The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, December 06, 2006

CLIMATE & WEATHER
Vigil for Bay circulation extended
The National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF) has extended by a day its vigil for an incoming feed from Typhoon Durian to show up over the Andaman Sea. An update from the NCMRWF on Tuesday said the migrant circulation would ... More

PULSES
Ban on pulses export can only be prospective: SC
Upholds HC orders permitting shipments by 2 firms More

NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY
Quality problems bug US bio-diesel sector
Concerns over poorly processed fuel clogging filters More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES
Wooing customers
COSTLY AFFAIR: Apples being displayed at a retail shop to attract consumers. Apple prices have increased sharply this year on the crop being affected in Himachal Pradesh. Currently, a box of 18 kg costs Rs 1,500 against Rs 825 at the beginning of ... More

PLANTATIONS
Nod for Aspinwall group cos merger
The High Court of Kerala has approved the scheme of amalgamation among the Aspinwall Group companies. As per the scheme, Aspinwall Investments Ltd, the Pullangode Rubber and Produce Company and Aspinwall and Company (Travancore) ... More

RUBBER
TOCOM fuels spot rubber
A bounce back in TOCOM futures fuelled the domestic rubber to finish in green on Tuesday. On the physical front, sheet rubber moved up to Rs 77 a kg from Rs 76.25 at Kottayam. Major consuming sectors restricted their purchases at Rs 76 and ... More

TEA
Tea production slips in South
The production in the North, however, posted an increase of 29.7 mkg to 539 mkg. More

COTTON
50 l tonnes cotton export unlikely
Output trailing consumption, declining stocks and falling export volumes continue to characterise the global cotton market for 2006-07, while price prospects for next year (2007-08) appear more upbeat on current reckoning. China continues to be ... More

COIR
Coir Board considering health insurance plan
Coir Board is considering introduction of a health insurance scheme for coir workers, Mr A.C. Jose, Chairman of the Board, has said. Speaking at a function organised as part of handing over the cheque to Oriental Insurance Company towards the ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
Nafed holds 16.61-lakh t mustard stocks
Mustard stocks with the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (Nafed) amounted to 16.61 lakh tonnes (lt) valued at Rs 3,174.65 crore as on November 28. This included 15.84 lt (Rs 3,033.36 crore) of ... More

COMMODITY MARKETS
Commodity traders press panic button
Commodity traders today unwound positions in guarseed, chana and maize to book some early gains following the punitive action by FMC. Sentiment, however, improved in the evening session. "Traders turned panicky as there were unconfirmed reports ... More

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS
Prevent suspended members from proxy trading; says FMC
The commodity markets regulator, Forward Markets Commission (FMC), has told commodity exchanges to prevent the four suspended members from proxy trading by utilising the platform of others. "Exchanges have been asked to be tough on defaulters. ... More