The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, March 13, 2007

COMMODITY EXCHANGES
Sharad Joshi in Abhijit panel to study futures in agri produce
The Forward Markets Commission has invited public comments to the expert group under Prof. Abhijit Sen, studying the impact of futures trading on price rise in agricultural commodities. The opinions can be sent to the chairman or ... More

WHEAT
Wheat crop unaffected by `rogue system'
The threat of significant damage to the country's standing wheat crop by a `rogue' back-to-back western disturbance seems to be receding. The system has already passed the main Punjab-Haryana wheat belt and entered western Uttar Pradesh, ... More

CULTIVATION
Model farmers to guide others in AP
The model farmers will educate other farmers in crop planning, reducing cost of cultivation and increasing yields. More

RUBBER
Spot rubber prices improve
Domestic spot rubber prices improved on Monday. Covering groups and purchase agents took the initiative to lift the prices, observing certain positive signals from the overseas markets. Sheet rubber improved to Rs 87.75 and Rs 88 a kg from Rs 87 ... More

`Rubber society helps in bridging gap between lab, land'
The rubber producers' society (RPS) plays a major role in bridging the gap between laboratory and land, according to Mr P.P. Prabhu, Chairman of Indian Institute of Plantation Management (IIPM). Inaugurating a short-term executive programme ... More

TEA
Tea prices steady at Kolkata
The small quantity of CTC leaf and dust teas on offer sold readily with prices following quality. The nominal weight of clean teas on offer sold at firm to dearer rates. All sections of the domestic market lent support. The nominal weight of ... More

Coonoor tea prices tumble
With exporters totally staying away and the upcountry buyers choosing to bid lower to compensate for the higher 4 per cent tax under VAT against the previous 2 per cent CST, prices tumbled at the auctions of the Coonoor Tea Trade Association ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
World vegetable oil prices may soften near-term
Bio-diesel sector driving spurt in demand More

`Olive oil costlier on high Customs duty'
`Importers must look beyond Italy, Spain for price stabilisation' More

POULTRY
To charge or not...
A CLUTCH OF DUCKLINGS quenches its thirst in rural Thiruvananthapuram, even as a controversy rages in Kerala over the proposed metering of public taps. The Kerala Water Authority has provided 1.97 lakh street taps, nearly 79 per cent of them in ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Pepper futures witness sharp fall
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Chilli futures hit upper circuit on NCDEX
Unconfirmed reports of Sri Lanka reducing duty on chilli imports pushed up futures prices on NCDEX to the upper circuit at 5.58 per cent to Rs 4,495 per quintal. Potato Agra and kapaskhali futures on MCX gained 2.27 per cent and 1.98 per cent to ... More

BONUS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Wheat growers likely to get Rs 50/quintal bonus
Ministers meeting to take stock of crop situation More