The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, July 08, 2006

WHEAT
Govt confirms resumption of wheat imports from Australia
The Union Government on Friday confirmed that wheat imports from Australia have resumed following resolution of a dispute over presence of ergot (a fungal pathogen) in shipments. The State Trading Corporation of India had, in its February 20 ... More

CULTIVATION
Slackness continues in kharif rice, oilseed coverage
Sugarcane, cotton, pulses coverage up More

COMMODITIES
COMMODITY COMMENTARY
Address issues, don't play the blame game
Case sought to be made against dilution of Essential Commodities Act More

RUBBER
Rubber journal board member
Dr K.R. Vijayakumar, Director (Training), Rubber Board, has been selected to the international publication Journal of Rubber Research published by the Malaysian Rubber Board for five years. Dr Vijayakumar is the second ... More

Spot rubber prices decline
Domestic spot rubber prices declined on Friday. There were no quantity buyers on any grade to absorb the selling from certain dealers and growers. Sheet rubber moved down to Rs 104.50 and Rs 104.25 a kg from Rs 105.50 and Rs 105 a kg, ... More

AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
Nabard staff on warpath nationwide
Entire officers and workmen staff of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) are on the warpath demanding settlement of wage revision. The settlement is due from November 2002, Mr Jose T. Abraham and Mr ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
RBD palmolein remains firm
Refined soya oil and sunflower oil prices moved up on the local edible oils market on Friday on buying enquiries amid firm overseas market. Groundnut oil remained steady, while RBD palmolein remained firm on some buying. Castor seed August ... More

COCONUT & COPRA
SAFTA impact
PRICE FALL ANTICIPATED: A worker plucking coconut from a tree in a farm near Thrissur, Kerala. Price of coconuts is likely to fall further as a result of the newly signed South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) where import duty on coconut has ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Pepper futures market declines
Pepper futures market on Friday opened firm and traded higher and declined at close for want of buying interest. Another factor that contributed to the decline is that Indonesia started offering August below our parity of 1,850 a tonne (C&F) at . More

GENERAL INSURANCE
Govt reluctant to clear AICIL expansion move
Corporation had sought permission to extend reach of farm risk cover product More

WTO
Pro-farmer or pro-consumer: Govt would like to be both, but can it?
It is difficult to fathom whether the Government is pro-farmer or pro-consumer. Over the past week, the Union Commerce Minister, Mr Kamal Nath, batting for farmers in India, pulled out of the talks at the World Trade Organisation in Geneva, ... More

Call to delink farm, farm products from WTO ambit
NGO body seeks establishment of a new institutional mechanism More

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Forex reserves increase by $952 m

Govt reluctant to clear AICIL expansion move

Govt confirms resumption of wheat imports from Australia

Address issues, don't play the blame game

Profit booking leaves a weak note

Looking back
Jun. 25-Jul. 1
Aluminium majors see uptrend for 3-4 years

Breakthrough in energy, water-saving technologies in rice, wheat

Centre should come clean on sugar situation

Centre opts for duty-free sugar imports

Wheat import duty pegged at 5 per cent

Need to examine demands for edible oil supply thru' PDS

Surge in wheat imports unlikely despite duty cut

Metals rise as Fed signals end to interest rate hike

Palm oil tariff values hiked