The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, January 22, 2008

COMMODITY EXCHANGES
MCX launches futures in carbon credits
Mumbai, Jan. 21 A fortnight after the Government notified futures trading in carbon credits, Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) on Monday launched the facility for the first time in India.Branded as ECX-CFI MiniSM, there will be five ... More

CLIMATE & WEATHER
East India bracing for a wet spell
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 21 The stage is being set for a wet spell for east, North-East and east-central India, which is expected to set in over the next few days. The hills and plains of the northwest are expected to first receive ... More

CULTIVATION
Wheat acreage deficit narrows down to 6 lakh hectares
Coverage of rapeseed/mustard, pulses lags behind More

INSIGHT
Case for duty-free import of edible oils
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RUBBER
Spot rubber rules steady
Kottayam, Jan. 21 Spot rubber closed steady on Monday. There was no technical or fundamental change in the market condition and sheet rubber stayed flat at Rs 95 a kg both at Kottayam and Kochi as on Saturday. The transactions were ... More

TEA
CTC dust tea prices ease at Kochi sale
Prices of high quality CTC dust teas eased by Re 1-Rs 2 at the Kochi tea auction. Medium CTC dust varieties were barely steady to irregular at last week’s levels. Plain CTC witnessed a dearer market. Orthodox dust varieties ... More

DAIRY & DAIRY PRODUCTS
Amul launches high calcium milk
Targeted at helping pregnant women, growing children and young adults meet their daily calcium requirements and to help prevent diseases like osteoporosis, Amul has launched Calci+, a high calcium milk, its marketer Gujarat Cooperative Milk ... More

TOBACCO
Mysore tobacco auctions close on high note
Average price of Rs 59.21 per kg during 2007 More

POULTRY
Industry seeks zoning of poultry areas
Hyderabad, Jan. 21 Even as the ‘bird flu’ effect continues to hit the prices of eggs and broiler chicken, the poultry industry feels that it is time for the Government to divide the poultry map of the country into zones.For ... More

SPICES & CONDIMENTS
Jeera hits lower circuit
Mumbai, Jan. 21 Jeera futures on NCDEX hit the lower circuit in a volatile trading on Monday. Most of the commodities closed in the red.Jeera dipped 5.65 per cent at Rs 10,715 per quintal as the fresh crop is all set to hit the market. ... More

Pepper futures fall sharply
Kochi, Jan. 21 Pepper futures market, which has been moving up during the past couple of weeks, witnessed a sharp fall on Monday following the major crash in the share markets.The influence has been such that the prices fell by Rs 306 ... More

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