The Hindu Business Line : Monday, September 18, 2006

TEA
Coonoor tea prices up on demand
Prices generally rose at the auctions of the Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA) here this week as the demand was more sharply felt on the low volume on offer. The volume of 9.83 lakh kg offered was 6 lakh kg lower than the volume offered in the ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
Palm oil may test resistance, fall
Malaysian crude palm oil futures ended flat on Friday on disappointment over exports and falling energy prices. Exports of Malaysian palm products for September 1-15 stood at 552,866 tonnes, 12 per cent lower for the same period in the previous ... More

Upward tweak likely in gold
Gold futures closed at a three-month low due to weaker oil prices and a stronger dollar. Sentiment continues to be weak due to moves in energy and currency markets. The dollar gained against European currencies ahead of a weekend G7 meeting, ... More

METALS
Metals likely to bounce back by year-end
Long liquidation pushes gold prices to recent low More

DAIRY & DAIRY PRODUCTS
Bihar milkmen tie up with UTI MF
To invest in retirement benefit pension scheme More

COTTON
Despite calamities, India set for bumper cotton crop: Vaghela
Textile Ministry to press for extension of Technology Mission on Cotton More

COIR
Coir Shippers Council seeks bigger Plan share
The Coir Shippers Council has suggested that substantial assistances may be set apart in the Eleventh Plan for existing traditional factories in the State to convert themselves into mechanised units. But till such transformation is achieved, ... More

Call for lab facility to ensure quality of cocopeat exports
Considering the growing global demand for coir pith, the Coir Board should initiate steps for a well-equipped lab facility to ensure the quality of cocopeat (processed coir pith) exported from the country. Some of the cocopeat products ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Wholesale value
AWAITING BUYERS: Traders at a wholesale market busy dealing with ginger in Ranchi on Sunday.

STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS
UPASI survey on pesticide residues in tea
A regular monitoring system More

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