The Hindu Business Line : Monday, October 01, 2007

WHEAT
Where the pvt trade bought its wheat from
New Delhi, Sept 30 Unlike the Food Corporation of India (FCI), which buys the bulk of its wheat from Punjab and Haryana, private corporates have sourced the commodity mainly from Central India.Of the 111.04 lakh tonnes procured by FCI ... More

CULTIVATION
Late rains to aid early rabi sowing
Forecasts boost case for a bumper wheat crop More

PULSES
Value-added soya products developed
Large-scale efforts are currently going on to fight malnutrition and under-nutrition, especially among women and children in rural areas. The chronic deficiency in calorie and protein intake in the country is well known.Despite being ... More

INVESTMENTS
COMMODITY INVESTMENT
Exit strategy must in volatile commodity market
Buy gold at dips; gains in copper imminent More

HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES
Drop in arrivals
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PLANTATIONS
Planters’ body laments ‘unaffordable’ labour costs
Plea to link wages to productivity More

TEA
Good demand for CTC, dust tea at N. Indian auctions
Kolkata, Sept. 30 Last week’s CTC and dust markets in all three north Indian auction centres at Kolkata, Guwahati and Siliguri saw strong demand with teas getting readily absorbed at firm to occasionally dearer rates, according to J. ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
Cotton may test support level
NY cotton futures ended lower on speculative selling on Friday linked to month-end and quarter-end profit booking. Commercial selling has been strong in the week erasing gains made during the month. Weather conditions in the growing regions are ... More

COTTON
Kapas prices to rule firm on export prospects
Kapas (cotton) prices are expected to rule firm and even rise in the medium term.“Prices can breach previous year’s high levels during December-January,” the Mumbai-based Angel Commodities Pvt Ltd said in a ... More

Cottonseed may get ‘essential’ tag again
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SICA launches Web site
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Cotton association calls for removal of 3% CST
Suggestion for a modular transport using rail-road-waterway More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Pepper futures continue to decline
The decline in pepper futures continued last week with the prices dropping by Rs 193 to Rs 308 a quintal on the exchanges on bearish activities and alleged manipulations. Turnover The turnover on NCDEX dropped by 165 tonnes during the last ... More

COMMODITY MARKETS
Corporates burn their fingers in wheat as prices rule flat
New Delhi, Sept 30 Last year, wheat was one of the best domestic ‘stocks’ to invest in. At the start of the harvesting season in early April, wheat dara was quoting in Delhi at Rs 750-760 per quintal and by end-September had ... More

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