The Hindu Business Line : Friday, September 22, 2006

FARM CREDIT
`Farmers need to be educated on credit decisions'
Drastic changes have been brought about in the economy by globalisation, which require new ways of addressing traditional developmental issues, Mr Marc Soquet, Asia Coordinator on Social Protection and Informal Economy at the ILO, ... More

WHEAT
Hard to digest
With wheat prices hitting the sky, private flour-mill owners were hoping for some respite by way of supplies from the Food Corporation of India. So they thronged the venue of a meeting in the capital where a senior FCI official was to make a ... More

CLIMATE & WEATHER
Views vary on course of Arabian Sea storm
Depression evolves over Bay of Bengal More

AQUACULTURE
Cabinet nod for India-Indonesia MoU
The Union Cabinet gave its approval on Thursday to the memorandum of understanding signed between India and Indonesia for cooperation in the field of marine and fisheries. The agreement was signed by the two countries in November ... More

FERTILISERS
IFFCO set to boost output by 1 million tonnes
Chalks up Rs 10,000-cr investment plans More

RUBBER
Sheet rubber slips to Rs 80/kg
The physical rubber prices continued to rule weak on Thursday. The trend was mixed, as certain grades were steady and comparatively inactive during a session with dull volumes. Sheet rubber RSS 4 moved down to Rs 80 a kg from Rs 81 a kg at ... More

TEA
Lower volume on offer at Coonoor tea auctions
The volume catalogued for the Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA) auctions this week has once again come down. The volume offered now totals only 9.68 lakh kg - lower than 9.82 lakh kg of last week. Volume rose last week after a ... More

Prices firm at Coimbatore tea sale
Tea offerings slipped marginally from a level of 4.93 lakh kgs in the earlier week to 4.31 lakh kgs last week. Of the total offerings, 1.94 lakh kgs were of the leaf grade and the balance of the dust. There was good demand for ... More

Recouping exports
SET FOR SAIL: Packed tea bags being stored at the inland container depot at Amingaon in Guwahati. This is the peak season for tea export in Assam and tea companies are sending their products to ten countries from here via Kolkata. Assam is the ... More

COTTON
`Export of cottonseed extraction limited'
Despite rising cotton output (245 lakh bales) and cottonseed production (81.6 lakh tonnes) in 2005-06, export of cottonseed extraction from the country was rather limited. According to all India Cottonseed Crushers Association, 5,530 tonnes of ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
PRICE DROP
Fall in Malaysian palm oil rates impacts edible oil market
In the coming months, prices could dip to MYR 1,400 levels More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Pepper futures decline
Pepper futures market declined on Thursday on sales, which the trade alleged was manipulation by certain cartels. The market after shooting up on Wednesday dropped on Thursday. The October position dropped by Rs 167 a quintal on NCDEX to ... More

Dipping margins
RISING INPUT COSTS: A trader exhibiting arecanuts that have been processed and coloured at a market in Mangalore. Though areca growers are getting better prices, increasing input costs are cutting into their margins. Raw arecanut is currently ... More

AGRICULTURAL POLICY
Govt advances bonus payout for paddy
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs decided on Thursday to advance the bonus payment of Rs 40 per quintal of paddy in Punjab, Haryana and Kerala for the kharif marketing season 2006-2007 to September 25 instead of October 1 decided earlier. ... More