The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, July 13, 2006

SEEDS
Accreditation for Monsanto India's seed testing lab
Monsanto India Ltd's Seed Testing Laboratory in Bellary, Karnataka has been awarded an accreditation certificate from the International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) for high standards in seed purity. According to a press release, this ... More

STORAGE
Blue Star upbeat on cold chain business
Enters into partnership with Danfoss More

RUBBER
Spot rubber gains further
Spot rubber prices firmed up again on Wednesday. Fears of short supply due to heavy rains all over the plantations kept covering groups moderately active through out the session. Enquiries from non-tyre sector were reported from the marketing ... More

TEA
Low volume on offer at Coonoor tea auctions
For the third consecutive week, the volume on offer for sale at the Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA) auctions will be lower this week. The volume on offer has fallen to 10.69 kgs. This is the lowest volume in the last 10 weeks. The previous ... More

GOLD & SILVER
Precious metals rise on buying
Precious metals prices shot up on the bullion market on Wednesday on strong overseas market amid steady local buying. Standard gold prices were up Rs 250 to Rs 9,690 for 10 gm from previous close of Rs 9,440. Pure gold (99.99 ... More

AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
TNAU, Mexico's Monterrey Tech sign MoU
Exchange expertise in energy, environment management More

Nabard staff observe protest day
Officers and employees of the Kerala region of Nabard kept away from the Nabard foundation day celebrations to highlight various demands. While the delay in implementation of wage revision was one of the major reasons, the ... More

COIR
Purchase scheme for coir sector
The Kerala Government has drawn up a "district purchase" scheme to help small-scale coir and coir products manufacturers who are burdened with unsold stocks. This followed discussions the Minister in charge of coir development department, Mr G. ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
Buying support props up edible oils
All major edible oils prices increased on the local edible oil market on Wednesday on continued buying supported by reduced supply. Groundnut oil raw was up Rs 5 at Rs 510 per 10 kg. Soya oil refined was up Rs 3 at Rs 403 per 10 kg. Soya oil ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Pepper futures continue to rise
Pepper futures market continued to move up on tight supply and good buying interest. July contract was up by Rs 75 a quintal on NCDEX to Rs 7,715 on Tuesday. However, on NMCE it declined by Rs 30 to Rs 7,622. All the other positions on NCDEX ... More

Cardamom output seen 30 pc lower
Season's auction begins at Kumily More

AGRICULTURAL POLICY
AP to seek Central package for ryots
CM to woo investors during Delhi visit More

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
Govt clarifies on farm sector FDI
100% allowed in certain activities More

INTERVIEW
`Steel capacity to rise in 2 years'
Mr Richard Herselman, Consultant at Steel Business Briefing expects steel capacity to increase in the next two years. He believes that steel prices will decline on account of capacity addition. Excerpts of CNBC-TV18's exclusive interview with ... More

EVENTS
Experts moot 4 steps to boost bioenergy benefits
Call for careful management; environmental gains in question More