The Hindu Business Line : Monday, December 24, 2007

TEA
Strong demand for teas in Kolkata
Kolkata, Dec 23 Last week, CTC and dust markets at Kolkata, Guwahati and Siliguri auction centres continued to meet with strong demand with prices appreciating, particularly for dusts, according to J Thomas & Company Private Ltd, the tea ... More

Firm trend at Kochi tea sale
Kochi Dec 23 Good general demand propped up the price of most teas at the Kochi tea auction. CTC dust varieties ended dearer by Rs 1-2, while general orthodox high grown dust grades were up by Rs 2-4. Medium orthodox were also up by Rs 2-4. ... More

Homedale Estate tea fetches record price
Coonoor, Dec 23 Homedale Estate created history when its RD grade, sold by Global Tea Brokers, was bought by Sri Abirami Enterprises for Rs 100 a kg in Sale No 50 of the Coonoor Tea Trade Association (CTTA).This was the highest price ... More

METALS
Copper may be in surplus during H2 of 2007
Mumbai, Dec. 23 Following a significant slowdown in demand growth rates, the copper market could be edging into surplus through the second half of 2007. This is the inescapable inference from latest data released by International Copper ... More

COFFEE
Tribals blaze a trail in organic coffee production
Processing plants to be owned, managed and run by tribal women More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Cardamom arrivals down, likely to pick up in Jan
Kochi, Dec 23 Arrivals at the cardamom auctions held in Kerala and Tamil Nadu during the current season so far have shown a continuous decline even as the third round of picking is about to draw to a close.However, the arrivals are ... More

Pepper futures shoot up on good domestic demand
Kochi, Dec. 23 The pepper futures market during the week witnessed significant increase on good domestic demand and tight supply position and as a result the Indian parity has become totally out priced. Indian price at the weekend close ... More

OUTLOOK
Gold range-bound, base metals vulnerable
Platinum making waves among precious metals More

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