The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, January 13, 2008

CULTIVATION
COMMODITY CONCEPTS
Cultivating controversy
While technology and subsidy together have heightened agricultural crop production prospects in the last 10 years, the ongoing biofuels revolution — traditional food crops diverted for fuel purposes — has catapulted global ... More

RUBBER
Spot rubber rules steady
Kottayam, Jan. 12 Spot market continued to rule steady on Saturday. Sheet rubber closed flat at Rs 94.75 a kg at Kottayam while the grade slipped to Rs 94.50 from Rs 95 a kg at Kochireacting more closely to the domestic futures. The January ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
Palm oil may test resistance, drop
Malaysian palm oil futures hit a new high on Friday as the official crop agency MPOB showed last month’s flood cut output. The market even ignored dismal export numbers for cargo surveyors and falling energy prices. Malaysia’s crude ... More

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