain thin from the growing areas. The processors are said to be buying from the primary market and selling directly to the investors. As a result, the ... More

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