The Hindu Business Line : Friday, April 07, 2006

Aries Agro plans to double turnover
Aries Agro-vet Industries Ltd, a leading manufacturer of speciality and micronutrient fertilisers, plans to expand operations and double its turnover (currently Rs 60 crore) during the current financial year. At a press meet here on Thursday, ... More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES

It's here
FIRST CONSIGNMENT: Mangoes have begun to arrive in the market despite fears of late arrival this season. First to reach the market has been the juicy "China rasalu" variety from Vijayawada. The variety is sold in retail for about Rs 50 a dozen. ... More

Mango pulp units in TN, AP likely to be hit by delayed season
Production to be less than half of last year's More

APEDA project to boost mango exports
The Andhra Pradesh Export Development Authority (APEDA) will soon launch an Integrated Infrastructure Development Project (IIDP) to boost mango exports, the Union Minister of State for Commerce, Mr Jairam Ramesh, said on Thursday.Addressing a ... More

RUBBER

Spot rubber prices steady
Domestic spot rubber prices closed almost steady on Thursday. The undercurrent was firm as sheet rubber improved to Rs 83.75 and Rs 84a kg respectively at Kottayam and Kochi from Rs 83.50 and Rs 83.75 on fresh buying and short covering. Some ... More

TEA

Drink in the beauty
At the Tea Sanctuary, a plantation tourism project in Munnar. More

In the high ranges
The first woman president of a business chamber in Bengal, Nayantara Palchoudhuri brims with the confidence she derives from running her family tea business. More

Upsurge in tea exports to Pak
Shipments may top 12 mkg More

GOLD & SILVER

Sharp gain in precious metals
Precious metals jumped up sharply on the local bullion market on Thursday on limited local buying supported by firm overseas markets. Silver (.999 fineness) was up Rs 385 at Rs 17,870 per kg over previous close. Pure gold prices were up Rs 155 ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL

No stoppage of crude palm oil to India, says Indonesia
Indonesia has no intention of stopping crude palm oil (CPO) export to India. This has been officially stated by a senior government official in Jakarta in a letter to the Solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEA). Earlier, based on a press ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS

`Return tax paid by arecanut co-ops as grant'
The former President of the Central Arecanut and Cocoa Marketing and Processing Co-operative (Campco) Ltd, Mr V. Subraya Bhat, said here on Thursday that the Government should repay a part of the tax paid by the arecanut co-operatives as grant to ... More

WTO

Up and about
GIVING VOICE TO PROTEST: Farmers along with the singer Lucky Ali demonstrating against the visit of the Director-General of WTO, Mr Pascal Lamy, outside the venue where Mr Lamy was attending a seminar on `WTO and the Doha Round: The Way Forward', ... More

EVENTS

Soya meet to discuss opportunities
At the international conference on soya foods to discuss challenges and opportunities, a special interactive session has been scheduled with Mr Subodh Kant Sahai, Union Minister of State for Food Processing Industries, organisers said. The ... More

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