The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, December 01, 2007

RUBBER
Scheme to help growers face market volatility
Kottayam, Nov. 30The Rubber Board has drawn up a comprehensive programme to ensure the participation of small growers in the marketing sector, said Mr Sajen Peter, Chairman, Rubber Board, announcing the Golden Jubilee of the Rubber Plantation ... More

TEA
Lankan teas fetch higher price
Sri Lankan teas have fetched the highest price among the global auctions in the first nine months of 2007. In the Colombo auctions, they fetched an average price of $ 2.38 a kg. This was 51 cents more than 2006. Colombo auctions also posted the ... More

CTC dust hits record Rs 91/kg at Coimbatore
It was a jubilant moment for the tea trade here, when the CTC dust rate touched an all-time high of Rs 91 a kg.Trade sources had just not expected such high rates for the UPASI Super Red Dust (SRD) CTC dust grade in recent ... More

Pak tea firm scouting for blending partner
Looking for alliance with 1 or more Indian cos More

Spot rubber turns bearish
Kottayam, Nov. 30 The physical rubber prices were bearish on Friday. RSS 4 declined to Rs 93.50 from Rs 94 a kg at Kottayam and Kochi in a rather dull trading session. The market remained under pressure on buyer resistance though major ... More

GOLD & SILVER
Alappat ties up with Perth Mint to import gold bars
Alappat, one of the leading jewellery retailers, has tied up with globally rated Australian bullion refiner belonging to Perth Mint to import standard gold bars in bulk. Mr Babu Alappat, Chairman and Managing Director of the Group, said ... More

DAIRY & DAIRY PRODUCTS
Rs 17,300 cr outlay for National Dairy Plan
Ahmedabad, Nov. 30To meet the rapidly growing demand of milk and its products in India, the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) has prepared a National Dairy Plan (NDP) with a total outlay of Rs 17,300 crore, expected to be funded through ... More

AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
Nabard loan for A.P.
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COIR
Rupee impact
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SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Pepper trading witnesses volatility, futures decline
Kochi, Nov. 30 Pepper futures market after witnessing high volatility during the day has declined at close on Friday.The Indian parity dropped to $3,575-3,600 a tonne (c&f) and still on the higher side in the international market. ... More

Poor arrivals continue to dog cardamom auctions
Kochi, Nov. 30 Decline in arrivals of cardamom at the auctions held in Kerala and Tamil Nadu during the current season have led to a total drop of 830 tonnes to 2,306 tonnes as on November 28 against 3,136 tonnes in the previous season. ... More

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