The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, January 02, 2007

RICE
Export demand
GAINS LIKELY: Different varieties of rice displayed for sale at a shop in Kochi, Kerala. Demand for rice exports from countries such as Africa and West Asia is expected to pick up this month and India is seen as one of the gainers as buyers ... More

CLIMATE & WEATHER
Dense fog likely over weekend
The thick fog that engulfed Delhi at the dawn of the New Year is likely to return by the weekend. The freak weather is best attributed to the north-to-northeasterly winds that blow from the hills coinciding with the passage of a western ... More

Easterly wave seen growing in strength
TN, Kerala may get rainfall early next week More

CULTIVATION
AP `confident of bumper rabi crop'
Free power to farmers even if it has to buy from other States More

PULSES
Softening trend
RISING ACREAGE: Farm workers removing weeds from a field on which black matpe (urad) is being cultivated in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. Prices of black matpe, which increased to over Rs Rs 4,000 a quintal in November, have begun to soften on hopes of ... More

RUBBER
Spot rubber rules firm
Spot rubber finished firm in the New Year session though the global markets were on holidays. Traders seemed to be much optimistic not to sell their stocks expecting the bull run to continue in the succeeding days. RSS 4 closed flat but strong ... More

COIR
Coir Board launches new Web site
Coir Board has launched its new official Web site, which provides all information on coir such as the processing aspects, wide array of products, research and development efforts going on in the industry etc. Mr A.C. Jose, Chairman, Coir ... More

COFFEE
Specialty coffee exports stage recovery
Increase in volume, value; record ground coffee shipments More

AGRICULTURAL POLICY
Special purpose fund to revive tea industry
Will help raise yield, lower output cost, improve quality More

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