The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, December 23, 2006

RICE
Global rice price seen flat
Despite arrival of freshly harvested rice in many northern hemisphere countries, export prices have continued to gain strength in many origins since September; and relief is unlikely until February/March next year when the next crop is slated to ... More

CLIMATE & WEATHER
Models say El Nino conditions may reverse from Feb
Latest updates on the warming trend in the equatorial Pacific indicate that there is 95 per cent probability that El Nino conditions may persist through the December-January-February 2006/07. However, there are signs that the warming process ... More

COMMODITIES
Inflation up on higher food prices
Wholesale price index for all commodities up at 207.7 points More

PLANTATIONS
Unremunerative?
DORMANT PRICES: A farmer tending his vanilla crop in a plantation near Pullpally in Kerala's Wayanad district. Vanilla cultivation in the country is spread over 5,000 hectares providing livelihood to over 80,000 farmers. Increased availability ... More

RUBBER
Chennai to host rubber expo
Showcasing rubber machinery, automotive components and plantation sectors will be among the focus areas of International Rubber Expo 2007 to be held here from January 17 to 20. Improving labour productivity and efficiency of rubber ... More

`2000 rubber units likely to be closed'
Small, tiny units left way behind due to competition More

Spot rubber gains on bull domination
Physical rubber prices soared on Friday. The bull domination in Japanese futures put the domestic markets on fire. Covering groups and purchase agents were extremely aggressive on sheet rubber and the grade improved to Rs 90 and Rs 90.50 a kg ... More

SUGAR
Govt move to allow export fails to cheer sugar stocks
Expectations of bumper crop weaken price More

FOODGRAINS
Direct delivery of grains for rations shops mooted
FCI functions can be separated: NCDEX More

POULTRY
NECC appeals for ban on export of maize
The National Egg Coordination Committee (NECC) has appealed to immediately ban forward trading and export of maize and to extend by one more year, the interest subvention and moratorium on repayment of bank loans granted in the wake of bird flu ... More

E-COMMERCE & E-BUSINESS
UPASI moots de-mutualised body for tea e-auctions
Suggests doing away with concept of lot; favours wide coverage More

EVENTS
`Farmers must be given right price for products'
If the agrarian crisis in India is to be solved, efforts to integrate the country's agriculture with the global agricultural sector must be stopped, said Dr Devinder Sharma, Chair, Forum for Food Security and Biodiversity. Speaking at a ... More

Meet on farmers
HARVESTING PLANS: The Union Minister for Agriculture, Mr Sharad Pawar, with the Chairman, National Commission on Farmers, Mr M.S. Swaminathan, at a meet in the Capital on Friday. ... More