The Hindu Business Line : Friday, January 25, 2008

CLIMATE & WEATHER
Crop-friendly weather seen for north-west
Weather in north and northwest is expected to largely behave during the crucial February-March period when ‘cold to average cold’ conditions are expected to prevail in the region. But the European Centre for Medium-Range ... More

INSIGHT
‘Agflation’ — reversal of a global trend
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Commodity spreads: Less risky, less speculative
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HORTICULTURE/FRUITS & VEGETABLES
Hill potato
Remembering the Nilgiris tuber in the Year of the Potato… More

RUBBER
Steady trend in spot rubber
Kottayam, Jan. 24 A steady trend continued to dominate the physical front on Thursday. Almost similar closing in the domestic and international futures led the day, sources said. Sheet rubber downed the shutters at Rs 93.75 and Rs 94 akg ... More

TEA
US to support Nilgiri speciality teas
More tea rooms are taking to Indian teas More

FOODS & FOOD PROCESSING
NSIC signs MoU with TN body
Madurai, Jan 24 The National Small Industries Corporation, New Delhi has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Tamilnadu Foodgrains Marketing Yard (TFMY), the special purpose vehicle for the establishment of a milling cluster, coming ... More

COTTON
Short covering props up raw cotton
Mumbai, Jan. 24 Kapas khali (raw cotton) futures topped the list of gainers on NCDEX as the prices bounced back from previous losses on short covering. It gained 1.64 per cent to Rs 414 per 50 kg. Rapeseed/mustad futures went up 1.15 ... More

OILSEEDS & EDIBLE OIL
TN chamber urges ban on edible oil exports, online trading
The Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry has urged the Union Government to ban the export of edible oil, edible oil seeds and online trading of edible oil to contain the soaring prices of edible oil.A delegation of the Chamber ... More

COMMODITY MARKETS
Cabinet clears changes to Forward Contracts Act
Paves way for options trading, commodity index futures More

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS
FMC ordinance may build investor confidence
Mumbai/Chennai, Jan 24 The Union Cabinet’s decision to issue an ordinance to give autonomy to the Forward Markets Commission (FMC) is seen as a move that will help build the confidence of investors — be it investment or mutual ... More

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